The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1920-08-18
SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS
INDEPENDENT DISTRICT NO. z
Proceedings Of Meeting Held July
oath, 1920.

Mineral Center. Mimi, Aug. IS, 1920.
Board met pursuant to call.
Meeting was called to order by A. L.
Enquist, clerk, at 5000 P. M.
Members present-A. L. Ellquist, p.
NJ. Linnell, Jno. Jacobson, Paul Jacob
son, Mons Hanson and c. F. Roberts.
Absent-none.
A. L. Ellquist was elected chairman
for the ensuing year.
c. F. Roberts was elected clerk for
the ensuing year.
NJ Hanson was reelected treasurer
for the ensuing year.
Moved by j. jacobson, seconded by
Linnell, that the treasurers bonds be
fixed at $G,ONO.OO for the ensuing year.
Carried.
Moved by Hanson. seconded by Lin
nell, that the chairman be authorized
to insure the school buildings in the
district on which insurance has ex-
pred in the local Mutual Fire Insurance
Company, the clerk to return the poll
cles received from c.. J. Johnson, and
that the insurance be dropped on Moose
Valley school house. Carried
Motion by J. Jacobson, seconded by P.
Jacobson, that Mr.. N. J. Bray be hired
for ensuing year to teach the Birch
wood school at a salary Of S1On.OO per
month. Carried.
The clerk was instructed to inform
Miss Borg that the Board is opposed to
allow the increase Of $500 per month
salary for teaching as requested by her.
Motion by Hanson, seconded by P.
Jacobson, that the school term shall
commence on September 9TH, 1920. Car
ried.
Motion by ]. Jacobson, seconded by Lin
nell, that the term shall he for nine
months. Carried.
Motion by j. jacobson, seconded by
Roberts. that the Board shall rent a.
room Of Mr.. James Maher at Clark's
Say for the purpose of holding school
there the ensuing year. if satisfactory
arrangements can be made. Carried.
The clerk was instructed to COM
lnnnicate with Miss Effie Falconer in
regard to teaching the Clark's Bay
school,
Moved by Hanson, seconded by Lin
nell, that the Board shall buy 3 3O-foot
SxS timbers from John jacobson at S4.OO
each if needed in repairing Flute Reed
school house. Carried
Motion to hire Mr.. Ludwig Eliasen to
supervise the repairing of the F. r.
school house at 80 cents per hour, sub.
ject to his acceptance. Carried.
Motion by. ]. Jacobson, seconded by
Roberts, that the district shall pay so
cents per hour for common labor for
the ensuing year. Carried.
Motion by J, Jacobson. seconded by
Linnen, that the clerk be made a com.
mittee to see that the Brentwood school
house is papered and repaired as prac.
teal. Carried.
Motion by J. jacobson. seconded by
Hanson. that the district pay SO cents
per hour for pilng the wood into the
wood.heds at the various schools. Car.
r1ed.
Motion to authorize the clerk to pur.
chase the necessary equipment for the
Clark's Bay school. Carried.
Motion by Linnell, seconded by j
jacobson, that the clerk order two
water coolers for Chicago Bay ant
Brentwood schools. Carried.
The following bills were audited anG
allowed:
Cook County News Herald, pub
ishing proceedings .. 1880
Martin jacobson, groceries and
supplies NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5.5(
No further business appearing meet
ing adjourned, sine die.
c. F. ROBERTS,
Dist. Clerk