Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-04-22
Proceedings Of School Board

Missouri Valley, Iowa, April
16, 1915. On this date the
school board met in special ses.
sion. Present all the members
The president stated the OBJ
ject of the meeting to be the
consideration of the location OF
the new High School building
and the selection of a site there.
for.
1t appeared from the general
discussion that the board had
personally examined and in
spected various locations in the
city with a view of determining
whether or not such locations
would be available and suitable
for a site for the new school
building, and to obtain a gener-
al idea of the probable expense
Of procuring and preparing
such sites. together with the
extent of such site and its
adaptab llty to future use. Dis
cussion was had with reference
to the following properties:
Lots two (2) and three (3) in
block forty four, owned by c.
P. Brandriff, n. B. Hosbrook
and others, which it was esti
mated would cost eleven thous
and dollars, (Sll, 000.0O)
Lots three g. four (4) and
five (5) in block forty-three (43)
owned by Goodrich and others,
estimated cost ten thousand
four hundred dollars (SlO,400)
Lots six Co. seven az eight
(S) and nine (9) in block twenty
two (22,) owned by w. E Deur,
O. E Evans, Mrs. Leet and
others, estimated cost twelve
thousand two hundred dollars
Q2,20000)
Lots three g. four az and
five (5) in block thirty three
(33,) owned by G w. Burbank,
q. K. Neitzsch and G P. Smiley
and others estimated cost sew
enteen thousand five hundred
dollars (S17.500 00)
The west half of or ginal lots
one a. two a. three g. four
(4) and five (5) and lois A, b,
Z and D in the sub division of
the East half of Block thirty
five. owned by j. K McGavren
estate, j. j. Amen and r. |.
Wisler, estimated cost twelve
thousand fifty dollars Sl2,05O)
The board proceeded to dis
cuss and consider in detail the
suitability of each of the vari-
Gus tracts, parcels and lots re-
ferred to as possible sites for
the new school building, con.
sidering the original cost and
extent of the land to be obtain
e!, the feasibility of placing
the proposed building thereon
and the accommodation of the
pupils who would probably at
tend school in said building.
After general discussion of
all the matters hereinbefore
referred to, the board proceed
ed to formal to formal action
as follows:
Moved by ]. E Conroy that
the district select as a site for
the proposed building, Lots
Three (3), Four (4) and Five (5)
in Block Thirty-three1333), and
that proper proceedings be in
stituted or taken to obtain title
from the owners or condemn
the same. Motion seconded by
w. H. Sudduth. On the roll
call being called on said mo-
ton,
j. S. McGavren voted no.
3D. D. Bradley voted no.
G. H. Deur voted no.
w. H Sudduth voted yes.
J p Conroy voted yes.
Motion declared lost.
Thereupon the following pro-
ceedings we're had: Moved
By C. H. Deur that the district
select as a site for the new
school building the West half
of Block IS and Lots A, B, C
and D in the Subdivision of
the East half Of Block Thirty
five G5), and that such of said
property as can be purchased
by agreement with the parties
be obtained in the usual way,
and that in case of failure to
agree on prices, that proper
proceeding be taken to con-
denim such portions as cannot
be purchased by agreement.
The motion was seconded by
Ed D. Bradley. The roll being
called on the adoption of said
motion,
J. S. McGavren voted yes.
Ed N Rradlev voted VOC