Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-10-18
SCHOOL BOARD
PROCEEDINGS
TWO REGULAR AND ONE SPE-
CIAL MEETING OF THE
SCHOOL BOARD
Lincoln Building, Grand Rapids, Wis,
Tuesday, August %. 1917

Tuesday, August %, 1917.
In accordance with the resolution
''That the Board of Education, thru
the clerk, called for sealed bids for
the construction Of an enclosed double
run stair fire escape on the Lincoln
High School according to the plans
and specifications drawn by Mr.. H. T.
Liebert, Architect, Wausau, Wis, each
| bid to be accompanied by certified
check to the amount of ten percent
90 percent) of the bid, and all bids to
be in by Monday, August 27, 1917" a
special meeting of the Board of Edu-
cation was called for Tuesday August
%, 1917, to meet at 1880 o'clock o. m.
to consider such bids.
The following commissioners were
present: Reeves, Raglan, Kellogg, Bah
cock, Nord, Bein, Hatch, Nash, Mrs.
Sam Church, (9).
Absent: Commissioners Searls, Bra
zeau, Voss, Meilicke, Mrs E. P. Ar
pin, Mrs Donald Waters. Mrs. B. L.
Brown, (7).
The following bids were then open
ed:
Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. 25, 1917.
Board Of Education,
Grand Rapids, Wis.
Attention Mr. C. W. Schwede:
The steel lintels as specified in the
iron work and the pipe ratings as
specified in the Carpenter specifca-
lions for the High School, for the sum
of three hundred thirty-four (s334.OO)
dollars, f. 0. b. cars Milwaukee, Wis.
with freight allowed to Grand Rapids,
Wis.
C. Colnik Mfg. Co.
Grand Rapids, Wis, Aug. 27, 1917.
To the Board of Education of the
city of Grand Rapids, Wis.
Gentlemen:-I hereby propose to
furnish all labor and material for
double run stairway to be added on
to the Lincoln School, all according to
plans and specifications for the sum of
100000 seven thousand and no-10O
dollars.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) A. F. Billmeyer.
After thorough discussion the fol-
owing resolution was proposed ard
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, We have all of the exit
space necessary for culinary ;.hool
purposes to a:c0.nm cate our entir,
enrolment n the Li,Coln High Sen .ol
BuI ding accoc Ing : an official state
inspector from the Industrial Com
mission, and
Whereas, The cost of building the
proposed fire escape at the present
time appears to be about two thous-
and dollars ($2,0OO.OO) more than the
cost under normal conditions, be it
Resolved, That no bids be accepted
at this time and that the question of
building an additional fire escape be
deferred until the first regular meet
ing in April, 1918, and that during the
period previous to the construction of
the additional fire escape, any special
entertainments where more than $50
people are expected to be present be
held in some public hall.
Motion to adjourn was then carried.
c.. w. Schwede,
Clerk of Board of Education.
Lincoln Building, Grand Rapids, Wis.
September 10, 1917.
Regular meeting of the Board of
Education called to order by Presi-
dent Guy O. Babcock.
The following commissioners were
present: Raglan, Brazeau, Babcock,
The Superintendent of Schools PR
Superintendent of Common Schools f
Wisconsin, for the year ending June 8
SCHOOL CENSU
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