Show f R SCHO SCHOOL l DENIED Judges Judge's Ruling Clears Clears- Way for Copperton Building Petition of ot Arthur Cook Bingham taxpayer for an injunction restrainIng restraining restrain restrain- ing the Jordan school district board of or education from building a n. high school at Copperton was denied Saturday by Judge James W. W McKInney McI Third district court court- The case was s' s submitted by argument ment to Judge McKInney Thursday only on two points tho the plaintiff abandoning his allegation that board members des desired rc-d rc to undertake the project to m make kc secret profits for themselves Entering into a contract ct before the building plans had been approved approved ap ap- ap- ap proved pro b by the state superintendent of public Instruction and attempting to build the high school within a radius of twelve miles of a high school already built and in use were the grounds on which the petition was as presented to the court The court held that asking for contractors contractors' bids was was not a part pait orthe ot or the proceeding of entering into a n. contract with builders and therefore could be be- transacted without first gaining approval al of ot the building plans by bythe the state superintendent of ot instruction Judge McKinney held in connection connection tion with the second allegation that thata a a. reasonable interpretation of ot the statute Indicating high schools should be located not closer together than twelve miles mlles meant tho the distance distance dis dis- tance by nearest road rond or lane of traffic and not by airline as aa contended contended con con- tended by the plain plaintiff tift The effect of ot the ruling Is to clear the wa way for construction of or the Cop pei ton high school it was stated S I |