The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-30
r.. ]. M'GHEE,
Chairman.

REGULAR MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF EDC CATION OF THE
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIS
TR1CT NO. q, AUGt ST IA, 1912.
ALSO ADJOURNED MEETING
OF AUGUST 9Th.
The meeting was called to order
ut S:17 P. M. by Chairman R. J. Nc
Chez.
Roll Call: Present, r. J. McGhee,
Mitchell Stewart, Andrew Hawkin-
son, J. H. Fleming, w. H. Eaton, c.
e. Hendrick, Lafayette Bliss. Alb
sent, none. 81
" Minutes of the meeting for re-
organization Of August 5th, 1912,
were read and approved.
The chairman then called for I'M
finished business. AS the election
of permanent clerk was the only
unfinished business of the meeting
of August 5th, the chairman an
nounced that We would proceed, if
there were no objections, to take a
formal ballot for clerk, and appoint
ed as tellers Mitchell Stewart and
C. E. Hendrick, being the same tel
lers as of August 5th. The result
of the ballot was that c.. E Hend-
rick received 60 three votes and
J. H. Fleming three 60 and the
Chairman pronounced this tie vote.
The situation not having changed
from the meeting of August 5th, the
chairman entertained the following
motion. Moved by w. H. Eaton,
supported by J. H. Fleming. that
we proceed with the further bust
ness Of the meeting. Carried.
The chairman then called for
communications and the clerk read
communication from Mcleod &
Smith, contractors of the new north
side school in which they made a
bid for changing the present wood
construction of the north-side school
to a fire-proof construction, which
is principally the attic and roof, for
the sum- of Two-thousand, nine hun
dred and seventy-five dollars 49,
975.OO. After considerable discus
sion it seemed to be the consensus
of opinion of the board that this
matter was gone over quite thor
oughly at the time of the original
letting of the contract, and that as
the boilers are outside of the main
part Of the building and the cor
ridors, stairway and floors are fire
proof. and that as the building oc.
cupies block by itself, the board
felt that the chances of fire were
very remote, and the chairman en-
tertained the following motion.
Moved by c.. E. Hendrick, seconded
by Andrew Hawkinson, that the
communication regarding fire proof
ing of the north-side school. amount
ing to Two thousand, nine hundred
and seventy-five dollars ($2,975.OO)
be laid on the table Indefinitely.
Carried.
The clerk then read a communities
ton from the Minnesota State Fire
Prevention Association which rec
commended a new fire hose for the
basement of the primary school:
other than this they said that the
general conditions were excellent,
whereupon the following motion was
entertained by the chair. Moved by
Mitchell Stewart, supported by An:
drew Hawkinson that the commun-
ication be referred to the Buildings
and Grounds committee with power
to act.
Carried.
A petition from the residents of
the Higgins Location was read in
which they requested the board to
furnish conveyance for transporting
the children from the Higgins Loca-
ton to the schools in the city. This
transportation being for pupils above
the sixth grade, as those below the
sixth grade were taken care of at
the Higgins school. The school Gen.
sus shows that there were about
eight children, at the time the cen
sus was taken in June, who would
be accommodated. The board upon
discussing this seemed to feel that
as the walking was very good and
the distance not exceeding about a
mile, that at least until the weather
became very bad, the children would
not be inconvenienced by walking,
and the following motion was enter
tanned by the chair. Moved by