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1911-07-11 Minutes of the meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bellingham State Normal School held in their room this afternoon at 3 o'clock.  Present: Chairman J. J. Edens, Trustee Hammer, Principal Mathes and the Registrar.  The minutes of the meeting of June 7th, adjourned to June 8th, were read and approved.  In response to the appended  the following bids were opened:  Name of bidder--  Wesley Brooks - (amount bid) $879.00, (amount accompanying bid) $50.00.  R. C. Stephen - (bid) $857.00, (acc.) 42.85.  Peterson and Webel - (bid) 475.00, (acc.) 25.00.  W. H. Holmes - (bid) 410.00, (acc.) 20.00 in currency.  It was ordered that the bid of W. H. Holmes be rejected on account of insufficiently; that the contract be awarded to Peterson and Webel at $475.00; that the checks and money of unsuccessful bidders be returned to them.  In response to this call  the following bids were opened:  Name of bidder--  Cascade Trading and Construction Co. - (earth per cu. year) 45c, (loose rock per cu. yard) ---, (solid rock per cu. yd.) 1.00, (ditch per lin. rod) 1.15.  J. O. LeClaire - (earth) 50, (loose rock) .75, (solid rock) 1.50, (ditch) in earth 1.15, in rock 2.25.  Peterson and Webel - (earth) 60, (loose rock) ---, (solid rock) 1.25, (ditch) 1.00.  J. M. Riddle - (earth) 55, (loose rock) ---, (solid rock) 55, (ditch) 60.  Oliver O'Ree - (earth) 50, (loose rock) 60, (solid rock) 90, (ditch) 1.60.


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1911-07-11 It was ordered that the contract for excavation be awarded to the Cascade Trading and Construction Co.  It was ordered that in the laboratories of biology, botany, chemistry and zoology; in the departments of manual training and home economics and in any other departments where fees are or may be required, no fees shall be collected until the fourth week after the opening of a semester or summer session; that during the fourth week all such fees must be paid or satisfactorily arranged for with the Registrar; that the Registrar at the close of the fourth week shall make returns to the heads of such departments of the names of all those who have paid their fees; that those students who have not paid their fees as shown by the report of the Registrar shall be dropped from the classes in which their fees have not been paid; that no fees shall be returnable.  Ida E. Powell was re-elected matron of Edens Hall at a salary of not less than $55.00 per month.  It was ordered that fifty cords more of slabs for fuel be purchased of Trunkey and Sons.  The principal was directed to proceed with the extension to Edens Hall; to purchase desks for the training school and to do such general cleaning, repairing and painting as is customary during the summer vacation.  The appended bills were approved for payment:  MAINTENANCE FUND  Henry Engberg - $25.95.  Maring and Blake - $19.69.  Griggs S. and P. Co. - $13.28.  Larson Lumber Co. - $20.00.  A. H. Montgomery - $21.75.  Trunkey and Sons - $178.20.  Whatcom Co. Ry. and Lt. Co. - $49.15.  J. W. Sandison - $18.00.  LOCAL FUNDS  J. E. Flick - $8.55.  A. P. Erickson - $146.45.  W. T. Meyer - $3.75.  H. S. Bowman - $125.00.  Mabel Z. Wilson - $90.00.  Minerva Lawrence - $120.00.  Normal Bookstore - $29.61.  Hattie Mellish - $1.50.  Wilson-Nobles-Barr Co. - $107.55.  Great Northern Furniture Co. - $14.00.  B. B. Furniture Co. - $36.43.  Star Creamery - $93.00.  Sweet Grocery Co. - $71.65.  Pacific Steam Laundry - $7.70.  Munro and Haskell - $6.00.  Byron Grocery Co. - $32.81.  A. H. Montgomery - $9.00.  L. L. Berens - $20.40.  J. B. Frank - $1.65.  Cole Truck and Storage Co. - $14.20.  A. C. McClurg and Co. - $8.65.  Whatcom Co. Ry. and Lt. Co. - $34.95.  John Coldewey - $43.28.  Montague and McHugh - $13.33.  N. W. Aimer - $14.50.  Pacific Tel. and Tel. Co. - $6.15.


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1911-07-11 Joe Russell - $52.50.  C. Ossewarde - $58.00.  Ed. Thyggeson - $24.50.  A. Dunn - $28.00.  M. Dunckel - $13.50.  It was ordered that the position of A. P. Romine, now vacant, be filled at a maximum salary of $1,800.  There being no further business, the Board adjourned.  Minutes approved.


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