The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-28
OFFICE OF the BOARD OF
EDUCATION
Independent School
District of Virginia, MINI.
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REGULAR MEETING
OCTOBER Z, 1910.
The meeting was called to order by the
chairman, N A. Holmer. at $40 o'clock.
Roll call:
Present. Joseph Roskilly. Lafayette Bliss,
Helen E. Coffman. 7. H. Fleming, r.. J. Nc
Chez and N. A. Holmer.
Absent. Guy H. Moore.
The minutes of September Is we're read
and approved.
On motion, seconded and carried, Spec
ial State Examiner J. N. Gayner's report
was ordered placed on file. A communica-
ton from c. E. Bell, lyric & Chapman,
Architects, was also on motion, ordered
filed.
On notion the resignation of J. E. Oker-
strom, Inspector of Construction was &C
copied, and his salary in full to October 5,
| 1910, ordered paid, as soon as he files with
| the Board all papers in his possession be-
| longing to the Board or Architects.
Seconded and carried.
Applications for a position as janitor were
| received from Z. W. Sarff, H. c. King. Peter
Edholm, Charles Lundgren, Mathew John
son, Pat Hedican, Thos. H. Coombe, w. E.
Lyons and others. On motion these ap-
plications were referred to the committee
! ON teachers and janitors.
Bids for coal were opened bv the clerk
from Mark Eddy and the Virginia Transfer
& Fuel Co. Both bids were identical in
every particular, as follows:
BIDS FOB COAL.
| Youghiogheny screened lump SIS per ton
| Youghiogheny screenings ......4.& per ton
Anthracite coal. 300 per ton
| Both parties bidding asked that railroad
weights be taken, and stated that If the
! coal must be weighed on the city scales,
Is cents extra per ton would be charged
On motion Joseph Roskilly and N. A. Hol
| mer were appointed as committee with
power to act to make the final adjustment
of the purchase of fuel for the year.
| Seconded and carried.
! A bid from Emil Solve for painting the
Central School building for $500 was, on
motion. referred to the committee on build
ings and grounds, with instructions tC
call for other bids according to specifica
tons to be prepared in the office. and have
the building painted.
| Resolution introduced by N. A. Holmer
Resolved, BY the independent School
District of Virginia. Minnesota, whereas
the Commercial Investment Company OF
Duluth has offered s75,50o0o for the bonds
of said School District, being the first SIS,
10000 bond issue refused by Wells Dickey
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Company to pay all expense of preparation
of bonds, attorneys fees and general ex
pense incident to the bond issue), that said
offer be accepted on condition that the said
purchase price of $75.5OOOO be paid within
ten days from date and that resolution
authorizing their issuance on these condi
tons be adopted.
Moved by N A. Holmer that the above
resolution be adopted. supported bv Helen
E. Coffman.
| Ayes: Joseph Roskilly. N. A. Homer
Helen E. Coffman, r. J. McGhee. J. HI
Fleming.
! Nays: None.
Adopted October Z, 1910,
Thereupon r. J. McGhee offered the fol
lowing resolution and moved its adoption
| Whereas, at special meeting and cleo
ton held thereat of the legal voters of the
Independent School District of Virginia
Minnesota, called and held in strict con
fornity with law in said district on the 5th
day of March, A. D. 1910, more than two
| thirds of the qualified voters of the said
district present and voting at said meeting
| and election voted in favor of the follow.
ing proposition: Shall the bonds of indie.
! pendent School District of Virginia, Mime
sofa, be issued by said District and sold al
public sale in the manner as provided by
| law in the aggregate amount of $150, Loo. W
bearing interest at the rate of SO per an.
| mum, the proceeds thereof to be used for
| the purpose of constructing new high
school building within and for said district
and the purchasing and completion of said
| building. said bonds to be numbered and
to be in the amounts and to mature az
specified and set forth in the resolution
dated February 18th, 1910, which said reso.
! luton is referred to for the full terms OF
| the proposed bond issue and which resol,1.
| ton is on file in the Office of the Clerk of
said Independent School District of Vir-
gina. Minnesota, as fully appears from the
| records of said school district. and
Whereas, the One Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Dollars 100000 of bonds 50
voted for haye been advertised for sale in
the manner and for the time required by
law, and have been by the Board of Educa.
ton of said school district duly awarded
| and sold to Wells Dickey Company of the
city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, the highest
and best bidder therefor, at and for price
above par and accrued interest; and
Whereas. since said sale, Seventy Five
Thousand Dollars ($75.0MM of said issue
of bonds, to-wit: Bonds maturing July LIST,
1916 to 1920 inclusive, have been sold to the
state of Minnesota, and
Whereas, it is deemed and hereby de-
clared necessary for said Independent
School District to issue the balance of the
bonds so voted. to-wit: Bonds maturing
July LIST, 1911 to July LIST, 1915. inclusive. be-
ing Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($75,-
00000) of said issue;
Now, Therefore. be it Resolved BY the In
dependent School District of Virginia, st.
Louis County, Minnesota: That for the