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nit; FBONTIKR, O’Neill, Nebraska. Thiirwday, June 1, 1961 JiSSEFRONfS BILL RICHARDSON, Publisher BRUCE J. REHBERG, Editor Terms of Subscription: In Nebraska, $2.50 per year; elsewhere in the United States, $3 per year, rate abroad provided upon request. All subscrip tions payable in advance. Entered at the postoffice in O’Neill, Holt coun ty, Nebraska, as second-class mail matter under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. This news paper is a member of the Nebraska Press Asso ciation, National Editorial Association and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. NATIONAL editorial < I Subscription Blank I ! THE FRONTIER ! I 114 No. 4th O’Neill, Nebraska ) I I . Please enter my subscription te The Frontier for one year, to w 1 l>e delivered by mail. I enclose: 52.50 (in Nebraska), 5300 (out- | 4 side Nebraska). 1 ) < ^ Name . r I ) f Address . I ! .: Holt County Board Proceedings O’Neill, Nefbr. April 3, 1961 10:00 A. M. Halt County Board of Equaliza tion met on this date as required by Statute. All members present. Meeting called to order by the Chairman. Andy Goebel appeared before the Board in regard to the assess ment of his cattle. Al Carroll appeared before the Board in regard to the Assess ment of the O’Neill Auto Supply. Bessie Vavak appeared before the Board regarding the Assess ment of property located as fol lows: Lot 15, Block A, Fahys 2nd Addition, City of O’Neill, Ne braska. Complaints were filed on the foregoing property, but no action taken at this time. 5:06 P. M. On motion the Board adjourned until April 4, 1961 at 10:00 AM. Kenneth Waring COUNTY CLERK M. V. Landreth CHAIRMAN O’Neill, Nebr. April 4, 1961 10:00 A.M. Holt County Board of Equaliza tion met as per adjournment. All members present. Meeting called to order by the Chairman. Min utes of the previous meeting were read and approved as read. Jack Arbuthnot appeared be fore the Board in regard to the Assessment of the DX Oil Sta tion. Complaint received from Dora Townsend on valuation of Lots 3 to 7 in Block 2, Original Town, Page, Village. Motion by McConnell, seconded by Crank, that the request for reduction on Lot 9, Block 13, ___1 rn_ L _■*_•_3 ■» r . JfellMI I AV/nu uc UCUiVTU. ATJLV/U Uil carried. Motion by Dierking, seconded by Smith that the request for re duction on Lot 15, Block A, Fahys 2nd Addition be denied. Motion carried. 5:00 P. M. On motion the Board adjourned until April 5, 1961 at 10:00 A. M Kenneth Waring COUNTY CLERK M. V. Landreth CHAIRMAN O’Neill, Nabr. April 5, 1961 10:00 A. M. Holt County Board of Equaliza tion met as per adjournment. All members present. Meeting called to order by the Chairman. Min utes of previous meeting were read and approved as read. Motion by Cronk, seconded by Flood, that the assessed valua tion on Lots 3 to 7 inclusive, Block 2, Original Town, Village of Page be reduced from $310.00 to $60.00. Motion carried. Complaint was filed by H. J. Kurpgeweit on the valuation on Northeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 25, Range 9, Holt Comi ty, Nebraska. Motion by Dierking, seconded by Smith, that the as sessed valuation be lowered to $2,075.00. Motion carried. Complaint filed by Eunice San ders on Non-Descript 7 to 16 and 17 and 18, Section 29, Township 29, Range 11, Holt County, Nebras ka. No action taken. Complaint was filed by Joe Kro bot on Southwest Quarter of Sec tion 15, Township 30, Range 16, Holt Comity, Nebraska. Motion by Smith, seconded by Ernst that the request for reduction be $3,415.00 be granted. Motion car ried. Complaints were filed by E. V. Ruby on Lot 18, Block 5, Ewing Village and Lot 2 Block 19, Vil lage of Ewing, with no action taken at this time. Complaint was filed by Tony Asimus on Lot 19 and 20 and 21 in Block B, O’Neill & Haggertys Addition. No action taken at this time. On motion the Board adjourn ed at the call of the Chairman. Kenneth Waring COUNTY CLERK M. V. Landreth CHAIRMAN O’Neill, Neibr. April 28, 1961 3:00 P. M. Holt County Board of Equali sation met at the Call of the Chairman. Minutes of previous meeting was read and approved as read. Motion by Dierking, seconded by McConnell, that the complaint of O’Neill Auto Supply filed April 4, 1961, be denied. Motion carried. Motion by Smith, seconded by Dierking, that assessed valua tion on complaint filed March 28, 1961 by Lloyd Evans be reduced from $2,805.00 to $2,100.00, or ac tual value from $8,011.00 to $6,000.00. Motion carried. Motion by McConnell, seconded by Ernst, that the complaint filed April 5, 1961 by Tony AsimUs on Lots 19, 20 and 