The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-07-16
Proceedings Of School Board


Special business meeting of school
board, June 20, 1908.
All present. Meeting called to or
der by chairman.
! Clerk instructed to draw warrants
in favor OF F. l.. Rail, superintend-
ant of construction of new cshool
building for $4,000, two months sail
ary
| Motion made and carried that I. W.
barrow be appointed auditor for the
school board, to check up all bills for
material and labor entering into the
construction of the new building
Miss Dorothy Crawford of Whiting,
! Iowa, was selected as teacher for the
eighth grade.
The ballots cast by voters of school
district for the name of new school
building counted and the name of Lin
cold was found to have the greatest
number The board voted that the
building be called the Lincoln.
Clerk instructed to advertise for
sealed bids for 100 tons of coal suitable
for furnace use, to be delivered at
school houses, bids to be opened July
lib.
Motion made and carried that the
board extend an invitation to the Ma
sonic lodge to preform the ceremon-
les at the laying of corner stone of
the new building, at a date agreed
upon by the chairman of the school
board and the Master of the Masonic
| lodge.
No other business being before the
board motion was made and carried
for adjournment until next regular
meeting July 10. or call of chairman.
l.. A. Pierce,
Chairman.
Regular business meeting, July 10,
1908.
Meeting called to order by the chair
man, minutes of proceeding meetings
read and approved as corrected.
Clerk instructed to present bill to
K. P. lodge for $4,000, $25.00 for rent
of school auditorium, $500 rent of
school wagons for X. p Grand Lodge
entertainment.
Bids for coal opened and the bid of
Geo. Wood was found co be the lowest
and the best and he was awarded the
contract for one hundred tons good
Rock Springs coal at $500 per ton,
g, coal to be shipped in box of stock cars
and to be sealed upon arrival with
mine seals, otherwise coal to be weigh
ed here at contractors expense, be-
fore delivery at school houses.
Clerk instructed to draw up con-
tract between Wood and School dis
trict
Bids for fire escapes for Bickel
school opened, read and contract
awarded to Builders Supply Co., Of
Boise at their bid of $59100 for three
escapes delivered at school house.
Bids for construction of toilet rooms
at Bickel school opened, read and con-
tract awarded A. e. Reeves for the
building of toilet room addition to
Bickel school as per plans and speci-
fications for the sum of Eleven hum
dred Seventy FIVE dollars ($1175.00)
Motion made and carried that the
building committee be given power to
contract for the heating and plumb
ing of the new toilet rooms.
Motion made and carried that high
school students living outside of the
district that ride on school wagons be
charge a tuition Of $500 per month
and those in the lower grades that ride
on school wagons, $500 per month.
two dollars being expense of wagons.
Application of Mrs. Moon for driver
on the Cheek route read and matter
was laid on table temporary.
No further business came before the
board and it adjourned until Monday,
July 20, to transact special business,
after allowing the following bills:
Times Printing & Pub. Co.,
Stationary .................$ ll.bS.
Great Sho. & T. F. Power Co.,
| ROVER .......-..... 1000.
S. D. Parke, Salary, Superin-
tendent 125.00.
G. B. Cartwright, Salary, jan
itor -. 1900.
L. A. Pierce, Salary, Clerk. -. $500
S. D. Parke, Stamps .......... 200.
E. S. Weaver, Map and Blue
Prints dis. No. L.. ........ 1900
r. M. Bell Tel. Co., Rental and
Toll ............... o.5o
E. T. Bartlett. Repairs on Bick-
ell school ................. rs,
T. F. Water Works Co., Water
July COMMUNICATIONS. o.Oo'
, Pioneer HARNESS Shop, Jani-
tors Supplies .............. rs
News Publishing Co., Advertis-
ing ........: ....... $500. z5O
| Idaho Department Store, Jani-
tors Supplies .............. 40
: Statesman Printing Co.,. ..... 500
3 Smith Furn. Co., Supplies. ~. ESQ
1 Mahnken & Co., Sharpening
1 Lawn Mower. ............. LOO
]. A. Buckingham, Lock and
f Key so
f L. A. Pierce, Clerk.