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~January 6, 1917. At an adjourned special meeting of the City Council January 6th there were present: Messrs--Oscie Dashiell, J. T. Haavey, C. H~ Herbert, Jno. A. ~orris, W. D. Morgan, 5- In accordance wl~h a~esolution ~zlopted Js~uuary 2nd, the Chairman of the Finance Depart- ment made a ver~l report as to the amount needed to erect a 0olored School Building chmse m site fo= s~e, stmted that he h~ ~e=red With the School Board mbout the mmtter but h~t come to no conclusion ~nd would, therefore, put it up to the Council for action. M . ~. T. Bri s President o~ ~he School Bomrd, stated thmt the Bo~d, he understood, ~nd colored School ~ildings), mt ~ in~erest~ to be discounte~ $t,09~~ P~ ~.e~c~.__ The ~tter ~s discussed by Messrs. Herbert, Mor~n, umshiell% a~ ~nvey, of zne ~o~- oil, the President of the School ~rd,~mnd the Superintendent of the Schools. Mr. Hmnvey stmted that he did not think the matter very clemr and ~ould like for the City Attorney ~o give his ~it~en opinion ms ~o the limit of the Council to ~e mppropriations for Schools, ~d he so moved. The motion was ~op~ed. Mr. Morris suggested thmt the funds for the Schools migh~ be borrowed from ~ insurmnce compmny, but he was not prepped to say what r~te of interest would be Then ~. Eorgmn moved that ~he City Attorney be instructed to ~ve his ~itten opi~on as to whether ~he City's borrowing c~pmcity, for gener~ ~ity p~poses wo~d be limited if funds ~e borrowed by the School Board from the Stmte Liter~y F~d or from an insurance The motion was adopted. Finally, Er. Morgan mov~ thmt the question of the ~ount necessmry to complete ~he work of erecting the schools, ~s well ~s providing the funds for the completion of ~e,'be referred to %he Dep~tment of Finmnce, with instructions to m~e a definite~report to the Council. The motion was mdopted. Mr. Dmshiell moved ~t~the Ol~k be instructed to o~l the meeting of the~Oouncil for ne~ Tues~y mt y $'clook P. E., so ms t~ $~t ~h with business in time to go. to ~ b~que~ te be given by the Bom~of Trade of Norzo~.&m ~.~. ' Mr. ~erbert moved to ame~, thmt~the meetingbe ~ied at y P. E., mhd ~o ~Jo~n 8:30, for said purpose. The ~en~ent ~s adopted.