21, Block B, O’ Neill & Haggertys, be denied. Mo tion carried. Motion by Flood, seconded by Dierking, that complaint filed by E. V. Ruby on Lot 2, Block 19, Village of Ewing, that the asses ed valuation be reduced from $500.00 to $340.00. Motion by Smith, seconded by Ernst, on the complaint filed by E. V. Ruby on April 5, 1961, on Lot 18, Block 5, Village of Ewing that the request for reduction be denied. Motion earned. Motion by Dierking, seconded by Cronk, that on complaint filed April 20, 1961, by Gerald P. O' Malley, on the Northeast Quarter of Section 12, Township 25, Range 14, Holt County, Nebraska, the actual value of $7,998.00 be re duced to $5,800.00. Motion car ried. Complaint filed April 5, 1961, by Eunice Sanders, on non descript Lots 7 to 16 and 17 & 18, Section 29, Township, Range 11, motion by Cronk, seconded by Flood, that $750.00 actual value he taken off Lots 7 to 16 inclusive and $840.00 off of 17 and 18. Motion carried. Complaint filed on April 11, 1961 by R. M. Burtwistle on Sec tion 30, Township 25, Range 12, motion by Ernst, seconded by Smith that the request for re duction be denied. Motion car ried. The foregoing minutes were read and approved as read. On motion the Board adjourned until May 10, 1961 at 10:00 A_M. Kenneth Waring COUNTY CLERK M. V. Landreth CHAIRMAN OTJeUl, Nebr. May 10, 1961 10:00 A. M. Holt County Board of Equaliza tion met as per adjournment. All members present. Meeting called to order by the Chairman. 10:00 A. M. This was the time set for hearing of the Village of Stuart and the Board of Educa tion of School District 44, regard ing assessement of personal sche dules in School District 44. Considerable discussion was had for a time resulting in no action at this time. Complaints were filed by the following: N. P. McKee, City of O’Neill, Page Theatre, Stuart Community Club, Atkinson Mem orial Hospital, Norris W. Coats, Sisters of St. Francis, Stuart Community Church. The following action was taken on the foregoing. Motion by McConnell, seconded by Dierking to lower assessed valuation to $1535.00 on Lot 1, Block C, Neely’s Addition to At kinson. Motion carried. Motion by Cronk, seconded by Ernst that 10% functional deprec iation be given on the East 43 feet of Lots 9 to 11, Original Town of Atkinson. Motion carried. Motion by Flood, seconded by Dierking that the request of the City of O’Neill on part of North east Quarter Southwest Quarter of Section 19, Township 29, Range 11, also part of East Half South west Quarter of Section 19, Town ship 29, Range 11, be granted. Motion carried. Motion by Smith, seconded by Ernst, that the request of Stuart Community Club and Page Thea tre be granted. Motion carried. Motion by McConnell, seconded by Cronk, that the request of Atkinson Memorial Hospital Board on Lot 9 of A. V. W. Addi tion to Atkinson be granted. Mo tion carried. Motion by Cronk, seconded by Ernst, that the request of Sisters of St. Francis on the Northwest Quarter of Block 6 of McCafferty’s Annex, City of O’Neill, be grant ed. Motion carried. Motion by Smith, seconded by McConnell, that the request of City of O’Neill on Lots 1, 5 12 to 15 inclusive, of Block 1, Pioneer Townsite Company in Section 30, Township 29, Range 11, be denied. Motion carried. Motion by Flood, seconded by Dierking that the value of House on part of Outlot L, Stuart Vil lage be reduced by 3/4%. Motion carried. Motion by Flood, seconded by Cronk, that the request of the Stuart Community Church be granted. Motion carried. 3:00 P. M. On motion the Board adjourned to call of the Clerk. Kenneth Waring COUNTY CLERK M. V. Landreth CHAIRMAN O’Neill, Nebr. May 10, 1961 3:00 P. M. Holt County Board of Supervi sors met in special session. Motion by McConnell, seconded by Ernst to adopt the following Resolution. Motion carried. IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF BES9IE SKID MORE, GUARDIAN OF JESS GEORGE SKIDMORE, a-k-a JES SIE SKIDMORE, AN INCOMPE TENT FOR A LICENSE TO SELL REAL ESTATES WHEREAS, Bessie Skidmore, guardian of the Estate of Jess George Skidmore, a-k-a Jessie Skidmore, an Incompetent, has filed in the District Court of Holt County, Nebraska, her Pe tition for a License to sell the interest of said Incompetent in and to the following described real estate, to-wit: Commencing at the Southeast Corner of Block “I” of Neely’s Second Addition to Atkinson, Nebraska, thence running South 164 feet, thence running West 165 feet thence running North 164 feet thence, running East 165 feet to the place of beginning, the same being a part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 32, Township 30, West of the 