Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-10-25
SCHOOL TRUSTEES MEET.
3. l.. Durham Appointed Teacher in the
Coon District-New School House

3. l.. Durham Appointed Teacher in the
Coon District-New School House
at Ulm.
There we're present last night at the
school trustees meeting Messrs. Raban
Cooper, Gockstetter Holmes and Luck
ett After the reading of the minutes of
numerous adjourned meetings on the
heating question, Trustee Gocsstettsr
asked that number of citizens from
Ulm be heard on the matter of needed
school facilities at that place.
Joseph j. Largent explained that, ow-
ing to the fact that the owners of the
building formerly used for school pur.
poses at Ulm had de-lDed to allow it to
be farther used for this purpose, they
were without any school facilities. There
were eleven children of school age de.
srous Of attending school at Ulm. They
were willing to donate site for the
school, haul the lumber and other ma
terial to tho site from the station, and
quarry and deliver on the ground rock
for the foundation. On these terms the
school trustees agreed to erect for them
d school house, !8x4 or 2Ox2G, to cost
about $500 or 5000
W. G. Downing appeared before the
board for Ed Conley, who performed
work on the Gay contracts, with three
alidavits from Conley, Emerton and
McRae to the effect that Conlcy had no
interest in the contracts. and thcreupon
the board decided to pay Conley % per
cent of his claim, being the same pro-
portion the other creditors received.
Contractor Mckay suggested the ad.
visibility Of carrying some insurance on
the High school building, and men
toned $1,000 as being sufficient. Archi-
tect White thought a larger sum would
be required to make the district safe. 1t
was finally decided to place 81, 800 with
McNalr Il Webster, $1,000 with Mycr
Harris, and S2,50O with Fitzgerald a.
Foster.
Some discussion followed on propo-
sition to consolidate the suctcr and
North Great Falls schools for the better
accommodation of the pupils. there be-
ing too many grades in the smcltcr
school for one teacher to handle to adj
vantage. 1t was referred to the teachers
committee.
A proposition was made to raise the
salaries of II. T.. Hammond and Miss
Patterson 50 d month, it appearing that
they were eutItled to the raise on ac-
count of a resolution making an increase
Of 50 after the first years service. 1rus-
tees Raban and Cooper opposed the
proposition, as did Trustee Guckstetter,
and it was defeated, Mr. Cooper explain
ing that he was opposed to any ne
of expense at this time and that his &C
tion was not because the teachers men
toned were less deserving of raise than
others.
A fifth estimate IN favor of n. II. Lease
on account Of building contract for $425
WAS allowed.
The eighteenth estimate on account
Of construction of the high echool for
S3, 1851 was allowed.
A bill for s1G so from Architect White
for perintendence on the South Great
Falls and Copper Smelter schools, being
y per cent of the cost, was allowed.
The contract for heating the high
and Smith e. Duncan for 81 7.4OO with Il.
$. Ford and f. b. Weirick AS suretes on
bond for $1,000 for faithful perform
ance of the work.
The question of putting in a double
floor in the attic Of the new high school
was brought up and discussed. Archi-
tect White said it would cost about $500
additional and was necessary if the attic
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