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Show THE SCHOOL BONDS. The Board Decides That It Will ot .Sell at This Writinjr. While the board of education, to a man, may endorse the old policy of "quick sales and small profits," it became quite evident last night that they were not prepared to recognize a song-and-dance as a circulating medium or permit the school bonds to part with them until a more desirable offer was permitted. There was present at the meeting Mayor Scott, who presided, and trustees Alff, Duke, Prr.tt, Nelson. Newman and ibnbould. .Mrs. Nora F. Millspaugh offered to dispose of lot, o, in block ). piat D. to the board for j ffCVKi, of which amount S-t.'eiuO was to be paid in cash and the balance on time at the rate 1 of S per cent. ( The committee on sites and buildings j made the following report: f Your ronr-iiiUer oi site ai d btn'Uir.23 report ! that the lint's auti 'rued at the lat meet nig of j tin- board, in payment of the sixth school sit -. I Lav been "e.-eeiifeci ami delivered, t'.ie moiiev paid ! and the eei!s to l;ie property tiled il. tile couim renuder's otiice for record. Kcceived ai.J o.dered li'ed. C. F. Drying was recommended for princ ipal i-pal of the "night school to commence o'.i the night of December 7, the saUry to be lixed at io a mouth. Adopted. The committee on school work report d bti .ng perfeeted all arrangements for the opening of the night school on Mouday evcniiig next. The linai'ce committee submitted the fol- i lowing report: I To t!e llearil of Eti 'n ation : Genti.kmkx At i I a in. r-tir: of vour f.uai.ce committee held Nove-.c-J ber 3. 1VJ the question was put on lhe nibtterof ! "nii."i t-i" school bonds at a aiseo.iut that might ix- - reifer tii-u a figure that .voald be a lair cra-! cra-! mission. jh 'f-.s v.i.,r.. lJiddw.n and Duki ! votei ave: ..esrs. Nel-oi, !ikeand i dung ofd ' no. liu t if the attorney lot ;Le Hoard dechi'-u t har 1 it ii uiai' be iil-'al to cia at a discount the ae 1 , ; .f toil arose on a bi 1 then before the 1 c ii'-'iotte H i :-l."c. lor me whole issue of j bones. ' Trus-.ee Neison urged the adoption of the majority report, ana alter considerable debate de-bate the motion carried. Mayor Scott voting I with the uvea on the tie. Trustee Duke asued what was regarded as a reasonable commission, to w hieh Trustee Dow ney replied that he considered 5 per cent quite reasonable at the present time. The following appropriations were then ordered: Rock Sprimrx Coal company, coal $ 3fi.Tr ih-nry iteiser, repairing clock 1 g5 Parlor Drug siore, i-iilpnur candles 3 T." S. B. esterlieid, rent "JO t'l Kieiien & Co., repairs 1-i HT L. ti. Worstell, mpphe !'" Tribune company, advertising 'at Herald romuuiiy, advertising t- 10 S'"rra Nevaua Lumler Company, repairs 347 lb Grand Rapids F. company, note and interest 10 ! Geoi"e Forester, labor Tint) C IlTParsons, books 25 .loslin A I'mk. eiglit clock" 40 U V S. Brighten, wood Tt! 44 1'tnh National Bank, rent 1:1 1X1 George Harper, lahor SM 10 I. Muiglev !t l o., blackboard 4 )41 Vi'el le."t a'rgo 'o I5 : K- B. Springer Total ' Si:i Ifc The treasurer's report revealed the following follow-ing condition of finances: Amount of overdraft on 1st November.. $12,551 47 K. K. Clute, city tax 53 ). K. Allen, county tax Sg.ti'tS Si Total pavnint yi.'.wo 87 Kalanca on hand, $.",:J.i0 !'!. A committee from the P. O. S. A., consisting con-sisting of Mr. Tarpening and Dr. Ewing, offered of-fered to donate twenty-live American flags to be floated above the school buildings. Accepted with thanks. Mr. Tarpening stated that the presentation would bo mada about Christinas, in the i presence of all the children. tin motion of Trustee Raybould. the old trustees were requested to hand in the deeds to the school sites. Chairman Seott announced the following as the re-organized committees: On sites Trustees Raybould, Douney, Pike, Pratt and A in". Committee on furniture Trustees Alff, Downey, Pratt, Newman and Raybould. Adjourned. |