The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-11
SCHOOL TRUSTEES MEET
Need of More School Buildings
Discussed by the Board.
A SPECIAL TAX REQUIRED
1t Would Have to Be Submitted to the
@sPeople at the Next Election : AS
sistant Counsel to Be Employ
ed in the Soss Case.

The board of school trustees held
meeting last night and discussed the
need of more school buildings Mr.
Burke said it was evident from the
constant increase in the number of
school children that one or more build
ings would have to be erected the
coming summer and TO raise the neces-
sary money a proposition for a special
tax levy would have to be submitted to
the people at the April election. Upon
his suggestion the matter was referred
to the building committee to investi-
gate the needs in regard to additional
buildings and make recommendations
to the board.
Trustee Morgan called attention to
the fact that at their meeting in March
the county commissioners would select
polling places for the school election
and that they wanted to know II some
of the school buildings could be used
for that purpose. The board decided to
allow the use of any building except
the new High school.
The subject of the county school fund
apportonment by the county superin
tendent was again brought up and
State superintendent A. Il. Carleton.
who attended the meeting, advised the
board that the action of the county su-
perintendent was supported by law.
trustee HAN. WIN a law CT J,
looked into the law on the subject,
gave a similar opinion and the trus-
tees decided to drop the matter, though
they figured it out that the district
was getting the worst of 1t to the
extent Of about $1,000.
&. T.. Connolly, chief deputy county
attorney. was also present al the board
meeting and suggested to the trustees
that if they contemplated employing
assistant counsel in the Soss & Co.
suit that they do SO at once. as the
greatest part of the work in the case
had to he done now. He also men
toned the fact that the county attor-
news office was crowded with work in
criminal cases and intimated that he
would not object If the board should
employ special counsel III tho SoSS
case The trustees decided 10 employ
an attorney to assist Mr.. Connolly and
a committee consisting of Hail. Nor
gan and Long was appointed for that
purpose.
The finance committee made a re-
port on the Shackleton contract, but
there were still some differences be-
tween the committee and the con-
tractor and ii was agreed to submit
them to board of arbitration, con-
sisting of three men. one OF whom the
board will appoint. one by Shackleton
and those two TO appoint the third.
The matter is to be finally adjusted
by the next meeting Of the board.
j. b. knight appeared before the
| board with a complaint that his boy
| had been expelled from the South
| Butte school because he refused to pay
4 for 4 torn book. Mr.. knight said he
/ had reason to believe that the book
| was torn accidentally and he refused
/ to pay for if. Superintendent Hen
| bricks was instructed to investigate
| the matter and in the meanWhile Mr..
| knights boy was To go TO school.
Clerk Richards made report of The
/ insurance on the different school prop
! critics in the district and the insur-
ance committee and supervising archi-
tecf were instructed TO make mp an es-
! innate IF the present value Of the diff
ferent buildings for the purpose of re-
/ neNing the insurance.
state Superintendent Carleton was
/ called upon TO say something and he
/ told the board that since he had at
| tended the teachers institute during
/ the week he bad realized more fully
| the duties deVolving nnon the trustees
Of this district in which lived nearly
| one sixth of all the school children in
the state He said he appreciated the
/ rnsnonsibility resting on the trustees,
and COMMUNICATED them for the man.
/ ner in which they DISCHARGED it. The
trustees returned the commitment by
| passine = vote Of thanks to Mr.. Carrie
Ton for his attendance nnon and work
| in he institute
Miscellaneous bills to the amount OF
s3e6. As were allowed and ordered paid
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