The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-20
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
| SCHOOL BOARD
DISTRICT NO. Y.
Ely. Mimi, July 10th, 1917.

Ely, Mimi, July 10th, 1917.
Regular meeting Of the Board Of
Education was called to order. at S
o'clock P. M. by President w. A. Nc
Curdy.
On roll call the following members
were found to be present: Anderson,
Chinn, Fenske, McCurdy and White.
Absent: Toms.
On motion duly carried the min
utes of the regular meeting held June
18th were approved as read, and the
minutes of the special meeting held
July 3rd were corrected as follows:
]. H. Boyd of the Boyd Construction
Co. was present and after discussing
the various matters in dispute the
following action was taken: On mo-
ton duly carried, it was decided hat
the District allow the amount of
$11335 on the various bills submitted
for labor and material furnished dur
ing the summer of 1916 on the toilet
partitions and temporary ceiling un-
der the concrete slab over north en-
trance, and also replacing plaster un-
der the stairs in the Washington
building, and that the secretary be
instructed to issue orders on the treas
urer for same as follows:
Edward Maxi, labor -$7335
Boyd Construction Co., metal
latn ------------------ lU.OO
Grant McMahan, lumber -- 1000
All members voting ave.
Communication from the First Ma
tional bank of Ely advising a credit
of $25.43, interest for the month OF
June, was ordered filed.
On motion duly carried the resig-
nation of Miss Emma c. Hanson as
teacher in the schools of this dis
trict was accepted. All members vot-
ing aye.
On motion duly carried, the petition
for the use of the Washington school
auditorium by the Old Settlers asso-
citation on the evening of July 26th
was granted. All members voting
aye.
On motion duly carried, the resfg-
nation of Miss Lois Anderson as kin
dergarten teacher was accepted. All
members voting aye.
Mr.. Chinn offered the following
resolution and moved its adoption:
Resolved, BY the Board of Educa.
ton. Independent School District No.
IL, st. Louis County, Minnesota, that
the High School Board of the State of
Minnesota is petitioned to provide for
the deficiency now existing in the ap
preparations in the manner recon-
mended by the last legislature and
that the funds now available be used
only for the appropriations for the
school years 1916-1917 and 1917-191S.
Be it further resolved, that a CODY
OF this resolution be forwarded to the
State High School Board.
Motion supported by Mr.. White and
put to vote. All members voting in
favor thereof, it was adopted and so
declared.
On motion duly carried, r. M. Laird
Electric Company's bill in the sum Of
$61S.4S for the one sweeper vacuum
cleaner installed in the high
school building was approved and the
secretary was instructed to issue an
order on the treasurer for the amount
All members voting aye
The Committee on Finance reported
that they had checked over the fol-
lowing bills and pay-rolls and recon-
mended their payment:
Berglund Bros. supplies ---$ $3.50
Bostwfck Goodell Co., main
tenance 1000
Boyd Construction Co., main
tenance 1000
brownell & Co., supplies 80 23.03
Carnegie Dock & Fuel Co., fuel 171.O0
Crane & Ordway Co., main
tenance --------------- 1880
City OF Ely, electricity and
water 1O4.03
James B. Day & Co., supplies 1851
VIM. Desjardins, maintenance 24.25
Dinsmore's Livery, drayage 52.25
Dinsmore's Livery, hauling
coal --------- TABS
Dodd, Mead & Co., library = 4.S6
d. & I. R. Ry. Co.. freight of