The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-03-28
Board Of Education.
ADJOURNED MEETING.
O'rlc. OF THE BoAnD OF EpucArloS. !


The Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present-Directors Gibson, Courtney, Lutz and
Griffith.
Director Gibson was chosen President pro vem
The minutes OF last meeting were read and ap.
proved:
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| Geo. Z. W. Sherwood, 4 sets tablets, - 90
q. q. Lutz, ink, 90
| d. P. Moore, repairing furnace, &C., 8 90
Phenix Fire Ius. Co., insurance, - 90
Edward Trainer Co., mason work, 10 90
Black Bennett, sundries, 40
ColwelI, Clark 4 Stebbins-bench s32, mate.
rial and labor $34.67, sundries S9. .02- IS 50
| T. Il. Clark, stamps, exchange, telegraphing
| paper, &C., Is s5
| The treasurers receipts for the following sums
were presented and ordered placed on file:
| Receipt for SEQ. from ". V. Cooley, tuition re.
| ceived in 7th ward school,
! Receipt for &2Ss0, from M. A. Reed, tuition re-.
ceived in I'd ward school.
Receipt for &C.. from VIM. l.. Gibson, tuition re-
| ceived IN I'd ward school.
Receipt for $3.50, from T. H. Clark, tuition re.
| ceived in Sd ward school.
| communication from City Council, relative to
/ tolls on the Illinois river bridge, read and re.
ferred to committee on buildings with instructions
! to report at their earliest convenience.
The treasurers report for the past year was ad
| and ordered placed on file.
| The following communication from the City Coun.
| Gil was read and ordered entered IN the minutes:
10 the Board Of Education ofMe cityof O0awa.
| |, H. n. Waterman, City Clerk of the city of OF.
tawa do hereby certify that after q canvass of the
votes cast for Directors Of the Board of Education
| at meeting of City Council held March II, 1858,
| the following named persons were declared duly
elected Directors Of the Board OF Education of the
city Of Ottawa for the ensuing municipal year, viz:
| First ward, Theo. c. Gibson
Second ward, WIN. H. Gibson
| Third g Charles Stout
| Fourth Thos. K Courtney
| Fifth ." F. f. Crane
| Sixth +" Donat HOllecker
| Seventh d" John Fulton
In witness Of which have hereunto set my hand
and caused the seal Of said city to be attached this
nth day Of March A. D. 1888.
SEAL R.N. WATERMAN, City Clerk.
Director Courtney. as Notary Public, administer.
ed the oath to the following Directors elect: w.
L. Gibson, Charles Stout and Donat Hollecker.
The other Directors elect, with the exception of
Director Crane, being already qualified, appeared
| and took their seats.
The Board then proceeded to the election of off.
! GERS for the ensuing year:
Directors Stout and Hoecker were appointed
| telers.
On the first ballot for President of the Board, the
| vote stood as follows:
| W. l.. Gibson s, T.. c. Gibson ., Chas Stout |.
On the second ballot, the vote was the same as
| on the first.
On the third ballot Director W. l.. Gibson re.
| ceiSed four votes and Director Charles Stout two
| votes
| Director w. l.. Gibson was thereupon declared
| duly elected President of the Board of Education
| for the ensuing year.
| T. II. Clark received four votes for clerk of the
| Beard, j G.. Kellogg one, blank one.
T. II. Clark was declared duly elected clerk Of the
Board of Education for helensung year.
The election Of treasurer was postponed till the
next meeting.
| On motion Of Director Courtney, the clerk was
! instructed to draw order, on maturity, for
amount of note due the First National Bank the
| Both inst.
| On motion Of Director Hollecker, the Board ad.
| journed to Friday evening. March 20th
7. II. CLARK, Clerk.