Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-06-18
Wood County Reporter. printing

Wood County Reporter. printing
and supplies. -. -. 1855
n. Kluck, milk, domestic
science -. -. -. 200
E. W Ellis, Lumber Co, fuel. 800
Mrs Rocktsed, laundry. LIS
F. S. Gill, supplies. =. -. -. 2.15
Grand Rapids Foundry Co,
engine repairs, etc.. 5000
Normington Bros, landry. 3.91
Wood County Drug Store,
supplies. -. :. 49,. so
Nash Hardware Co.,supplies.. $50
Johnson & Hill Co, supplies 22.00
Natwick Electric Co., labor
and supplies. -. $50. 40
Mrs. G. S. Beardsley, supplies
d. M....... .-.... -. :. 1887
Electric and Water Co.. lights
and power, May. -. GA
Drift Doughty, sweeping
compound. ........ -. 500
Wisconsin Valley Leader, print
ing and supplies. -. 5000
Taylor & Scott, insurance. 353. %
The bill for $4,000 of the Wiscon-
sin Iron & Wire Works of Milwau--
kee for building fire escape on the
Emerson School. was referred to
Commissioner Searls, who was author
lied to make a settlement.
The Committee on Buildings and
Grounds then made a report,of which
the following is the substance:
1. The resignation of W. F. Nolt--
ner, as head janitor had been ac-
copied and Louis Menier had been
transferred from the Emerson school
to fill the vacancy. Charles Hack
barth had been appointed janitor OF
the Emerson school to succeed Lou
is Menier, transferred
2. The following improvements and
repairs were recommended:
LOWELL SCHOOL
80 new adjustable seats and desks
for the Sixth Grade; repair Of the
roof; hot air shaft to heat back, hall;
suitable railing to make back stair
way safe; strong outside wire
screens for windows in basement;
other necessary repairs where need
ed.
EMERSON SCHOOL,
New furnaces are needed; change
Howe School fan to Emerson School /;
change remaining WatercIosets to
East Side Of building; remedy heat
ing conditions in kindergarten; pro
vide new curtains for windows in
kindergarten; other necessary repairs
where needed.
IRVING SCHOOL
New furnaces are recommended an
other necessary repairs as needed.
HOWE SCHOOL,
Provide larger ventilating fan and
change the present one to Emerson
School; remove coal bunkers to west
side of school; strengthen stairWays /;
provide new storm doors; repair mo-
tor; provide more lights for First
Grade room; move telephone to a
more suitable place; other necessary
repairs as needed.
GARRISON SCHOOL
Provide new locks for doors, oil
floor, and other necessary repairs
where needed.
WITTER SCHOOL
Repairs as needed.
LINCOLN SCHOOL,
Repair kindergarten toilet room
satisfactorily; provide new locks for
outside doors, west side; build parti-
ton in store room; provide new
BRASS nosing for repairs provide new
class room on Fourth floor; paint all
window castings; provide suitable lab
oratory desks for Physics and Chem
istry rooms; and other necessary re
pairs where needed.
The recommendation of the COM
mittee We're considered for each
school separately. Motion was made
and unanimously carried in each in
stance that the committee proceed to
have repairs, alterations and inl--
proyements made as recommended.
President l. P. Witter arrived dur
ing the progress of the rendition of
the report of the Committee on Build
ings and Grounds and was invited by
temporary Chairman GO. Babcock to
take charge of the proceedings.
Commissioner Reeves, chairman of
the Committee on New BUILDINGS, re-
ported that the loan of $4,000 had
been received from the State and
that work on the new school on the
corner of 18th and Grand avenues
could be begun. On motion, carried
unanimously, the committee was au-
thorized to engage Architect Liebert
of Wausau, to plan suitable four
room building of two stories, two
rooms on each floor, stairway en-
trance way, and leave it possible to
enlarge the building to an eight room
school,
The Superintendent of Schools
then made a report on text book
account. On motion the report was
accepted and ordered placed on file
On motion, the Committee on Build
ings and Grounds was instructed to
investigate the construction of suit
able fire escapes for the Howe
School.
Motion to adjourn to meet again at