The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-10
REGULAR MEETING

REGULAR MEETING
February 8, 1915
The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Education was called to order at
S:35 o'clock by the clerk, J. H. Fleming, the
chairman being absent. On motion Guy
II. Moore was elected temporary chairman.
Roll call:
Present, Guy II. Moore, Lafayette Bliss,
II. J. McGhee. Helen E. Coffman and ]. H.
Fleming.
Absent. n. A. Holmer and Joseph Ros-
killy.
The minutes of the regular meeting of
January 6, 1911; of the adjourned regular
meeting of January II, 1911; of the adjourn
ed regular meeting No. 2, of January 20,
1911; of the adjourned regular meeting No
3, of January q, 1911; and of the adjourned
regular meeting No. T. of January a. 1911
were all read and approved.
Bids were.opened for supplying electric
lamps to the district according to the pub
lished specifications. There were ten bid
ders all disclosing practically the same
figures. namely $547.47 on basis of a yearly
consumption of not less than 1880 worth,
and $531.3G on the basis of a yearly con-
sumption of not less than $4,000 worth.
The names of firms submitting these bids
are as follows: Electrical Engineering Co.,
X. S. Hartley. Gilbert, Western Electrical
Co.. Northern Electric Co., Burgess Elec-
trio Co., Sterling Electric Manufacturing
Co.. Minneapolis Electric Motor Co., Gen.
eral Electric Co., LawrenCe-GOOdspeed
Electric Co., Tritchler Electric Co. On
motion the Boa I'd went into executive SEES
sion.
Moved bv J. II. Fleming seconded by X.
]. McGhee. that the bid of the Tritchler
Electric Co. for furnishing electric lamps
as per published specifications in the sum
of $547.47, be accepted and the chairman
and clerk are hereby authorized to enter
into a contract with the said Tritchler Elec-
trio Co. for furnishing said lamps for one
year upon furnishing the proper bond.
Carried.
The following resolution was introduced
by II. !. McGhee.
Resolved; BY the Board of Education of
the Independent School District of Virgin
ia, Mimi, that the following bills, audited
by the finance committee. and the salary
schedule for January 1911, be allowed, and
that the clerk be and is hereby instructed
to draw orders on the treasurer in payment
of the same.
Thomas Charles Company, kinder
garten supplies... Observation-Disclosures 80 43
c. Howard Hunt Pen Company.
school supplies ........."... so
Ncstor Maxi, transportation of pupils Is CO
CHM & Company, text books......... II GU
Chicago Wood Finishing Co., man
ual training supplies ......... 80. 10 G3
McGill- Warner Company, printing
school orders OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 8 Is
American Book Company, text books 36 OC
Virginia Electric Power & Water Co.
current and water. ................ 21S &c
The Model Pharmacy, school sup
pies ....................... "
S. c. Johnson & Son. manual train
ing supplies. ................ u
Allyn & Bacon, text books %. .. 30 z
Popular Educator, library...... l q
Andrew Grande, repairs. 6 sc
The Herald Co., advertising ...... 3 OK
Herbert Burchell, school carpenter. los OK
The Macmillan Company, text books Ok
| Virginia Plumbing & Heating Co.,
repairs II
Mesaba Telephone Co., rental and
tolls ..... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. G2 n
| Houghton Mifflin Co., text books.... 90
| Woodruff Lumber Co., lumber for
manual training dept. .......... 60
Bailey-N1arsh Company, final pay
| ment on contract Observation-Disclosures. 1909 q
| P. Savolainen, repairs to clocks ID Y
| Richardson Electric Co., eighth pay
| ment on contract. Observation-Disclosures. 652 3
| Eaton Dray Line, drayage for JAM
| uary 1911. u
Lafayette Bliss, freight and other
!
Virginia Foundry & Machine Co.,
repairs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ........ Ia
Eddy's Stage & Draw Line, fuel ..... $40 s.
Virginia Hardware Co., school sup
! plies. ..............- tt II
Virginia & Rainy Lake Co., lumber
for repairs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1O6 g
D. Appleton & Co., text books ........ 1871 8
! Norton Hardware Co., school sup
| plies. ..:........... 40 8
NJ. L. Matheson, repairs "a
Virginia Transfer e. Fuel Co., fuel
and drayage. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 704
J. A. Shields, carpenter work. 81
The Virginia Enterprise, stationery
| and printing Is .
Virginia Plumbing dz Heating Co.,
on contract. ........................7OO 1000 0
L. A. Larson, on account allowed
>. January Observation-Disclosures. 100 0
| Emil Solve, LIST payment on contract 1000
The improvement Bulletin, .adver-
| Using observation-disclosures. z
Riley S. Hartley, drawing specifca-
lions. .................. Is Q
Aggregate salaries for January 1911. 6459 5
Moved by r. J. McGhee, supported b.
Helen E. Coffman, that the above resolu
ton be adopted.
Ayes: r. J. McGhee, Guy H. Moore, Hele'
E. Cofman. J. p. Fleming. 7szxz=<sl.. e.
T. Nays: None. - ~ . *ss% :,
4 Adopted February 3, 1911.
The clerk read. the following report Of til
] building committee relative to fire escapes
The 1,f1iI1inp com ~ tee have been hua