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1903-05 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for May 1903WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for May 1903 Volume 01 - Page 249 1903-05-14 The board met pursuant to call at the office of chairman White in the Bank of Whatcom. Trustees White, Edens and Teck, Principal Mathes and the clerk were present. The clerk reported having notified the teachers of the resolution fixing their salaries for the period intervening between April first and August 31st 1904. Adopted by the board at the meeting of March 23rd, and that - as a result of this notification he had received the acceptance of the conditions therein laid down by the board, from the following teachers - E.T. Mathes, Principal; J.N. Bowman; H.J. Tromanhauser; F.W. Eply; Aranille Coleman; J.T. Forrest; A.P. Romine; E.N. Stone; Ida Agnes Baker; Washington Wilson. Letters were read from Mittie M. Myers, Frances S. Hays, Mabel Zoe Wilson and Cora F. Bratton asking the board to still further increase their salaries over the school's adopted March 23rd last. Trustee Edens said- WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for May 1903 Volume 01 - Page 250 1903-05-14 that he was very proud of the faculty of the school as at present constituted and that he would hate very much that any action of the board should result in its being broken up. He was convinced from the inquiries which he had made that the same high estimation he held of the faculty was shared by the people generally over the state. He closed asking in the interest of Harmony that the resolution employing the tachers and (?) their salaries, adopted at the meeting of March 23rd be reconsidered and amended in certain instances. Thereupon trustee Teck moved that the resolution be reconsidered and it was by a unanimous vote. Chairman White then declared the resolution to then be again before the board. Trustee Edens moved that that line wherein the salary of Miss Frances Hays was fixed at $1050 dollars per annum be amended to read $1150 per annum. The amendment was adopted. Then in succession these other ammendments were made without a dissenting vote. The salary of Mittie M. Myers to be $1250 per year instead of $1150. The salary of Ada Hogle to be $950 instead of $850. The salary of E.N. Stone to be $1100 per year instead of $1050. The salary of Catherine Montgomery to be $950 per year instead of $900. The salary of Ida Agnes Baker to be $950 instead of $900. The salary of Cora Bratton to be $950 per year instead of $900. The salary of Mabel Zoe Wilson to be $650 per year instead of $600. The salary of Nillie A. Cooper to be $625 per year instead of $540. The changes above ennumerated to (?) May first 1903, same in the case- WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for May 1903 Volume 01 - Page 251 1903-05-14 of E.N. Stone, his salary to remain at $1050 until Sep. first 1903, when the raise shall take effect. Principal Mathes was authorized to enter into negotiations for the employment of two additional teachers, the combined salaries of the two not to exceed $1700 per annum. The following resolution offered by Trustee Edens was adopted, to become a part of a set of resolutions, the remainder of which Trustee Teck said he would prepare and submit to the individual members of the board, the clerk to forward a copy of the entire set when approved individually by all the members of the board to each of the teachers employed in the school. Resolved that all teachers of the Normal School shall submit their requests to the principal of the school, who shall present them to the board for their approval when such approval is necessary before the order be (?). Resolved further that the clerk be ordered to notify all teachers of this action of the board. The clerk submitted the blank form of the teachers contracts which attorney O.P Brown had drawn and the same was approved by the board. Chairman White was authorized to purchase a door for the vault in the building. Architect A. Lee, was by resolution, emplyed to draw the plans and specificationand to superintend the work of completing all the unfinished rooms in the school building. Principal Mathes was authorized to get the invitations to the commencement exercises printed. