The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-04-12
A SHORT MEETING.
Board of Education Holds its Last
Regular Meeting at the City Hall
tuesday Evening.
NEW BOARD NOT ORGANIZED

AS Many of the Members of the Board De-
sired to Attend the Lecture the Work of
Organization was Laid over for Week
Old Board Take Up the Subjects of
Finance and Insurance, While the New
Members Hold an Informal Caucus
The Board of Education met in reg
ular session at the City hall Tuesday
evening, and on account of the fact
that the lecture of Bishop Fa11ows was
to be held at Central Music hall, the
meeting was short one, and little
business of importance was transacted.
Many of the new members of the
board dropped in to see how the meet
ing went off, but no effort was made to
re-organize the board, and this matter
was left over to an adjourned meeting
which will be held one week from last
evening.
The special building committee who
have had charge of the building of the
Gi11ett school, was not ready to make
their final report to the board, and this
will be brought up at the adjourned
regular meeting.
The bill of Jorgensen & Larson, to
secure the amount claimed on the brick
work of the new school, again came up
and was referred to the committee on
claims for examination and report.
A bill from John Priddis, dating
back to 1898 was presented, but the
Board thought that some one ought to
look into bill of o1ong standing and
it was referred to a committee.
The report of the committee on fl
nance was presented, and from the re-
port it is evident that the School Board
will have to follow the lead of the city
Council and borrow money to pay rum
ming expenses. The report shows that
there is now on hand to run the schools
until March, 1901, SIS, 31O.54. This
will not be sufficient to pay the sa1ar-
les of the teachers and janitors. A
rough estimate of the monthly expense
for teachers and janitors places the
amount at $4,000 while incidental
expenses of light and heat are almost
as large. But the city is used to Dor
rowing money for the expenses, and it
is just as we'll that it be spent on the |
schools as on the streets.
The finance committee reported on
the insurance on the various buildings, |
the report showing that some changes
had been made during the year just
past The total amount of insurance
carried on the property is ST. 200. This
is distributed among all the agents of
the city and is placed on the buildings
as follows:
High school building and furniture,
$50, 500: Frank school building and
furniture, $4,000; Deming school build
ing and furniture, $4,000; Durkee
school building and furniture, s., 400;
North Side school and furniture,
S., 900; Gi11ett school and furniture,
81, 400.
The Board then adjourned.
After the meeting was over the
Democratic members of the new Board
held an informal conference in regard
to the reorganization of the Board on
next Tuesday evening, but as yet no
announcement has been made of their
plans or of the slate drawn up by
them. The main honor in the gift of
the Board is the election of a Superin-
tendent of the Schools, and Mr.. Nc
Dowe1l has been so successful in the
work that it is not thought that any
be made. 1t is thought
that the election of Mr.. Mcdowell will
be unanimous.
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