1899-05 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for May 1899WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for May 1899 Volume 01 - Page 072 1899-05-01 Board met pursuant to the call of the chairman; present R.C. Higginson, J.J. Edens and Frank C. Teck. Chairman reported that the clerk had failed to receive any bids for furnishing wood for the school building. "The wood," he said, could be secured from the B.B. Imp. Co. for $2.25 per cord and Mr. E.R. Croft would draw it to the grounds for $1.00 per cord, making its total cost delivered $3.25 per cord. This was thought to be too high and it was decided to leave the amtter open and each trustee to constitute himself a committee of one to try and secure tenders. Vouchers were ordered certified to the state auditor for the issuance of warrants for claims allowed as follows: Voucher No. 1 - In favor R.C. Higginson $10.50 for stamps, telegrams and etc. Charged to the appropriation for maintenance. Voucher No. 2 - favor Blade Pub. Co. $3.00 for publishing call for bids for "heating and ventilating" Normal School building. Charged to appropriation for heating. Voucher No. 3 - favor Blade Pub. Co. $3.40 for publishing call for bids for furnishing wood to Normal School. Charged maintenance fund. Voucher No. 4 - favor Reveille Pub Co. $3.10- WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for May 1899 Volume 01 - Page 073 1899-05-01 for publishing call for bids for furnishing wood for the school building. Charged to the maintenance fund. Voucher No. 5 - favor City of New Whatcom $20.00 for "tap fee" city water connection. Charged grading appropriation. Voucher No. 6 - Favor Jasper N. Warren $20.00 services as janitor building moth of April 1899. Charged maintenance fund. Voucher No. 7 - favor Post-Intelligencer Pub C. $3.55 for publishing call for bids for "heating and ventilating normal school building. Charged heating fund. Chairman Higginson reported that he had had an unsatisfactory conference with President Cornwall of the Bellingham Bay Improvement Co. Relative to their cooperation in the grading of the Normal School grounds adjacent streets; that he had reported this to Mr. Edens and they had ordered Engineer G.R. Campbell to prepare a diagram of the grounds as they are and the board have the grading of them done by day labor. The diagram was laid before the board and discussed. Mr. Chas (?) submitted the following proposition in writing. "To the honorable board of trustees of the State Normal School at New Whatcom--gentlemen: in the matter of the grading of the normal school grounds, I hereby agree to superintend the work, hire the labor and furnish all necessary tools and render a detailed account to the board once a week for $5.50 per day, on the basis of ten (10) hours work, the said sum to be payable in warrants and all labor employed and materials furnished to be paid for in the same manner, the laborers employed to be hired at the lowest price consistent with good service. Signed- WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for May 1899 Volume 01 - Page 074 1899-05-01 Chas E. Lind. On motion of Mr. Edens, Mr. Lind's proposition was accepted. It was ordered that the clerk be instructed to notify local firms that the board would receive tenders on May 8th, 1899 for furnishing and placing shades in the school building; said shades to be of the best hand painted opaque cloth and to have the best Stewart Hartshow rollers. A letter was read from President-elect Mathes formally accepting the position. Also one from Mr. J.A. McBride accepting the position of janitor of the building. Chairman Higginson reported that Dr. Mathes had written him advising him of the necessity of taking steps toward getting furniture for the building; that in accordance with the suggestion the clerk had written 14 firms inviting them to submit estimates and samples. Board adjourned to meet at call chairman. Record approved. L.H. Darwin, clerk. R.C. Higginson, chairman. 1899-05-08 Board called to order by the chairman; present R.C. Higginson, J.J. Edens, Frank C. Teck. The bids for placing in building and furnishing shades for the Normal School, three in number, were laid before the board by the clerk. The bidders were the B.B. Furniture Co, Theis and Welter and Pleasaunce and Wyatt. The bids opened some discussion followed as to their merits when it was decided to have a representative of the B.B. Furn. Co appear before the board and explain the tender of his company- WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for May 1899 Volume 01 - Page 075 1899-05-08 which included an alternate to furnish shades with pocketed rollers and reinforced edges. Mr. Dallion of the company appeared and demonstrated to the satisfaction of the trustees the superiority of shades with pocketed rollers and reinforced edges whereupon the following order was made: "that the contract be awarded the B.B. Furn. Co. for furnishing and placing in the Normal School building, shades for all the windows in the basement, first story and the assembly room of the second story, the same to have pocketed rollers and reinforced edges as shown in sample and provided for in their alternate bid and to be furnished and placed in the building for $127.50 and that they be made from the same color (green) and material as therein shows." The clerk was ordered to secure a catologue of the Minneapolis office and School Furnishing Co., either in the city or Minneapolis, and if in the latter place to telegraph for it. Dr. Mathes made a statement relative to advertising in two state educational journals and he was ordered to prepare the matter and secure its insertion in them. He further stated the necessities of the school to be: (1) (?) for laying a floor in the model school training room; (2) that lumber should be secured for the janitor to make cases for the laboratory of; (3) A letter press for the principals room; the chairman was ordered to secure these and it was further ordered that he be empowered to make purchase of whatever small supplies that might be necessary from time to time. The chairman reported- WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for May 1899 Volume 01 - Page 076 1899-05-08 that he and the principal had delved into the applications for positions in the faculty which lay on the clerks desk and were now in correspondence with those who appeared to be the most suitable. Also that he had ordered (?) Munro, Blake and Haskell to make connections with the city water works. An informal discussion followed relative to the various applicants for positions in the faculty after which the board adjouned to meet at call of the chairman. Record Approved. L.H. Darwin, clerk. R.C. Higginson, chairman. 