Milford chronicle., 1949-10-28
puRLIc NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
:, OF
SPECIAL ELECTION
IN
MILFORD SPECIAL SCHOOL
DISTRICT
ON
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1919
BETWEEN / AND 8 O'CLOCK ?. n.
THE HIGH sCH0OL BUILDING

At q regular meeting Of the Board
Of Education Of Milford Special
School District, located partly IN
Sussex County and partly IN Kent
County, Delaware, held on the S4th /
dav OF September, 1949, the follow
ing resolution was adopted, calling I
for a Special Election Of all quah-
fed voters Of Milford Special
school District, aforesaid:
A RESOLUTION PROVIDING
FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION OF
ALL QUALIFIED VOTERS OF
MILFORD SPECIAL SCHOOL DIS
TRICT LOCATED PARTLY IN
SUSSEX COUNTY AND PARTLY
IN KENT COUNTY, DELAWARE
TO VOTE FOR OR AGAINST A
PROPOSED ISSUE OF BONDS
AND FOR THE GIVING OF NO
TICE THEREFOR.
WHEREAS by appropriate reso-
luton heretofore adopted by the1
Board of Education of Milford Spe- |
cial School District, aforesaid, and |
approved by the State Board Of
Education, a revised, and enlarged
building program for school build
ing improvements has been agreed
upon and approved by the review
ing board consisting Of the Cover
nor-Secretary of State and the
President of the State Board OF
Education, and
WHEREAS, said revised and en-
larged building program for school
building improvements for Milford
Special School District is as fol-
lows: (a) That there be erected and
properly and adequately equipped
an addition to the Lake Avenue
building consisting of twenty ele-
mentary classrooms to be used for
grades one to six.
Cb) That there be erected an ag-
riculture farm shop consisting OF a
classroom, and shop work room.
This building to be erected by the
students as an educational project
under the supervision of the vOca-
tional agriculture teacher and the
building architect.
(c) That there be erected a dual
gymnasium-auditorium for the high
school. Erection of this addition to
be deferred until emergency build
ing in the State has been cleared.
WHEREAS, the reviewing board
has tentatively approved this build
ing improvement program aforesaid
and has notified the Milford Board
of Education, of Milford Special
School District that the probable
cost of such improvement by esti-
nation is the sum of 100000. and
that the amount of money that Mil
ford Special will be expected tC
contribute toward the cost thereof
is the sum of $2S0,600.
NOW, THEREFORE,, BE 1T RE
SOLVED by the Board of Educa
ton of Milford Special School Dis
trict aforesaid as follows:
Section /. That Special Election
shall be held in the High SchoO
Building of Milford Special Schoo
District located on Lake Avenue il
the City Of Milford, Sussex County
State of Delaware, on Saturday
November 5, 1949 A. D., between tn
hours of 100 o'clock P. M. and so
o'clock P. M.
Section 2. That the purpose o
such Special Election shall be t
vote For or Against propose
bond issue of bonds on the credi
of Milford Special School Distric
aforesaid, in the amount of $2S0,60l
and the purposes and reasons there
fore shall be to use the proceed
derived from the sale thereof a
Milford Special School District
contribution toward the cost {
carrying out the States buildin
improvement program.
Section 8. That provision for pa!
ment of said bonds shall be pr
vided by tax of (15) fifteen cen
per ($10O.0O) One hundred dOllaI
on the assessed valuation of Il
real estate of the Milford Speci
School District and an increase
(S2.00) two dollars capitatiOn t;
applicable to all legal residents
Milford Special School DistriI
Tax provision to be reduced as Il
bonded Indebtedness is reduced.
Section 4. That at said Speci
Election a sufficient number of bs
lots shall be provided upon whi
shall be written or printed t
words ''For the Bond Issue" and
equal number of ballots upon whi
shall be printed the words "AgaiT
the Bond ISSUE" and each vot
shall be entitled to receive be
ballots, one of which the voter m
deposit as his or her ballot.
Section 5. That notice of su
Special Election shall be given
the Secretary of the Board of &c
cation of Milford Special Scht
District aforesaid, causing a tt
and exact copy of this resOlUti
to be published in the MilfC
Chronicle, The Sussex Count;
The Index and The Harringt
Journal, two newspapers in each
Kent and Sussex Counties resp
lively, at least once a week
at least two weeks before the
of said Election, the last publicat
thereof to be at least FIVE days
fore said Election, and a true {
exact copy hereof to be posted
the door of the voting place, afo
said, where such Election is to
held.
Section 6. This notice and cal
Election is issued this 9th day
September, 1949, in compliance v
the provisions of Section So Of
= Act entitled "An Act to provide
the establishment and maintena
of a general and efficient system