The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-29
PROCEEDINGS Of BOARD
Missoula County High
School Bonds Authorized
to Be Advertised.

The board of, county commissioners
met in regular session at 10 o'clock a.
m. December %. 1916. Present: Dan
McQuarrie. chairman: John J. Flynn.
commissioner: a. F. Peterson. COM
missioner; w. ]. Darlington. clerk.
The county attorney was instructed
by the board to prepare the necessary
resolution to9advertise for sale the
bond issue Of $4,000 Of the Missoula
County Free High school.
Routine business.
The board of county commissioners
met in regular. session at 10 o'clock a.
m. December 20. 1915. Present: Same
officers.
| This being the day to open the bids
for the construction Of the Jocko river
bridge, the board proceeded with same
which were as follows:
o. r. Peppard. Missoula. s1.l50.
J. r. Harrington, Saltcse. $1,000
d. Graham. Missoula, $1,343.
| Lord Construction Co.. Hamilton.
l.354. E
Moved by Flynn and seconded by
Peterson that the contract be awarded
| to J. F. Harrington as per his bid. Car
| ried. and the clerk was instructed to
notify Mr.. Harrington and to request
him to furnish a bond In the amount OF
| the contract price.
The board then considered the mat
ter Of the issuance OF the bonds for
the county high school, and routine
business .ra$
The board then considered the mat
| ter Of the issuance Of the bonds for
the erection and equipment of an adj
dition to the present county free high
| school building. voted at the last gen.
eral election.
And whereas, it appeared to the
board that on the 2Sth day of Septem-
| Der, 1916, the secretary of the board of
| trustees of the Missoula County Free
High school certified to the board of
| county commissioners that at spe-
cial meeting OF the board Of trustees of
the Missoula County Free High school,
called for the purpose Of considering
the proposition Of submitting to the
electors Of Missoula county, Montana
a bond issue for the purpose Of erect
ing and equipping an addition to the
| present high school building and held
pursuant to said call at the city Of
Missoula, Missoula county, Montana.
on the Goth day of September. 1916. at
which meeting quorum was present
for the transaction of said business. a
ma ority of said board Of trustees have
decided to submit to the electors OF the
county OF Missoula., at the general
election to be held throughout said
county on November Z, 1916, the ques-
ton whether county bonds in the sum
of seventy five thousand dollars ($75,-
000) shall issue for the purpose of the
erection and equipment of an addition
to the present high school building;
and that the board o. county commits
sioners on said 2Sth day OF September,
1916. having considered said matter,
determined that the amount necessary
to be raised for such purpose is sew
enty five thousand dollars ($75 ,0OO),
and that the issue Of bonds in said
amount will not increase the indebted
ness of said county beyond the maxi
mum limit fixed by the state constitu-
ton. ordered. that there be submitted
to the qualified electors of Missoula
county at the general election to be
held throughout said county on the
eth day Of November. 1916. the ques-
ton whether the county bonds Of Mis-
soula county shall issue In the sum of
$4,000 for the purpose of the erection
and equipment OF. an addition to the
present county free high school
building: and further ordered that the
county clerk give the proper notices
and do all acts necessary for the sub
mission OF said question to the cleo
tors of said county at said general
election; and that at said general cleo
ton held on the 18th day Of November
1916. said question was regularly sub
mitted to the qualified electors Of said
county. after notice thereof had beer
given in the manner provided in law
and that said question was submitted
and said election held in all respects
as required by law. and that at sale
election more than a majority of al
the votes cast were in favor OF the
issue Of said bonds. and said bonding
proposition was duly and regularly Ger.
ried.
Now, therefore, on motion OF Peter.
son. duly seconded by Flynn. the fol.