The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-04
Voters of District Asked To
Express Desires For Or
Against
BOND ISSUE $l65,OOO.OO'
Polls Will Open At 10 A. M
Every Elector Should
Vote

On March 18th the voters OF the
local school district, which includ-
es a considerable part Of the rur-
al community surrounding Sank
Centre, will have opportunity to ex-
press their desires in the bond is
sue for the proposed new Senior
High School building. The bond Is
sue, as presented to the public by
the Board Of Education, will not
exceed $685. 1000, and it will be put
to a vote Of the electors at the
special election. The polls will be
open from ten a. m, to twelve noon
and from one p. m, to four p. m.
There are approximately ninety
families in the rural section Of the
local district, which comprises 20
or q sections. The district extends
southwark to point about seven
miles from the city, strip varying
in width from one to three sec
tons, it then extends westward
just below the south city limits, and
runs north and south on the west
Hoboken line to the west OF the
city. The district extends into Kan
dota township, Todd county, for a
short distance to the north Of the
city, and extends northeast of the
city in an easterly direction for six
miles. The line comes into the city
north Of the cemeteries, and then
! continues south near the east city
limits. The district does not take in
the Mccormick Lake community.
The rural section comprises ap-
proximately one-fourth Of the total
valuation Of the district, which Is
given as about 5000, 1000.
The proposed building is to be
erected under p. w. A., by which
plan the district will receive A.
per cent direct grant Of money from
| the federal government. The tota'
cost will not exceed 100000, Of
which the districts part will moi
exceed $165000, and the amount the
federal government would give
would be $4,000.
Under the P. w. A. plan contract
ors bid on the construction of the
building much in the same mannel
required in private building con
tracts, and the contractor is to con
slider the availability Of local labor
It is planned to erect the new
building on the present site of tn
Senior High School. and the Boar
plans to make application for w
p. A. grant to have the government
labor tear down the building. Sal
wage, estimated at $4,000 or $3.50
can be used in the new building
and all equipment in the presen
Senior High School will be used ii
the new structure.
The departments in the propose,
building will be as follows:
1. Gymnasium and auditorium
combination, capacity Of 1000.
2. Industrial Training depart
ment.
8. Commercial Department.
4. Physics Laboratory.
5. Chemistry Laboratory.
6. Science lecture room.
z. Band room.
8. Six to seven classrooms.
9. Nurses office (the office in tn
Junior High will be eliminate
because Of connection to ne'
building.)
10. Administration offices.
; II. Principals office.
IL. PHYSICAL education and athleti
. offices.
. 10. Supply rooms, etc.
|, According to one Of the member
of the school board the matter
!. $500. 900 set as a maximum for
, building leads some to believe ths
: the district will have to pay tn,
I amount of money eventually. I'll
! district will not pay at the highe
= more than $165,000, the $4,000
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