Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-01

tract aud Several Other Things--No Leg
istatlon 10 Be Asked For.
The board of education held a regular
session last night, President Murphy in tho
chair.
COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.
Inspector Donnelly called attention to the
Rosemount district school, saying that the
city was paying enough to run tho school.
| The matter was referred to the secretary to
make investigation and report thereon.
A communication was read from the trus-
tees of the MaoAllister college, by Mr.. H. X.
Taylor, setting forth that interest was due,
at 10 per cent, on $4,000 bonds, since last
May.
| Several of the board were anxious to learn
how the 10 per cent. interest came about,
| when the bonds only called for 7per cent.
M'AII1sTER COLLEGE BONDS.
Mr.. Taylor explained that tho bonds were
duein September, 1877. Since that time the
trustees had been taking 10 per cent, being
willing to allow the board to retain the money
at that rate. This interest had been
paid by the late Mr.. Manson.
and he (Mr. Taylor thought he
was dealing with regular officer of the
board. Messrs. Scheffer, McCardy end
others said they never knew anything Of the
arrangement, but agreed that the evidence
was all in favor of Mr.. Taylor, and some
means ought to be devised so that the college
would not lose, though the board was not
legally bound to pay tho difference in the
interest. Both saw no way out of it, but eS-
pressed their sympathy for Mr.. Taylor.
President Murphy saw no way ont OF it.
Mr.. Donnelly couldn't understand why
there wasn't some instrument Of writing
between the late Mr.. Manson and Mr..
Taylor. He always thought per cent.
was paid, and couldn't understand how 10
per cent was paid on per cent paper. He
moved the reference of the matter to Messrs
Scheffer, McCardy and Mr.. Otis, attorney of
the board, to investigate and report. Carried.
OUTSIDE OF TOWN.
A communication was read from David
Ramaley asking that money paid to admit
his children to the city schools be refunded.
and stating as reason that his business vas
in town, and he only lived just without the
sacred limits.
Mr.. Scheffsr didn't see how the help could
be extended.
Mr.. Donnelly believed the relief could be
given.
MIR. Whitney gave similar instance in the
Sixth ward. The;e was a farmsr over there
whose house was in Dakota county, but
whose farm was largely in the Sixth ward.
He wanted his children to attend the Sixth
ward school without paying. How could it
be done?
The president put quietus to the
matter, by saying they escaped the city
personal tax, didn't vote in the city, etc.,
and couldn't, in consequence, have the prvi-
lege.
FUEL FOR THE SCHOOLS.
Mr.. Corning, of Smith & Lewis, wood con-
tractors, stated that racks had been put up
at the schools to be filed. In filling them up,
the loads didn't come up to the level in the
racks. Subsequently the racks were measured
and the contractors had found them to
| measure eight feet and half high and forty
| feet and eleven inches in length, when the
measurement should have been eignt feet by
forty for the twenty cords required. The
contractors had other minor grievances, and
! closed by asking for a committee to investi-
gate.
Mr.. Donnelly moved the appointment OF
such a committee. Carried.
President Murphy appoint on that
committee Messrs. Donnelly, Dufrene and
Weed. They've got bugsies, and one j.. a,
Irishman, another Frenchlnah md n.
third Dutcnman, and ought co anoa,oa
mate.
OFFICERS xFpoRT
The superintendent Of schools submitted
the following report, which was accepted:
| nave the honor to report the total enroll
ment of the public schools of the vity for III,
month of January, 1879. as $3.50 pupils. rht
following is the enrolment, percentage Of at
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] each school: 50 -