Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-05-03

DIRECTORS OF SCHOOL DIS.
TRIcT NO. 9. LA PLTA COUNTY,
COLORADO, HELD AT DURAN
GO, COLO, APRIL 27, 1906.
| The board met In regular session
at o'clock. p, m, in the High school
building
Present, John w. Wingate. c. A.
Pike. F. S. Balster. j. C. Sanford, and
w. {. Liesenberg, secretary; absent,
o. p. Frary,
| The president being absent, the
meeting was called to order by the
vice president.
| The minutes OF the last meeting
were read and approved.
| The buildings and grounds commit.
tee reported that they had asked for
bids ON loan and manure, to be used
in connection with lawns at the
schools, viz: ia yards loan and Al
yards manure, and had received the
following bids: Mr. Peterson. loan
80 cents per yard: manure, 80 cents
per yard. Mr.. Fuel. loan, 80 cents
per yard; manure, so cents per yard.
| On motion OF Mr.. Balster, second.
ed by Mr. Pike and carried, the said
| contract was awarded to Mr.. Fuel
at his bid.
The buildings and grounds commit
tee reported that l2 elm trees, order
ed last fall, mad arrived, and present
ed a bill from Wood & Morgan for
the same, amounting to $1S, with the
recommendation that the same he
paid. Mr.. Wingate reported that he
had ordered Mr.. Anderson to set out
| these trees In the park In the middle
oil the Boulevard opposite the High
school grounds. On motion, duly
seconded and carried, the matter of
caring for these trees was left with
the buildings and grounds committee.
| Mr. Balster reported that Mrs.
Eliza Perkins had requested permis
sion to take down about 20 feet of
the board fence along the alley at the
| Whittier school, and replace same at
her own expense by a picket fence,
and, on motion duly seconded and
carried, said permission was granted,
subject to the approval of the new
fence by the buildings and grounds
committee.
The following bills were read and,
on motion duly seconded and car.
ried. the same were allowed and war
rants ordered drawn In payment:
| Supt, teachers. janitors and
traunt ofiicers-salaries for
the month OF April, 1906. .$2.755. 70
w. c. Liesenberg, salary
| March II to April 11..... $500
Wood & Morgan. 10 elm
trees ................. 1900
Wood & Morgan, coal bill for
| April ................... 61.21
Durango Light a. Power Co..
| lights for April ....... 6.86
Jackson Hardware & Imp.
| Co., supplies .......... 495
NJ. J. Tierney. scavenger
work. April ............... 1000
Stubbs & Jakway, supplies. 800
The bill of the Colorado Telephone
company-$42-for phone rent. was,
on motion. duly seconded and car
ried, laid over for future action.
Supt. Gould presented his report
for the month of April, and, on mo.
tiop. duly seconded and carried, the
same was approved and ordered plac-
ed on record
The secretary reported that he had
published and posted the call for the
annual school election.
the secretary read financial
statement Of the district for the years
1903-1904 and 19041S05. On motion,
duly seconded and carried, 1t was or
dered that the said reports be pub
lished. after being checked by the
finance committee.
On motion. duly seconded and car
ried. the following judges and clerks
were appointed for the school cleo.
tion to be held on May Z. 1906.
Judges-G. W. Franklin, Mrs EN-
ory Brown and Mrs. Amanda Gallo
way. Clerks-Mrs. C. E. Dudley and
Mrs. Ora Hood: and the secretary
was instructed to secure the neces-
sary paraphernalia. supplies, etc. for
said election.
The superintendent reported that
the attendance at the Pine Ridge
school was still satisfactory and, on
motion, duly seconded and carried,
the board ordered said school con.
tinued until May IS, 1906.
On motion the board adjourned
subject to call OF the president.