The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-09-30
FURNITURE CONTRACTED FOR
Board Of Education Awarded q Part
Of the Furniture Contract for
New Building.

New Building.
A meeting of the board OF educa-
tion was held Friday evening, which
was attended by President Litchfield,
DR.. T.. w. Heyler, A. b. McKeel. w.
A. Branch and S. E. Morris.
Bids We're opened for the first
S~cheurenbrand made bids for laying
the cement sidewalks at the new
school building, Mr.. Smith offered to
do the work for $3.50. and Mr.. Scheu-
renbrand for $500. The contract was
awarded to Mr.. Smith.
Bids were opened for %equipping
the high school building with shades,
same to be put in place. The bid OIL
S. G. Boyce was $123.G0 OF he
Mitchell Furniture Co., $197, and OF
Carson, Prize, Scott & Co., OF Chi
cago $159.6U. The contract was
awarded to Mr.. Boyce, of this city.
Bids We're opened TOR furnishing
the city schools with the seasons
supply Of coal. Bids were offered by
Davis & Daniels, j. f. Anderson Lum-
Der Co John Determan4. +. l.. Moy-
err, e. b. Van Alstine, Fullerton Lum-
Der Co. For furnishing Pocohontas
mine run coal the contract was award
ed to Davis & Daniels as the lowest
bidders, for the price of $3.50 per
ton. For furnishing the hard coal
the contract was awarded to the Full
lerton Lumber Co. at the price Of
$l0.25 per ton.
The question of appointing a tru-
ant olncer was discussed With mucn
interest, and the necessity was very
apparent wnen the reports were made
by several of the teachers. The school
law compels the beard to appoint
such an officer and failing in this they
are subject to a fine. There are
many children i'll the city who are
not in attendance and it will be the
duty OF the truant officer to look
after these recalcitrants and see that
the compulsory educational law is en-
forced. 1t was left to President
Litch1ield and Superintendent Hoff'
to select a truant officer and put him
to work Immediately after school re-
sumes Oct. A..
The resignation of Charles Palmer
as %janitor of the Lincoln schools was
accepted and Roy Williams was APP
pointed to the place.
j. NJ. Stoner was employed as the
engineer of the new high school
building at a salary of $65 per month.
Chairman Mckeel, of the building
committee made Il report on the
disposition of the insurance policies
on the new high school building, in
which 100000 was placed among the
agents of the city.
The following bills were allowed
after being audited by the finance
committee and warrants ordered
drawn for their payment:
P. H. Kelley, insurance prem
j. %. Wells, insurance prem
lum ....... ........ 40 OO
W. b. Rathbun. insurance
premium ...... ........ IA %
j. N. Grow, insurance prem
ium 5000. ........... Ia T..
Commercial Mutual Fire AS
ISOLATION, insurance prem
ium ...... ........... "a 90
Rev & Harris. insurance
premium ...... ...... 40 90
w. B. Rowley & Co., insur-
ance premium ...... .. 81 90
Mcconnell & lynn, insurance
premium ...... 1900. % 90
A. B. Hager, insurance prem
ium 49,. ............ 70 90
H. Noble & Son, shades 49,. 2 rs
johnson Bros. mdse. ...... rs
Educator Supply Co., supplies 13 20
G.. H. Eastman. labor ...... s on
R. H. Wright, drayage..... rs
w. A. Branch, printing .... 16 SO
James Spry, hauling dirt . 81 90
niture ..,..... ........ 81 IS
Evan Rubley, labor and team 8 90
Fred Biodstrop, labor and
material 49,. .......... As As
G.. p. Besancon, hauling dirt &c As
M. D. Clark, 400 yards dirt 40 90
Mitchell Printing Co., print
ing secs. ............ Al 95
J.. w. David, labor on rounds 35 90
D. MCINTYRE, hauling dirt =. So 45
A. w. Brewer, hauling dirt. As 80
D.. Miller, drayage ......... 35
O. T. Litchfield, kilograms. 2 90
c.. G. Hinkley, labor on
grounds ...... ........ Is 90
A. T. McGovern & Sons, sup
plies ......... ........ 2 SO
A.. f. Mills. labor on grounds 6 60
G. H. Palmer, extra labor ). 20 20
F. c.. Drake, insurance prem
ium ........ ......... IL w
o. l.. Branson & Co. insur-
ance premiums .... so. "a 90
Concerning the dedication of the
new high school building on its COM
pletion, President Litchfield appoint
ed DR.. E. w. Heyler and w. A.
Branch to make the arrangements
for the affair.
The latter part of the evening was
devoted to opening the bids on the
supply of furniture for the high
school building. The following bid