The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-07-08
ASK DIVISION
OF DISTRICTS
IN THE COUNTY
Separation of Schools is Asked
In Two Instances of County
Commissioners
INVOLVE REGAIN, ARENA

The county commissioners and
superintendent of schools were ex-
Dected to decide today that there would
be no change In the territory of Iowa
district, Estherville township, which
was the subject of argument before
he board yesterday on petition OF
many farmers for a change.
The petition was to have the coun-
try and the town Of Regan separated
in the maintenance of the township
schools. The position of the petition
ers was that the country district
should not be taxed to keep up the
school in Regan and they advanced the
argument that if Regan were separat
cd a consolidated school could be built
IN the center of the township, Regan
being toward one corner.
The Regan people said that the petit
lion proposed to take all Of the Sec
tions out of the school district but two,
leaving Regan the section in which she
is located and one school section from
which no tax is derived. This would
put an unnecessary burden on Regan.
hey said Regan, they said, has but
one school now and there are other
schools in the district.
The matter was contested before the
board by petitioners through attor-
,eys, G. L. Crum representing the pc
titioners and E. S. Allen the Regan
protestants.
C0unter.PrOpOsal.
Regan's representative made a coun-
ter proposal saying that she did not
object to a division that would be
equitable, asking that II contiguous
sections be given her. If the II
sections were given her, her represent
tative contended, her taxable value
would be equalized and she would
have one-third of the land in the dis
trict. Her representative contended,
however, that there should be no d.
vision at all at this time. 1t was sug-
gested that if nothing was done at this
time it might be possible to secure
consent of Ghylin township to give
three or four sections to the south Of
Regan, Rock Hill township to give two
or three sections on the southeast of
Regan and Garfield 3. or 4. sections on
the northeast or Regan, and then take
from Estherville sufficient sections to
make her school district composed Of
Is sections, sufficient to enable her to
have a consolidated school. 1t was
stated that representative of Rock
Hill and Garfield had signified the
consent of the township might be OBJ
tanned and that if Ghylin and Esther
vile would consent the arrangement
could be made.
The Estherville petitioners desiring
4 change stood on their original peti-
ton, advancing the alleged inequitable
taxing division and Location of Regan
as arguments.
Another Petition.
Another school division petition was
filed. Petitioners in Harriet township
which is one school district, asked that
it be divided. having the coutry sec
tioDs made into one district and Arena
into one district including sections 2
3, 10, II, IA and Is. Arena objected
asking that the two districts be di
vided equally, north and south. II
was said County Superintendent Par
sons advocated this. Hearing on argu
ments on this case were set for al
adjourned July meeting to be held it
September.
WOULD ABOLISH TIPS.
Munich, July S.-Bavarian hote
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