The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24

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REGULAR MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF EDUCATION OF IN
DEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
OF VIRGINIA, MIMI, JANUARY
s, 1913.
Meeting called to order at sos
p. m. by Chairman r. J. McGhee.
Roll call: Present, R. J. Me-
Chez, Mitchell Stewart, w. H. Ea-
ton, Andrew Hawkinson, c. E. Hen
drick, Lafayette Bliss. Absent. J.
H. Fleming.
Mr.. Christopherson, street COM
missioner being present, the chair
man explained that the matter of a
skating rink at the johnson school
had been before the council. and ex-
planned that the water company
would furnish water free Of charge
to the school district il they would
allow the use Of the school ground,
and suggested that the pipe be
tapped outside of tho meter 80 that
the water used for the rink would
not pass through the meter.
BY mutual consent this was al
lowed NO action being taken.
Minutes of adjourned regular
meeting of December IA, 1912, read
and approved.
AS the chairman called for unfin-
ished business, the clerk stated that
voting for clerk was in order. There
being no objection to this matter
being taken up at this time, the
chairman appointed the same tellers
as before, Mitchell Stewart and c.
E. Hendrick.
When the ballots were counted
Mitchell Stewart received three
votes, G. E. Hendrick one and J. H.
Fleming one, whereupon the chair
man declared that Mitchell Stewart
was elected clerk.
The question of salary of the clerk
and treasurer was then taken up
and the following motion was en-
tertained:
Moved by c. E. Hendrick, second
ed by r. J. McGhee, that the salary
of the clerk and treasurer be $500
per month each. -.
Roll call: Ayes, r. J. McGhee,
Mitchell Stewart, Andrew Hawkin-
son, G. E. Hendrick. Nays, w. H,
Eaton.
Motion declared adopted.
The buildings and grounds CON-
m1ttee reported that they had, &C.
cording to instru ctlons from the
board, investigated the matter of the
opening into the fuel room at the
Roosevelt school for the purpose of
making it easier to get the coal into
the fuel room, and that they had re-
ceived bid from the Virginia Foun-
dry & Machine Co. for $21OO for an
iron cover 36x72, with the under
standing that the board provide for
the cutting of the opening through
the cement.
After some discussion the follow
ing motion was entertained by the
chair:
Moved by Andrew Hawkinson,
seconded by Mitchell Stewart, that
the board accept the report of the
buildings and grounds committee
and order the opening made as re-
ported. Carried.
Entered J. H. Fleming.
The clerk reported that the con-
tract for letting No. 4 for the cleo
trical wiring at the Technical High
school, which was let to the Star
Electric Co. of Virginia, had been
signed, and that one copy of the
contract would be sent to the Star
Electric Co., one to w. B. 1ttner,
architect, St. Louis, Mo-, and the
original would be retained for our
files.
He further stated that in accord
ance with an oral conversation with
Mr.. France Of the Star Electric Co..
that In lieu Of their not furnishing
a bond the district would retain
their certified check Of $4,000 un-
til the work was completed.
He also stated that the checks of
$4,000 each which accompanied
each bid had been returned to the
unsuccessful bidders.
The following acquisitions were
taken up:
Seventy-hve First Book for Nom
English Speaking People.
Fifty Second Book for Non-Eng-
glish Speaking People.
Kindergarten supplies for Roose-