The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-07
Suite Department.
OF BUSINESS
A Number If Reports Submitted to
the Beard of Education.
CLERK PARSONS STATEMENT
Overcrowded Rooms - Applicants
for Positions-Miss Pearl Reed
Employed-Profes kern's
aeport of the Schools.

The board of school trustees held
their regular monthly meeting last efe-
ming. with Trustees Hoskins, McCon-
nell, Hawley. Reimel and Bray pres
ent. In the absence of Chairman Cal
derhead, Mr. Bray was called to the
chair. An interesting and comprehen-
sive financial statement, covering
period of IS months, was received from
Clerk Paxson and approved by the
board. The statement is as follows:
Butte, Feb. 6, 1896.
Gentlemen desire to submit to
this honorable board the following
statement as a reorganization of the
accounts of this district for a period OF
2S months from Jan. 1. 1896, back to
October 81, 1898. This statement in
cludes every warrant issued by me up
to Jan. /, 1896, as well as the credit
item of 7,00S.0S. which consists of the
sum total of $50 warrants issued by my
predecessor. Mr.. Rice, between Feb. Z,
1898. and June 3. 1893. These warrants
were paid by the county treasurer dur
ing my incumbency, as follows: Dec.
r. 1899, $40 42S.s2: Jan. 90, 1894. $579.26;
total. ST., 00S. 0S.
II have verified the cash balance re-
ported by the treasurer by carefully
checking his accounts against ours,
item DN item, IN Ifle ueldli SO lildl the
sum total of the warrants unpaid
(s2 01420) and the cash balance proves
each other. There has never been any
law providing for the comparison OF
our accounts with those of the county
treasurer, and for many years past
there has been law (Which is still in
force), providing that no school dis
trict shall overdraw its balance in the
treasury. Intelligent compliance with
this law makes Ii necessary that we
compare accounts with the treasurer at
least as often as once month. Such
| comparison will enable us, not only to
protect the unpaid warrants, but to
right any discrepancies that may occur
| by reason of the errors on either side
| MIR. Calderhead has arranged to
have the county treasurer draw off and
| render to the board a statement in
number and amount of every warrant
| of this district paid by him out OF the
| general fund. Such a statement rem
dered at set periods will obviate the ne
! cessity of borrowing the treasurer's
/ books every time we want TO check
up, and will greatly facilitate the labor
| of arriving at a balance at the end OF
/ each month. Hereafter our accounts
! will be in such shape that we shall al
| ways know the amount of available
| cash in the general fund. 1t affords me
much pleasure to say that our books
| agree with the treasurer's accounts to
the penny"
The amounts received are shown by
the treasurers books to be as follows:
In 1S93-Sept. l, cash on hand-$6S. 81
Dec. g. apportionment, s66,276.34
In 1S94-March 8, apportionment
s4,9S344. March s, cash transferred
from special building fund, s11,S93.45
May 81, apportionment. s2,712.44. June
g. sale of desks, 81. June %, sale OF
desks, $40. Sale of old timbers, 81
Nov. 2s, sale of desks, $27. Dec. IL, ap-
portionment, $S4,923.14. Dec. %, sale OF
old boiler, $50
In 1s95-Feb. 20, tuition fees. $3.50;
April 10, sale of log cabin, $40; May 2.
tuition fees, $780, May 10. apportion-
ment, 81, $685. Al; Aug. II. apportionment,
$247S.14; October, tax receipts, $3,226.
80: November. tax receipts, $S3,2l9.52;
December. tax receipts, $25,636.04; total
cash, $500 037.69.
In 1S96-Jan. l. warrants issued sub
sequent to Dec. 2. 1894, and unpaid on
Dec 81, 1895, S2.O14.20; total $292, 051.S so
The books of the treasurer show the
following expenditures from the school
district fund from Sept. l, 1898. TO the
| first of last January: Jan. l, by war
rants issued from Sept. l, 1898, to Jan
| 81, 1896, both dates inclusive, $lS5,1
Sc; Jan. l, by warrants issued prior and
paid subsequent to Sept /, 1893, ST.
OOS. OS; Jan. l, cash balance on hand as
per treasurer's report, S79,S9S.16; total
S292. 051. so.
List of warrants issued subsequent
TO Dec 9, 1894, AMI unpaid Dec. 81, 1895
Grant & Graham, $40; Joseph Cam
peau, Sc; James Flnlan, $3.50: Ortor
Bros. s.; Annette Stanley. SIS; Franz
| Boucher. $15: w. l.. Richardson, S2.45
Troy Steam laundry, S4.25; Mari
| Doughty, S5625; Louie Kadel. S56.25
Dena Peters. S5625: Minnie Woman
$56.25: Annette Stanley, $685.; Niol;
| Brown, S562j: Annie Williams, $40. 50
Martha Arnold, $45; Ella Miller. $685.
Eva Strasberger, $56.25; Rose Blake
SIS %; Nora Peters, $40; Ella David
| son, $5625; w. \. Clark & Bro, Sl45.9O
w. a. Clark & Bro. $3633O; W. A
| Clark g. Bro. $40; total, S2.0142O. Jan
/. 1896, available cash balance in gen
eral fund, $77.ss396. Actual cash bal
ance. $79,S9Sl6.
Mr. Parsons figures correspond wit
those of a treasurer to a cent and shoN
that the amount of outstanding war
rants are smaller now than they hav
been for years.
superintendent Kern reported tina
the sixth grades in Centerville. at II
High school building and at Parro
were very much overcrowded, and
. was decided TO rent the Congregs
tional church in West Granite stree
TO accommodate an extra grade. tt
superintendent and the teachers con
mittee were granted time to select
satisfactory and competent teache
The building committee was also il
structed To procure additional room 4
the overflow from the second and thii
grades Of the Parrot school. Tt
teachers salaries and bills 10 u
amount Of S9.07S - were ordered paid.
\ vacancy as substitute teacher ".
reported and the clerk submitted Il
e following names Of applicants for pos
Il. ! lions as teachers in the Butte school
Blanche Garfield. Emma Hesse Clal
Clark. May Cannon, Minnie Oswal
h Johanna Engel Mary Holland. r. y
a ! Yeoman. u. =. MatteSon. Kate
=. Lynch, Theresa Kelly. Nellie Hine
Pearl f Reed. Cassie Laird, Jul
II Shea. c. L. TURNKEY. all q Butte; Flo
n w. Duncan. Virginia. Mont; Miss X.