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SCHOOL BOARD TO
BUILD NEW TYPE
OF FIELD FENCE
'V Th conlrnvci'Hy on for Iho past
week or more between tbo property
ownerfl adjacent to the now IiIkIi
school athletic field on Second street,
who object to a proposed board fence
round the field, and the school
board which has long planned such a
fence, reached tho "down to brass
tucks" Mage last night, when the
board after discussing the last com
munication from the objectors decid
ed to go ahead and build a lovely
green fence of a design which they
hope will do away witli objection.'
.Now if tho property owners still
object, when the board goes ahead to
build tho fence uround the field next
Monday, nothing Is left for the objec
tors to do but seek an injunction, as
they have threatened. Thus what
may go down the ages In local school
history ns tho Oreen Hoard Fence
War may start on Its course In the
courts. , :
'.The controversy Is an embarrassing
one as tho board, after contracting to
buy ,the new field -ono block west of
the ld ono, which is now a part of
the .now high school site, for 14000
. from the city, has already spent
- $12 00 In grading, leveling and drain
ing the field, and both sides to iho
controversy recognize the fact that
the athletic field must be enclosed
becauso of admission being charged
to all games.
-The new plan decided on by the
school board last night is to erect a
new double-Joint or combination
fence, seven feet high when "In use
for games, and but four feet high
when not In use. This fence, of
course, to be painted a leaf green.
rThls means that the fence will from
the outside look to be only four feet
high, but it will have an extension of
three feet, which extension, fastened
to hinges, will hang down on tho In
side of the fence until a game Is on,
when It will be raised, thus making a
seven foot fence which will prevent
''free lookers" from seeing the game.
The board has already obtained a
permit from the city to build a four
foot, fence. . .
f The history of the controversy is
shown by the formal communications
exchanged between tho objectors and
the school board.
First the adjacent property owners
made a written objection to a fonce
round tho field, which they claimed
Would be Injurious to their properties
and unsightly. The the board came
back with the following reply:
i "Since receiving your protest
gainst the construction of a hoard
fence around the .high school athlotlc
field, wo. have been endeavoring to
find some solution to the problem
tiat will be acceptable to you . and
also to tho students and other pa
trons of lite school; who aro interest
ed In football and other athlotlcs.
' 'Of course you realize that It Is
Impossible to continue school athle
tics without funds to do so, and such
funds aro derived from admission
charged to the games. Therefore an
enclosed field Is imperative aside
from the need of privacy for practice.
In view of these facts, we hope that
this plan for proposed fence shall bo
approved by. you. Inasmuch as the
field' will have to be abandoned us
far as school pui;posos are concerned,
If fencing It should bo found Impos
sible. "Our proposal Is: that the district
shall have constructed, an eight foot
board fence, built as neatly as Is pos
sible. That it shall bo painted a leaf
green to blend with follHgo and that,
as soon as practicable. It shall he cov
ered with vines and flowers and thai
a ten foot parking in front of it along
Second street, shall be landscaped
nd, beautified. This plan has been
carried .out successfully in other
places and Is nut merely an experi
ment. We should like to, hear from
you regarding the matter before
Thursday noon, October 1st, so that
action may bo taken and arrange
ments made previous to tho Sulurday
game."
!To this reply of the school board
the property owners came back with
the following communication:
hi-, "We are In receipt of your letter
of September 29. In which you sub
mit a proposition for our considera
tion relative to the fencing of tho
athletic field on West Second street,
ii "In reply we beg to advise that tho
plan as presented by you has been
given careful consideration, and that
the unanimous opinion of tho adja
cent property owners Is that a board
fence would be altogether objection
able, and no less damaging to our
property values by virtue of Its being
painted.
-, "We appreciate tho difficulties
Under which you ure working and
have no desire to be unreasonable,
but having seen board fences neatly
'bUIlt and attractively painted become
dingy, warped and weather-beaten,
nd unsightly to the point of being a
public nuisance, we feel that In Jus
tice to ourselves and to tho city as a
Whole, In which we feci a groat deal
of pride, wo could not glvo our con
tent to tho erection of a board fence
anywhere within tho rosidence dls
trtct In our city. And we Believe that
any fair-minded citizen will agree,
that, were ho In our position, he
would takf the same stand tbatwe
bate takon In the matter."
The lust stago up to date was the
course decided on by the school
board laxfc night.
" Mass Mcctlffg at Natatlunl.
Friday nlcht. October 2nd. at 7:30
p. ni. at the fCatatorium. President
Clancy of the Medford Chamber ot(
Commerce earnestly urges every Mcd
ford voter Including the ladles, to at-
I tend this meeting, whether they be for
or against any of the measures. This
Is a mooting for everybody. Questions
Will be welcome from the floor and
aMl be open for discussion.' 165
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Bee Mrs. J. A. Everett. 206 Willamette
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