Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-03-13
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
School Term Extended One Month-School
Election April a.

SchOOl AtTIIi ohe
Election April 4.
The trustees of school district No.
held their regular meeting Saturday
all the members of the board except O.
M. Holmes and Will Hanks being pres
ent. The principal made his monthly
report, which he characterized as the
most unsatisfactory ever made, on ac-
count of the prevalence of measles,
which had broken up the South side
were getting over the diphtheria scare.
He suggested extending the term an
other month, making 10 months school
in all this year, in order to repair as far
as possible the damage done by inter
rupted attendance, The board voted to
do this and the public schools will close
on June - instead of May y,
Mrs Thayer and Mrs. Poole appeared
before the board and the former stated
that she had collected SO on the West
siue for the purchase, OF an American
flag to ti0at over the West side school
house, and asked the board to provide a
flagstaff for displaying "Cld Glory" to
the breeze. The board promised to do
this, ard thanked the ladies for their
patriotic gift.
j. f. McClelIand appeared before the
BOARD and invited them to be present at
the South side school house on Friday
next at 3 p. M, when the officers Of the
Sons of the Revolution would present
TO the successful competitors in the re
cent prize contest the silver and bronze
medals won by them for the best essays
on The Spirit of l77G," As both the
winners were pupils of the Great Falls
high school, be thought the board enould
be present. The invitation was ac-
cepted.
Bills were presented to the board by
Fred Swaneon and Matt Score for $l5. -
and 5l3 25,gespectively. alleged to be due
from Andy Henderson for work at the
high school. Also bills OF the Great
Falls Iron works for Sl27 against Dan
Mckay Also bill of John johnson for
$50 80 and bill Of Thos. d. Gearing for
S37.60 against Dan Mckay, for work on
high school. No action WAS taken on
these bills.
Estimates were allowed as follows:
Plunkett, Smith e. Duncan, extras, $65
Plunkett, Smith o. Duncan, final esti-
mate, sl,460. Huy & Collins, plumbing,
$500. Dan Mckay, twenty-sixth esti-
mate, 1886, including $27O to Gus Min
ter, 3247 so to w. j. Winters, and $67 80
to Herman Wildekopf
Andy Henderson was allowed 1886 45
for extras, including making new open
ings in fiues, filling in old openings, ex
cavating in boiler room, etc.
j. H. Donlin presented bill for $79 2t
extras in the way Of coal bin, stairs, etc.
| which was laid over till next meeting.
Joseph Baines said he had bill fol
extras, and he WAS very anxious to gel
his pay for the same, but as it had not
been passed on by Architect White NJ
action WAS taken.
Supt. Swan notified the board tha
S2,OS5, amounting to Sl.3O per capita, hat
been apportioned to district No. /.
w. d. Dickinson aeked the schoo
board to lay sidewalk in front of thei
school in the Boston and Montana ad
dton, and petition the council for othe
needed sidewalks in the addition.
The board passed resolution accept
ing the proposal of the Exchange Ma
tional bank to settle the pending suit be
tween them and the board, on the basi
posted with them, together with inter
est at 6 per cent; each side to pay it
own costs.
The clerk was instructed to pos
notices OF election in the various Wal Z
according to law, giving notice of
school election on April 4, at which fou
new trustees would be elected.
The board then adjourned.
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