Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-09
APPLIED TO BOARD
Sixth Ward Improvement Asso
citation Requests Purchase
of Site for a Building
IN NEW HILL DISTRICT
Committee Shows Advantage of Secur.
ing Location Now = Teachers
May Attend Meeting.

A committee of citizens representing
the Sixth Ward Improvement associa-
ton last evening appeared before the
board of education at its regular meet
ng, and petitioned the board to take
steps looking toward the ultimate es-
adjustment of a school in the district
west of Thirtieth street between Sey-
ehteenth or Eighteenth avenues. The
committee urged that the board Sc
cure site now, while lots can be pur-
chased at a much lower figure than
VIII be the case later, and while there
is larger area to select from. They
presented figures showing that build
ing sites are being rapidly sold in the
new districts, and urged that the board
take steps before a desirable site is
difficult to secure. The committee
was composed of j. B. Johnson. l.. S
Rasmussen, III. A. Lohse and E. A.
Mclnnis. The board agreed to give
the matter consideration.
Authorize "A Holiday.
In order to give the Rock Island
teachers an opportunity to attend the
annual convention of the Northern
Illinois Teachers association at Mo
line, Oct. 24-2G, the board authorized
the closing of the schools Friday
! Oct. 25. !.
The annual appropriation for new
books for the high school library, S1O0
was voted. The teachers committee
reported that Miss Anna Nelson has
been assigned to the third grade O.
| the Longfellow school, and Miss Aga
tina Nevin transferred to the sixth
grade at the Lincoln school.
The salary of H. B. Keys as truan
officer was raised from $45 to $50 +;
month. The building committee re
ported on the progress of repair worl
under way.
| superintendent Report.
The superintendent made the fol
lowing report of the enrolment an,
attendance:
| Enrolled during the first month
Hawthorne, $50; Washington, 40
Kemble. 21S; Lincoln, $40; Eugen
Field, 295; Irving, 393; LongfelloN
BAY; Horace Mann, 1854; Grant, ISL
High, 456. Total, 3.412
Number belonging at close of
month ......-.. ......-..-. 329
Average number belonging. $40. 325
| Average daily attendance. 80. SO
Percentage of attendance. .95. 81
Percentage of punctuality -. SO. 80
Number of cases of tardiness.. II
Number of cases of truancy... 1
Bills for the Month.
The following bills for Septembe
were allowed:
Hartz & Bahnsen company. S 4.6
Rock Island Sand & Gravel COM
pany ...... ..... ...... 121 8
Eckhart & Buffum .... 1926
w. c. Maucker ..... 1872
Mueller Lumber company ...... 54.4
Rock Island Hardware company 36.7
Spencer & TrefZ ..... 1873
August Henke ................. 46.9
S. S. Kemble Observation-Disclosures. 81
Union Printing company $40. 1910
H. B. Hayden ................. 2O.5
Fl. E. Brown &c
Kramer & Co. .... 49,
Electric Construction & Machin-
II cry company NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. SIS
, John L. NOftsker ........... L.
Rock Island Fuel company .. Az
! Union Electric Telephone COM
| pduy ~
! Western Union Telegraph COM
many
q L. S. McCabe & Co. .... 49,:
Rock Island Sash & Door works. IL
g Andrew Olson co.!
+ II. NJ. Keim L.
/ Johnson Service company ...... H.
H. Schreiner 2S.!
Henry Holt & Co. ........ g.,
e ID. G. Heath & Co. .. 90.
Il American Book company ..... Z:
5 American Crayon company 49,. 49,
c I'D. Appleton & Co. ....... S.
Il Charles e. Merrill company. -. 2.
). lGinn & Co. los.
Allyn & Bacon ........ 6.
. Atkinson, Mentzer & Grover. LOG.
w. M. WEIGH Manufacturing
company 80. .......-...... %.
Prang Educational company -. "a.
Scott, Foresman & Co. ..... q.
Longmans, Green & Co. i
I'll & Ehleb
b. Is. ingalls, s.
Robbs' Express company $500. q.
Central Union Telephone COM
pdtiy .,.-.. 3.
John Konosky ... a
Henry j. Frick 2
! Tucker the Printer . q
Peoples Power company ...... 16.
Channon & Dufva ........... H.
George III. Kingsbury ...... 159.
Gus Fisher -...+............. 100
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