The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-06-22
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
! SCHOOL BOARD
DISTRICT NO. Il.
Ely, Mimi, June 18th. 1917

Regular meeting of the Board OF
Education was called to order at S:15
o'clock P. Nj. 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 minutes
of the regular meeting held May Sth
and the special meeting held May
oath were approved as read. All
members voting aye.
Communication from the First
State Bank of Ely advising a credit
of $1103 additional interest for the
month of April and a credit of $34.63,
interest for the month of May was
ordered filed.
Communication from the First IVA
tional Bank of Ely advising a credit
of $3.50, interest for the month OF
May was ordered filed.
On motion duly carried, the secre
tary was instructed to notify the
Maryland Casualty Co. of Baltimore
Md, that the Star Contracting Com
pany's contract had not yet been com
pleted and to give them copy of a
letter received from General Electric
Co. under date of May 7th and a copy
of our letter to the Star Contracting
Co. under date of May 9th, and that
they request the Star Contracting Co.
to complete their contract at once
All members voting ave.
On motion duly carried the com.
munication of May 9th and kilograms
of June 4th, 9th, 18th and 18th to and
from the United States Fidelity and
Guaranty Co. in regard to sending a
representative to Ely were received
and filed, and the secretary was in.
structed to wire their representative
to come to Ely at once to make in.
spection for the Bonding Company
All Iu0IuD0TS VOIlnS aye.
On motion duly carried, the Wea-
therproof Calking Company's PROPOSE.
ton to calk the windows in the Lin
coin and Washington buildings for
the sum of $461.40 was accepted, and
the proper officers were authorized to
enter into contract with them. All
members voting ave.
On motion duly carried, the request
of the Ely Alumni association for the
use of the Washington School Audi.
forum for their annual dance, June
14th, was granted. All members vot.
ing aye.
Superintendent statistical reports
for the months of May and June were
re:d and filed.
Supt. H. E. White recommended
that Miss Nora Stevenson be elected
10 high school position at a salary
OF $4,000 per month, plus bonus of
$500 per month payable at the end
Of the school year.
On motion duly carried, the super
,i1tendent's recommendations were
approved and the proper officers
were authorized to enter into con-
tract with Miss Stevenson.
Committee on Finance reported
that they had checked over the follow
ing bills and pay rolls and recon.
mended their payment:
Berglund Bros, supplies IS 41.6S
VIM. B. Burford, invitations 71.75
Carnegie Dock & Fuel Co., fuel 47S16
Richard Watson Cooper, ad-
dress 1000
City of Ely, elec and water 209.03
VIM. Desjardins, filling $50 $500
Dinsmore's Livery, drayage $50
Dinsmore's Livery, hauling
COAL 5E.74
D. & I. R. Ry. Co. phone tolls
and kilograms ----- 24.02
D. & I. R. Ry. Co., frt. on coal 1878
D. & I. R. Ry. Co.-Winton
frt. on coal -- 27.42
Ely Bakery, supplies ------ 1906
Ely Finnish Stock Co., sup
plies --------------- 2O.ss
Electric Shop, maintenance 10
]. Fischer & Bro, music-- $3.50
R. L. Gould & Co., seed and
fertilizer ---------------- $500
James R. Gray & Co., library 5000
J. I. Holcomb Mfg. Co., new
equipment -- S.82
Math Kapsch, supplies ---- 9.39
Anna Keefe, visiting schools 1888
Koval & Sons, supplies ----- 1922
r. M. Laird Electric Co., main
tenance 1.27
Grant McMahan, maintenance 20.37
Joseph Mantel, maintenance 400