Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-04-24
SCHOOL BOARD
PROCEEDINGS

| Grand Rapids, Wis, Lincoln Build
ing, April IA, 1913.
| Regular meeting of Board of Edu-
cation called to order at 7:40 p. m,
President l. P. Witter being absent,
Rev. C. A. Meilicke was chosen chair
man for the evening.
The following commissioners We're
present: Hin, SearIes, Ragan, Kel-
logg, Rowland, Babcock, Paubs, Hor-
ton, Johnson, Nash, Hatch, and Mel
licke, Q2); absent commi ssioners
Reeves, Witter, Bein and Natwick
az.
The following communication was
read:
Grand Rapids, Wis, April 5, 1913.
School Commissioners Of Grand Rap
ids, Grand Rapids, Wis
Gentlemen: l am in the Fire In
surance business here in the City of
Grand Rapids and have been for sew
eral years last past and l would like
very much to receive some of the Fire
Insurance business now written on
the public school buildings in our
mounts to over S150,000. There are
several different Insurance Agencies
in this city, but of course, | would
not expect more than my proper
tiOnate share
Thanking you in advance for your
favor, l remain,
Very truly yours,
(Signed) F. G. Gilkey.
Motion made and seconded that
the matter OF insuring the school
buildings be left with the commit
tee on Buildings and Grounds and
that the committee recommend to tht
Board of Education some equitable
way of distributing the insurance a.
mong the established agencies of
this city. Motion carried.
The following bills were then, on
motion allowed and ordered paid:
Electric & Water Co. lights
and power, all schools IS &c so
J. E. Farley, repairs and sup
plies ..... .. .. IA 50
FL. NJ Beimler, repairs, Low
ell ...... ...... ...... l 80
Grand Rapids Tribune, print
ing .... 49,. ... 9 so
Am. Ex. Co., March express L 95
Wood County Reporter, print
ing and supplies ... 13 20
Wood County Telephone Co.,
April rentals .... -. 8 60
D. L. Ellis, orchestra re-
hearsals 49,. .. II so
F. S. Gill, glass, Witter. -. 10 10
Nash Hardware Co., janitor
suppnes 80. ..... 20 |
Wood County Drug Store sup
plies ..... 3S
Normington Bros, laundry. 1 sc
G. R. Fdy. Co., repairs, fur
naces ...... ..... . - so
Oberbeck Bros, Mfg. Co.,
Man. Tr. supplies ..... ) ~
Johnson & Hill Co, supplies 20 Oh
Mrs. JAS Corcoran, milk . 5 rs
J. r. Ragan, rental of chairs l. OF
E. Ketchum, hauling COAL. AZ 2;
Cleaning Howe school -. Z 30
Cleaning Lincoln and Witter
schools 49,. ...... ... 80 90
Cleaning Lowell school 80. 5 %
E. r. Chapman, weighing
coal $500. ...... .. / so
Keuffel e Esser Co., Man
Tr supplies 49,. .... 13 72
o. C. Davis Co., Dbl dynamo
oil ...... ..... .. IA 10 |
American Drafting Furniture
Co., drawing desks .. =. 1G6 20
Lyon & Healy, Glee Club Mu-
SIC .....N "a
J. c. White, tuning piano ) 90
Joannes Bros. Co., floor
brush ...... ...... ... 2 SO
d. c. Heath & Co., English
DOCKS 1890. o2
Remington Typewriter Co.,
Commercial supplies .....a 2 "a
J. A. Fay & Egan Co., safety
cylinder cutter head -. 80 90
S. B. & B. w Fleisher, wool
exhibit ....., .. 80. l 90
The Prang Co., drawing sup
plies . . w ) u
VIM. F. Hess, repairs, EN-
erson 70
1t was then moved and carried
that all the committees as constitu-
ted during the last school year be
continued in office, and that the new
Board members be assigned to COM
mittees to which the commi ssioners
whom they replace belonged, until
the regular meeting of the Board of
Education in May.
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