Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-07
CITIZENS WILL
VOTE SOON ON
$4,000 ISSUE
Lack Of Information From Board
Of Education Matter
Of Comment.
LOCATION OF NEW
SCHOOL NOT KNOWN
Little Interest Shown Over Spe-
cial Election To Be Held
Next Wednesday.

Members of the school board feel
that the taxpayers of Bismarck will
vote favorably upon the proposition
to bond the city for $4,000 for an.
other grade school building, AT
least, none of them is alarmed and
none is ready to issue a formal state
mcnt as to the building policy now
under consideration.
The offer of the Tribune TO set
forth in statement just what the
school board intended to do with the
$4,000 and the additional $4,000 or
$4,000 necessary to furnish the
building, has not been accepted as
yet. This was made because Il num-
ber of taxpayers have asked for in
formation before casting their ballots
election next "Wednesday.
On North Ward Site.
As far as can be learned, the board
proposes to erect new $4,000 grade
school building on the grounds par
TALLY occupied by the North Ward
school and in addition, to build a
heating plant that will supply the
old and the proposed new grade
building. 1t seems that the heating
plant at the North Ward building is
practically out of commission and in
order to kill two birds with one
stone: furnish a heating plant and
another grade school,. the new bull.
ding will be located near the old
one.
There is a feeling that one grade
building located in the west end Of
town will serve $all present purposes.
Opposition to locating the new bull
ding near the North Ward school has
developed. Whether it will gain much
strength by next Wednesday is not
known 80
School authorities contend that
seventy-fve per cent Of the school
poptfation reside east Of Fourth
street. a9They are depending upon
this situation to win out easily at
the election next "Wednesday. III.
$'''9.. UP In the Air.
AS a matter OF fact, the school
board is more or less up in the air
over the building program. They
know that additional school facilities
are needed, but no one has been able
to advance policy that is for the
best interests of the city and one that
will relieve conditions that must arise
as the town developes.
1t is pointed out by those opposing
building a modern school near the
North Ward, that within a short time
saventyAive per scent Of the popu
lation will not be residing east of
Fourth street. In other words, they
ask whether the present board in
tends to build for today only.
A clean-cut statement from the
board, showing the congestion in the
schools and the population now with
out school facilities, would be a
guide to the voters Wednesday.
Why the school board is reluctant
to state their plans upon WHICH the
appeal for a $4,000 bond issue is
demanded, is not known. Certainly
the taxpayers are entitled to this in
formation.
Probably after statement OF con-
ditions has been made, there will be
little or no opposition to authorizing
the bond issue. The Tribune knows
of no active opposition now, but 1t
would like to present to the taxpay-
ers, the intentions Of the board. What
payers to vote on a question that
means assuming an additional tax
burden of between $50, 900 and $65,O0O.