Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-30
SCHOOL BOARD
PROCEEDINGS
Lincoln Building, May 6, 1912.


The Board Of Education met in II
Igular session at 7:3O p. m, President
I. P. Witter presiding.
/ The following commissioners were
present: Reeves, Hill, Warner. Scar
es, Babcock, Rowland, Kellogg, Wittel
Paulus, Hatch, Nash, and Meflicke;
absent, commissioners Bein, Ober-
beck, Taylor and Natwick.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting held April 1, 1912, and the
organization meeting. held April 13,
1912, We're then read and approved.
1t was then moved and carried that
water pipes be laid on the Lincoln
school grounds for the purpose of
conveniently supplying water to the
trees planted on the grounds. The
work is to be done under the direction
of the Committee on Buildings and
Grounds.
Motion was made and carried that
the President and Secretary of the
Board of Education be authorized
to sign the contract with the c..
Reiss Coal company of Sheboygan
for the supply of coal for the schools
| the coming year. 1t was further NOV
ed and carried that the hauling and
| storing of coal for the ensuing year
be left open to bids from those in
terested, bids to be in by the next
regular meeting Of the Board of Ed
ucation on June 3rd, 1912, and sub
mitted to the Chairman of the Com
mittee on Buildings and Grounds,
Mr.. T. A. Taylor.
Motion was made and carried that
the matter concerning the Treasurer
bond be laid over until the next re
gular meeting of the Board.
1t was moved and carried that or
ders for the following bills be drawn
as soon as o. k by the Chairman
of the Finance Committee.
Green Bay & Western R. R.
Co., freight on coal IS 20 35
Mrs. Chas. Kluge, four days
cleaning Howe ..... 6 90
American Express Co, April
express ...... .. . 2 so
Green Bay & Western r. R.
Co., freight on coal -. II 70
Electric & Water Co., March
and April lights and power II SO
The G. Reiss Coal Co, coal
all schools ..... ...... 878 70
c. w. Schwede, travelling ex-
penses, and express ... 18 SO
Otto's Pharmacy. general
school supplies .... -. 4 rs
Wisconsin Valley Leader,
printing ..... . Is 90
J. E. Farley, repairs, Emer-
son and Lincoln ..... IL Is
Grand Rapids Foundry Co.,
Manual Training supplies. IA
Nash Hardware Co., engin-
eer's supplies ...... 49,. 10
Wood County Reporter
printing ... .. II so
Wood County Telephone Co,
April, and May rental and
tolls, ...... .... ...... 20 As
Nash Grocery Co., Domestic
Science supplies ..... 8 O5
]. w. Merrill, four April or
chestra rehearsals ...... 10 90
Herman A. Wenk, framing
twaIva nin+1IraC 0r ca
Normington Bros, laundry,
all schools ...... ........ 70
Wood County Drug Co., sup
plies .. 49,. ..... s.
Chas. Waterman, freight and
drayage .....s ...... -. 85'
F. E. Kellner, hauling and
storing coal 49,. .... 90 36
Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul R. R. Co., freight. SO
Isaac Mendoza Book Co.,
books 49,. .,.... 49,. SO
Florence Pedagogi-
cal Seminary, 1 year $3.50. 90
S. Y. Gillian & Co., Arithme-
tic review $500. ... . z 90
Atkinson, Mentzer & Grover
supplementary readers :. 8 90
Central Scientific Co., Ply
sizes apparatus ...... -. % so
Baker Paper Co., school sup
plies ..... ...... ...... ). 56 so
]. / Holcomb Mfg. Co., jani-
tors supplies ...... -. Sc 10
Manual Arts Press, Manual
Training magazine ... 1 so
Johnson & Hill Co., supplies
March and April 800. =. As 20
Bossert Bros. & Co. so lbs.
coke ...... ..... .... 25
Mrs. T. P. DAILY, rental of
piano mover ...... .... 1 so
Geo. w. Baker & Son, rental
| of chairs .... . -. / so
Motion to adjourn carried.
| (Signed) I. P. Witter, Pres.
c. W. Schwede, Clerk.