The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-04-20
NEW SCHOOL BOARD.
i Began Business by Elsoiing Fred.
Gamer Chairman and F. w.
Ellis Clerk.
Report OF the Clerk Showing
Decided Saving During
the Year.
supi. XouBg's Report Indicates an In.
creased AttsRdanes-Ths Retiring
Trustees.

] Inc trustees OF Helena school district
No. held a reguler meeting last night.
Aztec abe reading OF the minutes Of the
last meeting the new trustees. Jacob
Walker, who was reelected. Peter Winnie
and +. +. Sterling being p essnt. Chairman
LanRhorne and Trustee Kisinschmidt re-
tired. and the new board proceeded to the
/ election OF Officers for the ensuing year.
| Trustee Gamer was elected chairman. W.
4. Cor vice chairman and 4. W. Ellis
clerk. After disposing Of routine business
the clerk presented his annual report. a.
follows:
/ Gentlemsn; l herewith present you with
statement showing the condition OF the va
rious school funds up 60 and including
April q. 1894. For your conVenienoe pre-
sent tabulAted statement Of ths receipts
and disbursements fo' the school yea 1892
and 1885 also a statement Of the cost Of
conducting the schools from Sept last TO
April |.
There was on hand Sept. /. 1898. in the
building fund, 1872. 801.6s. bat that has
since been wholly absorbed, as statement
herewith will show. There two out
standing ss les of school bonds. The first
( issue. bearing date Aug. g. 1880. calling for
100 coupons Of the denomination OF $1,000
each. be ring interest at the rate Of Eve per
cent per annum. payable in twenty years
and fedeemAbls IN sen yea from date.
Also one issue under date of Sept. n.
/ 1891, OF 100 coupon bonds of the dsnomin4-
/ ton OF $1,000 each, bearing interest az the
rate Of slx PEI cent per annum, payable N
twenty ysnrs and redeemable IN ten years
i from their date.
There is duo the district from NJ. Llssner
from the sale of the First ward school
! the sum OF 4455.
In order To ascertain the amount Of
money on hand sept. ]. 1894. / have made
this calculation. There ID now on hand
/ SO. Ss2 90; from this amount Is to be de-
quoted the teachers. janitors' ami Gle ks
ay roll for April, MAJ. June. July ana
/ August, which will amount 10 about Slb.-
| 800 incidental expenses about $780, leaving
balance OF al cot $1,000 TO commence
school on sept l. 1894.
The whole amount raised by taxation for
| the support of acnoOls for the school year
| 1892 and 1898 was S55, 69236 From this
emount Is 20 DO deducted the sum of
| g. 675.54 on account of shortage Of previous
year. making total cash 70 conducting
schools TO that year 453, 362 81. Ihe whole
amount OF money raised by taxation for
school purposes for the school year 1888
and 1894 IL t57, 47l.l6.
/ there Was a shortage on commencement
| OF schools, sept. 1 last, OF S34b.75. here
]
/ fund Sl.OOO anu 4. j. Walsh $500, on &C
/ count Of ogal services rendered IN she case
OF Grant q Whalen W. The school District
No. ], ana to Walsh a Newman on nc
count of defending tue district IN tue SUIT
| OF 4. J. walsh S60b0. court costs and
other expenses S705O. Also the sum Of
~ O43. 20 on account Of constructing the
broauwater school building ami outhouses.
These Guns, aRgreatinR S2,4H.7s. sLould
have Ueen paid out OF the building fund,
D NuaN HftaN ~ s.A ola
had TO be paid DOT o. she general school
fund. Deduct this amount tOgethsf with
the shortage on Sept. !. 1888. We have 500
76S.54; to this add the anticipated cost Of
confusing the schools 20 sept. !, 1894,
SIC 800, Masking tbs total cost OF ooadual.
ing the schools for the present yea SiI-
665. "a. showing saving Of s., 794O3 over
last year
supL YounR's report showed that the
total enrolment for 1928 was 72i, and
for the present school year up 10 uats l,e24.
or an INCREASE OF almost 100. be average
daily attsn dance for lS92-93 was l.3O6, and
10 the present school ear /, ASP, bupt.
Young said the iosntaRe Of httendanee
for tue past month was the best In the his
tory OF the schools. The fact that though
thee has been larger attendance this
ear than last the expenses have been
nea ~ $1,000 less, was q matter OF some
comprehension 20 Ihe membs.s OF the Old
boar. The report OF tue clerk Was re-
ferrod To the nnanoe com mittee.
Chat man LanghOf was called on for "A
speech. In replying he called attention
To she iHct that tneie was nov only one /
mem Der OF the board who went on when he |
dId-Irustes Walker. Mr.. Lsnghorns said
thai the nrst year no spent on the board /
was not pleasant one, OWING to the fact
that there Was g.eat deal OF the bust /
ness of the district 40 that time that was IN 1
bad shape. However durilg the past year
this had al been strai0utsned Vi, so that
bis last yeAr As n trustee hal been very 1
pleasant one. lie said all the me mt eTs had /
IN svs,y way helped him. as we'll as attend |
InR TO the duties of their office, anu to a
great extent ue regretted ssverinR the pleas /
Aut relations Of the past year At the con- /
olusion of the ex-chalrmAn's ,tmArks a
rislnG vote OF thanks was gwen the retiring |
members ~ slight token OF the ap. reoia- |
uOn OF their labOis,
Chairman Gamer will announces his com
mittess At the next meeting of ths board.