The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-15
BOARD OF EDUCATION
1t Meets and Dlsposes Of Some I'm.
poflant Business ~
ABOUT THOSE CONTRACTS
The Foundation OF One OF the
School Buildings. n Not Posses,
sing Other Qualities, VIII Be
atLeast an Expensive One.

GREAT FALLS, April 14.-The school
board met in special session last night.
There were present Trustees Gokstetter,
Poole, Cooper, Luckett, Brown, Holmes
and Hanks. 0nly routine business was
transacted, most of which was done on
motion and on suggestion OF Gokstetter,
and IL appeared from the minutesof the
past meetings that Trustees Gokstetter
Earle and Hanks have been transacting
all important business for the last fort
night at least. Earle was not reelected,
and it is improbable that Hanks and
Gokstetter will be when their terms ex-
pire next spring. ,f.
The board of new members having
qualified. proceeded to reorgauize. For
chairman Gokstetter nominated Holmes,
Hanks seconded the nomination and
Holmes was unanimously elected. For
clerk Luckett nominated j. p. Fitzgerald
and Cooper nominated A. E. Caufield. the
present incumbent. The first ballot gave
each three votes, one blank being cast.
Tho second ballot gave Fitzgerald 4; Cau-
field 8.
whats the further pleasure of the
board ?'' inquired the chairman, and Cox
stetter suggested that 1t was customary to
select n principal when q new board first
met. The chair suggested that that should
be considered by the teachers committee,
which had not yet been appointed. and
Gokstetter suggested that the committees
be appointed. Gokstette- moved that the
chair appoint three trustees to select the
committee, and the chair appointed Cox
stetter, Brown and Hanks. The commit
tee retired, but soon returned and re-
ported il could not agree and further time
was granted.
1t was ordered that the board shall meet
the first and third Saturdays of every
month. The reading of the minutes OF
April 6, showed Trustee Emerton voting
against the motion to refund money adj
vanced by the Northwestern National
bank. Gokstetter said that Emerton
voted in the affirmative and moved to
correct the minutes, which was done. The
reading also showed that the seventh
estimate of Mckay Bros. for 81, T25 for
work done on the high school, was allowed
at IL o'clock p. M. on motion of Gokstet.
ter, seconded by Earle.
The minutes OF the meeting OF April,s.
held at a. m, showed that Mckay Bros
estimate of S2,505.s7 for extra work was
allowed. on motion of Gokstetter. sec-s
onded by Earle. The claim of Architect Z
White for extra plans for $692.95, was al d.
lowed, on motion of GoKstetter, seconded
by Earle. .. \
The board ordered that Arbor day shall
not be celebrated.
Architect White appeared and stated
that he had made an error in calculating
his bill which was allowed April 8. II
should have been for s792.95, an increase
of 500. 1t was not stated whether or not
the bill had been audited. Trustee
Brown, in inspecting the bill, found an
other error and the bill was laid over.
Gokstetter said that the board should
have time to ''vindicatc themselves" and |
moved an adjournment, which was taken
until Monday.
A representative OF the STANDARD to-
day made investigation and found that
Mckay Bros. original contract was for
s95 900. The foundation of the building
has not yet been completed. Architect
White has received s2,792.25 and claims |
300 more. Mckay Bros. have received |
81 .418.43. The interest on money adj
ganced by the Northwestern National |
bank amounts to $4,000.
According to the terms of the last bond |
sale, the board may order a building |
erected at an entirely different place than |
he site already chosen. Taxpayers are |
asking: "Where are we at?" and sensa.
ional Developments are expected within |
1 week. County Attorney Freeman and |
he school committee of the Trades and |
Labor council were present at last nights |
meeting of the board.