The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-12-22
PROCEEDINGS Of THE
SCHOOL BOARD
DISTRICT NO. Il.
Ely, Minnesota, Dec. II. 1916

ReSuldr meeting OF the Board OF
Education was called to order at 1928
o'clock P. M. by President w. A. Nc!
Curdy
On roll call the following members
were found to be present: Chinn.
Fenske, McCurdy, Toms and White.
Absent: Anderson
On motion duly carried the minutes
of the regular meeting held Nov, 14th
were approved as read. All members
voting aye
Communications from the First Ma
tional and First State Banks of Ely
advising credits of $1554 and $3.50,
respectively, interest for the month of
November, were ordered filed.
On motion duly carried the secre-
tary was instructed to notify the R.
M Laird Electric Co., either to make
the vacuum cleaner installed in the
high school building work satisfac-
torily or remove the same from the
building. All members voting aye.
On motion duly carried the ST..
Croix Lbr. & Mfg. Co.'S proposition to
furnish light and power to the Winton
school for the sum of $1S5.OO per year
was accepted and the proper officers
were authorized to enter into contract
with them. All members voting aye.
|, On motion duly carried the secre-
tary was instructed to give the United
States Fidelity & Guaranty Co., all
the information at hand in connection
with the defects in the Washington
building and to mail a copy of same to
the architect All members voting
aye.
On motion duly carried the secre.
tary was instructed to correspond with
the Krieger-James Co., with view of
having their bill for raising the sky.
lights on the Washington building
corrected. All members voting aye
On motion duly carried the secre.
tary was instructed to renew the in.
surance carried on the Lincoln school
boilers with the Hartford Steam Boil.
er Inspection e Insurance Co. All
members voting aye.
On motion duly carried the Vir.
ginia Plumbing & Heating Co.'s bill
in the amount of $792O3 and the Ely
Plumbing e Heating Co.'s bill in the
amount of $425.4O for material and la.
Dor furnished in connection with the
| installation of the cranetilt trap sys-
tenn and correcting other defects in
| the heating system were approved and
the proper officers were authorized
to issue orders on the treasurer for
the amounts. All members voting aye.
superintendent statistical report
was ordered filed.
On motion duly carried the Johnson
Service Co.'S proposition to install one
positive thermostat in the high school
| assembly hall for the sum of $500
plus car fare from Duluth TO Ely and
return was accepted, and the secre-
tary was instructed to notify them to
have this work done during the holi-
days. All members voting aye.
The Committee on Finance reported
that they had checked over the follow.
| ing bills and pay rolls and recommend
ed their payment:
American Book Co., text books$ 1925
Frank Anderson, wood $500 1000
Axel Anderson, attending
meeting of school boards 800
| Carnegie Fuel e Dock Co., fuel 54S84
Observation-Disclosures Co., sup
plies ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 1878
Henry Chinn, attending meet
ing of school boards 1880 800
City of Ely, electricity and
water 216.66
Chemical Rubber Co., supplies 1888
Crane & Ordway Co., altera-
lions $3.50
Crane & Orway Co., mainten-
ance OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 2O9S
Dinsmore's Livery, hauling
coal -------------------- 5o.5U
Dinsmore's Livery, livery and
drayage ----------------- 6.75
William Desjardins, main
tenance 200
D. & l. r. Ry. Co., frt of coal 74.12
D. & /. R. Ry. Co., freight, ex-
press and tolls - 14109
D. & !. R. Ry. Co., transpor-
tat1On ZZZ.l6
Electric Appliance Co., sup
plies 20.11
Ely Hardware Co., mainte-
nance Z.5U
A. ]. Fenske, attending meet
ings of school boards ----- 800
A. Flanagan Co., supplies - 6715
Forest City Bit & Tool Co.,
supplies 4.OO
Mrs. D. W. Gallagher, maya
zines S.oU
General Electric Co., mainte-
nance $3.50
CHM & Co., text books 1850 1920
Victor Gustafson, maintenance 2.10
John Hall, putting on storm
windows --------------- ESQ
Home Fence Co., improving
grounds ----------------- 26O.o7
Houghton, Miff1in Co., text