Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-22
THE SCHOOL BOSSES.

Special AeetlnS c1 Cne AnSpeoCors LaS'
Evsning-Proposed New School Build
ings.
The board of education met in ad.
journed session at.7:3o O'Clock last night
President Lineau in the chair.
The object of the meeting was to con.
slider the proposed purchase of lots for q
new school house on St. Anthony hill
The chairman of the committee on prop.
erty, DR.. Abbott, not being present a re.
cess was taken for ten minutes
DR. Abbott putting In an appearance
the meeting was called to order, and pro.
ceeded to business.
DR.. Abbott moved that the school bs
erected on the south side Of the Neil
school, fronting on Laurel avenue.
purchasing the lots offered by Mr.. Greer
at cost Of $1,000.
Inspector Donnelly was in favor of erect.
ing the school further out.
Inspector Kerr spoke In favor Of erect.
| ing the school where 1t would accommo-
date the most people.
| Aid Griggs approved as resident o1
| the hill, and explained the advantages Of
erecting the school on Mackubin street
He thought the lots offered by Mr.. Green
were well located, and that their purchase
would be satisfactory to all on the hill
Inspector Benz stated that he had
thoroughly examined the grounds since
the last meeting. If the Neill schoo
was to be abandoned he was in favor OF
purchasing the Green property, if not he
would vote to have the building erected
next to the Neill school.
DR.. Abbott adverted to the several OBJ
iections, and thought q satisfactory solu-
tion would be arrived at if the Neill
school was removed to the lots offered by
Mr. Green, and q proper addition
erected.
Inspector Weed advocated the erection
of suitable building to accommodate the
residents of the hill; the people of that
district thought they were entitled to a
commodious, centrally located building.
The speaker thought that the purchase
of the lots on Mackubin street would
answer all purposes. The lots occupied
by the Neill school could readily be sold
for lO,OOO, which could be applied on the
new building.
Inspector Richeson was of the opinion
that as the thickly populated part of the
district was east of the Green lots the lots
were not centrally enough located.
The speaker thought that it would be
necessary to erect an additional building
to accommodate those who resided nea r
the limits. He was in favor Of the Neill
school lots.
Aid. Griggs thought that the Macku-
bin street lots for school would accom-.
modate 80 per cent. of the residents of
the hill.
Inspector Hamilton was in favor of the
Green lots and also for the erection of a
small building further out to accommo-
date the people in Summit park addition
Inspector Kerr gave an amusing re-
sumo of the squabble over the lots and
pleasantly arralgned some of the MEM
bers for their inconsistencies of opinion.
The discussion was continued at length
by all the members of the board, the opin-
ions of the board being about divided.
On being called for Supt. Wright ex-
pressed the hope that the building be as
centrally located to accommodate the
most people
DR.. Murphy and Inspectors Hamilton
and Benz made sensible speeches in favor
of supplying as many buildings as there
were children to fill them.
The motion as amended by Inspector
Weed was then put and it was unanimous
" decided to accept the lots offered by
Mr.. Green at the corner of Laurel avenue
and Mackubin street.
With few remarks Inspector Hamil
ton moved that the property next to the
Adam school be bought for $500, and
that the committee on property be author
lied to complete the sale. Carried, and
the meeting adjourned.