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

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| COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.
Inspector Donnelly called attention to the
Rosemount district school, saying that the
city was paying enough to run the school,
| The matter was referred to the secretary to
| make investigation and report thereon.
! A communication was read from tho trus-
tees of the MacAllister college, by Mr.. 81. K.
| 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 per cent.
M'ALL1sTER COLLEGE BONDS.
Mr.. Taylor explained that the bonds were
due in 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 a regular officer of the
board. Messrs. Scheffer, McCardy and
others said they never knew anything of the
arrangement, bat 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 the difference in the
interest. Both saw no way out Of it, but ex-
pressed their sympathy for Mr.. Taylor.
President Murphy saw no way ont of it.
Fir. 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 Aessrs.
Schefer, McCardy and Mr.. Otis, attorney of
tue board, to investigate and report. Carried.
OUTSIDE OF TOWN.
A communication was read from David
Ranaley asking that money paid to admit
his children to the city schools be refunded,
and stating as reason that his business as
in town, and he only lived just without the
sacred limits.
MI. Scheffsr didn't see how the help could
be extended.
Mr.. Donnelly believed the relief could be
given.
Mr.. Whitney gave similar instance in the
Sixth ward. Thee was farmer 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 a 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.
MI. Corning, of Smith & Lewis, wood con-
tractors, stated that racks had been put up
at the schools to BIZ filed. In filing them up,
the loads didn't come up 10 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 eight 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. Oarrled.
President Murphy appoint on that
committee Messrs. Donnelly, Dufrene and
Weed. They've got bugsies, and one is an
Irishman, another Frenchmah and the
third Dutchman, and ought to amalga-
mate.
OFFICERS REPORT.
The superintendent of schools submitted
the following report, which was accepted:
have the honor to report the total enroll
ment of the public schools of the city for the
month of January, 1879, as $3.50 pu pills The
following is the enrolment, percentage of at