Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-12
Shippen School Board.

Regular meeting Shippen School Board, July
7, 1900, held in the new school building at Plank
Road All members present.
Petition for new school house on Bryan Hill
by l.. w. Spence. Moved and seconded that said
petition be laid over. Carried.
Bids received for wood for the several schools.
Written bid from David Toner to furnish Beech
wood and Truman schools with good hardwood,
length 16 in, well seasoned and delivered ready
for at IL so per cord.
Moved by Mr.. Ostrum, seconded by Mr.. Dixon
that we accept of Toner'S bid for ten cords of
hardwood and two cords of kndling wood at
Beechwood school house and the same amount
at Truman school. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. b. L. Spence and seconded that
]. w. Lewis furnish five cords of good hard wood
and two cords dry kindling, 20 inches in length
at $500 per cord, to be delivered to the three
Mile school, by Sept 1st, 1900. Carried.
Moved by Mr. L. w. Spence, seconded by Mr..
Peters that Owen Dininey furnish ten cords of
good hardwood and two cords of dry kndling,
20 inches in length, at Sl75 per cord, to be deliv
cred to West Creek school by Sept 1st. 1900. Car
ried.
Moved by Mr. Dixon, seconded by Mr.. B. L.
Spence that WILDER Lewis furnish eight cords of
good hardwood and two cords dry kndling, 20
inches in length, at $500 per cord and to be de-
lvered at Elk Lick school by Sept. 1st, 1900.
Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Dixon seconded by Mr.. B. L.
Spence that N. S. Cutler furnish eight cords of
good hardwood and two cords dry pine, 20 inches
in length, delivered at Sweesy school by Sept. D.,
1900 at $500 per cord. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Dixon, seconded by Mr.. Ostrum
that Chas. King furnish eight cords good hard
nd tmn Jrv Iii ;,,I ~,
length, at $500 per cord, to be delivered at Clear
Creek school by Sept. 1st, 1900. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. l.. w. Spence, seconded by Mr.
Peters that Oscar Reed furnish ten cords of hard
wood and two cords dry kindling, 20 inches in
length to the Howard school and the same
amount at More Hill school at $l.5O per cord, de-
livered by Sept. Isl, 1900. Carried,
Moved and seconded that school board hold a
private session to select teachers. Carried.
The following teachers were selected for
the different schools
William Leavitt More Hill; Coral Legget
Howard; Katie Cummings, Four Mile, Mol;
Blanch Ludlum and Gertrude Germond, PlanI;
Road Aida o. Carter, Sweesy; May Moon, Elk
Lick Anna A. Evers, Clear Creek; Hattie Russell,
Beechwood; Bertha Gregory, West Creek; Geo.
Leavitt, Three Mile; Susan NJ. Chadwick, Ship
pen; Alice Lewis Truman; Anna Cleary, Four
Mile, No. 2.
Moved by Mr.. Dixon, seconded by Mr.. Peters
that we pay teachers $50 per month. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Dixon, seconded by Mr.. B. l..
Spence, that Charles King clean, whitewash and
disinfect outhouses at the different schools for
81 90 each Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Ostrum, seconded by Mr.. Dixon,
that Mr.. Blumle attend to getting closets in new
school building set in order and necessary re-
pairing done. Carried.
Moved and seconded that all unfinished busi-
ness be laid over until next meeting. Carried.
Committee appointed to see what supplies are
needed and order same: N. A. Ostrum, G. It.
Dixon, f. X. Blumle.
N. A. OSTRUM, Secy.