The diamond drill., 1921-01-29
INJUNCTION AGAINST FUND TRANS
FER TIES UP WORK
MUCH DAMAGE WILL RESULT
To The New Building Unless Some
Compromise is Effected Where
by School May be Finished


The school district OF Hematite
township Is in a bad state because
OF an injunction issued out OF the cir
cult court restraining the board OF
education OF the township from trans
ferring sufficient money from the
general fund TO the building fund 10
complete the new building which is
about 80 per cent completed
A temporary injunction was Issued
at the resuest OF the ID. NJ. & NJ Land
Co, Atty. Isaac w. Byers OF Iron
River handling the legal end of the
business for them.
The question of making the injunc-
tion permanent is to be argued on
the first day OF the February term Of
the circuit court for this county. In
the mean time the attorney for the
complainant has allowed the keeping
on OF a watchman in order to keen
the pipes warm, otherwise the dam
age to the plant would be something
immense.
-. New Building Costs Much
The action OF the complaining land
company Is the result OF very high
tax rate in Hematite township the
past year. The high tax rate is the
result OF a number OF complications
which have been growing for a long
time but the new building which the
hna rH ~ aA. 90, ,.ta f,. A..
given credit for the major portion OF
IL. Many condemn the board of edu-
cation for starting the work under
such abnormal conditions as existed
when the work was started. This
complaint has been 80 general that
the filing OF the INDUCTION suit was not
altogether unexpected by those con-
versant with affairs in Hematites n
nancial realm.
One funny thing about the proceed
ure just commenced Is that the COM
plainant paid its taxes without max
ing any protest. In fact all but two
of the taxpayers Of the township paid
without protest. One interest was the
NGlOna NihlHh Abss diu NiH VAlAtI ~
small land owner living at Green Bay
All of these things taken together
makes the proceeding look queer and
20 get line on conditions Just as they
exist at Amasa reporter for The
Diamond Drill visited the place last
Wednesday. looked over the old build
ing and the new one with the pur-
pose in view OF telling things just as
they are
Old Building n Disgrace
After an inspection OF the basement
OF the old building we understood
why the board started a new building
when IL did In the first place the
building Is unsanitary and filthy
That feature might be remedied tenn
porarily. although TO do so would
cost something. II is the fire risk
that impressed US most for really II
is a wonder that the building hasn't
caught FIRE before this from over
heated pipes.
The board members told us that
the state FIRE marshal condemned the
building and warned the board that
he would allow II to be used no long
er than the present year. That was
one reason and the main one for
starting the new building when I,
was started.
The School Is Crowded
The school at Amasa serves almost
all OF the people OF Hematite town
ship. II Is a grade and high school
carrying the work through the ful'
twelve grades. II Is on the accred-
tied list OF the state university. ha
~ pupils in the high school and a to
tal enrolment OF 375.
While most OF the rooms are not
crowded. there are not rooms e.
nough and two additional buildings
are used for school purposes. There
is great lack OF class rooms. so
much so that the superintendent's Of
fee Is pressed into service along with
other available nook and corner or
the buildings.
The crowded condition might have
been put up with II that alone was
the only trouble but. taking the 9TH
er drawbacks I'm connection with the
crowding. the board felt that II must
build and 80 a new school building
was projected.
Board 0yersteppcd the Limit
The board made tho mistake OF ov-
erstepping its limit, II indeed II can
ne considered a mistake. II proyid-
- for a better building than ats bond