Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-23
Adjourned Meeting.

EQuCaL1On was noiQ on the ABOVE date
with the following members present:
Inspectors Kerker, Benz, Athey, Gill
bert, Hamilton, Schiffman, Berlandi,
Donnelly, Mr. President.
A communication from Preston, Kean
& Co. was referred to the City Comp
troller.
The Secretary read the report of the
Committee on Property, as follows:
ST. PAUL, July Is, 1882.
Your Committee on Property would
report as follows:
That they had visited all the sch ool-
houses in the city, and find the following
repairs are needed, and would ask for
authority to have the same done at once.
At the
VAN BUREN, SCHOOL.
That an iron pipe fence be put around
the lot, and the building grained, and
sufficient lumber be furnished the ian itor
to lay walks on the cellar floor, portion
of the same
LINCOLN SCHOOL
That new floor be laid in the front
hall, first floor. The stone walls and
steps to be pointed up with cement; new
urinals be built, and that the tower and
valleys be painted, and the teachers
desks be repaired where needed.
RloE SCHOOL.
That the plank walk be repaired and
that a box drain be put on the back of
the lot and new leader pipe on the front
of the building.
FRANKLIN SCHOOL.
That the stone steps in front be re-
paired and a new cap be put in over the
cellarway: four wooden Pillars
built in the cellars of the new
part, under the walls of the cloak
| rooms; that new blackboards of pre-
pared stating be put in the rooms of the
old part, and that the grounds be graded
and seeded, and necessary sidewalks
built.
WASHINGTON SCHOOL.
Blackboards repaired. Kalsominiug.
MONROE SCHOOL.
That the bell be repaired, also the
plastering; the fence painted black and
the building grained, and that drains be
put in the cellars to carry off the water
that comes in during the wet season.
JEFFERSON SCHOOL.
That retaining wall be built across
the back end of the lot, and a fence put
up; that $50 new desks be purchased,
and three new teachers desks: the
roof repaired, the vault cleaned, and a
seat be built around the side of the room,
to be used for teaching German
HUMBOLDT SCHOOL.
The plastering needs repairing, and
the blackboards Of one room; also the
roof.
RIVER SCHOOL.
Two rooms need kalsomining, and a
cap on the chimney.
MADISON SCHOOL.
The wood work needs vanishing. the
urinals need repairing, places on the
walls and steps need pointing, two rooms
kalsomining and some plaster repaired.
JACKSON SCHOOL.
This building needs q number of small
repairs and the wood work needs grain
ing, and the Principal asks for book
case.
NELL SCHOOL.
The roof needs repairing, and plastering
is needed.
WEBSTER SCHOOL.
A teachers water closet is needed, the
wood work should be grained, and an
iron pipe fence put around the property
on the Laurel and Mackubin street sides.
Also, that they have carefully exam
med the matter referred to them relating
to an addition to the Lincoln school, and
would report that they don't think it ad-
visable to make such addition at the
present time.
Also report the terraeing at the Van
Buren, school is finished according to
hnvrf-
ceived from you June 26 inst, they have
let contract to G. f. Huebner for the
finishing of the grading of the grounds
for the sum of two hundred and fifty
dollars {$250l, to be done under the SUI
pervision of the Inspector of that pre-
cinct.
Your Committee would also recon-
mend that they be authorized to offer
MIR. LAWYER five hundred dollars (s50W
for the forty feet of lot 4, block 6, addi.
tlonal property being needed for High
school purposes, and, in event of his re-
fusal to accept same at once, that they
commence proceedings to have the same
condemned. A. B. WLGUs,
Chairman Committee on Property.
The report was adopted by the follow
ing vote: Yeas-Inspectors Kerker,
Benz, Athey, Gilbert, Hamilton, Schiff-
mann, Berlandi, Donnelly, Mr. Presi-
dent.
Inspector Kerker was excused from
further attendance at the meeting.
The. rules as amended were adopted by
the following vote:
Yeas---Inspectors Benz, Athey, Gil
bert, Hamilton, Schiffmann, Berlandi,
Donnelly, Mr.. President
The Secretary was instructed to pro-
cure cut of the new High school for
the annual report.
The Committee on Purchases and Sup
plies was instructed to buy $50 desks
from T. S. White & Co. at the same price
paid A. III. Andrews g. Co. by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas Inspectors Benz, Athey, Gil
bert, Hamilton, Schifmann, Berlandi,
Donnelly, Mr.. President.
The action of the President, giving the
Washington school house to- the Russian
refugees, was approved by unanimous
vote.
Bills were read as follows:
Chas. F. Huebner, S24l.2 %; James Murnane,
$12; j. P. Gribben, IS cents; e. T. Hamilton,
$S0.70; c. C. Niles, $24.95; Thomas Kane &
Co., S7.6S; Lauer Bros, $42.50; E. P. Bass
ford, 1898 80; p Keigher & Co., g. As; John
Martin & Co., SOL So; Strong, Hackett & Co.,
"a dQ. r. nroy,or & ~ TV;1lsoy,,