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for May 1903 Volume 01 - Page 252 1903-05-14 the Principal and Clerk were instructed to secure bids for printing the catalogue and were authorized to let the same to the lowest and best bidder. The following vouchers were ordered certified to the state auditor that warrants might issue: Voucher No. 1 - favor Chas. E. Lind $935.67 for labor and materials for improving Normal School Campus during month of April 1903. Improving Campus. Voucher No. 2 - favor F. Briggs Piano Co. $600.00 for one baby grand Jacob Doll piano. Completing and furnishing annex. Voucher No. 3 - favor E.T. Mathes $78.05 for expense account as Principal for period ending May 14-03, as per attached vouchers numbered 1 to 36. Maintenance. Voucher No. 4 - favor Fairhaven Times $19.00 as follows: May 14 - to 1000 tabulated programs of studies $8.00; to 1800 tabulated absence reports $7.50; to 1000 tabulated withdrawal blanks $4.00; $19.50. Maintenance. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for May 1903 Volume 01 - Page 253 1903-05-14 Voucher No. 5 - favor L.H. Dawin $63.25 May 14 to expense account as clerk of board of trustees for period ending May 20 1903, as per attached vouchers numbered one to fourteen. Maintenance. Voucher No. 6 - favor Standard Furniture Co. $66.00 May 14 to two doz tablet arm chairs @ $33.00 per doz. Completing and furnishing annex. Voucher No. 7 - favor Bellingham Bay Improvement Co. $1155.00 May 14 to 330 cords of four foot wood (slab) at $3 1/2 per cord. Maintenance. Voucher No. 8 - favor Cornish Mitchell Paint Co. $13.80. May 14 as per bill. Maintenance. Voucher No. 9 favor J.N. Selby and Co. $10.40. May 14 as per bill. Maintenance. Voucher No. 10 - favor B.B. Imp. Co. $70.75 May 14 to electric light service to May 1-03 $51.30 48 ft 14 R.C. Wire @ 1 1/4 cent 60 cent. 15 yds (?) cord 1.25 pore tube 10 cents, 25 pore Knobs @ 2 cents - 50 cents. 3 lamps $0.75 3 sockets @ 25 - $0.75. 1 (?) recepticle 20 cents, 2 rosettes @ 20 cents - 40. 1 port lamp $3.25, 1 (?) plug 20 cents, four hours labor 35 cents - $1.40, 3 hours labor at 20 cents - 60. 1 (?) Jan and (?) $1.00 8 (?) Knobs 15 cents, 1 rosette 20 - 1 1/2 hours labor, 6 (?) Batteries at 1.25 - $7.50. Maintenance. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for May 1903 Volume 01 - Page 254 1903-05-14 Voucher No. 11 - favor Theil and Welter $70.50 May 14 - to five doz. Chairs @ $18.80 per doz $69.00; to one table $1.50. Completely and furnishing annex. Voucher No. 12 - favor E.R. Croft $100.70 May 14 to money advanced in the payment and prepayment of freight and express charges to may first 1903 - $63.95 to cartage done up to May first 1903 $13.40. Maintenance. Voucher No. 18 - favor of City of Whatcom Frank Wilson treasurer. May 14 - to water to Jan 1-1904 $13-3.00. Maintenance. Voucher No. 14 - favor Whatcom Ry. and Light Co. $44.50 to electric light service $19.50 to special car service $25.00. Maintenance. Voucher No. 15 - favor North West Journal of Education $8.00 May 14 to advertisment Dec. to Jan $6.00 subscription Aug. 1902 to 1903 $2.00. Maintenance. Voucher No. 16 - favor Washington School Journal $4.00 May 14 to advertisment Dec-Jan (?) $4.00. Maintenance. Voucher No. 17 - favor F.L. Rogers $1.67 May 14 9 doz Apio Mellifica $1.62 postage 5 cents. Furnishing and Equiping Laboratory. