Hungry Horse news., 1955-01-07
Schools Take Option on Hoerner Land

Scheduled to be submitted vo-
ters at the April 2 school board
election will be the question Of
purchasing 1874 acres of land h
the Hoerner addition for futare
expansion of Columbia Falls hieh
school.
The present building erected u
1910 for 100 students now accom-
modates 301. Construction of q
new high school is viewed a.
needed within five years.
The Hoerner tract is the closest
available land to the present high
school. Attempts to enlarge the
present high school area met pri-
ces of $1,000 for unimproved So
foot lots.
$1e,32e PRICE
The district 6 board at its JAM
uary meeting agreed to pay Mr..
and Mrs. Anton Hoerner, Mr.. and
Mrs. ROME Hoerner and Peter
Hoerner $816 or five per cent Of
the total purchase price of $16,326
The full price is to be paid On
or before July /, 1855 with an ex-
tension without further payment
or penalty until Nov. l, 1855 per-
mitted.
The Hoerners and the school
board have agreed on terms of the
option and papers are being
signed.
Reservations are that the land
be used for school purposes, and
that the Hoerners reserve one
half the oil, gas and mineral
rights. However the school dis
trict has the right to develop or
| not develop such potential re-
sources.
The tract measures 915 by $50
feet less one block set aside tor a
future hospital. The school tract
will contain eight $50 foot blocks
with additions of streets and al
| leys, and is based on price OF
5000 an acre or just over S100 for
a 50-foot lot if streets and alleys
are not taken out.
The property lies between 18th
and 18th streets South and 5th and
9Th avenues West. There is suf-
ficient room for Fairgrounds and
a new athletic field.
Sentiment of the board was thAt
communities are growing, anC
there will be need for a largel
high school. Objective was to buy
land without buildings at as cen.
trally located spot as possible
and at a reasonable price.
Representing the Hoerner bro.
theirs at the meeting were Jacl
Hoerner and Attorney E. B. Foot
BOILER INSURANCE
Next topic before the boart
Tuesday eve was purchase OF bon
er insurance. The board was IN
formed that it's present insuranr
policies did not cover boiler ex
plosions and resultant damage.
e Appearing at the meeting NJ
Chet Seymer, Columbia Falls IN
surance agent with Carl w. Bo
ward, Great Falls, special agent to
the Hartford Steam Boiler In5pec
ton and Insurance Co.
I Bovard told the board that VOL
Point, Neihart and Cascade ha'
experienced boiler explosions /
1854. Wolf Point collected sic,
900 in insurance.
Premium to cover regular boil
er inspections by the insuranc
company and damage to boiie1
and buildings was $684.10 for thre
years. This provides for up
100000 coverage for ColuInbi
y Falls schools and $4,000 each *
S Hungry Horse, Coram and MART
t City. Each of these schools
5, heated by boilers.
:. The board agreed to consider Il
- insurance, and 'sbinder" is in e
feet for 80 days.
TRANSPORTATION PROBLEM
Erwin Kloock of Bad Rock n
quested permission to send b
=, second grade daughter to La1
M !, Blaine school. The Kloocks hay
- a neighbor, Henry Eckelberry WI
~ = drives to Lake Blaine each da
o. Mrs. Eckelberry is the teache
- Permission was granted since Il
W. Kloocks live the most distant (tv
miles) from the new bus lin
ak Request for tuition was turn'
ect down, but Lake Blaine will re'
ay Give state apportionment for q
no student.
1t was reported at the meetn
rk that Troy Thacker driving the B;
or Rock route for Henry Byrne b
i'll SO students on the bus.
Resignation of Mrs. Carol,
he Compton was announced. She w
n a Bad Rock teacher who wou
IS have taught an additional six
an grade room at Columbia Falls r
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