The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-06-22
SPECIAL MEETING.
OrFTCs OF THE Board OF EDUCATION,
OTTAWA lime 9TH 1857

OrfIcs OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Ottawa, June 9TH 1867.
Present-H. G. Vorce President. and Directors
Clark. Gibson. Courtney, Lutz and Griffith.
Absent-Director Crane.
Minutes OF last meeting read and approved
\ communication from Miss Kate Mc(iovern
sollcitng situation as teacher was read and
ordered placed on file.
Bill of John Matthias 15c. for mending bell, was
presented and ordered paid.
Bill of John Boyne SlgS., for coal delivered
since last bill was presented, and $780, sum reserved
to secure fulhllment of contract-total s6o. 81
was presented and ordered paid
Director Courtney, from committee on finance
reported progress in negotiating bonds.
Director Gibson. from committee on buildings
reported that several lots had been examined in
the sixth ward that the most desirable lots for
school purposes. iu4he judgment of the committee.
were lots one, two and three. in block one in Nor.
ris Addition to Ottawa.
Director Lutz favored the purchase of the lots
recommended by the committee
Tie President Of the Board and Directors Court.
ney and Lutx were appointed committee to
memoriaze the City Council to purchase lots one
two and three in block one. in Norris Addition TO
Ottawa, for school purposes
Director Gibson, from committee on buildings
reported that the committee had sdyertised for
| proposals 10 erect school house in the second
ward, the proposals to be placed in the hands of
the chairman of the committee by noon of Friday
Jnne 1th; that, this evening. another proposal had
| been placed in his hands, and the committee asked
| If it should be received.
! On motion Of Director Courtney,
! Ordered, That all proposals received by the CON.
mitee within the time announced in their adyer.
tisement be considered, and none others
The only proposal received was from Colwell.
Clark Stcbbins: amount SIS. .495.
The proposal Of Cowe Clark l. Stebbins was
accepted and ordered filed.
The committee on buildings reported plan for
an addition ts the school house in the seventh
ward and recommended its approval.
The plan was approved. The addition to be
built of brick.
Ihe committee on buildings were instructed TO
invite proposals for building addition to school
house IN seventh ward in accordance with the plan
! adopted, and with specifications to be prepared by
the committee. The committee were instructed
| to report at next meeting
The committee finance were instructc cd to pre.
sent plan for raising the necessary additional
funds to complete the buildings ordered erected
by the Board
The committee on supplies reported the bill of
John Manley. sl005, as correct and it was ordered
paid.
| The committee on fnance were instructed 70
borrow the sum OF $500, on 30 days, for immediate
use. The committee were also Instructed to bor.
row, at the close Of the term for sixty DAYS, such
sum MS may be found necessary to meet indebted.
| ness at that time.
| Bill of Alex. NJ. Grow-lO doz. ink wells, $50,
one globe. sla-total $t1-was presented and
| ordered paid.
The report Of fi,e Superintendent for the school
month ending May 3ls,, was read and ordered
! placed on file.
Adjourned till Friday evening, June 81.
I. II. CLARK, Clerk.