The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-08-25
HIGH SCHOOL GUILT
10 BONDS VOTED

| During the supper hour 1t the Stacey
| dance Saturday night. Hugo Camplin
| OF Broadus gave talk on County Htgh
School. explaining the proposition -
follows:
County High School viii come be.
fore the voters Of Powder River cnuu.
ty on Tuesday. August 20, and in this
cnnection there are two important
things to remember. 1f the proposi-
tion carrier. the two mills that will
be vted for an increased levy viii not
apply on taxes until 1923. You are not
voting upon q bonded indebtedness
for high school building for II WA
0utlt this summer, complying with
plans and specifications Of the state
board OF education, and financed BY
private subscription. It will be ready
the TALL term Of school. BY applying
money that otherwise would have gone
to rental the building will pay for it.
self In three and one-half years and
then pass from private or trustee own.
ershfp to public ownership.
Should County High School carry
at the election. the proposition will
mean an increase dlevy OF two mills
on the dollar or 81 on the assessed
valuation. You are now supporting q
district high school by taxation bat an
increased revenue IL necessary for ad.
ditional equipment, maintenance and
another teachers salary part time This
additional expense is caused by an In.
creased enrolment Of students. The
enrolment was nine students the Afae
year when the high school was sup-
ported by District No. 70 with financial
assistance from the townsite fund ere.
ated through the sale Of lots at Broad.
US. The second year with the hirh
school established 1t met requirements
OF the state board of education and be.
came accredited and a countrywide tar
levied for it's support. The enrollmenf
Jumped to - students, Ave of whom
were from Broadus and the others
from nearly every portion Of the coun.
". This year an enrol lment OF 4S
students is expected. INST of them from
the countys rural schools. The build.
ing to be used for high school pur.
poses will accommodate 60 high school
students.
''The people Of this county are not
asked to bond themselves for county
nigh school and the proposition they
are 20 ovte on Is Tor an extra mill levy
Tor high school maintenance which
would change its status from a district
to county high school. The plan BY
which the building was constructed
without recourse to bonding the tax
payers consisted in selling high school
notes In units Of $25 each. A sum OF
money amounting to $4,000 was thus
raised and will cover the entire build.
ing cost. making an allowance for in.
surance and interest at per cent. It
was first proposed to rent a building
In Broadus for high school purposes
but plan was worked out whereby
applying this rental money at $1,000
a year upon the cost Of a buildinc it
would pay for itself within a period Of
three and one-half years. foN the sum
represented would amount to $4,000,
The people from differet parts OF the
county who have voluntarily financed
this building will be paid back in full
and there are written agreements spec.
flying that the building will pass to
public ownership at the end of the
three and one-half years.
"On Tuesday, August 20. there will
be held In this county two elections.
using the same polling precincts and
the same election officials at each. The
hours for the special election to vote
ON County High School will be from
a. m. to p. M. and the hours for
the primary nominating election from
IL o'cloik noon until Z p. M