Ovid School Fire
Montpelier Examiner, Thursday, 14 August 1930, page 1
SCHOOL BURNS
Fire of unknown origin razed the school building at Ovid during the night Wednesday causing property damage estimated at approximately $5000. The Ovid school district had been ordered by the State earlier in the summer to erect a new building and the residents of the district voted down the bonding of the district. Another election has been expected to be held soon.
With the burning of the building other facilities will have to be arranged for the caring of the pupils this coming fall as time will not permit the erection of a new building in time for the opening of school.
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Paris Post, Thursday, 21 August 1930, page 2
FIRE
Fire of unknown origin razed the school building at Ovid during
the night Wednesday causing property damage estimated at approximately $5000.
The Ovid school district had been ordered by the State earlier in the summer to
erect a new building and the residents of the district voted down the bonding of
the district. Another election has been expected to be held soon.
With the burning of the building other facilities will have to be arranged for the caring of the pupils this coming fall as time will not permit the erection of a new building in time for the opening of school.
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Paris Post, Thursday, 25 September 1930, page 5
A notice is being published in this paper by the clerk of the Ovid school district for sealed proposals for furnishing labor and material for the erection and completion of a new school building. An election was held at that place for the issuance of $11,000 in bonds, practically every vote cast was in favor of the proposition. It is the aim of the board of trustees to get the work under way and completed as soon as possible. At the present time school is being conducted in the ward chapel.
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Montpelier Examiner, Thursday, 9 October 1930, page 12
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
In the matter of issuing bonds by the school district No 6, Ovid Idaho. On September 30, 1930, the said school district shall be authorized and permitted to issue bonds in the sum of $8000 for the erecting and equipping a school building and the purchasing of a site for said building. Trustees of said school district No 6: Nels D Peterson, J P Beck, Isaac Johnson
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Paris Post, Thursday, 9 October 1930, page 1
Contractor and builder Wade of Malad, who is now constructing the St Charles school building was the lowest bidder for the Ovid school building and was awarded the contract Saturday, when bids were opened by the trustees of that school district. His bid was $10,399. Work will start as soon as possible, the building will be brick, modernly equipped and when completed said to be a credit to that community.
Other contractors participating Saturday were R A Shepherd, $11,173; Hogan, $12,179; Steiner, $12,830; General, $13,595; Thompson, $11,320; Grimmett, $11,258; Spencer, $12,950.
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Paris Post, Thursday, 16 October 1930, page 1
Excavation work started the first week for the new Ovid school house which will be located on the same site as the original building that was destroyed during the summer by fire. Contractor Wade expects to rush construction work while good weather permits.
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Paris Post, Thursday, 15 January 1931, page 8
The modern brick school house being constructed at Ovid is near completion. The plastering is finished and the floors are to be laid immediately. The heating system employs the use of a large hot air furnace with automatic stoker. An automatic home water plant has to be installed with modern lavatories and accessories. The two large classrooms and various compartments are extremely well lighted and ventilated.
It is reported that the school will be opened in the first part of February. For the past few years the water supply at the Ovid school house has been fluctuating and as a new modern building is being erected there, an attempt was made to increase the flow of water by the use of dynamite.