6th P. M., Holt County, Nebraska and it appearing to said County Board that the interest of said In competent in said real estate being an undivided one-half of an un divided one-sixth right, title and interest and also seized and po ssessed of an Estate of Inheri tance of an undivided one twen ty-fifth right, title and interest in said real estate, and that the val ue of the interest of said Incom petent if of a sum less than four hundred dollars ($400.00) and it further appearing that it is most advantageous to said incompetent to sell said real estate for the reason that the total value of said property is approximately twenty five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) and is liable to deter iate in value. The same should be sold, and, WHEREAS, the Board of Su pervisors of Holt County, Nebras ka, have investigated said prem ises and approved such proposed sale and deem it necessary for fhp Kpct infprpctc nf caiH Tnprtm. petent, now, WHEREAS, be it resolved by the Board of Supervisors of Holt County, Nebraska, that we deem such proposed sale proper and beneficial to the Estate of said Incompetent, and recommend the sale of the same. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution shall be certified by the County Clerk of said County to the Judge of the District Court of Holt County, Nebraska, in writing. Resolution duly passed and ap proved this 10th day of Mav. A. D., 1961. ATTEST: Kenneth Waring COUNTY CLERK M. V. Landreth CHAIRMAN OF COUNTY BOARD STATE OF NEBRASKA) ) SS COUNTY OF HOLT ) I, Kenneth Waring, County Clerk of Holt County, Nebraska, do hereby certify that on the 10th day of May A. D., 1961, at a re gular session of the Board of Supervisors of Holt County, Ne braska, the foregoing Resolution was duly introduced by Supervi sor McConnell; that a motion by Supervisor Ernst that said re solution of which appears in the minutes of said meeting in the office of the County Clerk of said County. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said County this 10th day of May, A. D., 1961. Kenneth Waring r*ATT\rmr r*t Motion by Smith, seconded by Dierking, that the County Trea surer be given authority to issue refund on tax paid on intangible property on which law was de clared unconstitutional on the fol lowing. Anna Olberding . $391.18 Willis Rockey . $ 24.92 A. J. Kubitschek . $ 70.86 Motion carried. Motion by Dierking, seconded by Cronk, that the following Re solution be adopted. Motion car ried. RESOLUTION WHEREAS, there has been signed by Holt County on the 10th day of May, 1961, and the State on the — day of —, 19—, an agreement providing for the con struction of a Federal Aid Sec ondary Road beginning: at the Southwest Corner of Section 21, Township 29, Range 11, extend ing East on Section line 10 miles to the Southeast Corner of Sec tion 24, Township 29, Range 10, thence South 2 miles to the Southeast Corner of Section 36, Township 29, Range 11, all in Holt County, Nebraska, and, WHEREAS, in the above agree ment, the County has pledged suf ficient funds to finance its share of the cost of the construction of this project identified as No. S-50 (3), S-715 (8), and S-715 (9), and WHEREAS, THE ABOVE Men tioned agreement provided that the County would pay all of the non-Federal costs of this project, and WHEREAS, the State received bids for the construction of this project on April 27, 1961, at which time 4 bids were received for the construction of the proposed work, and WHEREAS, the following con tractors for the items of work listed have been selected as the low bidders to whom a contract (contracts) should be awarded: Atkinson Sand and Gravel—gra vel for surfacing—$12,381.90. NOW THEREFORE, in consid eration of the above facts, the Board of Supervisors of Holt County, by this resolution takes the following official action: 1. The Board hereby concurs in the selection of the above mentioned contractors for the items of -work listed, to whom a contract should be awarded. 2. The Board hereby authorizes the Cahirman to sign a contract (contracts) with the above men tioned contractor (contractors) and with the State for the above mentioned work. 3. The Board does not desire to perform any of the work with its own forces in lieu of perform ing the work by the contract method. Dated this 10th day of May, A. D., 1961. BOARD OF COUNTY SUPERVI SORS OF HOLT, COUNTY Kenneth Warning COUNTY CLERK M. V. Landreth CHAIRMAN Board Member Dierking, mov ed the adoption of said resolu tion. Roll Call: 6 Yea, 0 Nay. Re solution adopted, signed and bill ed as adopted. 