The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-11-01
BOARD OF EDUcArtoN.
Proceedings OF the adjourned Term
Last Evening.

THURSDAY, Oct. %
An adjourned meeting Of the board of
education was held last evening in the
office Of the superintendent for the pur-
pose OF accepting the Central avenue
school building OF the Contractors,
Holmes h JIllson. if everything was
found as per contract. AS none of the
members of the building committee who
were present could give satisfactory evil
dence that the building Was completed.
and as some Of the receipts Of suh-con-
tractors had not been furnished by the
contractors, it was thought advisable TO
waive the final adjustment of the matter
until committee appointed by the
president could make an examination of
said building.
Dir. Bugs made the following motion,
which was adopted: That an order be
drawn on the treasurer for the balance
due Holmes & Jillson, the con-
tractors of the Central avenue school
building. after q committe appointed by
the president should make an examine
tion OF said building-And report every
thing completed in accordance with the
contract and receipts in iull from all
suD-contractOrs be presented tn the
board.
Mr.. Riggs suggested that the president,
L. B. Kellogg, be chairman OF the said
committee, which on motion was adopt
ed. The committee appointed was
Messrs. Kellogg. Riggs and MorSis. The
committee was to visit the building
Thursday, Oct. 25, At 8 o'clock q. m,
for the purpose of making the examiDa-
ton.
Mr.. Meyer, representing ). A.
Brown 81 Co. was present for the pur
pose of obtaining an order Tor the bal
ance due said company for lumber
furnished r. P. Richardson & Son, con-
tractors Of the Third ward school house.
The president stated that the board were
ready to pay said balance whenever re-
ceipts in full were received from
the contractors and all sub-con-
tractors of all claims against
said Third ward school build
ing
Mr.. Riggs, chairman of the committee
on finance and taxation, reported on the
sale of the old Second avenue school
building. There being some misunder
standing among the several parties Who
desired to purchase said building the
chairman of the committee referred the
matter TO the board for adjustment.
Dr. Frost made the following motion,
which was adopted: That the Second
avenue school building be sold II public
auction to the highest bidder on next
Saturday, October 27th, 1888. III . O'Clock
q. M, under the direction OF the chair
man of the committee on finance and
taxation.
1t was moved that the member of the
building committee of the several wards
and outlying district be authorized to
make all needed repairs in the ward OF
district of which he is a member. Car
red
The following bills were presented
audited and ordered paid:
Joe Reeves. plastering chimney 81 &C
Griffith s. Ewing, supplies. IA 0C
Z. v. Eskridge, printing bonds. III sc
Thos. Thomas, Az cords wood at
1 "a 20. ....-.-.... ~ &c
Geo. B, Beters, supplies. .13 g.
The bill of S. A. Brown 81 Co. was re-
ferred to the committee on claims.
On motion Miss Josie Daniels was ad.
mitted to the high school on condition
of her paying tuition of $500 pei
month.
1t was moved that Messrs. Holmes
and Riggs write up policies to thu
amount of 5000 on the Central avenu,
school building; $4,sOO on the building
and 500 on the furniture. Carried.
It was moved that the sale of tho
small building at the Second avenue
school building to Daniel Weeks bC
confirmed. Carried.
Adjourned.
| p l. CARMICHAEI. Clerk.