Milford chronicle., 1929-09-20
Special School Election
Bridgeville Consolidated School
District
Saturday, September 28, 1929,
School House In Bridgeville

WHEREAS, The State Board of Edu-
cation, upon the petition of the voters
oI Excelsior District, No. 166, Sussex
county, under the School Law of 1921,
uld on August IA, 1924, consolidate the
said District with the Bridgeville School
Dlstllct IN accordance with the said
Law, and
WHEREAS, The State Board of Edu-
cation, under Section 81, School Laws of
: delaware. 1921, proVi1ing that the State
Board of Education might consolidate a
district whose attendance had fallen be-
low Twelve for the past three years, did
on december 16, 1925, consolidate North
Bridgeville District, No. 72, Sussex
County, with the Bridgeville School
District in accordance with the said
Law. and
WHEREAS, The State Board of Edu-
cation, under Section 81, School Laws
OF Delaware, 1921, providing that the
State Board of Education might con-
solidate a district whose attendance
had fallen below twelve for the past
three years, did on June Is, 1928, con-
solidate Trinity School District, No.
731s, Sussex County, with the Bridge
vile School District in accordance with
the said Law, and
WHEREAS. voters of Progress School
District, No: 22S, Sussex County did on
August Is, 1925, vote to consolidate the
said District with the Bridgeville
School District, as attested by a Ger
tificate of Election now on file in the
office of the State Board of Education;
and
WHEREAS, the voters of the Bridge
Vile School District did on the same
date, vote to consolidate the said
Bridgeville School District with Pro-
gress School District, No. 22S as at
tested by a Certificate of Election now
on file in the office of the State Board
of Education; and
WHEREAS, the State Board of Edu-
cation at their meeting on September
| 25, 1925, by resolution completed the
consolidation of Progress School Dis
trict, No. 22S, with the Bridgeville
School District under the name of the
Bridgeville Consolidated School Dis
WHEREAS, The voters of Messicks
School District, No. 81, Sussex County,
did on March 8, 1928, vote to consoli-
date the said District with the Bridge
vile School District. as attested by a
Certificate of Election now on file in
the office of the State Board of Educa-
ton; and
WHEREAS, The voters of Union
School District. No. 1S9, Sussex County,
did on April 81, 1929, vote to consoli-
date the said District with the Bridge-
vile School District, as attested by a
Certificate of Election now on file in
the office of the State Board of Educa-
tion; and
WHEREAS, The voters of the FRIDGE
vile School District did on March II,
1927, vote to consolidate the said
Bridgeville School District with Mes
sicks School District, No. 81, and Union
School District, No. 139, as attested by
a Certificate of Election now on file in
the office of the State Board of Educa-
tion ;and
WHEREAS, The State Board of Edu-
cation at it's meeting On ----------------
by resolution completed the consolida-
tion of Messicks School District, No. 81,
and Union School District, No. 139, with
the Bridgeville School District under
the name of the Bridgeville Consolidat-
ed School District; and
WHEREAS, the State Board of Edu-
cation of the State of Delaware has
submitted to the Board of Education OF
the Bridgeville Consolidated School
District the general nature and charac-
ter of the school building improvements
proposed for said District, and the
Board of Education of the BridgeV1lle
Consolidated School District within one
month from the receipt of the notice
from the State Board of Education
above referred to, did adopt resolu-
tion by a majority vote for the contem-
plated improvement in said District, as
submitted by the State Board of Edu-
cation, and did forthwith transmit to
the State Board of Education a copy of
said resolution ratifying and accepting
the proposal of the State Boacd of Edu-
cation, said resolution being properly
certified by the Secretary of the Soard.
THEREFORE,, The Board of Educa-
tion of the Bridgeville Consolidated
School District, as at present constitut-
ed, has by resolution on this 10th day
of September, A. D. 1929, called for a
Special School Election to be held at
the School House for White Pupils in
the Town of Bridgeville, being the place i
where school elections are usually held, |
on Saturday, the 28th day of Sep.em- |
ber, A. d. 1929. between the hours of |
one o'clock and eight o'clock, P. M, |
for the purpose of voting for or against |
Borrowing by said Bridgeville Consoli- |
dated School District, as at present con-
stituted, the sum of S25, 5,625. 90, and the |
issuance of bonds to secure said sum |
as the share or part of the said Bridge |
vile Consolidated School District, as at |
present constituted, of the estimated !
cost of the erection and equipment of |
a new school building for said Bridge
vile Consolidated School District, as at |
present constituted, the said sum of
$25, 625.0O, being two per cent of the as |
sessed value of the real and personal |
property within the boundaries of the |
said Bridgeville Consolidated School |
District, as at present constituted, as
shown by the County assessment in |
of $3,500.00 paid by the said Bridgeville |
District on their present school build |
ing.
The erection and equipment of the
SetlQ SCIOOl DuAlQliS AOI Setlu DIluSSNilIS |
Consolidated School District, as at |
present constituted according to the |
plan submitted to the Board of Educa-
tion of the Bridgeville Consolidated
School District by the State Board of
Education contemplates the erection
and equipment of building for said
Bridgeville Consolidated School Dis
trict, as provided by Chapter 154, Vol
ume 35, of the Laws of Delaware.
If majority of the votes cast by the
voters at said Special School Election
shall be for the bond issue herein de-
scribed, then bonds to the amount of
$25,625O0 voted upon at said Election
shall be issued, as provided by Section
SO of Article 8, Chapter 100, Volume 80,
of the Laws of Delaware, and by Chap
ter 154, Volume 35, of the Laws of
Delaware, but if at such Election a ma
jority of the votes cast shall be against
the bond issue, then the proposed bond
issue shall not be made.
At the same Election four members
of the school building commission for
the Bridgeville Consolidated School Dis
trict shall be elected.
BOARD OF EDUCATION OF
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