The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-09
sssssm.n. of expenditures, July /. 1880 to to

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A communication was read from Mr..
and Mrs. b. 4. Day, donating to the school
district block 10, Days La Grande addi-
ton to Fremont
Mr.. Prosch offered the following resolu-
tons, which were adopted:
WHEREAS, Mr.. and Mrs. b. F. Day have made
amunifcent and unconditional offer to the dis
tsict Of block 10, in Days Ia Grande addition,
and,
wHEREAs, The gift or this block, having q
length of 400 feet and width of 256 feet, being
egibly located and of unexceptionai
topography, 10 an act of generosity uneoualled
In the school history OF the state; and,
WHEREAS, The district Is in want OF such q
site and of building upon 1t: therefore be Ii
Resotucd, BY the board OF education that the
ofer Of Mr. aud Mrs. Day be accepted; and be 1t
further
Resolved, That tho board pledges itself and
the district 10 erect upon this magnificent tract
OF ground q large brick schoolhouse, to cost not
less than $4,000, the construction of the frat
division OF which shall begin Immediately after
securing title, and the remaining divisions TO
follow as the requirements of the surrounding
community may demand; be it further
Resoired That in token OF appreciation the
schoolhouse 90 be erected upon this block shall
be called after the donors: and be il further
Resolved, That this preamble and these resolu-
tons be spread upon the record of the board,
u1u t1ht hu authenticated COPY Dc sent 10 MI.
and Mrs. Day by the president and secretary.
w. Fl. White, attorney for the board, re-
ported that the district had demurred in
the superior court to the claim against it
in the Elliott contract suit, and the de-
murrer had been sustained, as the district
was not liable until after Judgment had
been secured against Elliott and failure
TO collect from him. But that the district
was a municipal corporation within the
meaning of the law requiring municipal
corporations to take bonds. etc., and was
therefore liable on failure of the contractor
to pay his debts.
Regarding the balance due on the dry
closets in use in some of the school build
ings, Mr.. White gave it as his opinion that
the board cannot be held, as the closets
have utterly failed to do that for which
they were intended. In case of suit being
brought for the s., 400 alleged to be due, he
advised the setting up of counter claim
for the recovery of the amount already
paid.
Relative TO the lot in Latona district, he
advised that the title could be Strengthened
out by friendly suit.
The plans of the new Green lake school,
house were submitted by the architect, ].
Parkinson, and approved by the board.
The building is a one-story brick, 30 by 50
feet, and contains two recitation rooms,
with necessary cloak rooms. 1t is so ar
ranged that two more rooms can be added
The secretary was instructed TO advertise
for bids.
The contract for clearing block 90, Wood
lawn addition TO Green Lake, on which a
new school building is TO be erected, was
awarded to A. IL. Rogers for So.
A communication was read from the
secretary of the board of public works
agreeing to the use by the school district
OF its building on Pine street in considera-
lion of the use of the old South school
building as a stable.
The resignation of Miss Margaret p.
Lynch as a teacher in the schools was read
and accepted.
Mr.. Augustine Beacham was elected
principal of the Latona school. Miss
Elinor A. Condor was chosen teacher in
the city schools.
The secretary of the board was in
s;ructed to place insurance on the Latona
building and the new additions to the best
advantage.
An advance payment Of s.. 500 was voted
TO P. NJ. Hughes, the contractor building
the west addition 10 the Denny school.
AOAtoNAHE Wills NCIc aiiUWcu. Drown
Elliott, paper and carbon. $3.50; City of
seattle, water. 81; ]. II. Calvert & Co,
supplies, $40; L. F. Compton. building
permits, US; W. A. Hasbrouck & Co., al
.ohoi, Sso; Koch & Oakley. printing,
Ss; Lowman & Hanford. printing. $3.50:
=: Lone Co., supplies. 81 80; d. McDan-
iels' hauling, $3.50; nellie & Engelbrecht,
glass, vac; W. H. Humphrey & Co., sup
plies vs.; Post-Intelligenoer Company,
no'lee 10 contractors, Sl2.50; ]. Parkinson,
services, sie0So; Seattle TslesrcpA. no.
tees, Sll.2S; Seattle Hardware COMPANY.
hooks. $50; schwabacher Bros. & Co. lime.
etc, $3.50; Stewart & Holmes Drug Com.
rany' bottles, $3.50; Sunset Telephone
Company, rent, SO; Seattle Coal and IRON
Company, coal, STOOLS, Seattle Gsslirht
Company, gas, $3.50; ]. L. TAYLOR. lum-
$40. S'ei'
The board adjourned subject 10 the call
OF the secretary.