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Show Pg. 120 This was granted, but created so much opposition in that district, that later Mt. Green was declared a separate school district again. This affair caused considerable comment all over the county, and was discussed by people generally and sentiment grew in favor of writing the small districts into larger units. On Sept. 21 – 1908 a special meeting of the Board of County Commissioners was held for the purpose of considering the advisability of consolidation. After discussion it was decided to submit the matter to the people and vote upon it at the general election to be held Tues. Nov. 3 – 1908. After the election, on Monday Nov. 9 – 1908, the County Commissioners again met to canvas the returns of the election. At this meeting the following resolutions were presented for acceptance. Resolution “Whereas the question as to whether the School District of this county should be consolidated, and the entire county created into a county school district, was submitted to the voters of the county at the general election held on the 3rd of Nov. of this year, and, whereas a great majority of the legal and registered voters of the county voted in the affirmative on said question, Pg. 121 and Whereas this Board deems it for the best interest of the children and schools of this county that such county school district be created – Now, therefore, Be it Resolved that all the school districts of this county be, and they are hereby consolidated into one school district, to be known as the Morgan county School District, an such Morgan Co. School District is hereby created. And inasmuch as this county is already divided into five precincts for the election of Justices of the Peace and Constables. Be it further Resolved that each of said election precincts be, and the same are hereby constituted a school representative precinct of said Morgan Co. School District. And be it further resolved that said representative Districts shall be known as and called Peterson District, Milton District, Canyon Creek District, Morgan District and Corydon District. Be it further resolved that Victor R. Bohman, James Johansen, Joseph Durrant, H. B. Fry and Thomas Condie be, and they are hereby appointed the members of the Board of Education of said Morgan Co. School District, and each said members shall give a bond with sufficient securities in the sum of $1500.00, and shall |