The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-15
Notices Posted Calling for
Special Election on, Two
Petitions Entered
IRVINE AVENUE SITE .;
TO REQUIRE NEW PLANS
Discussion Of Two Sites Held
at Mass Meeting After ~.
BoardAdjourned:ss

the regular meeting OF the board OF
education Tuesday night. After the
close Of the regular meeting the
school board was greeted by large
number of citizens gathered for the
purpose of discussing the proposed
change in the site for the new high
school. A. P. Richie presided and
asked those present to present their
views in order that the board might
find out the opinion of the taxpayers
in regard to the matter.
DR.. J. T. Tuomy, clerk of the board,
stated that two petitions had been
filed asking for an election on two
different sites for the new school
building. One petition asked that the
building be erected on the tract Of,
land on the corner of Fifteenth street.
and Irvine avenue. comprising about
four and a half to five acres. The
other petition asked that the site chos-
en- be located between Bixby avenue
and Doud avenue extending above
Fifteenth street and containing about
ten acres.
Discussion was entered into by a
number of citizens. J. j. Trask pre-
scented the advantages of the Bixby
avenue site, pointing out the sur
roundings. drainage, etc. T. j. An
drews suggested that as the matter
would ha4e:%tto> Be voted On anyway,
there would be little gained by dis
cussing the matter He wished to
abide blythe decision of the voters.
John Moberg, although perhaps one
of the farthest away from the school,
favored strongly the Bixby avenue:
site. l. B. Olson thought the Irvine
avenue site central, but advised that
the legal part of the decision be left
to competent legal talent. John Cline
thought the present site adequate and
properly located. Pearl Barnells
ideas ran along the same line. He did
not favor building the school farther
out.
A. P. Richie reviewed the matter
as it suggested itself to him and took
the blame upon himself for starting
the agitation. He felt that the pres,
emit site was not centrally located. E:
. H. Denu stated that as he owned
property on Minnesota avenue he nat
urally would favor the Irvine avenue
site from a personal standpoint, but
stated that Architect Bromhall had
convinced him that the Bixby avenue
site was the best possible site that
could be chosen and that there really
was no second choice. The fact, also,
that the same plans could be used in
the construction Of the building on
the Bixby avenue site as had been
drawn for the old site with very
few alterations, whereas the Irvine
avenue site would require different
set of plans and radically different
plan of construction were matters
that he felt were vital in considering
the location. !, He therefore favored
the Bixby avenue site. DR.. G. M.
Palmer favored asking advice from
the university or other disinterested
source before deciding upon the site.
S. C. Bailey thought Bemidji people
were competent to decide for them
selves where it should be put and
wanted no outside advice.
Other speakers spoke along similar
lines and the meeting finally adjourn
ed. Notices were posted this morn
ing by Clerk Tuomy calling for an
election of the two propositions petit
toned for, the election to be held
Saturday, June Is.