Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-03-21
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF
JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUM-
Der THREE, OF THE CITY OF
LANCASTER, AND TOWNS OF
NORTH AND SOUTH LANCAS-

LANCASTER, AND TOWNS OF
NORTH AND SOUTH LANCAS-
TER.
AT the request of more than five
legal voters of Joint School District
Number Three of the City of Lancas-
ter and Towns of North and South
Lancaster, that a special meeting in
and for said district be called; which
request is as follows, to wit:
The undersigned legal voters OF
Joint School District Number Three
of the City of Lancaster and Towns
of North and South Lancaster hereby
request the Clerk of said District to
call a special meeting in and for said
District for consideration of the fol-
lowing matters:
We are informed that the Board OF
said District has approved plans for
the construction of the high school
building authorized by the electors in
1919 and for which the Board was au-
thorized to borrow the sum of $175,-
100000 upon the bonds of the District;
that no bonds were issued, but that
in anticipation thereof and under the
resolution adopted by said electors,
S35. 100000 has been raised by taxation
in the district, of which 100000 has
been paid for a site for said building
and of which $24,S00.00 remains in
building fund.
We are also informed that the
Board advertised for bids for the
construction of said high school
building according to said plans;
that bids were submitted and were
examined by the Board on March
18th of this year; and that said bids
show that the building can not be
constructed according to said plans,
at present prices, for less than $24O,-
10000.
We therefore ask that said meeting
be called to determine:
/. Whether said high school build
ing shall be built according to said
plans, and, if so, to provide funds
therefor, either by authorizing the
borrowing OF the additional funds re-
ouired. or by resembling the said
original authorization and resolution
for the borrowing of $175,00000 and
issuing the bonds Of the district, and
providing for new bond issue to
cover the entire cost Of construction.
2. If said meeting shall determine
not to construct said building ac-
cording to said plans, then to deter
mine upon or authorize said Board to
determine upon another plan; to de-
termine the maximum sum which
shall be expended for construction OF
said building Hereunder and to pro-
vide for the borrowing of such sum or
money as may be required for the
Durpose and the issuance OF the dis
trict's obligations therefor.
8 To determine whether or not
the contract or contracts for con-
struction of said building shall be le'
at once, so that work thereon may be
begun this season, or whether the
letting of contracts and work there
under shall be deferred to a time
when the cost of structural materials
and labor may be lower.
A. To ratify and confirm the acts
and proceedings Of the Board done
and had under said original resolu-
ton, if approved.
Dated March 18th. 1928.
L. H. Stevens,
George E. Beck,
VIM. Mcmahon,
David Crichton,
w. j. Brennan,
Ellie Dobson,
R. NJ Orchard,
James H. Fowler.
Legal Voters of Joint School District
No. 8, of City of Lancaster and
Towns of North and South Lancas-
ter, Grant County, wisconsin.
I. the Clerk of said District, hereby
cali a special meeting in and for said
District, to be held at the High
sehoo. Building il the City of Ian
caster. on the 9Oth day Of March,
1928. at the hour Of eight o'clock in