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1902-10 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1902WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1902 Volume 01 - Page 235 1902-10-05 The board met in the city Hall pursuant to adjournment taken at the meeting of Sept 30 to confer with the street committee of the council relative to the improvement of High Street in front of the Normal Campus. Present Trustees Edens and Teck, Principal Mathes and the clerk. The members of the board stated to the gentlemen of the street committee that the attorney general had advised them that no part of (?) appropriation made by the state could be used to aid in paying for this improvement, neither could the city order the improvement and assess any charge against the school therefore, because of the law that no tax can he against the state. In conclusion the trustees asked that the council make a special levy for this improvement. This last request the councilmen promised to give consideration and the board adjourned to the Bank of Whatcom is here Chairman White awaited their coming participating in their deliberations afterwards. The board spent an hour discussing their forth coming report to the governor and it was outlined to the clerk and he was instructed to form a draft of it to be presented to the board on Thursday evening Oct. 9th and adjournment was taken to that date. L.H. Darwin, clerk. J.P. White, chairman. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1902 Volume 01 - Page 236 1902-10-09 The board met at the office of the chairman in the Bank of Whatcom at 7:30PM. Present Chairman White, Trustees Edens and Teck, Principal Mathes and the clerk. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as were also all of the minutes of the meeting between Feb. 20 and Oct. 5th 1902. The board spent several hours discussing the draft of their biennial report to the governor which had been prepared by the clerk. The report was formally approved, a copy of which was ordered kept on file by the clerk. These bills were allowed to be paid out of the library fund (special). Voucher No. 114 - favor A.T. Higgins 5 cents to painting flag pole in front of school building. Voucher 115 - favor school bulletin R.S. Simpson Editor $7.50 to inserting add. for school in July issue. Voucher 116 - favor Chunningham Curtiss and Welch $4.75 to 25 (?) Geology @ 19 cents bill Sept 18. Voucher 117 - favor Henry Holt and Co. $10.46 Sept. 23. (?) 10 Thomas' German (?) @ $1.10 less 1/6 = $9.34. (?) $1.12. Voucher No. 118 - favor Allyn and Bacon $113.40 Sept. 18th to 15 Comp. Rhet. @ $1.00 = $15. 48 (?) @ $1.25 = $60 48 Bennett @ $0.80 - $38.40. Voucher No. 119 -favor W.I. Baumeister and Co. $32.40 Sept 12th to time of E.L. Hayes in making tables and doing (?) carpenter (?) @ 40 cents- WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1902 Volume 01 - Page 237 1902-10-09 Voucher No. 120 - favor Chapman Bros and Co. $23.50 Sept 17th to 5 #1 single adj desks @ $4.70. Voucher No. 121 - Lowman and Hanford SandP Co. $62.42 to text books furnished as per attached bills of Sept 25, 29th. Voucher No. 122 - favor Dodd Mead and Co. $15 to delivery payment Encyclopedia contract. Voucher No. 123 - favor Milton Bradley Co. $17.48 to sundry supplies fo training school as per attached bill July 6th, 1901, Oct. 22 1901, Jan 20 and July 25th, 1902. Voucher No. 124 - favor Collins and Co. $11 Sept 30 to statement of account for supplies furnished schools laboratory and itemized bill attached. Voucher No. 125 - favor Commercial Importing Tea Co. $5.50 Mar 11 to 2 doz. Flower pots = $2. to 1 doz flower pots = $1.50; to 1 doz flower pots = $2. Foucher No. 126 - favor J.C. Parker $4. to 2000 blanks for training school. Voucher No. 127 - favor the Chavant Co. $1.20 July 21. Voucher No. 128 - favor Wilson Nobles and Barr Co. $2.60 Aug 7 to 3 pkg (?) dust .60 - 1-5 gal. jar - 75 cents; Sept 5th Ivory Evap - 25 cents; 5 mop heads $1. Voucher No. 129 favor DeChamplain D. Graham $2.40 Sept 27 to 12 sponges @ 20 cents. Voucher No. 130 favor Morse Hdw. Co. $12.35 to sudnry hardware supplies furnished the school under dates June 19th, 24th, July 12th, Aug 9th, Sept 16th and 22nd. Voucher No. 131 favor E.R. Croft $7.20 to cartage done and freight charges prepaid during the month of Sept. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1902 Volume 01 - Page 238 1902-10-09 as per attached bill. Voucher No. 132 favor Sunset Telegraph and Telephone Co. $5.35 to telephone rental for month of Oct of line main 158 and L.D. Charge for converstaion to Seattle Sept. 2nd = 350. Voucher No. 133 - favor B.B. Gas Co. $3.10 to gas consumed by school during month of Sept as epr attached bills. Voucher No. 134 - favor J.R. Christle $6.60 Sept 3rd to 24 table legs 4x4= $6: 4 table legs = .60. Voucher No. 135 - favor B.B. Imp. Co. $10.60 Aug 31 to electric lights for Aug $1; Sept 30th. The electric lights for Sept = $2; 10; Sept 25. to 6 #2 Samson batteries @ $1.25 = $7.50. Voucher No. 136 - favor A.H. Montgomery $3.30 to cartage done and freight charges prepaid during month of Sept. as per attached bills. Voucher 137 - favor Morrison Mill Co. $8.92 to lumber furnished school on dates of Aug 22nd and Sept 17th as per attached bills. Voucher No. 138 - favor Cunningham Curtiss and Welch $16.32 Sept. 25th to 6 Parkers Elem Biology @ $2.60 = $15 expressage. .72. Voucher No. 139 - favor B.B. Furniture Co. $5.55. To sudnry furniture supplies as per attached bills of Sept 27th 30th. Voucher No 140 - favor Post Intelligencer Pub. Co. $7.50 to sub to daily and Sunday P.I. from Sept 1 1902 to Sept 1, 1903. Voucher No. 141 - favor W.W. Tel. Co. $2.45 to telegrams sent prepaid and received collect during month of Sept. as per attached bill Oct. 1. Voucher No. 142 - favor Boyer, Culver PandB Co. $15. Sept. 10 (?) special daily (?) and printed. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1902 Volume 01 - Page 239 1902-10-09 Voucher No. 143 - favor Ginn and Co. $6.78 Sept 30th to 60 Phys. Geologies @ $1.25 = $7.50 less 1/3 = $600. Expressage .78. Voucher No. 144 - favor L.H. Darwin $17.05 to expense account as clerk of Board of Trustees for period ending Nov. 24th as per attached memorandum. L.H. Darwin, clerk. J.P. White, chairman. ##