The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-11

extension of time granted him expired
on Aug. Is. Trustee White said that
while the contractor was delaying the
completion of the building, the district
was compelled to herd little school chill
dren in numerous dark and dingy rent
ed rooms. MI. White offered a resou-
tion which was adopted. that the clerk
notify Mr.. Whiteside that unless he
made satisfactory showing to the
architect before next Saturday that he
would complete the building within a
reasonable time the time to be fixed
by the architect, the board would on
Saturday morning take the building
out of his hands and complete it under
the direction Of the architect. The clerk
was also instructed to serve copy of
the resolution on Mr.. Whiteside's
bondsmen.
City Superintendent Hendricks re-
ported that at the close of September
5.719 pupils We're enrolled in the public
schools. OF that number 1851 are girls
and 2,76s boys. He reported that there
was an increase in the daily attendance
of SIS over last year.
It was decided by the trustees to con-
tinue the term of the Lyndae and Ba-.
sin dewey and Hobson) schools two
months longer g,
The board awarded another contrac
for a supply Of desks to take the place
of those furnished by, the Standard Fur
niture company and rejected by the
board. The Supply company recon-
| mended that the contract for carload
of Regal adjustable desks be awarded
to the Butte Exchange Furniture COM
pany at $3.75, $3.50 and $3.50 for different
Einds of desks. Trustee Moulthrop OPP
posed the committees report and made
a motion that the bid of the North
western Furniture company of $40,
$3.50 and $500 be substituted for that
he R11t "a INV Tp,1cf Tn,1 IA
suggested recess to give the members
of the board an opportunity to examine
the sample desks and Mr.. Giard Of the
committee asked that the report be
| adopted or, rejected. Mr.; Lane, said, he
would vote against the report if he. did
not have chance to examine the desks.
A recess was taken and afterwards the
report was adopted, Mr.. Mouthrop
voting against it. 1t was stated that
the Regal desk was much superior to
the others and the excess cost would
not exceed 500.
The teachers committe recommended
the election Of the following named sub
stitute teachers. who have very sue
cessfully taught during the past
month";" as regular teachers under the
rules of the board: High school build
ing-Emma' Kooser, cadet and special
supply; Katherine Kennedy, Latin and
mathematics. Washington building
Grace McStay, sixth grade; Margaret
Holland, second grade; Winnifred
Bretherton, second grade; Mary Lin
denthal, second grades; Mary E. Kee-
nan, first grade: Agnes Meade, first
c grade. Lincoln building-Alberta
Hammer, third grade; Leota Wann,
first G grade; Ethel J.. Wood, first
Theo Russell, fourth grade; H. Adella
Cady, third grade. Garfield building
Della Gibbons, third grade. Blaine
building-Agnes Hanley, fourth grade.
Franklin building-O. l.. Bishop, princi-
pal; Deborah Gibbons, first c grade;
Carolyn Bowman, first c grade. Grant
building-Jennie Woodbury., Maud
| Beebe, first grade. Monroe building
Gertrude Rosenstein, second grade; Ida
Hillas, first and second grade. Adams
building--E,lizabeth Bennett, first C
| grade; Maude Burns, first B grade;
Katherine Quill, third grade. Greeley
building-Tessie Birmingham, second
grade. Little Basin-Esther Cosgrove.
| The committee also recommended
that the salaries of Alice C. Praul and
Emma Hesse be increased to SIS a
| month and that Alice Conway, be elect
| ed to the cadet training class. The re-
! port was adopted
County Treasurer Holland notified
| the board that in accordance with the
Wlshes or the Srutees he had telegraphed
| Farson, Leach & Co. that the district
desired to take up $4,000 of the school
| bonds, and the company replied that
| the bondholders would be notified and
| the bonds presented for redemption.
| Mr.. Holland stated in his communica-
| ton that there was money enough in
| the sinking fund to redeem only 40 of
the $1,000 bonds. He also reported that
arrangements had been made with the
First National bank to take up the
bonds through that institution. 1t is
| the intention of the board to borrow
enough money from the general fund to
make up the balance needed for the
| redemption of the full $50.000
A communication was received from
Mrs. S. Della Boothby requesting an IN
| crease in her salary. Elizabeth Evans
| wrote to the board asking that she be
allowed pay for four days during which
she was absent from school on account
of sickness caused by bad cold caught
| in a poorly heated school room. Jennie
| r. Thordoway also asked to be ex-
| cused on account of her absence from
a teachers meeting. The three COM
| ers committee.
| James M Trip, chief janitor of the
I schools. asked for an Increase of salary,
and the matter was referred to the jan
| itorS committee.
Several bids for furnishing the board
| With blank warrants were received anu
| referred to a committee.
Miscellaneous bills to the amount of
| S1,64S,26 We're allowed and warrants or
| dered drawn in payment. The teachers
| pay roll for September, amounting to
I'll, ooS.65, was also approved
| The resignation of Alberta Hammer
| as teacher was received and accepted.
| Trustees Giard, Moulthrop and White,
| superintendent Hendricks and Clerk
| richards We're appointed committee
| to attend to the decoration of the school
buildings for soldiers day. 1t was de-
| clded to close the schools on the day
| of the arrival of the volunteers.
| BIDS We're received for putting in