Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-09-14
AFTER ADJOURNMENT BOARD
WITH NEWLY ELECTED MEM
BERS HELD FIRST MEET
ING-MUCH IMPORTANT
BUSINESS.

Meeting called to order at s p m. of
the evening of September 18th in the
office of the board.
Members present-Fulton, Sims. Ken :
lee, Urbahn, Cole and Parsons.
Reading of minutes of the previous
meeting by clerk.
Approval of minutes as read.
Reading of treasurer IS report for July
and August.
Approval of treasurer s report as
read.
Reading of clerk s. monthly report for
August. Approval of clerk IS report as
read.
Committee of two, (the chairman and
clerk as appointed on motion at previous
meeting, and the the purpose of attend
ing to the placing of new insurance, or
the renewal of old insurance on thu
school building made the following re-
port (by Fulton.) That is was Found
upon examining policies held by the
Board, in one instance would lapse be-
fore this meeting and it had been re-
newed with the same company, repre-
sented by Parker Loan and Investment
Company, being the Hartford Company
policy No. 1920 for the sum of $1,000
and for the period of three years. That
all other policies were in force until
after this date, and would best be left
to the discretion of the incoming board
of trustees.
The committee having finished the
duties of and for which it had been
created it was dismissed with the APP
proval of the Board.
The Finance Committee having re-
ported back to the Board, on bills pay
able in amount of $423.15 and in num-
bers nineteen it was moved by Sims,
seconded by Urbahn that the bills be
approved, be accepted by the Board and
that the chairman order the clerk to
draw warrants to cover them. Motion
carried all voting yea.
The matter of the annual school trus-
tee election for the purpose of eletting
two trustees to office in place of the
two trustees who had sat on this board
as members for a term of three wears,
was then taken up and the clerk order
ed to read the results Of the election as
1t was held on the fifth day of Sep
tember, 1915.
Therefore the clerk stated that he as
clerk, had duly sworn in as judges OF
election on that date, Martin Wagner
and George II. Arnold also as clerk Of
election Mrs. Jessie B. Foster and that
said election was held in compliance
with the school laws of the state. The
said election resulted in the ballots
divided as follows:
For reelection of r. f. Fulton as
trustee, 65 votes.
For election of Henry Telcher as
trustee 169 votes.
al -
tee, 1879 votes.
For election of w. W. Brown as
trustee, | vote.
Signed by judges of election Martin
Wagner and George II. Arnold and Mrs
Jessie B. Foster, clerk of election
Therefore; whereas the legal ballot
having resulted in the greatest mum
Der of ballots having been cast for
Henry Telcher and j. G. Eimers. The
chairman of this Board then declared
them to have been duly elected to the
positions on the Independent District
No. 2, board of school trustees, and or
dered the clerk of the Board to proceed
to administer the official oath of office
as prescribed by the laws of this state
This act having been performed by
the clerk and all other business that
had come before the board at this time
for the deliberation or action of that
body being previously disposed of in
the fulfillment of such duties as were
part of the outgoing board, the chair
man, r. F. Fulton, declared the work
of the board of trustees for the term !
of the year as finished and therefore it |
was now at the termination of that /
period for which it had been limited. |
and with such authority as was vested
in him., as chairman, he now would and
did declare it to be adjourned
1t is worthy of note that he Board |
of Trustees for the past term of its ex-
istence has just finished what is per
haps the most harmonious series of SEES
sions recorded in the history of our
schools. The individual attendance at |
all meetings was above average. The |
interest in all matters commendahle, |
deliberations serious, and all settlement
of questions coming before it, satisfac.
torily decided
First Regular Meeting of New Board.
Immediately upon the adjournment of |
the old Board of Trustees c. A. Parsons,
as clerk proceeded to organize the new
board. /
Members present-Urbahn, Cole, Ker- |
lee, Telcher, Eimers and Parsons.
The selection of temporary chairman |
resulted in the placing of Mr.. Urbahn |
in that position, Parsons being temper
airy clerk. Nomination for permanent
chairman were called for and resulted
in the nomination of Urbahn, whereup-
on Eimers moved that the nominations
be closed, seconded by Teleher Mr.. A |
Urbahn was declared elected chairman
for the ensuing term of one year by
unanimous acclimation.
Nomination for permanent clerk of
the Board of Trustees was called for.
resulting in the nomination of Parsons
for that position as no other member
was placed in nomination, Parsons W as
then declared elected to that position
by unanimous reclamation.
Nomination for the position of