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1906-03-16 The trustees of the Normal School met at 8PM in the office of Mr. White. Present: Chairman Edens, Mr. Donovan, Mr. White, Principal Mathes, and the clerk. The minutes of February 10 were read and approved. Dr. Mathes reported that Miss Minta Morgan had finally completed her work, and had been recommended by the faculty for a diploma. On motion of Mr. White, it was ordered that Miss Morgan be granted her diploma on complying with the requirements for enrollment, as laid down by the board. Dr. Mathes repoprted that a man had finally been found to work on the museum, and had commenced at $3 per day to classify the collections. Dr. Mathes also spokae of the requests being made by the students for an improved tennis court. The High Street improvement was informally discussed, and it was decided to call a meeting of interested property owners at an early date, to discuss the project in the hope of formulating some plans that may result in grading the street. Mr. Edens brought up the subject of employing engineers to work in conjunction with representatives of the Bellingham Bay Improvement company in an effort to establish finally the boundary between the Normal campus and the property of the company on the Northeast. Dr. Mathes reported that Engineer A.R. Campbell had recently gone ever the ground with a representative of the company, presumably for that purpose. The clerk was authorized to see Mr. Campbell, and engage him to make the location, if that had not already been done. Mr. Edens brought up the subject of the claim of John McBride of $45 for services in supervising carpenter work, the making of cases, etc., while he was employed as janitor at the Normal in 1899. After some discussion, Mr. Donovan moved that the bill be allowed from the incedental fund, and that Dr. Mathes forward a check for the account. Motion carried. On motion of Mr. White, bills were approved and vouchers ordered forwarded to the auditor for the issuance of warrants as follows:


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1906-03-16 Maintenance Fund: 187 D. Appleton and Co. $10.08; 188 B.B. Plumbing Co. $11.90; 189 E.R. Croft $10.75; 190 City of Bellingham, Water Dept. $102.00; 191 Electric Construction Co. $36.54; 192 Great Northern Furniture Co. $23.75; 193 Houghton, Mifflin Co. $4.20; 194 Lowman and Hanford $5.75; 194 Lowman and Hanford $47.60; 195 Incidental Fund - E.T. Mathes $153.52; 196 The National Crayon Co. $12.50; 197 Chas. Scribner's Sons $5.18. Campus Fund: 199 Chas. E. Lind $43.75; 200 Incidental Fund - E.T. Mathes $13.25; 201 A.H. Montgomery $57.75. Science Fund: 202 bausch and Lomb Optical Co. $11.46; 203 E.R. Neuenfeld $3.15; 204 Incidental Fund - E.T. Mathes $14.20; 205 Central Scientific Co. $7.50. Library Bank: Doubleday Page and Co. $4.86; A.C. McClurg and Co. $156.82; Wm. Abbatt $5.00; B.F. Stevens and Brown and 86.66. Dining Hall Fund: B.B. Plumbing Co. $46.00. Meeting adjourned. Minutes approved. Roy. O Hadley, clerk. Chairman.


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