The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-17
FINANCES Of DISTRICT
Board of Education Discusses
Money Matters.
LOT OF ROUTINE BUSINESS
roperty of the Schools to Be Used by
the Schools Only-Atlantic School
to Be Completed by the 18th
Of August.

The board of school trustees held a
meeting last night, with every member
in attendance. 1t was stated that the
teachers committee would meet dur
ing the week and that probably at the
next meeting of the board the corps of
teachers for the next school year would
be elected
Chairman Mueller spoke of the finan-
cial condition of the district and sug-
gested that the finance committee make
an examination and make a report on
the funds available. Trustee White said
that it seemed under the present condi-
ton of the finances that there was not
money enough in the general fund to
pay the teachers for the last two weeks
OF the present term. He understood
that certain fines and inheritance taxes
were in the hands of the county treas
urer and could be made available for
the payment of teachers provided the
county superintendent apportioned the
money. The whole matter was referred
to the finance committee with instruc-
tions to make report to the board.
A telegram was received from w. A.
O'Brien thanking the board for his re-
election as supervising architect and
requesting that F. F. Kelley be author
lied to act in his place until his return.
A communication was received from
W. A. Mitchell, clerk of school district
No 2 asking that tuition for two
months, paid to district No. 1 by Will
lam Cash, be transferred for the use
of Miss Brown, because Cash was I'M
able to attend school. Both parties live
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grant the request.
Roberts & Co. Of New York wrote
to the board to inquire about the dis
trict bonds which are due this year,
and Clerk Richards stated that he had
informed the New York firm that $4,000
would mature next October and $50 900
in 1903
The board was informed that $4,000
of insurance on the Central building
would expire in June 8, and the insur
ance committee was instructed to at
tend to a renewal.
A request was received from the Butte
Business college for permission to rent
the text books of the district during the
summer vacation. The request was ia
bled and the board adopted a new rule,
known as rule No. 49, which will dis
pose of all such requests in future. The
rule reads: "All school property shall
Ne uSeu III COluuclluS uHe puDliC
schools and in furnishing additional
school facilities and for no other pur-
| pose
Trustee Lane reported that he had
consulted with the county attorney as
to the legality of entering into a new
| bond with Contractor Whiteside, and
the county attorney said such action
would be all right The contractor ex-
| pressed willingness to give a new
bond and that it provide for the COM
petion of the building within the time
originally stipulated. On motion of Mr.
White it was decided to make the time
for the completion of the Atlantic street
building three months from May Is.
Mr.. Clinton reported conference he
had with the county commissioners
about a printing bill against the school
district and they thought it was rea-
sonable bill. The board ordered it paid.
Miss Ida Hills was elected one of the
| instructors of the cadet training class.
The matter Of allowing pay to the
substitute teachers from the normal
training class was referred to the teach
erS committee.
Several bills from the city for side
walks, etc, We're referred to the finance
| committee.
A suggestion of the clerk that new
rule be adopted providing that war
rants should be signed by the chairman
of the board and the clerk instead of
the whole finance committee was re-
ferred to the finance and the laws and
| regulations committees.
The chairman called attention to the
bad condition of the roof of the High
school building and the matter was re-
ferred to the building committee.