Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-15
Regular Meeting.
OFFICE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
STs. PAr1T,. Juna 81. 1890.

Grace, RlngWald, Cornish, Gr1ggs, Mr.. Presl-
dents.
Nays-Ald. Bell, Minea-2.
Approved June 16, 1880.
Official. L. A. PRENDERGAsT, City Clerk.
Inspector Abbott, from committee on prop
erty, reported sale of old buildings on Frank
lin school property for $50, and recon-
mended that fence be erected when build
ings were removed. Also recommends the
erection of a school house in the Third pre-
cinct of the Fourth ward ST milar to the Vine
street school, and a stone addition to the
Franklin.
Adopted.
By Inspector Hamilton
Resozped, That the committee on property
are requested to have prepared plans and
specifications for the enlargement of the
Franklin school building, and TO advertise
for bids for carrying out the enlargement,
and report their action at the next meeting.
Carried, all in affirmative.
Inspector Otis, from finance committee,
reports on the resolution in regard to comp
iroller's and treasurer's salaries as follows:
To the Board of Education.
GENTLEMEN: The Committee or Finance
and Accounts to whom was referred the reso
luton providing for the payment of salaries
to the City Treasurer and City Comptroller,
beg leave to report the same back to the
Board and recommend that the same be not
adopted.
The committee are not insensible to the
fact that the labors of these officers have
been materially increased by the amend
ments to the school law of 1879, nor to the
fact that they have cordially co-operated
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Board in the management of its financial af-
fairs during the past year. But these duties
and labors have been imposed by law upon
them as officers of the city of st. Paul, and
IN our opinion they cannot legally claim or
receive any additional compensation there
for.
Chapter ZIG of the special laws of 1878,
and still in force, provide among other
things, as follows:
"Ihe salary and compensation of the re-
spective officers named in the act for the city
of st. Paul and for the county OF Ramsey
in the state of Minnesota, for all services
now OR hereafter by law prescribed or requir-
ed to be performed by them, or any of them
respectively, are hereby established and fixed,
and shall be as in this act specified, and no
other or greater salary or compensation Of
any kind shalt be allowed, or paid to, or re-
ceived by any of such officers as additional
compensation, or for deputies or assistants
or clerk hire, or for any cause or any account
Whatever or in any way or manner"
''The salary and compensation of the City
Treasurer of said city shall be
twenty-seven hundred dollars per
annum and the fees now allowed by
law, and no other sum or compensation
whatever shall be allowed or paid by said
city for or en- account of any work or servi-
ces in the Office of City Treasurer of said
city, or in the discharge of the duties there
Of. The salary and compensation of the City
Comptroller of said city shall be $2,250 per
annum, and no more"
AS to the payment of these salaries, 1t Is
matter which rests exclusively with the city
government, and concerning which We have
nothing to do. At the same ii me we are ad-
vised that they are now receiving salaries TO
the full limit allowed by law.
With the propriety of voting compensa-
ton to these officers, We have nothing to do,
preferring to base our action upon its ille-
gaiity, and IN this connection diem it proper
to cali the attention of the Board to the
full diversion of school moneys, as found in
the last subdivision OF section %, of our
school law. Respectfully submitted,
CHAs. E. Orls, Chairman.
Adopted. ALI voting aye except Inspector
Donneliy, who voted nay.
WHEREAS, The bylaws provide that the
committee on schools shall consist of six
members, one from each ward, and that the
president is sx-officio member of all COM
mitees, and
WHEREAS, The president is the only mem
Der of the Board present from the Sixth
ward, therefore
ResolUed, That the bylaws limiting the
number of members of the school commit
tee to one from each ward be suspended SO
long as the president is the only member
from the Sixth ward, and that the president
have authority to appoint an additional mem
Der from the Fourth ward 30 that the COM
mittse on schools may consist Of Elk members
besides the president.
Adopted.
By Inspector Abbott
-Keso1ued, That the secretary be instructed
TO sign warrants for the payment OF estl
mates for the building of the Vine street
school according to contract.
Communication from residents of Fourth
ward, asking for relocation of out buildings
of Vine street school, was referred to COM
mittee on property.
BY Inspector Otis
Rssolosd, That the committee on property
be and the same are hereby authorized and
directed to investigate aud report to the
Board at its next regular meeting the prac-
ticability of securing additional lots adjacent
to the Adams school property sufficient to
make the same suitable and convenient for
school purposes.
Adopted.
Inspector Benz moved that the secretary
be instructed to correspond with school fur
nishing firms for proposals for supplying
desks for Vine street school.
Adopted.
Inspector Abbott, member from the Third
ward, requested to be relieved from commit
tee on schools.
President Lieuau appointed Inspector
Otis member OF school committee in place
of Abbott, resigned and inspector Benz
member from the Fourth ward in accordance
with Inspector HamiIton's resolution.
The following bills were allowed
Jacob Louis, $500; John Martin & Co.,
$13.36; w. L. Anderson. $3.50; G. Sher-
din, $500; Fl. S. Furp, SLIGO; Noyes Bros.
& Cutler, 1856; Gas Company, $1.70; Au-
erbach, Finch & Co., $4.97.
Also, June pay roll:
Officers, $20S.32; Janitors, $4o0.41 !;
High School, $SO2.5O; Madison School,
1878; Lincoln School, $3.50; Adams School,
1866; Neill School, $50; Washington
School, $327.5O; Special Teachers, $3.50:
Mclean School, $40; Jefferson School,
$755: Franklin School, 1862. 80 Humboldt
School, $3.50: Rice School, $I75; Vine
School, $95.
Adjourned.
EDMUND Roe, JR.. Secretary.
OFFICE OF BOARD OF EDUCATION,
ST.. PAUL, June "a, 1880. {
Board met al 6 P. M, President Lienau in
the chair