1899-05-15 Board met at 3PM. Present R.C. Higginson, J.J. Edens, Frank C. Teck. An order was made authorizing trustee Edens to consumate the purchase of the J.H. Collins museum for five hundred ($500) dollars. Voucher No. 8 Favor Chas. E. Lind $210.40 for time sheets for weeks ending May 6th and May 13th for (?) Normal School grounds and Voucher No. 9 - favor R.C. Higginson $17.75 for letter press stamps and etc. were passed and ordered certified to the state auditor that warrants might issue. The proposition of raising $500 by popular subscription in this city and Fairhave was discussed and the clerk was instructed to prepare two subscriptions lists, one to be handed to Mr. C.X. Larrabee of Fairhaven and the other for trustee Frank C. Teck of Whatcom, the money so raised to be applied to the purchase of the Collins Museum. President Mathes reported that Mr. Larrabee would give $50 of the amount himself. Board adjourned. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for May 1899 Volume 01 - Page 077 1899-05-24 Board met at 10:15AM - present R.C. Higginson, J.J. Edens, Frank C. Teck, the business before the Board was the consideration of the proposition looking to the furnishing of the school building. The board repaired to the Byron House in a body to inspect the samples of Chapman Bros. and Co. of Seattle. After completing the inspection the board reassembled at their usual meeting place at 2:30PM and the following order was then given to Chapman Bros. and Co. of Seattle. 112 desks various sizes as follows: 42 friction sides @ $5.85; 35 #1s @ $4.25 each; 35 #3s @ $4.10 each; 16 rears - 8 #1s - 8 #3s @ $3.75 each; 108 tablet chairs @ $1.76 # 77 each; 192 opera chairs #200 @ $2.15 each; 1 Rollers top desk #4 - 60 inches wide $53.36; 1 reading stand 20th century @ $10.25; Total amount $1264.44. An order was made directing chairman Higginson and Principla Mathes to go to Seattle or Tacoma and make such other purchases of furniture as were necessary and their judgement might dictate. The secretary was authorized to sign the contract with Chapman Bros. and Co. for the furniture ordered from them. Board adjourned, the members proceeding in a body afterwards to the Normal School grounds to inspect them. Record approved. L.H. Darwin, clerk. R.C. Higginson, chairman. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for May 1899 Volume 01 - Page 078 1899-05-31 Board met at 2:30PM pursuant to the call of the chairman: present R.C. Higginson, J.J. Edens and Frank C. Teck. Bills were read and vouchers ordered drawn as follows: Voucher No. 10 - favor W. Frizzre Hardware Co. $121.70 for material furnished, as powder and (?); Voucher No. 11 - favor L.H. Darwin $3.10 for stamps and etc.; Voucher No. 12 - favor Chas E. Lind $459.90 for time sheets for work done on Normal School grounds for weeks ending May 20th - 27th; Voucher No. 13 - favor R.C. Higginson $1.85 for stationary; Voucher No. 14 - favor E.T. Mathes $21.70 for telegrams, railroad and steamer transportation and etc. Vouchers number 10 and 12 were drawn on the grading fund and numbers 11-13 and 14 on the maintenance fund. The plastering necessary in the building was spoken of but the matter was laid over until the next meeting as was the question of sewer connections. J.N. Nygren submitted a bid for furnishing 100 cords of wood, delivered at the school building and piled at a place to be designated by the chairman of the board at $3.25 per cord. It was accepted and the contract awarded him as per the terms of his bid. Chairman Higginson and Principal Mathes reported that, following the instructions of the board, they had visited Tacoma and purchased the additional furniture necessary for the Normal School through the B.B. Furniture Co. The report was accepted and approved. Principal Mathes was instructed to have James Sutherland construct a table to suit him and should he succeed in this he should be ordered to construct others. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for May 1899 Volume 01 - Page 079 1899-05-31 The following resolutions which were unanimously adopted were presented by Principal Mathes. The election of the faculty was then proceeded with. Principal Mathes recommended the following persons for the positions below designated and they were elected as follows: J.T. Forrest of Chehalis Wash, professor of Mathematics at $1000 per year. Frank W. Eply of West Superior Wis, professor of science at $1000 per annum. Miss Jane Connell of Sheridan Wyo, chair of English literature and Latin $900 per annum. Miss Avadana Millett of Seattle Wash, Instructress in drawing, elocution and physical culture at $900 per annum. Miss Mary D. Carew of New Whatcom, Wash, assistant in English and History $700 per annum. Miss Sadie Rogers of Dillon, Mont, Supt. of the Model School at $1000 per annum. Principal Mathes was instructed to notify the faculty elect of their election by- WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for May 1899 Volume 01 - Page 080 1899-05-31 telegraph. An order was passed (?) a conditional library fee of $10 to be paid by each pupil attending the Normal School as per the state law. The secretary of the board was instructed to correspond with the state printer and ascertain whether or not he would print the Normal School prospectus for free. Board adjourned. Record approved. L.H. Darwin, clerk. R.C. Higginson, chairman. ##