The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-18
THERE WILL Be FUN.
The Work OF Investigation Has Been
Fairly Started BY the
Trustees.
Tho Contract for tho First Ward
School House Has Been
Given.
Msssrs. Guthrie and Jockey, Like hark's
Are wiIlinx-Outsiders Will Have
Chnrgsof investigation.

The school board held q regular meeting
Yesterday afternoon tor tho TRANSACTION OF
usual routine business and the AWARDING OK
| bids for tho construction of the new FIRST
ward school building. incidentally a reso-
luton was presented and adopted and out
of this may come some degree OF future
entertainment Tho payment Of extras
to Wheleu &c Grant ia still in consideration
but evidently the contractors are becoming
tired of the delay, for their attorneys, Ad-
kinson and Miller, made q formal and per-
emptory demand on tho trustees for the
money and u communication which was
filed.
Prof. Young reported that the schools are
in a satisfactory condition except that one
of the rooms was badly o~vercrowded. Inc
attendance curing the first month was
larger than last year by several hundred.
He referred to the statement in yesterday
mornings INDEPENDENT como erninR a young
girl who was turned out of the school house
in the rain. He was inclined to doubt the
claim, but added that there were no rules
TO call for such action on the part OF the
teacher.
Minor business transacted was tho award
ing of a printing contract of $S8.7b to the
journal company, which submitted the
lowest bid; the raising of Janitor Lust'e
salary from $50 to $40 a month, and the
allowance of $1,000 to Contractor Orr for
work done ON the Seventh ward school
house.
AT a special meeting the other day Mr.
Jockey read a resolution, which he left &c
be introduced yesterday, as he vent te
Idaho to meet the Occur d'Alene exour'
~sionists. Yesterday he sent a note to Mr
Langhorne, suggesting that the resolution
b, laid over until he returned, but the trus-
: tees thought the matter should be disposed
of. It appeared, however, that certain IN
terlineations had been made since the reso
luton was first read. Here is the resolu
! ton with the interlineations in brackets:
> SIN view of the fact that many state
? ments are being circulated rejecting upo1
!, the management Of school affairs durlnl
! the term Of r. Jockey upon the schoo
: board in 1883 and of the trustees since sal
= = date and especially during the incum6enc
. of William H. Guthriel and it seems deslr
able and due the taxpayers of athis sohoo
: district7 that an investigation Of school al
. fairs be made by competent and dislntel
ested persons; therefore be it resolved ina!
y A committee of three members of tn
y board, consisting OF s. W: LanQhorne, "
a M1ll6f ana JOB6pu OduSs NC 0PRSAA'~~
report to this board the names of compt
% tent persons and the terms. upon whlc
70 they will undertake an examination OF a
!. matters pertaining to the financial mar
~ aeement Of school affairs during the ter
- mentioned. and such examination to II
y, erection of school buildings, heating IN
10 plumbing and furnishing same, insuran'
10 placed on school property, all contracts
" whatever nature and any az
all matters I present h9 anx 70 mem a.
30 of this board or taxpayer Of this distri
and also az to the connection with scno
sewers, water pipes or steam heat by pr
vate individuals and with power to tai
n statements of individuals when neoessa1
or advisable. the report OF said commit
of experts to be published Tor the ln1ofh'
ton of the public" ,
Various comments were called forth I
the changes from the original readlng. M
~ Guthrie said that Mr.. Jockey would ha'
n heard from him if the interlineations ht
sented. He would have made MI. Lock
~ retract. DR.. Miller thought the board NJ
u no right to insult any member. Mr. duthr
D. moved the adoption of the resolution VII
the interlineations stricken out, addl1
a that he wanted to put Mr.. Jockey on re
ord, and his motion prevailed.
10 The following bids for the First wa
d. school building we're presented:
ID S. Mysen. +!
le w. IL. Orr q.
Ia, Sander IL COl6en.. o.,
W.. Y. S1monton. . y;
ry +. Il. Winters & -
w w. II. McCann.... ........... 4i
n Upon motion of DR.. Miller the contra
a was awarded to Sander q Colsen. All bl
be presented for wood contracts were thro'
out and the board will advertise for bids.