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TWENTIETH YEAR. NCHOLD INDIGNATION MEETING TO OPPOSE ACTION OE BOARDlj Trades Assembly Asks Citizens Meet Tonight to Join in Protest Against Al-lowing Brokers’ Fee.OBJECT TO PAYING ANY ONEHead of Labor Organization Says Members Feel That Board Should Select High School Site.An indignation meeting, to protest action of the board of education in awarding a contract to real estate brokers to obtain options on proposed sites for the new high school buildH*ffr~wyll be held by the trades assembly in its quarters at No. 114 West Sixth street tonight.The meeting is to be open to the public, and an invitation to every person to attend was issued yesterday by Jesse Shelby, president of the trades assembly. The meeting will begin at 7:30 o’clock.J,abor Men Object.Since The Globe recently published a statement to the effect that the board of education had employed Howard Brown, a real estate ..rm, to obtain options on property situated within a district designated by the board, active members of the trades assembly voiced protest of the action. They declared that the board itself should liawe made the selection.Publication in The Globe yesterday morning of an article explaining that the trades assembly probably would adopt a resolution condemning the school board's action, was followed last night by the Commercial Club’s adopting a similar resolution.“We are not protesting the employment of Howard Brown, in particular,’’ said Mr. Shelby to a representativeof The Globe, “but we feel that if mem- | a,hers of the board of education are capable of managiug Joplin's school affairs they are capable of selecting a high school site. No real estate firm should ^fc have been employed.Use Money Otherwise.We understand that a commission of 2*4 per cent is to be paid by C-e board for the realty firm's obtaining these options. This will amount to approximately $2,500. That much money would pay for a gymnasium or other features of the new school building, or it would help in meeting expense of repairing a grade school building.“The trades assembly hopes that as many citizens as possible will attend our meeting Thursday night and express views in the matter.”(Clt;
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Joplin Globe
Joplin, Missouri, US
Thu, Feb 24, 1916
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