The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-09-12

Pete Tardiff, New school build
lngS 800
II. E. White docking up teach
ers), Other sources --- 1874
! Woodruff Lumber Co., Supplies 222.S9
Employees Monthly Payroll 10000
Total ,25l. LA
On motion duly carried, the report
was approved and the secretary was
authorized to issue orders on the
treasurer for the various amounts.
Supt. H. E. White and the COM
mittee on schools recommended that
the Lincoln kindergarten class be
taken to the gymnasium and that an
other first grade teacher be engaged,
and on motion duly carried the recon-
mendations were approved and order
ed filed.
The committee on schools reported
that they had engaged Miss Angela
Coffey temporarily, as librarian from
Sept. 1st. and recommended that she
be engaged as librarian of the district
at salary of $50 per month, and on
motion duly carried, the report was
approved and Miss Coffey was engaged
at the salary stated.
The committee on buildings and
grounds reported verbally that the
repairs on the high school boilers had
been completed.
Mr.. Thomas offered the following
resolution and moved its adoption,
and which was duly carried.
Resolved that. whereas the First
State Bank of Ely. Minnesota, and
the First National Bank of Ely,
Minnesota, have offered to become de-
positories for school district funds of
school district No. 13, st. Louis
County, Minnesota for the next ensu-
ing year beginning with the term of
school treasurer's bond August 2lst,
1913: and first having offered to pay
interest at the rate Of q per cent on
all daily balances left on deposit;
second, to pay interest at the rate Of
3 per cent on all funds that are de-
posted on time certificates for a
period of three months or more; and
third. to furnish as security, a good
surety company bond with their de-
pository bond in amount of S20,000.00
each.
And, whereas the said First State
Bank of Ely, Minnesota and the said
First National Bank of Ely, Mime
sofa have each presented a depository
bond in the sum of S2O.0oO.00 each
with the American Surety Company
of New York as surety, therefore be
it further resolved that the said First
State Bank and the said First Ma
tional Bank and each of them be
designated as repositories for the
said school district funds and for the
year aforesaid mentioned, and that
the treasurer of school district No. II
deposit the funds of said district in
each said depository in as near equal
amounts as may be.
On motion duly carried. the surety
bonds of the First State Bank and
the First National Bank in the sum of
500 900. 90 each with sureties thereon
were approved and the secretary was
instructed to certify the same to the
County Auditor. together with the
resolution adopted.
On motion duly carried, the bond
of Frank Anderson for $4,000 with
John Palmgard and John E. Porthan
as sureties thereon for the faithful
| performance of his contract for tran
sporting pupils on White Iron Route
No. 2 was approved and ordered filed.
On motion duly carried, the bond of
John Dinsmore in the sum of $4,000
for the faithful performance of his
contract in transporting pupils on
White Iron Route No. l with Olaf
Berglund and VIM. Phillips as sure
ties thereon was approved and ordered
| filed.
Bids for hauling coal from the cars
to the various buildings in the dis
trict were opened as follows:
John Dinsmore-60 cents per ton
from gondola cars.
| John Dinsmore-70 cents per ton
from box cars.
On motion duly carried the contract
for hauling coal from the cars to the
various schools in the district was
awarded to John Dinsmore as per his
bid of Coo per ton from gondoia cars
and roc per ton from box cars, he to
furnish bond in the sum of $4,000
for the faithful performance of the
work and the proper officers were
authorized to enter into contract
with him.
| The St. Croix Lumber & Manufac.
turing Company's bid to furnish the
district with slab wood at 1925 per
cord F. O. B. cars Ely and S2.lO pei
cord delivered at the Winton school
building was laid on the table for
future consideration.
The requisition for Text Books,
Seats. Music and Supplies amounting
to $l67. IA were on motion duly carried
allowed, and the secretary was in
structed to order the same, and the
matter of writing books was referred
to the committee on Schools with
power to act.