Milford chronicle., 1958-01-24
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
Special Election will be held on
February 8, 1858, in Milford Special
School District in Kent and Sussex
Counties, i'm the State of Delaware,
pursuant to a resolution duly adopted
on January IA, 1858, by the Board of
Education of said School District, in
accordance with thei provisions of
Chapter 81 of Title ID of the Delaware
Code of 1853, i'm order to permit the
voters of said School District to vote
for or against an issue of bonds of
said School District of the aggregate
principal amount of $230,000
The polls for said election will open
at one o'clock, II. M, and will remain
open until eight O'Clock, p. M, Eas-
tern Standard Time, at each of the
following three school buildings, To-
Gated within the School District, and
the voters residing in each of the
following three Voting Districts shall
vote only at the polling place at the
polling place at the school building
located within such Voting District:
u) The polling place for the First
Voting District shall be at the Cen
trail School Building located on Lake
Avenue in the City of Milford, and the
boundaries OF such Voting District are
as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the
Northerly boundary of the Milford
Special School District with the State
Highway leading from Frederick to
Milford (U. S. Route No. 113); thence
in a Southerly direction along the CEN
ter of said II. S. Route No. 113 to its
intersection with Delaware Route No.
IA; thence in a Southerly direction
along the center of Delaware Route
No. ia to it's intersection with North
Walnut Street in the City of Milford;
thence continuing in a Southerly di-
reciion with the center of Walnut
Street through the City of Milford and
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Walnut Street beyond the City limits
to its intersection with Herring Branch
at the Southerly boundary of the Mill
ford Special School District; thence
Southwesterly with the outlines of
said School District to point in pub.
lie road No. 224; thence Northerly and
eventually Easterly with the outlines
of said School District to the place of
beginning; EXCEPTING HOWEVER
THEREF'ROM the Third Voting Dis
trict established within said outlines
and hereinafter described.
(2) The polling place for the Second
Voting District shall be at the Lulu M.
Ross Elementary School Building To-
Bridgham Avenue in the City of Mil
ford, and the boundaries of such Vot-
ing District are as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the
Northern boundary of the Milford Spe-
cial School District with the State
Highway leading from Frederick to
Milford (U. S. Route No. 113); thence
Southerly with the center of said U. s.
Route No. 113 to its intersection with
Delaware Route No. Id; thence South
erly with the center of Delaware
Route No. IA to it's intersection with
North Walnut Street in the City OF
Milford; thence Southerly along the
center of Walnut Street through the
of the extension of Walnut Street be-
yond the City limits to Herring
Branch at the Southern boundary of
the Milford Special School District;
thence Easterly. along the southern
boundary of said School District to
the shore of Delaware Bay: thence
continuing along the outlines of the
School District Northerly along the
shore of Delaware Bay to the mouth
of Clark's Ditch; thence Westerly
along the outlines of the. School Dis
trict to TIE place of beginning.
(3) The polling place for the Third
Voting District shall be at the Ben
jamin Banneker School Building To-
Gated on North Street in the City of
Milford, and the boundaries of such
Voting District are as follows:
Beginning at the Northeast corner
of the Benjamin Banneker School site
In the City of Milford; thence South
erly with the Eastern line OF said
school site to a point therein $50 feet
East of the Easterly line of North
Street; thence Southerly along line
parallel to and $50 feet East of the
Easterly line of North Street (in-
Guiding all dwelling houses facing on
North Street) to Fourth Street; thence
Westerly with the center of Fourth
Street to West Street; thence North
erly along the center of West Street
and with the center of West Street
extended to North Street Cncluding
the property of Hayes Fountain on
North Street,: thence Northeasterly
i'm straight line to the Southwestern
corner of the Odd Fellows Cemetery
In the Easterly line of North Church
Street; thence Easterly along the
Southern line of the Odd Fellows
Cemetery, to lands of the Milford
Armory; thence SOutherly in a straight
line to the Northeast corner of the
Benjamin Banneker School site, the
place of beginning.
The bonds are to be issued to finance
a part of the cost of a. school con-
struction program which ii is estl-
mated will cost S515,00O of which
$3.50. is to be paid by the School
District and $345, 900 is to be paid by
the State of Delaware. The State
Board of Education of the State of
Delaware, acting pursuant to Chapter
2S3 of Volume 81 of the Laws OF
Delaware, has determined such school
construction program to be necessary
I'm and for the School District. Said
school construction program provides
for the construction of a biology lab
tions at, and the alteration and rem
ovation of the existing Lake Avenue
School Building and the improvement
of this site and the purchase of equip
ment therefor, and the construction
of ten regular classrooms and two
special rooms at the existing Lulu
NJ. Ross Elementary School Building
and the purchase of equipment there
for.
Every citizen, male or female, re-
siding in said School District who
would be entitled at the time OF
the holding of said Special School
Election to register and vote at a
general election If such general cleo
tfon were to be held at the time of
said Special School Election, shall be
deemed to be qualified voter and
entitled 10 vote at said Special School
Election, regardless of whether he or
she is a registered voter at the time
of said election.
At said election voters will be pro-
vided with ballots upon which are
printed the words FOR THE BOND
ISSUE" and also the words AGAINST
THE BOND ISSUE, each to be sep
arated and each followed by a blank
square in which the voter shall mark
his choice.
BY order of the Board of Education
of Milford Special School District.
Dated. January IA. 1858.
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