Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-07
MINUTES OF ADJOURNED MEET.
ING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECT.
oRs OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.
Q, Ia PLATA COUNTY, COLO,
HELD IN DURANGO, COLO,
JUNE I, 1905.

Q, Ia PLATA COUNTY, COLo.'
HELD IN DURANGO, COLO,
JUNE I. 1905.
The board met, pursuant TO ad-
journment, at s o'clock p. M. In the
High school building.
Present: John W. Wingate, J. c.
Sanford. o.. P. Frary, F. 8. Balster
and w. C. Liesenberg, secretary. Alb
sent: Frank Lake.
The meeting was called to order by
the president. The meetings OF the
last regular and last two special
meetings were read and approveds
Moved by Mr. Sanford that the pub
fishing OF the secretary's reports Gov
ering the years 1903-1904 and 190-
1905 be held in abeyance until the sec
retary's report for the year 1905-19O6
shall have been made. Seconded by
Mr.. Balster and carried.
The buildings and grounds commit
tee reported that they had secured a
bid from John StrOm for building
about 80 feet of sidewalk at the Park
school, and that Mr.. Strom had offer
ed to do the work for 35 cents per
foot, using 3x4 stringers. On motion,
duly seconded and carried. the build
ings and grounds committee was a,i-
thorized to have said walk built at a
cost not to exceed s35. the walk to be
built OF two-inch plank surfaced oA.
one side, with three Aka stringers.
The buildings and grounds commit
tee further reported that Nj. Seybold
had declined TO take MP the PROPOSE
tion of looking after the Longfellow
school grounds, and the committee
recommended that Mr.. Harmon be en-
ployed to look after the lawns and
trees at all the school grounds in the
city during the vacation at salary
of $50 per month. On motion. duly
seconded and carried, said recon-
mendation was approved and adopted
by the board.
Mr. Wingate reported tnat he had
interviewed Mr.. O'Keefe with refer.
ence to charges for telephones In the
different schools of the district. and
had been advised that the Telephone
company would furnish phones at n
price of $3.50 per month for each
school building in the district, and
$150 per month for a phone in the
superintendent residence. and tnai
they would disconnect the instruments
during vacations and not make any
charge while the same were so dis
connected. Mr.. O'Keefe had also of
fered to make rate per year on the
basis of the phones being used for
nine months. and collect the pay
r,ents quarterly pro rata. On motion,
duly seconded and carried, Mr.. Win
gates report was approved by the
board, and the Telephone company's
proposition was accepted on the basis
of equal quarterly payments.
The following bills were read, all
having been approved by the finance
committee and, on motion, duly Sec
onded and carried, the same were al
lowed and warrants ordered drawn in
payment:
High school teacners-Salaries
May Is to June 1........... $325.66
George W. Gould, salary for
month of June, 1906. ...... 1883
W. G. Liesenberg, secretary's
salary Ali to 5-11 ....... $500
W. c. Liesenberg, taking cen
sus for 1906 ............... 1895
Mrs. c. E. Dudley, clerk of
election ................ 2.5U
Mrs. Ora Hood. clerk of cleo
tlou Z.oU
Geo. w. Franklin, judge of
election ................... 200
Mrs. Emory Brown, Judge of
election ......... $50
Mrs. Amanda Galloway, judge
OF election .,.........,... 2.5o
Durango Light & Power CO.,
lights for May .......... $40
Colorado Telephone Co. phone
rent to June 1st 1st........... 2S.00I
A, J. Anderson, labor on
lawns and planting trees. j. $500
r. Y. Fuel, loan and fertilizer
for lawns ............. 1880
Porter Fuel Co., coal for Por-
ter school 3.75
Durango Novelty Works. re-
pairing mower. etc. ....... $50
NJ. j. Tierney, scavenger work
In May 1000
Herald Printing Co.. supplies
and publishing notices ... 7.40'
Democrat Printing Co., pub
fishing notices ....... 62l
G. H. Clark, grass seeds for
lawns ................... 1926
A. L. Richey. supplies .... $50
F. R. Graham, supplies and re-
pairs ........... 2.3o
Stubbs & Jakway, supplies 80. AS
Stubbs & Jakway. supplies and
plumbing repairs ........ 26.10
Stubbs & Jakway, supplies -. 1900
Jos. f. Jackson, supplies and
plumbing repairs ....... 28.5G
The report of Supt. Geo. w. Gould
for the month of May was read and,
on motion. duly seconded and carried.
the same was approved and ordered
placed on file.
On motion, duly seconded and car
ried, the board adjourned subject to