Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-06-19
Financial Condition Of District No. |
Discussed at Length-Five
Mill Tax Sufficient
MISS INA CRAVEN RESIGNS
Watkins g. SCOTS Bid on Repairs to
New School Building Accept
ed Conditionally.

A special meeting of theschooltru
tees Of district No. ! was held on
Monday evening, those present being
Chairman Cort, Griffith McHugh.
Frank Moshner, l.. W. Eldridge, j. ID.
Waite and Clerk Blodgett.
The meeting was called to order at
S:15 O'Clock.
Minutes Of last meeting read and
approved.
Clerk Blodgett informed the board
that the contract to build n fence
around the Bear Paw school house
had been let to n. j. Aldridge for $40,
he to furnish all material.
a communication was then read
from Miss Ina Craven, In which she
rendered her resignation as teacher
of the sixth grade in the Lewistown
school. The clerk also informed the
board that he had received "A letter
from Miss Kate Doolittle OF Wisner,
Nebraska, in which she applied for n
position as teacherin the Lewistown
schools. The clerk was instructed to
correspond with her relative to n
position.
Mr.. Anderson, representing the AL
Ian Nursery Co. OF Rochester, n. V,
laid II proposition before the board
in which he offered to furnish trees at
n low figure to be placed In the school
grounds. The matter was taken I'M
der consideration and the board de-
cided not to take any action at pres
and other facilities for preserving
trees in the vicinity OF the school
house.
Bids for repairs on the I.ewistown
school houses were read by the clerk
as follows:
A. S. Mcdonald, painting .............s 800 o.
Watkins x Scott. to furnish all material
and complete repairs on high school
building l.22I q
Specified repairs OF school building &c. 1915 o.
Peter Ovan. painting and kalsomining 7OO q
+. W. Pierce. complete repairs on both
buildings. i.0ol U
The district finances were discussed
at length by the board and it was
found that last years income was In
the neighborhOod OF $4,000. The sal
airy list IL now SS,0G5, fuel and Incl
dental expenses are estimated at 81,
600, which left a considerable deficit
The necessity OF raising the specia
tax levy was discussed and 1t wa'
suggested that upon the estimated
value of the district, which had in
creased during the last year, a spec
ial tax levy of five mills would per
haps be sufficient to meet all extri
expenses.
1t was decided to consult the higl
school trustees as to the renting o
the school building for this year be
force commencing repairs.
j. ID. Waite made a motion tina
Watkins & Scott's bid be accepte,
for repairs 10 the new school build
ing under the condition that specifi
cations he made to suit the board.
vote was taken and the motion ear
ried. The board then adjourned IN
til Tuesday evening.
The school trustees met again las
night those present being j. ID. Waite
l.. W. Eldridge. Frank Moshner AM
Clerk Blndgett. 4 motion vas mad
to nominate l.. W. Eldridge as vic
chairman. which WIS carried an
Mr.. Eldridge elected unanimously
The purpose uf the meeting was Z
consider the specification of repair
on new school building. presented b.
Mr.. Watkins ON behalf OF Watkins ,
Scott. +. W. Watkins read til