Proceedings of Board of Education

BOARD OF EDUCATION ROOMS,

March 3, 1862.

The Board met as per adjournment.

Present – Messrs Collins, Cook, French, and Peck.

Minutes of Jan. 11^th head and approved.

Committee on petition of S. G. Crane asked for further time.  Granted.

On motion, a committee, consisting of Messrs. Collins, Peck and Cook, was appointed to examine the Treasurer’s books and account.

The bill of French & Davies, of $55.67, was referred to W. L. Cook, with power to act.

The following bills were ordered piad:

Geo. W. Ells & Co., stationary, $27.60

J. M. Liggett, coal, $95.60

Geo. K. Wood, lumber, $2.40

F. Connelly, repairs No. 4, $2.00

Jefferies & Carman, brooms, $1.50

Richardson, West & Co., advertising, $11.00

Alfred Sanders, advertising, $12.25

S. P. Otterson, $5.75

A. C. Billon, repair of clock, $1.50

On motion, board adjourned to Saturday the 8^th inst., at 1 o’clock p.m.

E. PECK, Secretary

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Tuesday Morning, March 4, 1862, p. 1