The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-11-23
rHE SCHOOL BOARD.
The Third ward Building Not Con-
strueted According 70 Contract.
and IL Rejected
70 BE cOmpleted According to Contract.

To BE Completed According to Contract,
at Expense OF the Contractor.
EsaPoRIA, Nov. 20, 1892.
The board of education met at the
Office of the probate judge al 8 O'Clock
u m. and thence proceeded to the
Third ward school building for the
purpose of inspecting the same
On motion of DIR. Cordley the clerk
was instructed 10 request r. P. Rich.
ardson & Son to meet with the board
this evening.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet at the high school building at
O'Clock in the evening:
EVENING SESSION.
The board met as per adjournment and
was called TO order by the president.
Present-Messrs Kellogg. McMurtrIe,
Mills, Jones. Morris, Riggs, Cord'ey,
Hail, Morse.
The matter of receiving the Third
ward school building came up for con-
sideration.
Mr. Hall. chairman of the special
committee ON The sale of the old school
site vest of town, reported that he had
an offer of $500 for the same.
On motion of Mr. Mills, Mr.. Hail, of
the committee. was instructed If the Of
fer to purchase would pay $4O0 down
il would be considered sale.
Committee on finance and taxation
,,,ada tha follOUiun ranorf.
In accordance with the authority
conferred apOn the committee OF finance
and taxation of the board of education
of the city of Emporia, Kansas, arrange
ment has been this day made with the
Emporia National bank tn cash such Or
ders (When no funds are in the treasury
drawn upon the treasurer of the said
board of education tor teachers and jan.
itors' wages only, for the current school
year, and for such advances so made
The said bank shall receive interest ad-
diLional 10 the legal rate drawn by such
orders, after presentation, al the rate of
five per cent per annum; so that the
total rate of interest to be paid said bank
upon such advances shall be, and not
exceed, twelve per cent per annum until
paid.
Signed this 10th day of November,
1882 On behalf of the board of educa-
ton. 8. B. RIGGs.
d. w. MORRIS,
Committee ON finance and taxation.
L. L. HERITAGE,
Cashier for Emporia National Bank.
The report of the committee was ac-
cepted and adopted.
The special committee on District 53
reported that the action of the board in
regard to attaching part of District 90
had been referred back to District 53
with the understanding that the action
of the board was final. and if they de-
sired to be attached they must adjust
their financial matters to correspond to
the action OF the board.
On motion, John Hammond, the su-
perintendent, being present. was asked
to report on the Third ward building.
He stated that the building was not con-
structed in accordance with the contract.
On motion of Mr. Riggs the Third
ward school building was rejected as not
being finished in accordance with the
contract.
lhoI thC oSAbC nOtANC
ON the contractor and bondsmen that
the beard will not accept the Third ward
building and will take possession of the
same at the expiration of forty-eight
hours.
Dr. Cordley offered the following res
olution:
Resolved, That the superintendent be
instructed to see that the Fourth ward
building be completed in accordance
with the contract, specifications and
plans, and if he is unable to do this to
report the matter to the board for its
further action.
Carried.
Moved that after the expiration of
forty eight hours the superintendent,
under the direction of the committee on
building and grounds, be authorized
and directed to enter upon and take pos
session of the Third ward school build
ing for and on behalf of the board of
education and complete the same in ac-
cordance with the contract, specifica-
tions and detailed drawings as far as it is
possible, at the expense of the contrac-
tor. Carried.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet at the call of the president.
Z. j. CARMICHAEL, Clerk.