The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-12-01
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SCHOOL BOARD
Ely, Minnesota, Nov. IA, 1916
DISTRICT NO. Il.

Ely, Minnesota, Nov. IA, 1916
Regular meeting Of the Board of
Education was called to order at eight
o'clock P. M. by President w. A. Nc
Curdy.
On roll call the following members
were found to be present: Anderson,
Chinn, Fenske, McCurdy and White.
Absent: Toms.
On motion duly carried, the minutes
of the adjourned regular meeting of
October 18th were approved as read.
All members voting aye.
Communications from the First Ma
tional and First State Banks of Ely
advising credits of $22.59 and $23.73,
respectively, interest for the month of
October, were ordered filed.
On motion duly carried, the petition
from the janitors for an increase in
salary was referred to the Committee
on Finance to report at the first meet
ing in January All members voting
aye.
On motion duly carried, the secre-
tary was instructed to notify the R.
M. Laird Electric Co., that the va
cuum cleaner installed in the high
school building was not working
satisfactorily and that the district
would not settle their account until
the machine had been placed in pro
per working order. All members vot-
ing aye.
On motion duly carried, the petit
ton for use of the White Iron School
Building for the purpose of holding
several entertainments was referred
back to the Committee for signatures
and information in regard to the ma
ture of entertainments to be held, and
their request for the use of the build
ing on Nov. 25th for their first enter
tainment was referred to Supt. White
with power to act. All members vot-
ing aye.
On motion duly carried, the bill of
Garni & Franzetti in the amount of
$41.80 for labor performed in the
Washington building was allowed and
the proper officers authorized to issue
an order on the treasurer for the
amount. All members voting aye.
On motion duly carried, the bill of
Oscar F. Symons Co., for stripping
windows in the Lincoln school in the
amount of $4,000 was allowed and the
proper officers authorized to issue an
order on the treasurer for the amount,
All members voting aye.
On motion duly carried, the proper
officers were authorized to issue an
order on the treasurer in favor of
the Home Fence Co., in payment of
their account as soon as the freight
bill was received and the same de-
Quoted from their invoice All mem
bers voting aye.
superintendent statistical report
was ordered filed.
On motion duly carried, Mrs. Marie
Makela was allowed $3.50 per day for
transporting her children to the White
Iron School and John Riikola was al
lowed so cents per day for transport
ing his children for each day their
children attend school and to be eff
fective from the opening of school
Sept. 9Th. All members voting aye.
Committee on Finance reported that
they had checked over the following
bills and pay rolls and recommended
their payment:
American Book Co., text books
-------------------- 4o.4S
Frank Anderson, drayage - 500
Frank Anderson, fuel ----- 500
C. c. Birchard & Co., music 65.15
Cable Co., text books --- 1858
Carnegie Fuel Co., fuel--- 1889
Central Scientific Co., supplies 81
Ely Plumbing & Heating Co.,
maintenance ----- so