Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-06-08

The first annual school meeting for
this district under the new law was held
Monday evening.
The meeting was called to order by
Capt Bushnell, President of the school
board.
MI. Buchner moved the reading of
the minutes Of the last necettfTstiag be dis
pensed with. Objection bda made the
motion was withdrawn and tllhe minutes
were read by the ClerkfsMr j. P.
Lewis.
Mr.. J. A. Jones, Treasurer of the
Lancaster High School snd Lancaster
Graded School then made his report for
the past year, from which the following
extracts are taken The total receipts
for the high school during the year
were 81, 1876. Total expenditures up
to close of the present term $1,000.
Amount in the treasury at close of term,
1899. &C.
The total receipts for the graded
school were S4,3l5 81. Total expendi-
lures to close of present term. 80, 200 05
leaving balance on hand ut that time
of 1898. ~, after meeting all contracts,
including $40 for wood.
The report was approved.
Mr.. Jones then arose and said that he
had been elected one year ago and that
having more business than he could at
tend to had only intended to continue in
office for one year and therefore now
rendered his resignation pcremptorily.
Mr.. Ed. Pollock moved that 80 long
rs MIR Jones would not serve that the
resignation be accepted. Motion car
red.
Mr.. Dave Schreincr called attention
To the school law passed last winter and
wished to inquire what term the new
treasurer would be elected for.
Mr.. Bushnell Thought the new menu
Der would be chosen to ill the term ex-
piring three years from that evening.
Nominations then being in order
Messrs John A. Street, r. b. Showal-
ter, Il. Meyer, Sr.. and W. b. Baxter
were nominated.
MIR Baxter declined
MIR Showaiter also declined.
Messrs. y. Schreiner and Squire Bald
win were appointed tellers and the
meeting proceeded to ballot for treas
urer.
The first ballot stood as follows: for
Street. Is; John Schreiner, 9; Baxter. Z;
Showalter, }; scattering, 3.
Mr. John Schrener withdrew his
name. stating he had served six years
on the school board. which ought to be
sufficient.
Mr. Jones then moved that the clerk
be instructed to cast the full vote for
John A. Street; carried.
The Board then presented their esti-
mate for the following year rs follows;
for the high school, SLIGO; for graded
school. - 600; state Indebtedness. 81
coo; interest on same, so; grand total
of -. $50.
Several statements were then made by
the members of the board as to what
was thought necessary TO be done.
among other things being represented
the necessity for opening up another
room and employing one more teacher.
1t was also thought by the board
necessary 10 reseat the high school
room. where the seats were getting in
bad condition and were too low for
large scholars. This was represented as
among the probabilities, although the
board had not yet decided as to whether
the changes were absolutely necessary
Attention was also called to the furnaces
which would hardly last longer than an
other year.
After some discussion in which it
seemed to be the sense of the meeting
that the board should use their own
discretion in the matter, motion 10 adj
iourn was made and carried.