Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-08
BOARD OF EDUCATION
LEY|ES 80 THOUSAND
Fuel Question Serious, Account
ing For Larger Part Of
Increase,
Willmar. Minnesota,
August 9Th, 1917

august OH, 1S1|.
The regular meeting of the Board
of Education of Independent School
District No. AZ, of Willmar,, Mimi,
was held at the Bank of Willmar on
Monday, August 9Th, 1917, at 4 o'clock
p. M. Members present: Lawson,
Qvale, Carlson and Swenson. Absent:
Bjorsell and Severinson. Supt. Fos-
ter was also absent.
The meeting was called to order by
the President.
The minutes of the foregoing regu-
lar meeting were read and approved.
The following bills were presented,
audited by the Finance Committee,
and upon motion allowed and ordered
paid, viz:
N. w. Telephone Exchange Co..
messages -. ........... ..S ~
Ohsberg, Selvig & Co., supplies Oils
Peterson & Wellin, supplies... 1892
Bank of Willmar, ms. premium $500
J. H. Virgins Co., sharpening
lawn mower .............. .S5
Minneapolis Book Exchange,
books 80. ... 200
Carlson Bros, supplies ....11O.2S
Edith V. F'orsberg, taking
school census .............. 27.39
The Journal Publishing Co.,
publishing &c.. ............. Bio
Kandiyohi Co. Fair Association,
rent of auditorium ....... $500
N. P. Jorgenson, laber on lawns 44O0
Silver Johnson, labor on lawns. 400
= And. o. Sather, labor on lawns. S12
Edwin H. Pearson, labor on
lawns 80. ............ 800
Tribune Printing Co., publishing $40
Louis Vikse, gravel .... 400
G. A. Foster, express paid. ... .SS
Axel Oslund, hauling dirt for
school grounds ............. 1000
The old board having finished it's
business, then adjourned sine die.
The new board then met in session
and the meeting was called to order
by. Mr.. V. E. Lawson. Mr.. N. S..
Swenson reported that Messrs. S. B.
Qvale, Geo. H. Bitterness and c. F.
Olson, who were duly elected men,
bers of the Board of Education at
the last annual meeting, had all filed
=, their acceptance and oath of office
with the Clerk. The new Board con-
sisted Of members, all present, as
follows: V. E. lawson, S. B. Qvale,
c. B. Carlson, Geo. H. Bitterness, C.
F.. Olson and N. S. Swenson. Mr..
V. E. Lawson was nominated for
President and upon motion duly
made, seconded and carried, unani.
mously elected to said Office for the
term of one year. designations of C.
B. Carlson and N. S. Swenson as
members Of the Board were presented
and discussed, but were re-considered
and withdrawn upon request of the
:. balance of the Board.
N. S. SWensOn was thereupOn
nominated for Clerk of the Board fol-
the coming year and was upon motion
duly made, seconded and carried
elected to said office. The Clerks
:. salary was upon motion duly made
and carried, fixed at $500 pei
month for the coming year. Mr.. c
b. Carlson was nominated for Treas
urer for the coming year and was
upon motion duly made, seconded ant
carried, elected to said Office. The
treasurer's salary was, upon motor
duly made and carried, fixed at $4,000
L per year for the coming year. The
bond of the treasurer was upon mo
tiOn. duly made and carried fixed il
the sum of $4,000 for the comm,
year.
The bids for printing Of minutes
proceedings, etc., were then opene'
e.. and read. Bids were submitted b.
the Willmar Journal and the Reput
+ lican Gazette. Upon motion dull
made and carried, the above bid
were both rejected and the Clerk OF
dered to call for new bids for pull
fishing, such bids to state price pc
+ folio for all publishing Of minutes
h. financial statement, notices and prt