The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-08-16
If New School Is Built on
Old Site, Additional Block
Will Be Asked for
INTERESTING DEVELOPING
IN THURSDAY ELECTION
Petition May Be Withdrawn
If Election Favors
~. Beltrami Site

) Til citizens OF Bemidji may be given
an opportunity to vote upon a
$125,808 bond issue should the school
board decide, to call an election on
account of the petition filed with the
clerk for that purpose.
A petition, it is understood. has
been signed by the required nI Der
of taxpayers asking the board toE&'e
bonds to buy block 4, original to%Sk,
site of Bemidji This block is sitGs
the court house and will be needed
according to the contention of those
who desire larger school graunds.
The petition reads as follows:
'"To the Clerk School District No. z
'4We the undersigned taxpayers and
citizens of Bemidji petition you to
call a meeting for the purpose of
authorizing the school board to pur-
chase or Icondem block four original
townsite of Bemidji for school pur-
poses, being the block between the
court house and the old school site,
also to authorize the board to bond
the district for an amount necessary
up to $4,000 with which to pur-
chase said property"
Considerable interest is being cent
cred upon the election next Thursday
at which time the site1betWeen Mime
sofa and Bemidji avenue on 18th
street is to he accepted or rejected.
This property lies halfway between
Irvine avenue and Bixby avenue, the
former sites proposed and it is be-
lieved by many that it will be the
! happy solution of all citizens interest
ed i'm securing a larger site for the
high school. It is understood that
If the people will endorse the site at
the head of Beltrami avenue next
Thursday, the petition for a bond
issue will be recalled. -.
1t is we'll known fact that the
district is >already quite heavily
bonded and that the added burden of
a $125,OOO bond issue will be felt by
the taxpayers in no uncertain terms.
Such is the contention of those who
look to economy in administering the
saffairs of. the district. 49, w.. !
Harmony among the citizens is most
desired in the selection of a suitable
site for the new high school and no
one should be critized for his honest
convictions. 1t is evident that the
large majority conceed a new site is
needed, and the fact that the Beltrami
avenue site now proposed is placed
before the voters, feeling of friend
illness may be cemented, is the opinion
of people, who have thus far been
neutral in the matter.
The city has been organized by
blocks. Men and women everywhere
are talking school election. The or
ganization of block and ward captains
has been made for the purpose Of
getting out large vote, so that the
board may know the expression of
majority of the people.
If full vote is registered next
Thursday and the site carries it is
expected there, will be no election
called for the bond issue to buy tina
site between the court house and the
old school site. Tax burdens are too
heavy now, isl the expression heard
everywhere, and the fact that the
new site car be secured for very little
more than what thefold one will bring
seems to he the happy solution of the
problem.
Water and sewer are all laid and
paid for right to the Beltrami avenue
site. The cost Of building will lie
about the same as on the old site.
These facts will be considered by the
voters next Thursday, especially by
those who do not favor the $125,000
bond issue. keep the cost down,
practice economy and vote for the
Beltrami avenue site" is the slogan
1rr In, oil of nj