Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-05-24

City of Richmond, the Cues
ton of Whether or Not the
Board of. Council Shall be Au-
thorized to Incur an Indebted
ness of Eighty Thousand Dol
lars for the Purpose of Erect
ing a Public Schoo! Building
and other School Purposes.
Whereas, the Board of Educa-
ton of the City of Richmond has
certified to the Board of Council
of the City of Richmond, the fol
lowing certificate and resolution,
requesting and directing the
Board of Council to submit
to the voters of the City Of
Richmond, the question
of whether or not the City OF
Richmond shall incur an indebt-
edness of Eighty thousand $3.50
100000 Dolalrs, for the purposes
set forth in said certificate, which
is in words and figures as fol-
lows:
The Board Of Education of the
City of Richmond hereby certl
fes to the City Council of the
City of Richmond, that at meet
ing of the Board of Education OF
the City of Richmond, held at
the office Of the chairman, John
holland, at 8 p. m, May IS, 1921,
the following resolution was
adopted:
Whereas, it is necessary to
erect a modern school building III
the city of Richmond, to replace
the school building destroyed by
fire, and to equip same; and,
Whereas. the Board of Educa-
ton has employed competent ar
chitects. Messrs. Weber & Web
Der, of Cincinnati, who have pre-
pared estimates and drawings Of
such a building, and have esti-
mated the . cost OF a suitable
structure at not less than $4,000
and,
Whereas, the Board has made \
careful estimate Of the money re
CURED for such purpose and Is
satisfied that a suitable building
cannot be built and equipped fol
less than said sum Of $4,000:
and,
Whereas no part of said amount
Of money is available except chc
sum of $4,000, being the amount
of insurance collected upon ire
insurance policies upon the build,
ing destroyed by fire; and,
Whereas, it will be necessary
to incur an Indebtedness of at
least $4,000, and said proposed
Indebtedness will exceed the in
come and revenue provided for
school purposes for this and sue
ceeding years; and,
Whereas, if it is possible 10
provide a school building for less
than said sum Of $4,000, the
colored school Of the city Of Rich
mond is in need of Improvements
and extensions, both 10 the build
ing and grounds;
Now, therefore, be it resolved.
that the Board of Education Of
the city of Richmond, shall certi-
fly as required by Chapter IA, OF
the Acts Of the General Assembly
of Kentucky, for the year 1920,
the necessity of submitting to
the voters of the city of Rich
mond, the question of issuing
bonds of the city of Richmond iii
the sum of $4,000, the proceeds
of said bonds to be used for the
purposes aforesaid.
Be it further resolved, that a
copy of this resolution be certi-
fled to the City Council of the
city of Richmond, and such certi-
fication shalF>be deemed a request
upon the part of the Board of Ed
ucation that the City Council
of the City of Richmond
shall by ordinance, as provided
by law, take such steps as are ne
cessary to have said question
submitted to the voters of the
city of Richmond, in not less than
fifteen nor more than thirty
days.
Upon said resolution being put
to a vote by the chairman oE the
Board, the following members
voted in the affirmative: w. E.
Blanton, H. G. Sandlin, Z. T. Rice
and John holland; the following
in the negative: none.
Whereupon the chairman de-
clared said resolution carried.
There being no further bust
ness before the meeting, on mo-
ton, it was adjourned.
JOHN holland, Chairman.
Attest; Z. T. RICE, Secretary.
Pursuant to the action of the