Daily globe., 1881-01-16
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
An Important Business Meeting-Arrang
ing for New Buildings.

An Important Business Meeting-Arrang
ing for New Buildings.
A regular meeting of the board of edu-
cation was held last evening, President
Lineau in the chair. Absent-Inspecto1
Turner
| A communication was read from the
janitor of the Monroe school asking for
an increase of salary. Laid ON the table.
Superintendent Wright called attention
to the necessity of better heating appar-
atns in the Lincoln school. He stated
that it had been impossible to raise a
| higher temperature than 40 degrees, in
consequence of which many of the pupils
have been withdrawn Inspectors Abbott
and Benz spoke in favor of at once pro-
curing two additional furnaces Referred
| to the committee on property, with power
to act
The committee on schools reported in
favor of establishing new boundaries for
the Jackson school, as follows: Marion
street to Ellen, Ellen to Gautier, Gautier
to Jay, Jay to harrington avenue to Car
roll street, Carroll extended to Kent,
Kent to Marshall avenue, Marshall ave
nue. to city limits. Adopted
On motion, it was decided to furnish
each school with map of Minnesota
from the st. Paul Book and Stationery
company, at cost of $3.50 each.
The committee on property reported
the following bids for the proposed addi-
ton to the Franklin street school:
A u. Dawson. 81, 800
Wilkin & Remer Observation-Disclosures. "a 3332
u. Jensen. -......-...'...-.. Sl,oOO
Shire Bros. 23,100
McArdle 81 Rivard. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 22, $40
LaDue & LaBerge. "A, ,7S2
In view of the greatly increased cost
of the work over the estimate
the committee saw fit to not report in fa-
vor of any of the bids, but to lay the mat
ter before the board. The same commit
tee announced the discharge of the jani-
tor of the Neill school, on the grounds
that his illness prevented the discharge
of his duties The recommendation of
the committee in the latter respect was
adopted.
A lively discussion took place over the
bids for the proposed addition to the
Franklin school 1t was discovered
that the lowest bid was nearly dou BILE the
estimate given by the architect of the
board, who blundered into the idea that
$4,000 would suffice to make the I'M
provement. Inspector Donnelly moved
to accept the plans and award the bid to
the lowest bidder. Lost Yeas 5,
nays g.
On motion the matter of building ad-
dition was referred back to the COM
mittee on property to consider the ques-
tion of additional school facilities in the
Franklin school district.
The committee on property reported
that they had purchased lots l, 2 and a,
block II, Terry's addition, for 81 200,
pursuant to resolution of September
30th, 1880, the money to be paid by April
1st, 1881. A resolution was passed ac-
cepting the report and authorizing the
committee to complete the purchase.
The usual number Of bills were sub
mitted and approved
Messrs. Brand & Cooper, from the Har-
vester works district, appeared before the
board for the purpose of seeing if some
action could not be taken having in view
the uniting of the school interests of their
district with those of the city, the object
being to improve the educational facii-
ties in that vicinity After some discus
sion the matter was referred to special
committee of three, with the chairman,
to consider the propriety of adjoining the
district
Col. Kerr, Drs. Abbott and Richeson
were appointed as such committee.
The committee on legislation reported
in favor of a few minor changes, the most
important of which was to abolish the
office of secretary and employ clerk Of
the board.
The question was discussed for nearly
an hour, and no progress being made, the
board adjourned.