Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-14

Sne S0teS thiS AFTERNOON ana IL
may change the result or invaIi-
date the entire election.
Retired farmers, reaCtionaries. an'.
others opposed TO higher taxes for any
purpose. defeated the proposal to an
thorize the school board TO levy tax
of 10, 10 exceed $4,000 for improving
buildings and buying sites for new
buildings at the school election NJ lon
Cay. The organized movement TO de-
feat this issue was kept up most Of the
Gay. but was not discovered by the
friends Of the school system until mid
afternoon.
With the advantage Of several hours
the opponents OF the advancement q
the school were even then able to de-
feat the measure by only seven votes.
The totals were: For the tax SAG;
against the tax. 3S6. G. W. Lawrence
vas re-eleCted and Miss Mary Hostel
Ter and Mrs. F. A Moscrip were elected
as the new members, made necessary
by the law, which increases the board
to seven members because the city il
now Of the frs, class.
Women Carry Tax.
Women who cast more than IS per
cent Of the total vote carried the tax
levy issue II was with the men that
this issue lost. The women's vote
was: For the tax. 1l6: against tax. -:
a majority for i, OF 81. The male vote
was: For the tax, 233: against tax.
AGAINST
The vote up to 3 o'clock in the aft
ernoon. when 1t was apparent that an
organized movement was being made
to defeat the tax. was less than 800
The fact that votes were cast at the
rate Of 100 an hour after that indicates
what the results Of the efforts OF this
progressive element were. Had they
started working half an hour earlier
the levy would have been safely car
ried. The total vote cast was 10a.
No Opposition to Ticket.
The ticket Of the three directors had
no serious opposition. The vote for
each was: Lawrence. 4os: Miss Hos
teller. l3sS: Mrs. Moscr!p. a61. There
were other scattered votes for director.
Those who received more than one vote
were r. H. Mcdowell 4: L. c. Abbott.
9: Merritt Greene, Jr. -: J. l.. Dem
mead. ,.
George L. Ow!ngs. q teller Of the,
First National Bank. was elected
treasurer without opposition by a vote
Of 354.
Authority ~ sell the acre of ground
that was formerly the site OF the old
Hartwe.l country school. which was
later used BY the city when the terri
tory was taken into the city. was given
the board by vote Of 3I3 to l16. The
board had already made a contract
with Mrs. F. E. Northup to sell it 20
vestment.
Will Call Special Election.
AS soon as the result Of the tai
question was known. the school board
began making tentative plans for a
special election. at which authority will
be asked to issue bonds probably to an
amount Of $4,000 in lieu OF the de-
ated proposed tax levy. the board is,
confident that Il the uses for which the
money Is intended are thoroughly
known a proposed issue Of bonds TO
raise the money will carry.
There is not much question. judging
by the discussion Of the subject heard
on the streets yesterday. that there
was both much prejudice and a lack Of
Information on the subject Of the tax.
The money was wanted to buy site
for a new school in the Fifth ward.
probably east OF Eighth avenue.
Classes are being held in the basement
of the Arson building, so crowded is
.ho: building. Or hundred sixty nrni's
IN it are from east OF Sixth avenue. =
Would Improve Buildings.
Within two years at the least the
high school will be occupying the new
John Childs building, and something
will have TO be done for the graded
schoo! pupils Of the First ward. A site
is needed for this purpose in this ward.
Superintendent Palmer has estimated
that with the expected increase next
fail in the high school the building Will
not hold the 700 or more pupils who
want to attend.
The Rogers school which has been
used for forty or more years in prac-
t!cally its present condition, can be
made to do for twenty or thirty more
years, the board thinks by improving
it to the extent Of $4,000 or there
abouts
Some Of the other buildings are. bad
~ in need Of new heating and yenti-
lating plants. Physicians have criti-
cized some Of these buildings as being
breeding places for diseases because OF
poor heating and ventilation.
Bonded 5es: Small.
The bonded debt Of the MarshaiIfown
school district is the smallest Of any
City Of approximately it's class in Iowa.
With school property worth s425.00o.
the districts bonded debt IL only S110.-
900. Fort Dodge has 100000 worth OF
school property and a bonded debt Of
$4,000. Boone has school property
worth $3.50, 900 and a bonded debt of
| sl4l 900. Mason City has school prop
erty worth 100000, far less than dou-
bic ours. and an authorized bonded
| debt of s259,0o0, more than double
what ours is. Waterloo mas school
property worth s52so00. little more
than OTIS, and a bonded debt Of $39f,-
600. To spread the cost OF school
property equitabiy over a long period
of years. so the people whose children
use IL shall helm nav for them Mar