Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-04-19

Inc regular annual ue6blnH Oh Ln0 Ndpo-
leon Township Board of Education met at the
Office of the clerk at O'Clock p. M, April
10th, 1888. The certificates of clerk from sub
Districts No. one to nine inclusive, showed
that the members of the Napoleon Township
Board of Education consisted of the following:
Benton collars, Clerk sub District No. /, II.
J. Coon 2, Fred. Badenhop 8, II. e. Suck
man 4, M. Coon 5, @. H. Belknap G, J. W.
Herschberger7 j. W. Durham s, @. A. Roda 8.
The oath of Office was administered by J.
B. Dittenhaver, township Clerk, and the BOARD
proceeded to organize by choosing j. W.
Harschberger President. J. B. Dittenhaver
presented his bond as clerk for two years and
lisa Leist, treasurer, for one year, which were
accepted by the board. The oath of Office was
then administered to lisa Leist by the clerk.
The chair, on motion, appointed the fol-
lowing committee to audit the books of the
clerk and treasurer: Fred. Badenhop, @. III.
Belknap, Moses Coon. After careful in
vestigation the committee submitted the fol-
lowing report: We, your committee, ap-
pointed to audit the books of clerk and treas
urer of Napoleon township, Henry county,
Ohio, report that after careful investiga-
| ton find that the books of the clerk and
treasurer compare in all respects, and all or
ders drawn by the clerk from No. los to 1858
inclusive, were found in strict confor nifty
with the law, and find the balance of funds in
the treasury to be $966.sO, this 10th day of
April, 1888.
The following bills were presented and al
lowed: lisa Lest, for disbursing school fund,
$4,412.89, $A.13 J. B. Dittenhaver, balance
due on clerk fees to date, April 16, 'sS, $2O.0S.
On motion, it was ordered by the board
that each sub-district from to 8 inclusive,
be allowed an appropriation of $25.0O for
wood for ensuing year. Also for incidental
expences the sum of $500 to be expended by
the clerk as it becomes necessary upon his
individual certificate.
The following clerks presented their wants:
B. collars district l, repairs, granted; H. j.
Coon 2, asked for new school house, referred
to committee; Fred Badenhope 8, satisfied; N.
E. Stuckman 4, wants school house painted
and blackboard repaired, granted; M. Coon
8, satisfied; G. Fl. Belknap 6, wants grading
done to amount $1,000, granted; j. W.
Herschberger Z, school house painted and
repaired, granted; J. N. Durham 8, satisfied
G. A. Roda 8, satisfied.
On motion, the chair appointeda commitee
of three to investigate the necessity of a new
school house in sub-district No. / as follows;
Fred Badenhope, @. A. Roda and H. J. Coon
to report on the 2sth day Of April, 1883, at
O'Clock p. M, at the Office of Township Clerk
John Dencer presented request to have {
portion Of Dist. No. detached from sait
District and attached TO adjoining District ir
Flatrock township, or provisions made be.
tween Napoleon township Board of Educa
ton and Flatrock to admit four pupils from
Dist. No. 8. Clerk ordered to submit pro-
position to be considered April 28th.
petition from SO electors from sub Distric
No. 2 asked permission to have two months
German school during the summer season
according to law, Sec. 4041. On motion thu
matter was indefinitely postponed.
Board then adjourned dunil April %, 1888.