Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-22
OUR SCHOOLS.

cation-Council Proposition for the Pur-
chase OF the Baldwin School Accepted
The High School Exhibition-New School
Building In the Fourth Ward-Miscel-
laneous.
A regular meeting of the board of education
was held last evening, President Lienau in the
chair, all the members being in attendance but
| Inspector Weed. communication was read
from the city clerk, reiating to the action of
the council with regard to the purchase of the
Baldwin school properly. The proposition of
the council to purchase the property for ST. 500
was accepted, and the subject was referred to
the attorney of the board to make out the
necessary papers and have the members exc
/ cute the bond
| A communication was read from the citizens
residing in the vicinity of the Vine street school
calling attention to the desired improvements
about the outhouses. Referred to the commit
tee on property.
Being called upon Prof. Wright reported
that the manager of the Opera house had re-
| fused to keep his agreement with regard to let
| ting the building for the high school exercises
Friday evening, and that the president had ar
ranged for the exercises to take place at the
| Athen3um.
| Inspectors Donnelly and Otis spoke in terms
of censure with regard to the action of Mr..
Davidson in going back on his agreement, and
the transaction was characterized as most in
famous outrage.
| Inspector Otis said the action was dishonor-
able. There was no adequate redress for the
reason that they could not GUST the occupants
| until ten days after the time announced for
| the commencement. The speaker thought
/ the board could have redress.
On motion, the action of the president and
superintendent in renting the Athen@um was
approved.
Inspector Abbott, from the committee on
property, reported that the old frame house on
the Franklin school property, had been sold
for $50, and recommended that fence be
built around the property. The same COM
mittee reported in favor of building new
school house in the third precinct of the Fourth
ward.
Inspector Murphy thought the money could
be better expended by building new high
school.
Inspector Abbott said that new school was
urgently needed in the vicinity named and
that it would relieve the pressure on the other
schools.
Inspector Otis thought that if the 81, 500 was
used for a new school building, the council
would deduct that much from the estimate for
building school in the Fourth ward.
Inspector sAthey stated 3that a new school
was needed in the Fourth Ward, and that it
was time some action was taken. The request
was accepted.
was any provision for charging the Franklin
school building. Inspector Dufrene stated
that $4,000 had been asked for the Franklin
school addition. On motion of Inspector
Hamilton; the committee on property were in
structed to prepare splan for the;proposed en-
largement, and to advertise for bids.
Inspector Otis, from the committee on
finance, to whom was referred the matter OF
salaries of the treasurer and comptroller, re-
ported adversely against paying the extra COM
pensation on the ground that such action was
not authorized by law. Inspector Otis read
from the law making diversion of the school
funds misdemeanor punishable by fine and
imprisonment.
Inspector Donnelly said that it was not right
to require the official to perform extra labors
without compensation. The gentleman had
saved more than the $500 called for in the
resolution, and the matter was in the discre-
ton of the board.
ms oector Benz spoke in favor of adopting
the report of the committee. On motion the
report of the committee was adopted.
A resolution was adopted making the COM
mittee on schools to consist of six members,
and snspending the bylaw which makes the
committee consist of one member from each
ward SO long as the president is the only mem
Der from the Sixth ward, and authorizing the
president to appoint an additional mem Der
from the Fourth ward
resolution was adopted authorizing the
secretary to sign warrants for the payments of
of estimates on the Vine street school build
ing.
The question of building new school house
in the third precinct of the Third ward was
taken up and discussed at length. On motion
that portion of the report of the committee on
property recommending the commencement of
the work was adopted. On motion of Inspec-
tor Otis, the committee were authorized to
negotiate for the purchase of two lots adjacent
to the Adams school property, for school pur-
poses.
The secretary was directed to correspond
with dealers, inviting bids for supplying new
desks for the Vine street school. The usual
number of bills were allowed, among which
were the following claims for the month of
June:
Vine street, $95; Mclean, $140; special teach.
ers $3.50, Rice street school, $l75; Washing
ton. $327.5O; Neill. 1910; Humboldt, $3.50;
Adams. 1866; Lincoln, $3.50; Franklin, $462.5O:
Madison, 1915; high school, $S02.50; Jefferson,
$755; janitors, $500; officers, $685.
Inspector Benz was appointed a member of
the committee on schools from the Fourth
| ward, and Inspector Otis on the same commit
tee from the Third ward. Adjourned.