The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-10-29
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SCHOOL BOARD
DISTRICT NO. z.
Ely, Mimi, October IL, 1920

Ely, Mimi, October IL, 1920.
Regular meeting of the Board of
Education was called to order at s
o'clock p M. by President A. j.
Fenske. On roll call the following
members were found to be present
Ayres, Fenske, King, Lockhart and
White
Absent: Chinn.
The regular order of business was
dispensed with and the matter of
recreational and playground work
was presented by Miss Hobart.
Moved and supported that it is the
sense of this Board that a woman
playground supervisor be engaged
for the summer months and that the
sum of $1,000 be appropriated TO,
playground apparatus and shelter.
Motion was carried unanimously.
On motion duly carried, the min
utes- of the regular meeting of Sept.
18th, adjourned meeting of Sept.
23d and Special meeting of Sept.
18th, 1920, were approved as read.
All members voting aye.
Communication from the First
National and First State Banks of
Ely advising credits of $67.90 and
$82.76, respectively, interest for the
month of September were ordere /
filled.
Moved and supported that the sal.
airy of Fred Neff be increased to 5000
per month beginning Oct. LIST, 1920.
Motion carried unanimously.
Petitions from the janitors and
firemen for an increase in wages was
read. 1t was moved and supported
that no increase be made in the SAL
aries of the janitors and fremen and
that the petitions be laid on the table.
Motion carried unanimously.
On motion duly carried, the report
OF II. A. Berg, with cash in the
amount of $169.66, received from
sale of supplies, rent of typewriters
and noon lunches was accepted and
money turned over to the treasurer.
All members voting aye.
On motion duly carried, the re1ui-
sitions from the library, public speak
ing and science departments were
approved and the secretaryinstructed
to order the same. All members
voting aye.
The Committee on Finance re-
ported that they had checked over
the following bills and pay rolls and
recommended their payment:
The Barber Asphalt Paving
Co., maintenance SO.4s
}. M. Brown, Postmaster, =
stamped envelopes,- 85.9i
ID. & /: R. Ry. Co., freight,
express, etc l7o7l
ID. d l. R. Ry. Co., freight,
express. etc.--'-------- 2s6 AZ
d. & l. R. Rg Co., freight,
express, etc: 245.7s
d. & I. R. Ry. Co., freight, II
express, etc '----- 1922
City of Ely, electricity and /,
water, - -----~ 11G S.
D. R. Black Co., new bald. i
ings, 2375.OO
Twin City Electric Co, new
buildings. o1Eu IN
Employees Payroll. 1915 50
Teachers Payroll. .l1.S8s. 20
c. Howard Parsons, new
buildings, l 900 90
Allen Mfg. Co., supplies 2.tO
Allyn & Bacon, text books, 7.6I
American Book Co., text
books, --------- 21.6OI
Central Scientific Co., sup
plies, --------- 45.7S
City of Ely, blue prints LOO
Crane & Ordway Co., main
tenance, ------------ $3.50
Dinsmore's Livery, drayage, 1925
E. P. Dutton & Co., text
'on'' -------- LII
Ely Finnish Stock Co., sup
plies, --------- sO.s5
Ely Hardware Co., mainten-
ance, 1920
Ely Table Supply, supplies, $500
Gaylord Bros, supplies 7.OOI
Cast Bank Note Co., station
cry, $500
INN q Co., text books, 37.S7
gregg Pub, Co., text books, 1896
Gregg Pub. Co. sunnlies 10 nn