Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-09
VALIDITY
Of BONDS
SCHOOL TRUSTEES WILL HAVE
COURTS PASS UPON THE
$4,000 ISSUE.
WERE VOTED AT THE
ELECTION LAST APRIL.
Considerable Routine Business Trans
acted at the Meeting of the
School Board.

At the meeting of the school trustees
last night it was decided to test the valid
ity of the $4,000 school bonds voted at
the election of last April and the matter
Will be taken into the district court at
once.
When these bonds were offered for sale
purchaser was found for them but he
subsequently refused to take them as his
counsel had instructed him that the ad-
vertisement calling for the election had
been defective. He stated, however. that
he was ready and willing to purchase
them if the board would have the validity
tested in the courts.
Some discussion followed on a sprink-
ling bill of Sis but no action was taken.
1t appears that the bill is for sprinkling
done during the summer after the schools
had closed. City Attorney Lamb holds
that the board is responsible for the bill
but the board was instructed by County
Attorney Connolly that no obligation ex-
listed.
superintendent Young submitted the
following report for the school month
which ended December 20:
Enrollment-Boys, 3,141; girls 3,26s;
total, 6,4O9: average number belonging,
1927: average daily attendance. 5,110: per
cent of attendance, &c.
Mr.. Young reported that on January %
there would be about 100 promotions from
the eighth grade to the high school and
certificates would be given to the chill
dren. He stated that the increase in the
membership of the high school would
necesstate the use of the gymnasium as
room for the recitations. He recon-
mended that no more eighth grade schol-
ars be received in the high school build
ing but that pupils of this grade be as
signed to the other buildings and that
eighth grade exercises be not held in the
high school building in the future. His
recommendation We're adopted.
Caroline Bowman, Mel Dora Ice and
Miss Meade applied for positions as sub
stitute teachers An application for the
position of teacher was received from
Miss Fannie Ogier of San Jose. Miss
Ogier was formerly teacher in Butte.
The applications We're referred to the
teachers committee.
Bills to the amount of 81 ,45736 were
audited and ordered paid.
The report of Clerk Richards for the
month of December showed the follow
ing:
Cash in treasury. $37O.32: received coun-
ty apportionment, $164,67O.32; received
from the sale of desks, $3.50; total. $685.
1866 The credit side of the account
was the sum of $65,O71.7S, representing
warrants issued during the month and
the difference between this sum and the
total money received during the month.
800, 1857. represented the cash on hand.
In the building fund there was 81, LOT
in cash at the beginning of the month and
taxes to the amount Of $3.50 received.
There We're warrants to the amount of
81, 900 issued the month. and rebate on
taxes amounted to 1915 more. This left
a balance in the building fund of 1927.
The due bills outstanding at the end
of the month We're $27,044.90 and there
were Cancelled during the month $26O41 %
of these vouchers, leaving outstanding
bills to the amount of 81 ,003.65. In the
text book fund there is $33,345.07, accord
ing to the report.