3:00 P. M. On motion the Board adjourned until May 16, 1961 at 10:00 A. M. Kenneth Warning COUNTY CLERK M. V. Landreth CHAIRMAN O’Neill, Nebr. April 28, 1961 11:00 A. M. Holt County Board of Supervi sors met as per adjournment. All members present. Meeting called to order by the Chairman. Min utes of the previous meeting were read and approved as read. The Finance Committee report ed that the Fees of the various County Officers have been remit ted to the County Treasurer, as required by law. Motion by Smith, seconded by Dierking, that the following Re solution be adopted. Motion car ried. RESOLUTION WHEREAS, it appears that there is within the County of Holt no qualified surveyor who will ac cept the office of County Survey or, that the services of a sur veyor are required for Land Sur veys, and that R. E. Kirkham is a registered Land Surveyor in the State of Nebraska and should be appointed for such purpose. NOW THEREFORE: SECTION I BE IT RESOLVED by the Coun ty Board of Holt County, Nebras ka, that pursuant to Section 23 1901.01. Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, 1943, as amended R. E. Kirkham be, and he here by is appointed for the time be ing Acting County Surveyor of Holt County, Nebraska, for the purpose of City Annexation. • SECTION H BE IT RESOLVED FURTHER by the County Board of Holt Coun ty, Nebraska, that said Surveyor be, and he hereby is, required forwith to take such oath and furnish such bond as may by the ia,w ixwiaa&a uc iucu with respect to said appointment. Dated this 28th day of April, 1961. COUNTY BOARD OF COMMIS SIONERS OF HOLT COUNTY M. V. Landreth CHAIRMAN Cleveland Township Board ap peared before the board concer ning road matters within the township. 12:00 Noon. On motion the Board adjourned until 1:00 P. M. O’Neill, Nebr. April 28. 1961 1:00 P. M. Holt County Board of Supervi sors met as per adjournment. All members present. Motion by Cronk, seconded by Flood, that the request of Cleve land Township for additional Right of Way be denied. Motion carried. Motion by McConnell, seconded by Ernst, that the following War rants be cancelled. Motion car ried. Luther Buxton, Old Age Assistance Fund. _ $ 70.00 James Ankney, Old Age Assistance Fund . $ 32.40 Pearl Fetrow, Old Age Assistance Fund . $ 11.00 St. Anthony’s Hospital, Old Age Assistance Fund . $322.60 St. Francis Hospital, Old Age Assistance Fund . $ 41.90 Motion by Dierking, seconded by Smith, that the following War rant be cancelled. Motion car ried. Luther Buxton, Medical Fund $6.00 Motion by Smith, seconded by Cronk, that the following Bonds be approved. Motion carried. Lloyd Knox, Justice of Peace, Township of Lake Ben F. Asher, Justice of Peace, Township of Antelope Emmitt Thompson, Clerk. Town ship of Antelope A. C. Watson, Treasurer, Town ship of Swan Carroll O’Neill, Clerk. Town ship of Coleman Motion by Flood, seconded by Dierking that the County Trea surer be given authority to issue refund on tax paid on intangible property on which law was de clared 'unconstitutional by Su preme Court to the following: Gerhard D. J arizing $223.32 Fred J. Dobrovolnv . $179.70 Eva Grothe . $340.16 Charles Nieman Estate $282.64 Motion by Ernst, seconded by Smith that the following Resolu tion be adapted. Motion carried. RESOLUTION WHEREAS, there has been pre sented to the Board of Super visors of Holt County, Nebraska, a duly certified transcript of the proceedings of a special meeting and election held by the electors of School District No. 1, of Holt County, Nebraska, on April 6th, 1961, wherein the electors of said School District have, according to law, voted to build a new school house in said District, at a cost not to exceed the sum of $11,000.00, and for the purpose of paying for said school buildings and equipping the same, said School District has voted to levy a special tax, in addition to all other general school taxes in the amount of five mills on the dollar upon the assessed value of all the taxable property in such district, except intangible property, for a period of eight years, said levy and tax to com mence in the year 1962, and, WHEREAS, the Board of Super visors have carefully reviewed the record of such proceedings and has found to be legal, and in all respects to comply with law, and has approved the same in all particulars, NOW THEREFORE, Be it re solved by the Board of Supervi sors of Holt County, Nebraska, that the action of the electors of said School District No. 1, be, and the same hereby is ratified and confirmed in all respects and par ticulars and that said record of such proceedings shall be enter ed upon the records of the County Board, and that there shall here