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for May 1903 Volume 01 - Page 255 1903-05-14 Voucher No. 18 - favor Dodd Mead and Co. $4.00 May 14 to 1 set "the New International Encyclopedia: $4.00. Library. Voucher No. 19 - favor Northwest School Furniture Co. $1.13 May 14 to 26 letter plates at 4 cents $1.04 express 11 cents $1.13. Maintenance. Voucher No. 20 - favor A. Flanagan Co. $7.43 May 14 to 2 doz pinters @ 1.50 $3.00; to 1 Johnsons Klap-Gallie Antique $2.00 express on same 18 centes. To 3 twentieth century maps at 73 cents $2.25. Maintenance. Voucher No. 21 - favor John Wannamaker $43.00 May 14 - to sharing membership in Natural History Club $43.00. Library. Voucher No. 22 - favor Times Printing Co. $15.00 May 14 - to display advertisement $15.00. Maintenance. Voucher No. 23 - favor Collins and Co. $22.15 May 14 to laboratory equipment and supplies $22.15. Laboratory Equip and Supplies. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for May 1903 Volume 01 - Page 256 1903-05-14 Voucher No. 24 - favor Public School ($400.00) Publishing Company. May 14 1 set 10 children Books $300 1 Jean Mitchell $1.00. Maintenance. Voucher No. 25 - favor C.M. Sherman $18.10 May 14 Stationery Supplies. Maintenance. Voucher No. 26 - favor St. Pauls Book and Stationery Co. $5.27 May 14 to three gr. Heroes @ $0.38 $1.14; to 1 gr. Heroes @ $0.35 $0.35; to four hearts @ 35 $1.40; to four good manners @ 35 $1.40; to expressage $0.95. Maintenance. Voucher No. 27 - favor E.H. Hoover and Co. $8.00 May 14 to repairing Smith Premier Type Writer $7.50. Expressage 50 cents. Maintenance. Voucher No. 25 - favor Henry Hold and Co. $15.18 May 14 to 10 (?) Bf. @ $1.12 - $11.20; to 10 (?) @ $0.50 - $5.00; Less 1/6 discount $2.70; 13.50; Expressage $1.68; $13.18. Maintenance. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for May 1903 Volume 01 - Page 257 1903-05-14 Voucher No. 25 - favor Puget Sound Saw Miss and Shingle Company $621 May 14 to 408 feet cedar (?) @ 14 per kl $5.71; to 100 (?) ft (?) @ 1/2 cents .50. Maintenance. Voucher No. 30 - favor Todd and Todd $9.45 May 14 to 25 #1 B adjustable hand looms $6.30 to 1 #four (?) carpet yarn assorted colors @ 60 cents = $240. Maintenance. Voucher No. 31 - favor Cunningham, Curtiss and Welch $30.15. To nine Bailey (?) Text in Botany @ $1.10 $9.90; to 25 Setchell Labr. Botany $20.25. Maintenance. Voucher No. 32 - favor F.W. Braun Co. (?) to John Taylor and Co. $4.50. to 10 # glass tubing 1/4 outside dia $4.00 to Bx and ctg. Laboratory supplies. Voucher No. 33 - favor Stewar and Holmes Drug Co. $4.00 for ten # glass tubing. Laboratory Supplies. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for May 1903 Volume 01 - Page 258 1903-05-14 Voucher No. 34 - favor Towman and Hanford Stationery and Printing Co. $69.35. Maintenance. Voucher No. 35 - favor Morse Hdw. Co. $4.05 April first to hardware sundries $4.85. Maintenance. Voucher No. 36 - favor Milton Bradley Co. $8.10; 30 pkgs Manilla Practice paper $4.80; 20 pkgs Springfield White paper $6.00; Less 20% $2.70; $8.10. Maintenance. Voucher No. 37 - favor (?) H. Dauborn Co. $13.25 to 12 Geog @ 1.25 $15.00 less 1/3 $3.00 expressage $1.28 total $13.28. Maintenance. Voucher No. 38 - favor Munro, Blake and Haskell $181.63. To hardware merchandise, plumbing supplies furnished or performend for the school. Completing and furnishing Annex. Voucher No. 39 - favor Scott Foresman and Co. $2.75 to 1 Millikans Mechanics; to q Mann's Optics $2.75. Library. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for May 1903 Volume 01 - Page 259 1903-05-14 Voucher No. 40 - Favor American Book Co. $7.98 to 9 Teavitts Outlines Botany @ $1.00, $9.00; Less 1/5 $1.80; $7.20; Expressage $0.78; $7.98. Library. Voucher No. 41 - favor Chas. Seribners Sons $1.08 Feb. 25 to 1 Parsons (?) $1.00. Postg. $0.08. Library. Voucher No. 42 - favor Grimm and Co. $5.02 to library supplies $5.02. Library. Voucher No. 43 - favor Chas Lind $1269.47 to contract to supply labor tools (?) and superintend the improvement of Normal Campus. (Meeting of June 13th). Improving campus. Voucher No. 44 - favor Hugh Eldridge $64.20 June 15 to 3000 2 cent Stampel envelopes @ $21.40 = $64.20. Maintenance. L.H. Darwin, clerk. ##