Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-12
AFFAIRS ARR
PROSPEROUS
PRESIDENT LEONARD SUBMITS
REPORT OF THE STATE
SCHOOL OF MINES.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED
TO GO TO HELENA
The Matter of Steam Heating Plant
Discussed at Some Length
Equipment Ordered.

The trustees of the school of mines
held a meeting last night in the office of
j. f.. Richards. and all members with
the exception of Mr.. Robinson We're
present.
An application was received from d
graduate of Columbia college for thu
position created by the gift of &. w
Clark. who donated the chair of mining
engineering.
Professor Leonard and George Moul-
thfop, secretary of the board We're APP
pointed committee to go to Helena
Monday to attend a special meeting o.;
the state board of education. called by
Lieutenant Governor Higgins.
The committee on equipment report ed
list of apparatus needed by the de
partment of mineralosy and geology
which had been purchased The bill
amounted to $4,000, and the board ap-
proved the action of the committee.
The heating plant of the school Mas
discussed at length and was referred u
the committee of building and grounds,
to be further investigated.
A request for chemical apparatus vas
referred to the committee on equipment,
With power to act.
A request to finish some of the a.lic
rooms of the building was favora bly,
acted upon and the work ordered done.
Bills to the amount Of $1,000 re
audited and ordered paid.
President Leonard submitted the fol-
lowing report:
''Gentlemen of the board of trustees:
l have to report that the affairs of the
school of mines are in a prosperous con-
dition there has been a Slow but stead:
increase in the number OF students III
attendance. The total number now en-
rolled is 80. The Legislature OF Montana
at its recent session granted an appro-
priation of $4,000 for the maintenance
Of the institution for the fiscal yea.
ending November so 1901. and like sum
for the same purpose for the year 1902.
In addition to this it granted the
sum of s., 100 for steam heating plant.
and the further sum of $2.161.1I for de-
ficiencies in the year 1900. These addl-
tional sums are available for the year
1901. 1t is to be regretted that no pro-
vision was made for additions to our
library and that nothing can be done for
the erection Of a dormitory. The finances
Of the state. however, seem to be in such
condition that with the most friendly
Interest manifested upon the part OF the
Appropriation committee the sums nalnel
We're all they felt warranted in recon-
amending the Legislature to grant.
Il present herewith a communication
from the state board of examiners in
relation to accounts that properly belong
to the deficiency appropriation. In ap-
proving the bills last month a number
were acted upon that were included IL
these deficiency accounts. / mailed to
the board a list of those that should be
charged to this fund. The letter sub
mitted is the answer received. The
dates of the bills should show that they
belong to the old year. l notice, how
aVer that the bill of c. l.. Miller TO,
cured and in place by the opening of the
school and amounting to $l,346.oO. al.u
which was originally presented in Octo
of March IA, 1901 and it was this re
neWed bill which was Endorsed by the
board last month and sent to Helena.
think most Of the other bills will snow
by their date that they We're INQUIRE.
during the previous fiscal year. How
ever this may be. it is doubtless true. as
their secretary says, that the matter Cal
De satisfactorily arranged.
"A list of apparatus needed for th'
coming year has been made out and ap
proved by the equipment committee o