The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-12-15

The minutes of the special meeting
of October 81 were read and ap-
proved.
Mr.. A. N. Thompson and a commit
tee of citizens requested the use of
the auditorium or gymnasium for a
public meeting to discuss the ques-
ton of municipal ownership of the
light and water plant some time be-
fore the special city election, to be
held on the question November 81,
1911.
The chairman of the board called
the committees attention to the fact
that the board was on record On the
question of letting the school prop
erty out for use to societies, parties,
churches, clubs, etc., in resolution
passed May S, 1911. The clerk read
the resolution to which the chairman
referred as follows: "Resolved that
the board of education of the inde-
pendent school district of Virginia do
hereby place themselves on record,
that they shall not permit the use
of the public school property for any
other than school purposes" Adopt
ed May 5, 1911. J. H. Fleming took
his seat in the board. The question
under consideration was explained
to Mr.. Fleming, and, after further
discussion, the following motion was
entertained by the chair: Moved
by Guy H. Moore, seconded by Jos.
Roskilly that the board of education
of the Independent school district of
Virginia do here and now reconsider
the resolution pertaining to the use
of public school property, adopted
May 5. 1911. Ayes: Joseph Ros-
killy. Nays: r. J. McGhcc, Guy
H. Moore, J. H. Fleming, Mitchell
Stewart, c. E. Hendrick. Motion de-
clared lost.
Mitchell Stewart, chairman of the
committee on finance and insurance.
brought in report of the commit
tee in reference to insurance now in
force in the several school buildings
and the contents thereof. The report
gave in detail the value of each of
the several school buildings, the
value of the contents, the insurance
now in force on the building, the in
surance on the contents, the rate on
each building. together with recon-
mendations as to certain improve
ments, which if made would cut
down the rate in some instances.
The committee also recommended
that all existing insurance policies
be Cancelled and that reinsurance be
taken out for 80 per cent of the
value of all school buildings and con-
tents for period of five years, dis
tributing the insurance among re-
sponsible companies as nearly as pos
sible on the basis of the present poll
cies. The committee reported that
a careful inspection had recently been
made of the several school buildings
with reference to readjusting the
rates thereon. The report of the
committee On finance and insurance
was disposed of in several motions as
follows:
Moved by Guy H. Moore, seconded
by J. H. Fleming, that the committee
On buildings and grounds be author
lied and instructed to attach fifty
feet Of hose to the standpipe in the
basement Of the johnson building
and to install hand chemical fire ex-
in the Franklin, Lincoln,
North Side and South Side
buildings. Carried.
Moved by Guy H. Moore, seconded
by J. H. Fleming, that the commit
tee on finance and insurance be au-
thorized and instructed to cancel all
insurance policies and rein
sure all school buildings of the dis
trict and contents thereof under the
coinsurance plan for 80 per cent of
the value represented for five years,
the insurance as nearly
as possible among the various re-
sponsible companies now represented
by the several policies at present in
fore. Ayes Guy H. Moore. J. H,