The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-03-24
SUPT. J.C. GOULD
PRESENTS DATA
Interesting Statistics Show that Dis
tricts Would Be Benefited by
Consolidation
MANY TAXPAYERS AT BANQUET
Ladies of Civic League Provide Boun-
tiful Spread

1ne JOlnt meetlnS OF Lne OOmmer-
cial club with representative taxpay-
ers Of Clement and Bare Creek town.
ships Tuesday evening was one Of the
most interesting meetings which have
been held in Oakes for many q day.
The club room was filled to capacity
and number Of ladies were included
in the audience, which gives addition
al proof, if any is needed, that the
subject up for discussion was an i'm
portant one, near to the hearts of the
people.
The meeting was called to learn the
opinions Of Clement and Bare Creek
township taxpayers regarding the
proposed extension of Oakes special
school district to include all the ter
ritory Of Bare Creek and part of Gle
ment, with the idea Of making better
school facilities possible. w. j. Self
ert, president Of the Commercial club,
called the meeting to order immedi-
ately after the company had partaken
Of a sumptuous repast furnished by
the Civic. league.
Supt. Gould, one Of the members
of committee recently appointed to
collect data showing the advantages
of the proposed extension, was the
first speaker and before he finished it
was evident to everyone present that
no mistake had been made in choos-
ing him.
Among other pertinent facts point
ed out by Mr.. Gould it was shown that
the assessed valuation Of Oakes spec
ial school district is $1,075, 1888; that
Of Climax school district is $1,216, ,143,
and the portion Of Norway district
which would be included in the pro-
posed enlarged district is $550,O3
. making a grand total Of $2,841, $40.
The value Of Norway district not in
cludedl is $841 ,283, which would be
sufficient for the building and upkeep
Of the proper number Of schools there
without unnecessarily burdening the
taxpayers. The valuation Of Climax
is divided as follows: Railroads, $447,-
635, or 36.8H; personal property,
$36,544, or 39s; Zeal estate, $731, ,964,
or 60.2Hs. Part Of Norway included
as follows: Railroads, S92,607, OF
16.8t.; personal, $24,871, or 4.5%;
real estate, $442,556, or 1910. The
expense Of maintaining the Oakes
school this year is given as $28,707.25
while that necessary to maintain the
proposed enlarged district is placed
at only $4,000, very slight increase
Amount Of this received from sources
other than by taxation, $11,202.02;
amount necessary to raise by taxation
$21, 1898; and the railroads pay $3,-
814.11 of this.
The speaker showed that $114,00C
has already been authorized by the
board of education, and this amount
must be paid by the present district
1t cannot be charged against the in
coming district under any circum-
stances. Mr.. Gould estimated that
an additional bond issue Of 5000
would be sufficient to complete the
building, and this would have to be
paid by the entire district as enlarged
that is, taxpayers coming within the
proposed new district would share this
expense with those living in the pres.
ent. Oakes district. He stated that ir
his opinion, proving it by figures, that
the entire tax levy for the new terri
tory would be only 9.46 mills, where.
as Keystone now pays 1888 mills
Lorraine 9.85 and Hudson 9.13, and
showed that children in this distric,
would have much better school facil.
tiles than are now enjoyed by pupils
attending school in either of the dis.
tricts menti0ned.
Following Mr.. Gould's clear and
forceful presentation Of the facts a
hand, the chairman asked that every!
body take advantage of the opportun.
ity to express an opinion with regard
to the proposed consolidation. Those
who responded to the invitation in
cluded the following: C. F. Hofsom.
mer, r. E. Ankeny, A. p. Guy, VIM
Zieman, N. ]. Nelson, Dr.. Maercklein
T. B. Roberts, A. T. johnson. Ed OF
son, II. N. Blazer, ]. II. Killer, A. M
Wedel, Mayor Knox and Secretar,
Glenn v. Dill. Messrs. Hofsommer
Ankeny and Roberts, who had som,
interesting experiences before and af
ter the completion Of the Riverdal,
consolidated school, unhesitatingly
stated thkt II they had It to do owe,
again and were III the position Of Bar'
Greek township. they would consoli
dste. Mr.. Knox, who is one Of tn