Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-29
made the special order, and moved the adop-
ton Of the resolution herewith submitted as


ion Of the resolution herewith submitted as
ollows:
Resozved, That the sense of this Chamber is,
hat thu Board of Education should take imme-
late steps toward securing central location
or high school building, and that early as
practicable therefor, to erect a building to cost
bout $4,000, and that if any legislation is
it be procured during the present
session of the legislature.
Mr.. McCluurg, said the committees report
vas complete answer to itself. The plea
1pon which it started out was that we should
Keep abreast of all the cities of the country.
BE argued that the report of the committee
admitted that the High School was not
really needed for three years and that for his
part, he didn't want to be taxed in advance
If any necessity therefor He had asked
Prof. Wright what had offended MIR. Ban
aings olfactories on the occasion of
which that gentleman had spoken,
and was told that, on that day,
they were burning little green wood. Was
the city, he asked, to be taxed $75,0 900 on
account of his friend Banning's tenderness
of olfactories in smelling green wood?
Laughter. He said the Chamber had
made splendid record in saving SO much in
taxes to the city, but that if any money had
to be spent at all, it would be sensible to APP
ply it to the Fort Smelling bridge. That
would be doing something sensible.
Mr.. Banning said his friend McClung
smelt taxes from afar. He spoke at length
upon the disadvantages of the location of the
present building, and it's utter unftness for
the use to which it is applied. It was sim
ply question of the health of the children
of the city, and as only $25,OO0 were in
volved, every consideration of public policy
and duty, demanded that no further delay
should be allowed to ensue before applying
a remedy for the present evil.
Mr.. Cochran thought the question de-
manded the most serious and careful consid-
Grafton. We all admit that education is the
hope of the nation. If the state of affairs
spoken of at the high school, if the location,
ventilation, &C., are as represented, it should
be abolished at once and new building
erected without delay. If the condition of
things there is correctly represented here
it is shame and disgrace to any civilized,
community. He thought it strange the COM
mittee had made no, orue very slight men
ton of the matter. The talk about $4,000
being sufficient to build proper high
school for the city was absurd. It was use
less to attempt to delude the people with any
such preposterous idea. No education
for our children was so necessary
as that of economy, and it is a
virtue which we could not too rigidly prac-
tice. Economy was the foundation stone fol
recovery from the abyss in which the com
mercial and material interests of the country
at large is now sunk. When there is sc
much poverty in the land, this outcry against
taxation rises into far nobler proportions
than any othor now agitating the country
and ought to be needed,
Gen. johnson gave the result of bis obser
vations on tour of examination which he
had made through the High School building
in which he found nothing to justify the ale
cations which had been made against it
He saw nothing to induce him to believe The
building was improperly ventilated, or tina
the health of the children was in any wa,
jeopardized or impaired. He hoped the res
olution would be voted down.
Mr.. Ingersoll thought an increase of tax
alton a serious matter, but that there wer,
things which are more important than ever
taxes. Education was one of these and i
was public duty to see that no obstruction
or disadvantage was placed in the way o
the acquisition of this inestimable boon.
Mr.. Drake said he himself was reformer
He was opposed to taking off 5000 from tn
County Attorneys salary, to which, in hi
opinion should be added at least $500. Blu
there were other offices which should be Gu
down. He had never persuaded himself
although he had taken the benefit of it b,
sending his children-but he had never salts
fed himself that it was right to tax tn
community at large for the support o
such schools and for the advantage
conferred thereby upon the general public
AS to the High School building being wei
ventilated, it is an absurdity. He did no
believe there was single public school build
ing in town, which could be called well VENT
lated. Public opinion demands Higl
School, and he supposed it intended and wa
bound to have it in the future as in the past
It could be secured for $4,000 and no less
The building must be arbitrarily fixed an,
centrally located.
Mr.. Dawson moved to lay the matter owe
to general meeting of the Chamber 70
discussion.
DIR. Murphy stated that the building wa
badly ventilated, was noisy and altogethe
untitled for the purpose of High School
The building is as well ventilated as posi-
BILE under the circumstances, but it is not
healthy place for children. The city alread,
owns two lots, and for $4,000 can secure tw
more, near the Adams school building, whic
would afford an eligible site for the Hig
School building. 1t would take about tw
years to complete the building, and as tn
lease of the present High School has onl
three years to run, the city would certainl
be able to get something for it for the thir
year, and SO would not lose more than $500
Mr.. Drake moved to amend the report b
striking out $25,00O, and inserting 'not t
exceed $5O00O,'' which motion prevailed.
Some further discussion ensued when MI
Lee moved to amend by adding the words
'sThat the question of issuing $4,000 Q
bonds for the erection of high schoe
building be submitted to the people at tn
next spring election, and that the Legislation
asked for shall be in accordance with tn
above provision
The amendment prevailed, and the ques
ton recurring on the original resolution a
amended. it was declared adopted, whereupo
the Chamber adjourned.
SALTWATER ITEMS.