Milford chronicle., 1961-01-27

NOTICE is hereby given that a
Special Election shall be held at
the present Milton School Building
in Milton Consolidated School Dis
trict No. 8, Sussex County, Della
ware. in the same manner as other
11th day of February, A. d., 1861,
between the hours of 100 o'clock
and 500 o'clock p. NJ, Eastern
Standard Time, of said day.
| The purpose of such Special
Election shall be to vote FOR or
| AGAINST a proposed issue of
bonds on the.credit of Milton Con-
solidated School District No. s.,
Sussex County, Delaware. in the
amount of One Hundred Forty
Four Thousand Dollars ($144 ,000).
Every citizen, male or female,
residing in said School District
who shall be entitled at the time
of the holding of said Special
School Election to register and
vote at general election, if such
general election were to be held
at the time of said Special School
Election, shall be deemed to be q
qualified voter and entitled to vote
at such Special School Election,
regardless of whether he or she
is registered voter at the time
of said election.
The purposes and reasons of
said proposed issuing of bonds
shall be to use the proceeds derived
therefrom to carry out the follow
ing Building Program of Milton
Consolidated School District No. 8,
which has heretofore been propos-
ed and duly approved, viz
Milton Consolidated School
District No. 3
Building Program
Proposed Building Program. as
approved by the Board of School
Trustees of Milton Consolidated
School District No. 8, May "a, 1860
and by the State Board of Educa-
tion, October 27, 1860.
/. Health and Physical Educa-
tion Building and Music De-
partment new rooms and rem
ovations
2. New classroom and teachers
room addition adjoining the
lobby of the elementary wing
addition
The presently estimated total
cost of completing and carrying
out said Building Program is the
sum of Three Hundred Sixty Thou
sand Dollars (S360.000) of which
amount Two Hundred Sixteen
Thousand Dollars l$216.000) is the
maximum share to be contributed
thereto by the State of Delaware,
and the balance, to wit, One Hun
dred Forty-Four Thousand Dol
lars (s144.000) is the share OF Mil
ton Consolidated School District
No. 8.
The maximum rate OF interest
that said proposed issue of bonds
shall bear shall not exceed five
per cent (5eo) per annum.
AT said Special School Election
a sufficient number OF ballots shall
be provided upon which shall be
written or printed the words FOR
THE BOND ISSUE" and the words
AGAINST THE BOND ISSUE,
each to be separated and be fol-
lowed by a blank square in which
the voter shall mark his choice,
and each qualified voter OF Milton
Consolidated School District No. s,
Sussex County, Delaware, shall be
entitled to receive one ballot to
vote his choice at said Special
Election.
Section 6. That such Notice of
said Special Election shall be given
by the Clerk as aforesaid. by caus-
ing true. exact and precise copy
of the aforesaid Notice to be pub
lished in The Sussex Countain"
and The Milford Chronicle, two
(2l newspapers published in Sus-
sex County, Delaware, at least once
a week for at least three weeks be-
fore the day of said Election. the
last such publication to be not less
than days before the day of the
election. and true, exact and pre-
else copy thereof to he posted on
the door of the voting place afore-
said. and in ten or more of the
most public places in the Milton
LtSlA w. o |
where the Special Election is to be |
held, at least 90 days before the |
day of the election.
Section Z. Said election shall be |
at the Milton School |
in Milton Consolidated |
School District No. s, Sussex Coun-
ty. by Howard West. member and |
Chairman of the Board of School |
Trustees, Milton Consolidated /
School District No. s. Sussex Coun-
ty, Delaware, who shall be the pre-
siding officer, and by Albert Lank
and Norman r. Clifton, who shall |
be Judges and by Rudolf Souer and /
John Fisher. as Clerks or Tellers. |
There being no other or further
business TO come before the meet
ing a motion TO adjourn was duly
made. seconded and unanimously
adopted.
HOWARD t. WEST,
Chairman
HERMAN O. BRITTINGHAM.
Clerk. Board of School