The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-11
OFFICE OF the BOARD or
EDUCATION
! independent School
; District Of Virginia, MINI. !
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
SPECIAL MEETING


October 20. 1910
Copy of call:
There will be special meeting of Board
of Education of the Independent School
District of Virginia, Minnesota. Thursday
evening, October 20, 1910:
To consider the purchase of an Electrical
Generating System.
To do any other important business of
the district.
Very truly yours,
J. H. FLEMING. Clerk.
The meeting was called to order by the
chairman, N. A. Homer
Roll call:
Present, N. A. Holmer. ]. H. Fleming,
Joseph Roskilly, II. J. McGhee. Helen E.
Coffman. Lafayette Bliss
Absent. GUY H. Moore.
The minutes of the regular meeting of
October were read and approved.
Supt. J. A. Kennedy of the Virginia Elec-
trio Power Water Co. being present. was
called upon to explain why his Co. had
not made connections for light and power
with the new Technical High School build
ing as ordered bv the Board of Education
in their meeting of September Is.
Mr.. Kenndy stated that he considered
the load of the school buildings for light
and power very undesirable one. and that
his company wanted a five years contract
from the school district before making the
connections ordered. The question of in
Sailing generating system for the schools
was discussed, several of the board men,
bers favoring this plan. Mr.. Kennedy ad-
vised against this, saying that it would be
more expensive than the present method,
and less satisfactory to the Board. He also
raised the question as to the legal right of
the Board to lay wires under or over the
streets After full discussion of the cues.
tion the chairman on motion, appointed
r. J. McGhee and Lafayette Bliss CON-
mittee to confer with o. H. GrigRs, Man.
ager of the Virginia Electric Power & Water
Co., and secure from that company if pos
sible. II more equitable rate for light, power
and water, than the school district has
been obliged to paw for years past. Final
action was deferred pending the report of
this committee.
A bid from the Virginia Foundry & Ma
chine Co. for an iron fire escape for the Gen.
trail school building, of the same style and
type as are now on the Roosevelt and John
son buildings. for the sum of $205.& was
read. This being the only bid before the
Board. on motion by J. H. Fleming sup
ported by r. J. McGhee. the bid was &C.
cepted and the said iron fire escape ordered
installed for $26&.
On motion the committee on Buildings
and Grounds was authorized to get the
grading done around the Technical High
School building. either by contract or days
work, at the discretion of the committee.
but to see that the work is promptly done.
The matter of adjusting the expense of
grading with the General Contractor was
left until the final settlement.
Carried.
On motion a requisition for laboratory
supplies, school desks. teachers desks and
recitation Seats submitted by Supt. Lafay-
cite Bliss, was ordered purchased.
Carried.
On motion duly seconded and carried,
the clerk was instructed to secure a peti-
ton for special election to authorize the
Board of Education to purchase Block IL
(eleven) Rooney's Addition for 50, 5000.
and to issue bonds to erect school house
thereon.
Carried.
On motion duly seconded and carried the
Board adjourned.
Approved. November 4. 1910.
J.H. FLEMING.
C1erk