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The Milwaukee Leader
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
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Citizens in West Allis protested the purchase of the McKowen tract for a high school site at a mass meeting in Colonial hall on Saturday night, praising opposing aldermen David Love, J. Schumacher, and E. Sellers. The site is criticized for being near a jail and saloon and in line with a future street; district attorney deems purchase illegal. Bonds sold April 7.
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Citizens in Mass Meeting Protest Acceptance of McKowen Tract.
At a mass meeting in Colonial hall, Saturday night, to discuss the proposed purchase of the McKowen tract for a high school site, Ald. David Love, Social-Democrat, and Ald. J. Schumacher and E. Sellers were praised for their opposition to the purchase.
Walter A. Wenz, Milwaukee, was chairman, and Otto Conrad was the principal speaker.
The bonds for the purchase were sold April 7, and since that time the city has been paying interest on them, and is still without a high school.
It is probable that a definite policy of fighting the taking over of the McKowen tract will develop from the meeting.
The site is opposed on the ground that it is within 300 feet of a jail and a saloon, and is in line with a street which will be opened in the near future and thus compel vacation of the tract, it is said.
The district attorney has given an opinion that the purchase of the site would be illegal.
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Primary Location
West Allis
Event Date
Saturday Night
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bonds sold april 7; city paying interest without high school; probable policy to fight purchase; district attorney opinion that purchase illegal
Event Details
Mass meeting in Colonial hall to discuss proposed purchase of McKowen tract for high school site; opposition praised; site within 300 feet of jail and saloon, in line with future street requiring vacation