Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-02-27 | Page 4 | Disapprove Action of School Board

DISAPPROVE ACTION OF SCHOOL BOARD BOlisK, Idaho. Eob. 27. Disapproval Disapprov-al of tho action of the Dietrich school district in voting bonds to purchaso tn town water system, has boon voiced by the state board of education. Its members mem-bers holding such an act is beyond i the legal power of an Idaho school district. dis-trict. Tho situation brought about by the Dietrich district. Is Interesting and ' unique, and tho action of the board Is the first of its kind to be taken since It was organized. Tho Dietrich district voted on Jan-I Jan-I uary 14. flo.uOO worth of bonds with I which to buy the Water system, pro- posing to rehabilitate it, a recent or-! or-! der of the publie utilities commission I giving the Klchfleld Public Service j company permission to discontinue i water service to the town. This order Is to go Into forco and effect on April i 1. When It does, the district school I at Dietrich Will be without water, and, I therefore, seriously handicapped. To prevent such a situation, tho district decided it would have to buy the system. sys-tem. The bonds were therefore voted. The district has not as yet disposed dis-posed of the bonds, but buyers are ui-ready ui-ready In the field and seem to be willing to take the isue While tho state board of education disapproves the plan of the district to soil the bonds. It does not command It not to do so. Should the bonds be sold in face of the objection of tho state board, tho situation will become even more interesting; It Is believed