The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-26
RUNNING SHORT OF CASH
Butte Is More Prolific of Children
Than of School Funds.
SCHOOLS CLOSE JUNE 2
The Board Discusses Econ omy - The
Founda tons of the Atlantic Avenue
School-Contractor Whiteside
Explains Matters.

All members of the board of cduca-
ton were present at last nights meet
ing except Nee. White, who is in the
East There was an hours discussion
of matters pertaining 10 the good and
welfare of the district, it's finances,
prospects and the growing population
of children. 1t developed that school
district No. is NOR" prolific of child
rem than of funds with which to teach
these youngsters how to shoot straight.
Discussion of economy came up on the
suggestion as to the date of closing the
schools for the summer. Some of the
members favored continuing for 10
months and here is where the propo-
sition of finances cropped up.
The schools will close on June and
not on the 18th, as proposed by the
1O-months advocate. Clerk Richards
stated that the district would be in
debt $1,000 or $4,000 with nine and
half months of school. and that the
teachers would have to take due bills
for the last two weeks. Superintend-
ent Hendricks, when called upon to
speak on the matter, suggested that
the teachers would gladly accept due
schools continue until the 10th. How
ever. the trustees argued that as the
due bills were equivalent to warrants,
it would be better to close the schools
on June as a measure of economy.
The district is growing, more pupils
are rapidly being enrolled and more
teachers are required. The district is
always in debt at the close of the
school term and there is a large float
| ing Indebtedness, which must be rails
| ed. either by bond or increased rev
enue.
Contractor Whiteside who returned
| from kalispell a few days ago, was
| present to hear what the committee
| appointed to look at the Atlantic ave
nue. school house foundation had to
say This committee. composed of
| President Mueller. Messrs. Moul1hrop
| and Lane. reported that, not being
practical builders or architects, they
were not qualified to pass judgment on
| the work. In their estimation the work
as a whole looked to be all right. yet
they recommended that a committee
| of three or five architects be appoint
| ed to render an expert opinion on the
| Job and report to the board. This pla I
was adopted.
Mr.. Whteside said that the founda-
| tons are incomplete and that so tar
as the work had been performed it
|
large quantity of rock quarried out of
the excavation and this the contractor
| said Architect OBren ordered him to
use He objected to using it. It is an
ugly, badly shaped material. and this
fact might have caused the report that
the foundation was a bad job. Mr..
| Whteside insisted that competent arch
fleets inspect the walls and also
| urged the board to employ an archi-
| tect vice O'Bricn resigned, as he was
DESTROYS Of resuming work and consult
| ing the architects with reference to
important construction details. A let
ter was read from Architect OBren in
which the writer calls attention to sew
| eral items connected with the Attain
tic avenue school building This let
ter was referred to the building COM
mittee.
A request from Principal Hastings
| from the Washington school to rent
the annex of that building for a sum-
mer school was referred to the build
| ing committee.
The old rules of the board We're
adopted The teachers committee rec
commended that Misses Bertha Kelly
and Amy Madden. substitute teachers
be elected to the regular corps, and
that the Black Tail and Basin Schoo
open on May s. Report was adopted.
Assistant Clerk Miss Manning will
in pursuance of a rule. receive $50 q
month salary, an increase. This rule
the board ratified. Superintendent
Hendricks reported attendance at the
schools. 1852 pupils--2,932 boys, 3,o2t
girls The matter of appointing ar
architect was deferred one week.
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