oflor Wo AAmmnn/>in/T in the year 1962, a special tax in the amount of five mills on the dol lar 'upon all of the taxable pro perty in such School District No. 1, except intangible property, for a period of eight successive years for the purposes aforesaid, and that said School District shall be authorized to proceed with the purchase of said school house, and that the School Board be au thorized to issue Warrants for such purpose, as provided by law. A roll call vote was taken on resolution thereon, which result ed as follows: Aye: Harlan A. Dierking M.V. Landreth, Walter A. Smith, Clar ence Ernst, Frank Cronk, Eli McConnell and Edw. N. Flood. Nay: None Whereupon, the Chairman of the Board declared that said Re solution had received more than a majority of affirmative votes, and was duly passed and adopted. STATE OF NEBRASKA SS COUNTY OF HOLT I, Kenneth Waring, the duly elected, qualified and acting County Clerk of Holt County, Ne braska, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing, is a true and correct copy of a Resolution, duly passed and adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Holt County, Ne braska. on the 28th day of April, 1961, as the same is recorded in the minutes of the proceedings of said Board, now in my custody and control. Dated this 28th day of April, 1961. Kenneth Warning COUNTY CLERK TRANSCRIPT OF MINUTES OF ORGANIZATION MEETING OF ELECTORS OF SCHOOL DIS TRICT NO. 1, OF HOLT COUN TY, NEBRASKA On March 30th, 1961, at eight o’clock P. M., in the Leona School House within School Dis trict No. 1 of Holt County, Ne braska, the electors of said Dis trict met in their first and organ izational meeting, pursuant to the order and direction of Alice L. a. W1 Holt County, Nebraska, under date of March 23, 1961, advising of the formation of said School District No. 1, and describing its boundaries, and setting and fix ing a meeting of the qualified vot ers of the new District to be held at this time, and place. Forty one electors of said School Dis trict, were found to be present and in attendance, a list of such persons being attached hereto. Thereupon, the electors by pro per motion, and a show of hands, appointed Henry W. Walters, as the temporary chairman of said meeting, and Austin Searles, as temporary acting Secretary. The president presiding, then declared the meeting open for the transaction of business. The President announced that all voting would be conducted by ballots, and Paul Nelson and De Wayne Anson, were appointed as tellers. Thereupon, it was duly moved that the Northeast corner of Sec tion 34, in Township 32 North, Range 11, West of the 6th P. M. within said School District, be selected and designated as the of ficial site of the school house within said District. The motion being duly seconded, and there oeing no ocner muuuns xnaue, ucii lots were distributed, collected and tallied, and the result of the vote thereon was found to be as follows: For: 26 Against: None Thereupon the Chairman declar ed the motion duly passed and adopted, and the school house site designated as the Northeast corner of Section 34 above des cribed. The provisions of the Statutes, respecting the election and tenure of a new School Board was ex plained and discussed. Thereafter the following nom inations were made, for the of fice of Secretary of the School District, to-wit: A. Searles. Said nomination being duly seconded, and there being no other nom inations, ballots were distributed, colected and tallied, and the re sult of such vote was found to be as follows: For Austin Searles 30 votes; and 3 votes cast for other per sons. The chairman thereupon de clared that Austin Searles, hav ing received a majority in the highest number erf ballots cast, was duly elected as Secretary of the School Board. Thereafter the following per sons were nominated as candi dates for the office of Treasurer, to-wit: Cecil Miller, Carl Krogh, and DeWayne Anson, Said nomi nations being duly seconded, and there being no other nominations, ballots were distributed, collected and tallied and the resjlts there of found to be as follows: Cecil Miller, 20 votes, Carl Krogh 2 votes, DeWayne Anson, 14 votes. Thereupon the Chairman declar ed that Cecil Miller had received the highest number of votes, and a majority, and was duly elected as the Treasurer of the School Board. Thereafter, nominations were made for the office of President, the following persons nominated, Merlin Anderson, Allen Walters and DeWayne Anson. All of said nominations being duly seconded, and there being no other nomina tions, ballots were distributed, collected and