Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-07
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of the Board Of Education
OFFICE OF BOARD OF EDUCATION,

A regular meeting of the Board of Edu.
cation was held on Tuesday evening, Sept.
80, 1879. =sfs
Members present-AJ. II. Murphy, Presi-
dent; j. G. Donnelly, o. O. Cullen, @. e.
Otis, Geo. Benz, J. II. Weed, Albert Schef-
fer, G. III. Lienau. '1a5t,s I'D. Isl.
/ In the absence of the Secretary, on mo-
ton, b. F. Wright was appointed Secretary
pro tenn. a5~i - .4.> .z91'
The Superintendent made his monthly re-
port, showing that the schools had opened
unusually full, and the necessity of new
school houses to properly accommodate the
present enrolment. A new building in the
Fourth ward, near the location of the Vine
street school, was declared to be an immedi-
ate necessity. The report also recommend
ed the purchase of suitable apparatus for
the High school. ,.ss-.,..~,-s, l., + -
Communication received from John Short
| all, resigning position as janitor of Adams
| school. Accepted. .r, sai
| The Committee on Schools reported as
follows 10 the President and Board of Ed
ucation: S7 @IG&
The schools for the present year have
opened unusually full, which has necessitat-
ed the opening of a new school room in the
Franklin, in the Madison, and in the Neill
schools, and the appointment of an assist
| ant in the Humboldt school. -
The Com mittee have ACCORDINGLY appoint-
I'd Miss Flora Furnell as teacher in the
Humboldt school, Miss Hattie B. Newson
as teacher in the Neill school, Miss Belle
Holmes as teacher in the Madison school,
and Miss Nettie V. Hight as teacher in the
Franklin school, and respectfully report
these appointments to the Board for con-
firmation. Respectfully submitted,
s. ..-s. CHAs. E. OTIS,
Chm. Com. on Schools,
The report of the committee was accepted
and the appointments confirmed.
The opinion of the Attorney of the Board,
Geo. L. Otis, ESQ.,, that the Board cannot,
under existing legislation, properly pay to
the Como District any sum as compensation
for attendance of city pupils at the school in
said district, was read and ordered to be
placed on file and the Secretary directed to
notify the Trustees of said district.
The following resolutions were adopted:
By Inspector Donnelly-
Resolved, That the treasurer of the board
of education of the city of St. Paul is here
by authorized and instructed to negotiate
loan of seven thousand ($7,000) dollars,
bearing interest not exceeding eight per
cent. per annum, for which there shall be
issued certificate of Indebtedness, as au
thorized by law, and the said treasurer is
hereby empowered to redeem the same
whenever the funds in the treasury will per-
NIT, without any further action of the
board -
Yeas-Donnelly, Cullen, Otis, Benz, Weed,
Seheffer, Lienau, Murphy. =
Nays-None.
By Inspector Otis
PoooIno1 FNhot ho Hor, ~, Dr,,.,.
ty be and the same are hereby authorized
and directed to employ competent archi-
tect to make plans and specifications for
substantial brick school building of six
rooms to be erected upon the site of the
present Vine street school and to furnish
estimates of the cost of construction.
Yeas-Donnelly, Cullen, Otis, Benz, Weed,
Scheffer, Lienau, Murphy.
Nays-None.
By Inspector Weed
Resol0ed, That the secretary be directed
to execute contracts with the contractors for
wood and stationery.
Adopted, all present voting in the afirma-
tive.
The pay roll for the month of September,
Jefferson school, Ss775; Madison, 1865; Off
GERS, $249.98; High school and special teach
ers, 81, 042.50; Adams, 1856; Lincoln, $3.50;
Neil, 1885; Franklin, 1852. so; Humboldt,
$3.50; Rice, $175; Washington, $327.5O Vine;
street, 500; Mclean, $40; janitors, $3SS.32
was ordered paid by the following vote:
Yeas-Inspectors Donnelly, Cullen, Otis,
Benz, Weed, Schefer, Lienau, Murphy.
Nays--None. a
On motion of Inspector Otis the superin.
tendent and finance committee were directed
to furnish the common council detailed
statement of the purposes for which the
board would require funds during the cur
rent year. $50. ~
On motion of Inspector Donnelly. VIM.
Egan and Carrie Anderson were considered
as residents and adopted as pupils to the
Lincoln school without payment of tuition.
Inspector Cullen having removed from the
Third ward, rendered his resignation as In
spector, thanking the president aud men,
bers of the board for courtesies received
during his term of service. ~ =.
On motion of Inspector Seheffer the res
gnation of Inspector Cullen was accepted.
Inspector Donnelly nominated Mr.. Albert
Armstrong as Inspector for the Third ward
to ill vacancy, and upon motion the secre-
tary was directed to cast the vote of the
board for Mr.. Armstrong, and he was de.
clared elected.
The bill of Pioneer Press for printing
book ordered by F. A. REM, treasurer, was
referred to the proper committee.
Inspector REM moved that when this
board adjourns it adjourn to Thursday even
ing, October 8. Carried. ~
On motion, adjourned. -a:
-ata.> B. F. WRIGHT, .
Secretary. pro tenn.