The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-21

rounding property would make
desirable location suitable to the fu- l
ture growth of the schools, and l
would be desirable If a proper price I
was placed upon It. At this time /
la committee was appointed to COM
fer with Mr.. Williams and ask him I
to place price unon the lot located |
as above. II il proper to say that
neither Mr. Williams nor any real /,
estate man knew anything about the |
decision CT the board, or Of its dis
cussion of the matter until approach
led by the committee. Mr.. Williams
| put q price Of 81 900 upon the lot
| and the board went out and looked
over the matter carefully, locating
the corners Of the proposed lot and
discussing the width Of streets. etc,
after which it was suggested to Mr..
| Williams that the location OF the
school at this place would enhance
the value Of the remaining part OF
| his property, and that he should
take this fact into consideration and
make a better price on account Of It.
| lie did so and promised to give us
his answer at future time While
he was debating this reduction OF
price and trying to fit a plat Of lots
Ito his property with this 100000
foot block taken ont of It, the board,
Eat the suggestion OF one member,
went to the old campus and made
a plat of it with measurement, To-
leating the brick buildings and the
Istand pipe thereon for the purpose
of determining whether or not there
was a practical place to put the
building on this lot. If it should be-
leone necessary. We also took up
Win the mayor the possibility of re
moving the stand pipe and we're adj.
4ised that the city could not do it;
that II would cost $4,000 and that
the city didn't have the money: that
no assurance could be given as to its
removal at all From the measure
ments of the present building and
the location Of the present improve
ments on the lot it became appar-
ent to the beard that the only loea-
ton on this lot, If compelled to use
it, would be in the southeast corner,
facing the flat and nnsightly eondi-
iffons n fha smith
After Mr.. Williams .ad plated
his property, he made his PROPOSE
ton to sell US 612 feet front facing
Bolton street to run back 40 feet,
with 50-foot streets, communicating
east and west and surrounding the
leampus. and binding himself and his
assigns not to erect any unsightly
structure, barn. etc, on the sur
rounding property. nor within so
feet of the property line, for the sum
of $4,000. The board set down this
matter for decision on the 18th of
January, and at the suggestion OF
a member OF the board, special in
vitation to the public was extended,
by published notice in the Daily
Light, on the --th day OF January
I19!7, and in subsequent Issues, TO be
| present on the date named and give
the board the benefit of their
thought. observation and experience
upon the matter in hand Cor decis-
ion. The architect was urging US to
determine this matter as quickly as
possible so that he might complete
his plans and start an advertisement
| for bids Quite a number Of the
lpatrons of the school met with the
board on the published date and
discussed freely and frankly the In
formation laid before them by the
board as to the sites available. A
very decided majority of these ex-
pressions were in favor of the prop
osition to purchase the Williams
property, his proposition being read
before the meeting. namely; A lot
/ G12x4f0 feet for $4,000. At this
meeting at the conclusion Of the dis
cussion. in the presence of the gen
tlemeu assembled. the board, by res
olution accepted Mr. Williams prop
ositien and appointed a committee 10
close up the matter in an enforceable
form. and to take deed to the prop
erty as soon as possible, and to fur
nish the architect with the engineer
iHg data as TO this lot. required for
the plans SO as to prevent any fur
Their delay in advertising for bids,
This matter was. as majority OF the
beard thought, settled, and they act
ed on it as settled, advertised for
/ bds ard for the letting of the con
tract on Feb, Sth in the papers, ans
knew nothing Of any organization OF
irDnpsStfon 10 thA bnard ar its 6ecis~