tallied, and the re sults of such voting were found to be as follows: DeWayne Anson, 16 votes, Allen Walters, 9 votes, and Merlin Anderson, 12 votes. Thereupon a discussion followed as to whether or not a candidate was required to receive a major ity of the ballots cast, and upon consent of the candidates, and Suggestions made from the floor, it was decided to again submit the names of the candidates for balloting, and ballots were again distributed, collected and tallied, and the result of said voting was found to be as follows: DeWayne Anson 21 votes, Merlin Anderson 15 votes, Thereupon the Chair man declared that DeWayne An son had received a majority, and the greatest number of votes, and was duly elected as President of the Board. Thereafter the plans for a pro posed new school house, were presented to the meeting by the building committee, and the same was tnscussea ana approved. The proposal to construct a new school house was discussed and upon a show of hands, was found to be favored by a major ity of the electors present, and the school board was instructed to proceed with plans for the calling of a special election to submit said matter to a vote, along with the proposition to levy a special tax for building fund and upon a show of hands, it was found that a majority of the electors favored the construction of a frame school house, at a cost not to exceed $11,000.00, and that the cement floor in the base ment of such structure should be tiled. Thereafter the legal steps necessary for special election for the approval of a new school house, and the voting of a spec ial election for the approval of a new school house, and the vot ing of a special tax for a sinking fund for the erection of said school house, and the issuance of warrants in payment therefore, and the method of fiancing in gen eral, were discussed with the meeting. The School Board of said Dis trict, thereupon announced that it had decided to call a special meeting and a special election to be held on the 6th day of Ap ril, 1961, at eight o'clock P. M., in the School House of former District 170, for the purpose of submitting to the electors, the proposition of authorizing a new school house, and the equipping thereof, and the voting of a spec ial tax and creation of a sinking fund to pay for such construction and equipment. Upon Motion, the meeting ad journed. Austin A. Searles SECRETARY PRO TEMP. TO THE SECRETARY OF SCHOOL BOARD NO. 1, OF HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA We, the undersigned, hereby, each respectively accept the elec tion to the offices of President, Treasurer and Secretary of School Board No 1. of Holt Coun ty, Nebraska, which election took place on March 30th, 1961. Dated this 30th day of March, 1961. DeWayne Anson PRESIDENT Cecil C. Miller TREASURER Austin A. Searles SECRETARY CERTIFICATE STATE OF NEBRASKA ) ) SS COUNTY OF HOLT ) I, the undersigned, a legal elec tor, and inhabitant of the terri tory comprising School District No. 1 of Holt County, Nebraska, do hereby certify that on the 23rd day of March, 1961, I received from the County Superintendent of Holt County, Nebraska, the within and foregoing attached notice of formation of School Dis trict No. 1; that pursuant to the command thereof, I did personal ly notify each and every legal elector residing within the boun daries of said School District No. 1, of the formation of said Dis trict, and of the time and place of the first meeting of the electors thereof, by delivering to each of them personally a copy of the foregoing notice, and also by mailing to each a notice of said meeting, and by publishing for one issue in each of the Holt County Independent, and Frontier a notice of such meeting, all of which was done prior to the time of such meeting as required by law. Dated this 30th day of March, 1961. Henry W. Walters WITNESS: William W. Griffin March 23, 1961 A new District No. 1 has been formed with the following des cribed boundary: Commencing at the Southwest corner of Section 15, in Township 31, Range 11, running thence three miles east, thence three miles north, thence one half mile east, thence one fourth mile north, thence one half mile west, thence one half mile north, thence one fourth mile east, thence one mile north, thence one and three fourths miles east, thence two miles north, thence one mile east, thence two miles north to the Northeast corner of Section 9, Township 32, Range 10, following up the Niobrara River to the Northwest Corner of Section 2 Township 32, Range 11, thence one mile south, thence two miles west, thence one mile south, thence one half