Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-08-02
CALLAHAN RULES FOR
SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION
)el Morrissey, ct al, Appellants,

Del Morrissey, ct al, Appellants,
VS..
Committee on Common Schools for
Grant County, Wisconsin, Respon-
| dents.
This case arises from the fact that
a petition signed by Samuel Kitto, and
| others, requesting the boards of SUI
| pervisors of the towns of Little Grant,
| Beetown and Bloomington, and the
village of Bloomington, was duly pre-
sented requesting said authorities to
meet for the purpose of considering
the advisability of charging and con-
! solidating Joint District No. of the
town and village of Bloomington for
| school purposes, by the addition of
adjoining territory
1t is shown that there were meet
| ings of the supervisors of the above
named towns and the trustees of the
village of Bloomington for the pur-
pose of giving the proposition the
con consideration demanded by tbs
i statute. 1t is also shown that at the
| hearing held the supervisors of the
town of BeetoWn, the town of Little
Grant and the town of Bloomington
voted against consolidation and en-
| larging of the territory of Joint Dis
trict No. 3, while of the seven votes
cast by the trustees four were for
| consolidation and three were opposed
| thereto. In other words, the whole
number of votes cast fifteen, four only
were cast in favor Of the proposition
under consideration.
An appeal from the action of the
supervisors and trustees was taken to
the committee on common schools for
| Grant county 1t appears that this
committee gave all the proceedings
| and existing conditions unusually
careful consideration, and after so do
! ing came to the conclusion that GER
| tain territory described in an order
signed by all three members Of said
committee could advantageously be
attached to and made a part of Joint
District No. 8, village and town OF
Bloomington The order made by the
committee enlarging the above dis
| trictrict modified the application for
territory as made by the petitioners.
1t appears that they were justified in
! so doing.
! All the proceedings and results Of
! the meetings, ETC., have been widely
published and made known to the
| parties in interest and the community
in general and consequently it is not
| believed to be at all necessary to re-
view particularly or in detail any
! such matters. This department is
we'll aware Of the financial situation
! il which many rural communities are
placed.
The question of increased taxes has
! been made a prominent part OF the
| discussion and while it cannot be
questioned that more or less hard
! ship may result from possible in
creased taxes, the major question un-
| der consideration in which this de-
| partment is concerned is whether in
creased educational advantages may
or may not be derived if the order
made by the committee on common
schools is permitted to stand. This
question has been thoroughly consid-
cred by this department. In fact, the
consideration has extended over a
period of years, and the conclusion
/ reached is to the effect that the order
o. the Committee on Common Schools
| for Grant county made on March "a
| 1922, to take effect on the first day OF
June, 1922, should be sustained
Therefore it is sustained and the ap-
| peal is dismissed.
Copies of this conclusion will be
sent to the clerk of the village OF
Bloomington and of each town inter
ested.
Given under my hand and seal OF
office this 10Th day of July, 1922.
JOHN CALLAHAN,
State Superintendent