The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-09-22
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SCHOOL BOARD
DISTRICT.NO. Y.
Ely, Mimi, September ~, 1916.

Regular meeting of the Board of
Education, Independent School Dis
trict No. IL, was called to order at
eight o'clock P. M. by President w.
A. McCurdy.
On roll call the following were
found to be present Chinn,
Fenske, McCurdy, Toms and White.
IAbsent-none.
On motion duly carried, the min
utes of the regular meeting held Aug
ust Sth and the special meeting held
August 22nd were approved as read.
All members voting aye.
Communications from the First Ma
tionar and First State Banks of Ely,
advising credits of $3.50 and $3.50,
respectively, interest for the month
of August, were ordered filed.
Petition of William Desjardins and
others, referred to the school district
by the City Council requesting that
the old road south of the high school
and Washington buildings be re-
opened was read.
On motion duly carried, the petit
ton from William Desjardins and
others was referred to the Committee
on Buildings and Grounds with power
to act. All members voting aye.
Proposal from the Duluth & Iron
Range Railroad company to purchase
the old Winton school property for
the sum of $4,000 was read, and
after which Arthur Toms offered the
following resolution and moved it's
adoption:
| Whereas the Duluth & Iron Range
Railroad Company have offered to
purchase all that piece or parcel of
land known as the old Winton School
Grounds and included within the fol-
lowing described boundaries, to-wit:
Situated in Section Twenty-four (24),
Township Sixty-three (63) North of
Range Twelve Q2) West of the Fourth
Principal Meridian measuring from
the quarter (A) post on the east Sec
ton line of said section twenty-four
| (24) and Of the Northeast quarter
| (NEA) of said section running thence
north on said section line three hun
dred eighty-nine and 97-1OO (3S9.97)
feet; thence south eighty-nine de-
grees, thirty-fve minutes west
(SS9-35' w sixteen hundred and
twenty-five and $40 (1625.5) feet to
the southeast corner of the parcel of
land conveyed and the point of be.
|ginning to bound the same; thence
south eighty-nine degrees, thirty-five
minutes west (SS9-35' w one hun.
dred forty-four CAD feet to the
southwest corner of said tract; thence
north four degrees, twenty-five min.
utes west (N4-25' W. one hundred
sixty-five and $40 (165.5) feet to the
northwest corner of said tract, thence
north eighty-nine degrees, thirty-five
minutes east (NS9-35' Ed one hundred
forty-four CAD feet to the northeast
corner of said tract, thence south
-four degrees, twenty-five minutes
east (S4-25' Ed one hundred sixty
five and $40 (165.5) feet to the point
of beginning for the sum of ($700.00)
Seven hundred and no-100 Dollars,
Be 1t Resolved, that the above prop
osition be submitted to the electors
of Independent School District No. IL,
st. Louis County, Minnesota at a spe-
cial meeting to be held therein on the
23rd day of September between the
hours of seven and eight o'clock P.
NJ, and that due notice thereof be
given as required by law. Motion
was supported by Axel Anderson and
put to vote, and all members present
having voted in favor thereof, it was
carried and so declared.
On motion duly carried, bond of A.
]. Fenske in the amount of $4,000 90
with the National Surety Co., of New
York, as surety thereon, was approved
and ordered filed. All members vot-
ing aye.
Moved and supported that the
proposals from the First National and
First State Banks of Ely Offering to
become repositories for school dis
trict funds during the ensuing year
be accepted, and that each depository
be required to furnish a surety COM
pany bond in the amount of $780,
100000 for one year from August IA,
1916. Carried unanimously.
Moved and supported that the
Boiler Inspectors report on the boil
ers located in the Lincoln school and
Central Heating Plant be accepted
and recommendations carried out.
Carried unanimously.
On motion duly carried, the secre-
tary was instructed to notify the Lam
dis Eng. & Mfg. Co., to send their
representative, when in this terri
tory, to Ely and repair electric clock
in high school building. All members
voting aye.
Applications from John Hutar and
Matt GOlobich for positions as JAM
itors were ordered filed.
On motion duly carried, the bond of
Sam Tabell covering his contract for
painting grandstand in the amount of
$4,000 with John A. Harri and John