mile west, thence three miles south, thence one and one half mile east, thence one mile south, thence one fourth mile east, thence one half mile south, thence one fourth mile west, thence one half mile south, thence one mile west, thence one half mile south, thence one mile west, thence one half mile south, thence one and one half miles east, thence one half mile north, thence one half mile east, thence one and one half miles south to the Place of beginning. A meeting of the Qualified vot ers of the new District No. 1 will be held at the Leona School house (formerly Dist. No. 16) March 30, 1961, at 8 p.m. Notify every qualified voter of the new District No. 1 as to the time and place of such meeting. Sincerely yours, Alice L. French County Superinten dent MINUTES OF MEETING OF SCHOOL BOARD SCHOOL DIST TRICT NO. ONE HOLT COUNTY March 30, 1961, at 10:00 P. M.. following a meeting of the Elec tors of School District No. 1, of Holt County, held at the Leona Schoolhouse in said District, the newly elected Board of School District No. 1 met in executive session. Present: DeWayne Anson, Pres ident—Cecil Miller, Treasurer— Austin Spa rips Spprptarv—Ah sent: None The meeting was called to or der by the President, and the matter of submitting the issue of building a new school house and voting a special tax levy for a sinking fund for Such puri>ose was discussed. Thereupon it was moved by Mil ler, and seconded by Anson, that a Special meeting of the electors of School District No. 1, be called by this Board, to be held on the 6th day of April 1961, at the hour of 8:00 P. M., in the former Dis trict No. 170 Schoolhouse, situated in this School District, and that the Secretary be instructed to immediately post legal notices of such Special meeting, The notices to contain the following statement of purpose of meeting: “Purpose of meeting is to vote on the pro position to build a new school house in District No. 1, and to vote a special tax to be levied ov er a period of not more than ten years, sufficient to raise the Sum of not to exceed Eleven Thousand Dollars, said tax to commence in year 1962, for a sinking fund for the construction and equipment of such school house, such tax to be not more than five mills, and to authorize the School Board to proceed immediately with the acquisition of a school site, and with the construction and equip ping of said school house, and to authorize the issuance of warrants to pay the cost thereof as pro vided by law, and that the fore going propositions be submitted at such special meeting to the electors of such District for their approval or rejection. All members present voting in favor of said motion, the same was duly passed and adopted. Upon motion, the Board ad journed. Dated this 31st day of March. 1961. Approved: Dewayne Anson President Cecil C. Miller Treasurer Austin A. Searles Secretary TOTAL TRANSCRIPT OF MIN UTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF SPECIAL MEETING AND ELEC TION, HELD BY THE ELEC TORS OF SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 1, OF HOLT COUNTY, NEBRAS KA, ON APRIL 6, 1961. On April 6, 1961, at eight o’clock P. M., the legal electors of School District No. 1 of Holt County, Ne braska, met in special meeting, in the School House of former District No. 170, within the boun dories of School District No. 1, at which meeting 9 legal school elec tors were present and attending. The School Board of District No. 1, to-wit: Dewayne Anson. President, Cecil Miller, Treasur er, and Austin Searles, Secretary, were all present. The meeting was opended by President Anson, who declared the same ready for the transac tion of business. The President ordered the Sec retary to read a copy of the no tice of this special meeting,-which was done, and the same was or dered filed, and made apart of the records of the School District. A true copy of such notice of special meeting, together with certificate of the secretary is at tached hereto, and made a part hereof as an Exhibit. It was announced by the Pres ident, that all voting before the meeting, would be conducted by a written ballot. Thereafter, it was moved, by Cecil Miller that the site for the school house in District No. 1, be j determined and fixed as the ) Northeast corner of Section 34 in i Township 32 North, range 11, West ; of the 6th P. M. within said Dis trict. Motion was seconded by ’ Paul Nelson. There being no other f or further motions, ballots were I distributed, cast and tallied, and ^ the vote on said motion was as follows: For 9. Against None. 1 Said motion having received the ^ affirmative vote of more than , 55 per cent of the electors pre- r sent, the President decared the ^ same duly passed and adopted f and the site of the school house , fixed as the Northeast corner of Section 34, in Township 32, j North Range 11. t Thereafter it was moved by Ce cil Miller, that School District i No. 1 of Holt County, proceed to { construct, erect, and equip, a new [ school house, of frame construe- t tian, according to plans and spec- I ifications is the hands of the / building committee, the total cost of said construction and equip ment, not to exceed the sum of $11,000.00, and that for the pur pose of paying for said school building and equipment, that said District levy a special tax in addition to all other general school taxes in the amount of 5 mills, on the dollar upon the as sessed value of all the taxable property in such District, except intangible property, for a period of 8 years, said levy and tax to commence in the year 1962 for the purpose of providing a special fund for the payment of the cost of construction and equipment of the afore said school building and the interest on any warrants is sued thereunder, and that the school boaid of said district be authorized to at once proceed to carry out the purpose of such le vy and to construct and equip said school house, and for such purpose to issue warrants, as needed, not to exceed 85 per cent of the amounts raised by the le vy, against the fund voted, and the interest on any such warrants, to he paid annually. This motion was seconded by Carl Krogh. Ballots were thereupon distrib uted, collected and tallied, and the result of the vote on said mo tion was as follows: For 9, Against 0. The President thereupon declar ed that such motion and propo sition had received the affirma tive vote of more than 55 per cent of the electors present, and voting, and that the same was duly passed and adopted. Upon Motion, the meeting ad journed. APPROVED: Dewayne Anson PRESIDENT Cecil C. Miller TREASURER Austin A. Searles SECRETARY CERTIFICATE STATE OF NEBRASKA ) ) SS COUNTY OF HOLT ) I, Austin Searles, the duly elect ed, qualified and acting Secretary of School Board and School Dis trict No. 1, of Holt County, Ne hr;iska Ho horphv above and foregoing is a tr*ue and correct and complete record of the proceedings had and done at a Special Meeting and election held by the electors of School District No. 1, of Holt County, Nebraska, on April 6, 1961, pur suant to the notice and call for such meeting and election attach ed hereto. All as the same is now reflected by the official min utes of the Board of said School District No. 1, now in my official custody and control. Dated this 6th day of April, 1961. APPROVED: Dewayne Anson PRESIDENT Cecil C. Miller TREASURER Austin A. Searles SECRETARY NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEET ING AND ELECTION BY THE LEGAL ELECTORS OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. ONE OF HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA. Notice is hereby given that a special meeting of the legal elec tors of School District No. 1 of Holt County, Nebraska, has been called to be held on April sixth, 1961 at 8:00 p.m. at the former school district No. 170, school house in this said District. The purpose of such special meeting and election and the ob ject thereof, is: To vote on the proposition to build a new schoolhouse in Dis trice No. 1: To vote a special tax to be levied over a period of not more than ten years sufficient to raise the sum of not to exceed eleven thousand dollars: Said tax to commence in the year 1962, for a sinking fund for the construc tion and equipment of said school house, such tax to be not more than five mills annually: To au thorize the School Board to ac quire a site for said building, and to proceed at once with the con struction and equipping of said schoolhouse, and to authorize the issuance of warrants to pay the cost thereof as provided by law, and to do things necessary for that purpose. Dated this 30th day of March, 1961. By Order of the Board Austin Searles SECRETARY CERTIFICATE OTATE OF NEBRASKA ) ) SS COUNTY OF HOLT ) I, the undersigned, Austin Sear ies, Secretary of School District vyxie ut xiwiL vAAiuijr, iuui <aa ka, do hereby certify that on the 31st day of March, 1961, I posted three copies of the above and foregoing notice of special meet ing, in three of the most public places within said School District No. one. Austin A Searles SECRETARY 3:00 P. M. On motion the Board adjourned until May 16, 1961 at 10:00 A. M. Kenneth Warning COUNTY CLERK M. V. 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