The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-15
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
j. B. MacDougall Elected Presi-
dent for the Year.
SITES FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL.
Moro Propositions From Block Owners
--O6ers to Take Prof. Heston's
Plsce-Monthly Reports.

At the annual meeting OF the board OF educa-
ton last night officers for the ensuing year were
chosen. j. 3. MacDougall was elected president,
D. A. Spencer having frst declined election
upon the plea Of business that would take him
out OF the city for some time during the coming
year. Thomas ". Prosch was unanimously
elected vice president and H. F. Whitney was
reelected secretary. There appeared to be on
the part of the members q generous rivalry in
the matter of forcing the honorary positions
upon each other and everything went as smooth
~ elockwork.
President MacDougall announced his standing
committees at once, as follows:
Education. Spencer, Burweli, Colkett; build
fngs and sites, Proscb, MacDougaii, Burwel:
finances. Burweli. Colkett, Spencer; supplies
MacDougall, Spencer, Prosch: auditing, Coiketf,
Prosch, MacDougall.
The secretary was Instructed to notify the
contractors supplying coal that the board would
insist upon the absolute fulhllment OF their con-
tracts.
The Seattle Savings bank submitted an agree
ment whereby tho bank agreed TO accept the
warrants OF the board at face value, the war
rants to bear per cent interest and the board
70 be allowed to check against the bank and
give warrants for such checks Tho matter was
referred TO the boards attorney for report az to
the Legality Of the agreement.
White g. Munday, the attorneys to whom was
referred the legality of the Claims against the
board of the MacDougall Southwick Company
and the Seattle Hardware Company reported
that the claims could be enforced, and on
motion OF Mr. Spencer the bills were approved.
Propositions to sell sites for high school site
were received from A A. Denny, who offered to
sell lots I. 2, 8, 4, s, 8 In block III of A. A.
Dennys Broadway addition for $4,000. and lots
8 and in same block for S. 900; aud also from
Ell Ludlow, Offering block 90 IN c. G. Terry's
second addition. bon nded by Jefferson, Eleventh.
Terrace and Broadway streets, for $4,000 Both
were referred to the buildings ana sites COM
mittee.
The committee on placing insurance on the
new Pacific school building reported the amount
90 be distributed among different firms and the
report approved.
The Offer OF Thomas II. Campbell to let to the
board for school purposes the building at
Seventh and Pike, was declined.
The offer of William ID. oou to build a side
walk from the car line to the Green Lake school
II the city the school board would furnish
the lumbar was referred to the secretary to see
the city council about the matter.
Applications for the position OF principal of
the high school were received from X. g. Bing-
ham, of Tacoma, and ". A. Wetzell. of Portland,
bat as the resignation of Prof Heston had not
been submitted action on the applications was
deferred.
communication from County Treasurer
Phelps was read notifying the board that tho
seni-annuai interest on the school bonds,
amounting to s9,5lls 81, would fall due january /.
Architect Parkinson submitted an estimate of
5000 in favor of the contractor on the new Pa
cifc school building, which was ordered paid.
Tho report of Secretary Whitney for the month
Of November was submitted as follows: