Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-04-19
SCHOOL BOARD
PROCEEDINGS


Regular meeting of the board of ed |
ucation called to order by President |
Guy o. Babcock, at 7:30 p. m.
The following commissioners were |
present: Reeves, Raglan, Searls, Kel-
logg, Babcock, Bein, Natwick, Mrs. E. |
P. Arpin, Mrs. B. L. Brown, ~.
Absent: Commissioners Brazeau,
Nord, Johnson, Horton, Hatch, Mel
icke, Mrs. Sam Church, Cd.
The minutes of the regular meeting
held on March II, 1917, were read and
approved.
The following bills were then pre-
sented:
Frank S. Betz Co. Inc, tongue
blades 49,. ...........S 1.36
Sam Church, supplies ..... 100
Natwick Electric Co., labor =. 100
Chambers Cash Livery, service LIS
NJ. c.. Geoghan, flags .. 1.37
Normington Brothers, laundry. 157
Bat O'Day, team work ....... 8.75
Siewert & Edwards, supplies. 2.11
VIM. H. Burchell, freight and
Grayage ......... Z.3O
Wells Fargo & Co., express,
March .......... ...... 2.37
Emelia Middlestedt, cleaning
Lowell school :. ..... 4.50
Grand Rapids Foundry Co.,
supplies and tools ........ 4.59
Wells Fargo & Co. Express,
express, February -. 80. 4.83
E. W. Ellis Lumber Co., edg-
ings :. .............. 900
John Miles, betting and snaps. $50
The Grand Rapids Tribune,
printing and supplies .,.... $50
Drift Doughty, sweeping COM
| pound G.0U
Nash Hardware Co., plumbing
repairs and tools ......... 900
The Wood County Reporter,
| printing 1O.bU
Wood County Telephone Co.,
rental and tolls .......... 1913
The Daily and Weekly Leader,
printing ................ 1906
Nash Grocery Company, sup
plies 49,. ......... 1906
johnson & Hill Co., supplies :. 1859
Lewis Ocain, premium on COM
pensation policy .......... 1850
Cleaning Lincoln school ...... $3.50
3ossert Coal Co., hauling and
storing coal ............. $685.
lewis J. Eron, plumbing and
and piping -. $500. -. 1884
Green Bay & Western R. R.
| Co., freight on coal ........ 152.40
Water Works & Lighting COM
mission, lights and power :. 1898
Water Works & Lighting COM
mission, water, LIST quar-. :. 1921
Taylor & Scott, insurance, Howe3800 90
The Bobbs Merrill Company,
book .. ...... ....... 125
j. E. Farley, plumbing .... 2.90
Sam I. Jones, books ..... $50
American Book Company, books 3.46
The Arthur H. Clark Company,
reference books ....... 400
IPausch & Lamb Optical Co.,
lenses. .............. Dbl
Longmans, Green & Co., sup
plies ... .......... 5.72
The Century Co., book ....... GOA
THE Wisconsin Anti Tubercu-
losis Association, blanks.. GA
The Comstock Publishing Co.,
| DOCKS .-..,.,,,.,..,... 1873
A. G. Spaulding & Bros, gym
nastic apparatus -. ..... $50
Welles Brothers Publishing Co.,
year books ............. 1900
The u. S. Blue Print Paper Co.,
supplies ........ ..... 1912
THE Prang Co., drawing supplies PITS
johnson Service Co., repairs :. 29.41
Todd Protectograph Co., Protec-
tograph check writer ..... 1920
The C. Reiss Coal Co., coal. 550.76
Moved by Commissioner Natwick,
seconded by Commissioner Searls, that
the bill be allowed as read, and orders
drawn for same, Motion carried.
The following petition was next pre-
sented:
Grand Rapids, Wis, March %, 1917.
To the board of education, Ladies
land Gentlemen:-Due TO the increased
cost of living, we, the undersigned
janitors of the public schools of this
city, respectfully petition your honor
able body for an increase in salary,
the amount of increase being left to
your discretion as to the justice Of our
petition.
(Signed) C. Hackbarth,
(Signed) Louis Meunier,
(Signed) Mike Eichner,
(Signed) Cha3. Klug,
| (Signed) F. H. Otto,
(Signed) C. D. Green,
(Signed) Frank H. Jackson.
| Moved by Commissioner Searls, sec
oned by Commissioner Mrs. Arpin
that the salaries of the janitors be in
creased five dollars ($5OO) per month
beginning April 1, 1917. Motion car
ried unanimously.