The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-07-06
hsePort Of Annual school Meeting,
COURT HOUSE. SI-pERIoR WIS :.

Report Of Annual school u letting.
COURT HOUSE, SUPERIOR, WIS,
July lst, 1889.
Ipe annual meeting of School Dis
trlct No. was held pursuant to call at
the court house at p. m. on the above
GATE, Mr.. James Bardon in the chair.
The Chair stated that the Clerk was
absent and called for nominations to
III That office, pro TEN, whereupon
mos V. Badgley was elected
Ihe Chair stated that the next order
OF business was the election of a
treasurer to fill the vacancy occas-
stoned by the expiring of Mr.. l.. F.
Johhston's term of office. Nominations
were called for and Mr.. +. l.. Johnston
Delhg the only nominee and having re-
celVed The unanimous support of the
electors present the secretary was, on
motion ordered to cast ballot for said
nominee, which he accordingly did,
ana The Chairman declared L. +. John
ston duly elected Treasurer.
| A'iio"ihS Itpoll VIDA .'acl Tau.
SUPERIOR, Wis, July 1st, 1885,
To the electors of School District No.
The school board would beg leave to
say that the total receipts for the year
ending July lst, 1880 were $3S, 495. Is
and the total expenses to date $40, 964 OF
leaving balance on hand of SIT ,531 10
out OF Whichyo school board has to
pay;
On building contract $4,000. 90
Warming and vibrating con-
On LIST payment of school
| bonds 10000
And interest on bonds due
August lst G75.OO
Total, sI7I75.0O
Which will leave a balance in the
| Treasurer's hands at the commence
ment of school term of $3Sl13 This
Will compel your board to raise funds
FOR the payment of school expenses
until such times as the annual taxes are
paid IN. All Of which is respectfully
submitted. JOHN kEAOUGH, Clerk.
The Treasurer recommended the
! levying of tax to meet the following
| appropriations which are to cover all |
anticipated OUTLAWS for the school year |
| Teachers salaries $500 90 |
| Buildings, repairs and care
| of building $500. 90 |
| Insurance and furniture 1000 90 |
| Interest on bonds l,6OO 90 |
| I'd payment on bonds $500. 90 |
| Clerks salary 5000 |
Fuel SOC. 90 |
Total, S16,050.0 90 |
! Motions were carried authorizing |
the levying of $50 for maps, globes and |
other school requisites, and another |
sum of 500 for library making
total of $40, ..25,00.
| 1t was moved and seconded that the |
report as recommended by the Board |
and amended, as above noted, by the |
I meeting be adopted and that the sum
of sl6, 225 GO be levied, carried.
/ Mr.. Johnston then asked the electors
| to express their views as to what the |
| Board should do with the old school |
buildings, and after some discussion
,they submitted the following reso-
| lutions:
r RESOLVED, that the School Board of |
| this School District be and they are |
| hereby authorized to lease to any per- |
I son for such time and on such terms as
they may deem proper, any of the |
| school buildings or school lots or
grounds in the district other than the |
new school house and grounds, corner
Eof West 9th street and Thompson
avenue, and the two lots on the corner |
of Becker avenue and West 4th street. |
b. And on motion the said resolution
was adopted
f. On motion of Mr.. Otis, which was
duly seconded and carried, the Board
was authorized to make any legal ar
engagements with the city council to
lease for term of years the two lots
belonging to the School Board, and
situated on the corner of Becker ave
nue. and West 4th street.
Mr. ID. E. Roberts moved seconded
by Mr.. Dean, that the District Board
be authorized to make an appropria-
ton of $3.50 to cover the expense of
furnishing text books to children of
parents who are unable to meet that
expense, and that this sum be added
to the amount authorized TO be levied
as set forth above Carried.
Treasurer Johnston reported that
proposition in the nature of a request
had been received from the West Su-
perIor School Board, asking this Board
to unite with them for the purpose of
erecting at some point in Superior
City suitable high school building,
and after some discussion, on motion
of Col. Hayes, seconded by DR.. Latiitte
it was ordered that the Board of Dis
trict No. / confer with the West Su-
peri0r Board regarding the erection of
such a building and to report at the
next meeting.
On motion the meeting appointed
Col. Hayes and James Bardon substi-
tuteS with power to act in the matter
of the erection of a high school in the
absence OF any of the Trustees.
A motion prevailed fixing the next
place of meeting at the Fire Hall on
| Becker avenue.
Moved by P. II. Perkins, seconded
by Col. Hayes, that the Board be au-
thoriZed to purchase such flags as they
NAV deem necessary for each of the