Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-03
SCHOOL BOORD HAS
! TO ABANDON PLAN
Objection Of Property Owners
COmpels Seeking Another
, Site for School House

Because adjacent property owners
positively refuse to open up streets
through their property to permit Ae
children from the ,AIorningside district
to conveniently reach the site and to
allow the construction of board side
walk along the north side of same. the
board Of directors Of the Salem school
district last night decided to abandon
negotiations for the purchase of what is
known as the VOget site in South Sa.
lem for the proposed new school build.
ing, which had virtually been decided
upon at the previous meeting, and will
consider other feasible sites that have
been offered. This makes the selection
of site and tie erection of n new
school, to relieve oongested conditions,
prOblcmatical.
The Voget site is situated between
High and Commercial streets opposite
the cemetery and is considered the most
desirably located of all Offered. con.
slderlng convenience to children resid.
/ ing IN all parts Of the district to be
served, but in order to make it avail.
able High street should be onened
through south to Fairview avenue 10
accommodate the children in The Morn.
lngside district and street opened M
along the north side Of the McGilchrist
premises to Commercial street.
Other Good Sites Offered.
This site consists of one and eight
! tenths acres and the price asked i,
! $4,000. Other sites are Offered. ON th,
J north and south, however, with great
er amount of acreage, one in pafticu
lar offering sufficient ground for m
J athletic field, for less money, and tn,
J board, rather than be held up on tn,
conditions surrounding the acccptanc
of the Voget site, will reopen nepo
tiati)ns with the other bidders TODAY
Five thousand dollars is the limit i
when the board has been authorize,
to go in the purchase of u site, and tn
0 site offered by Julius Voget fnlflls al
0 requirements, with the exception of in
0 gress and egress for the children, an
with these concessions denied il look
as though the matter on the selection O
0 u site will be indefinitely deferred, wit
0 the likelihood that the matter win ma
0 be settled until too late to make prt
0 vision for the purchase in the neN
0 budget, unless negotiations can h
U brought to satisfactory concusio
IS with the other bidders.
e Thinks Price Too Low
= The chief obicctOr to the condition
attending the closing Of the deaf to III
Voget site, il was reported at la
nights meeting, is Wm McGilchris
Sr, whose property adioins the propo
ed school site ON the south, who con
plains that the price to be paid for Il
tract is altogether too low and that Il
board is unreasonable to expect an
additional concessions in eOnnectit
with the location. On this account,
was stated, Mr.. McGilchrist not ON
refuses to help in the opening OF n
required street to give access to ii
site from Commercial street along h
property, but positively declines, Il
said, TO permit the construction of
board sidewalk along his property
any sidewalk other than cement o
and that laid to the proper and officii
" established grade. Mr. Vopet NJ
Chairman Miles Of the school boal
both talked with Mr.. McGilchrist up
the subject, but they state that he
determined in the stand he has talk
and will not be moved.
On the south and east Of the Voa
site Is the Ohmart property. 10 nj
vide means Of access TO the site fr,
n. the Morningsidc district II will be n,
of cssary to open and grade High str,
through this property The Ohmnrs,
Is nm lcrstood, do not object to the cl
at drcn passing through their property
ana from the proposed school but In
- are not ready to open aud grade M
I. street through TO Fairyiew avenue nm
they are prepared to plat aud pll
their property upon the market In @
lots because II necesstatcs the reno
. Of their barn and destroys their gard
! patch, They 1re willing, however.
cooperate aud assist in the opening
the street through on the south side
: the site 10 Commercial street.
Mr. Vogct Jyas present NJ the mc
INK of the board last evening and
explained the manner In which his II
I posal is being held mp, but stil /
, hopes Of being able TO meet the con
tions Of the school board,