The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-05-04
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

Talking over the Finances standing
Committees for the Year.
A. the mssting Of the school board last
evening COMMITTEES consisting Of II. n
Beadls. X. Jockey and A. Klsiuaohmidt,
representing the COMMITTEES OF 100. we're
present After The Transaction Of routine
business Trustee Sterling offered a rssolu-
tion for the appointment Of a special com.
mittss OF three. TO which the clerk shall DO
added. 20 Learn the probable assessment Of
the Helena school district. aud the amount
OF taxes that will probably be derived the
coming year for school purposes. This
committee 10 also 10 have the clerk trepare
a statement showing the amounts expended
during the present school year for fusl.
light water. repairs, supplies. teachers ana
ianitora salaries. The committee IL also
10 report on tue finances OF the distriet.
On motion OF Trustee Greenfield the reso-
luton vas adopted aud the chair an
nounosd that the committee would be the
finance COMMITTEES. he would announce
later.
Mr.. Jockey was then asked II his com
mittse had any matter they desired TO call
TO she attention OF the board. Mr.. Jockey
said he was PRESENT on behalf of the exsou-
tive committee of the committee OF one
hund ed; that the executive COMMITTEES de-
sired 20 meet tbs taancs COMMITTEES OF the
board and talk over the affairs OF the dis
hict. with a view Of bette InR tta hnanoisl
condition at least. lie said u was the de-
sire OF the committee he represented to
maintain the standard of tbs schools, but
a. the same time % manage them as econ 70
OmioallV az possible. lie said his commit
tee had collected u great deal OF data. aud
while he had no doubt the trustees devoted
considerable time 10 their duties. yet be
felt his COMMITTEES might be enabled 10
enlighten the board as 20 where Improve
manta might be made.
II. NJ. Beadle also made q few remarks,
calling attention 20 the debt OF the city ,
county asd school district.
4. ustes Parohen said he saw no reason
why the business OF the school district
could not be Iun the same az any other.
He said a. be understood IL the trouble In
reRA Il TO lack of money Tor conducting the
schools. which had neoesaltatod the calling
for a special levy two years ago. was que 10
the fact that the county commissioners had
not listened 20 the recommendations Of the
trustees a. to the amount Of money that
would be required. As TO- himself, he was
opposed TO another special tax. he be-
lieved the board should make a careful es-
innate. go TO the county com missionsrs.
tell them what levy they must have, and
then II the commissioners would not take
their word for u and refused 90 give them
enough 20 run the schools he for one
/ would step out
/ 1he proposition 20 meet the committss
OF one hundred was agreed TO. and this
com mitass ana the finance committee OF
the board will meet next Wednesday even
ing. On Friday evening there will be a
/ special pseting OF the board 20 consider
/ is report Of the finance committee aud 90
/ discuss she finances of the district "a well
as 10 hx the salaries for the next school
year.
supt. Young made report showing that
there are at present in attendance on the
Helena schools forty pupils who reside In
I other districts, twenty OF these being in at
/ tendance az the west side school. As u il
90 near the end Of the school year Il was
decided not to take any action now, but at
she beginning OF the nett term these pupils
will have TO be paid for or they will not be
allowed the privileges OF the schools OF
this district.
The matter of the graduating exercises
came up. aud Trustees Sterling, Walker
and Grssnheld we're named as a commit
tee, in connection with Principal Merritt,
20 arrange for the exercises.
Trustee Gamer named the standing COM
mittees for the ensuing year as follows;
Buildina-Walke-. Cox, Parohsn.
Insurance-CoI, Pafohen. Sterling.
AuditinR-Winne. Sterling. Wake.
Teachers and government Of schools
Gamer. PaTchen, Greenfield, Whine.
FinAnce-PaTohen. Greenfield, Winne.
Printiag-CoI, Sterling, q eenneld.
Grounds, repairs and lanitors-Green-
field. Cox. Gamer.
School an aratus aud misunderstanding.
Walker. Whine.