Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-21
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
A Comprehensive System Of Repairs OF
School Buildings Agreed Upon.

| A Comprehensive System Of Repairs OF
| School Buildings Agreed Upon.
| A special meeting of the board Of educa-
tion was held last evening, Inspectors Kerker
Benz, Athey, Gilbert, Hamilton, SchIffman,
Berlandi, Donnelly and President Oppenheim
present.
| A communication was read from Messrs.
Preston, Keene & Co., Chicago, acknowledging
the acceptance OF their proposition for taking
the $4,000 High school bonds,
| and requesting that the transaction be COM
pleted by the proper officials at once.
The committee on property reported they
had visited the several school buildings OF
the city, upon which they submitted the fol-
lowing recommendations
Van Buren-That an iron pipe fence be put
around the lot and the building grained, and
sufficient timber be purchased, the janitor to
lay walks in the cellar, and floor portion OF
the same. Adopted, except as to the fence,
| which matter was postponed until the grading
| is completed.
Lincoln-That new floor be laid in the front
| hall, first floor, the stone walls and steps be
painted up with cement, new urinals be built
and that the teachers desks be repaired where
needed. Adopted.
Rice-That the plank walk be repaired, and
that a box drain be put in on the back of the
lot and new leader pipe in the front of the
building. Adopted.
Franklin-That the stone steps in
| front be repaired and new
cap be but in over the cellar way; also,
| four pillars be built in the cellars Of
| the new part, and under the walls of the cloak
rooms; that new black-boards of prepared
! stating be put in the six rooms of the old
part, and that the grounds be graded and
| seeded, and necessary sidewalks built.
Adopted, except as to specify that the pillars
| be of wood, and that the stating be only three
| feetin depth.
Washington-Tha the black boards be re-
paired. Amended to include kalsOmining Of
| the room and adopted.
Monroe-That the bell be repaired also the
| plasteripg, the fence painted black and build
| ing grained, and that drains be built in the
cellar to carry off the water that comes in in
wet seasons. Adopted.
Jefferson-That a retaining wall be built
| across the back end of the lot, and a fence put
up; that $50 new desks be purchased for three
rooms, and two new teachers desks, the
roof be repaired, vault cleaned, and seat be
| built around the side of the room to be used
| for teaching German. Adopted.
Humboldt-The plasterIng needs repairing
| and the blackboard OF one room, and also the
roof. Adopted.
Rver-Two rooms need kalsomining,
| and cap on the chimney. Adopted.
Madison-The woodwork needs vanishing,
| the urinals need repairing and places on the
| walls and steps need painting, and two rooms
kalsominipg and some plaster repaired.
| Adopted.
Jacksonville building needs a number of
small repairs, and the woodwork needs grain
ing, and the principal asks for book case.
| Adopted.
Neill-The roof needs repairing, and plaster
ng is needed. Adopted
| Webster-A teachers water closet is needed,
| the woodwork should be grained, and an
| iron pipe fence put around the property on
| Laurel and Macku bin streets sides. Adopted.
| Also, that they have carefully examined the
| matter referred to them relating to an ad-
| dltion to the Lincoln school, and would report
that they do not think it advisable to make
| such addition, especially at present. Modified
SO as to read that such addition is not neces-
| sarv at present.
Also, that thu terracing at the Van Buren,
school is finished according to contract, and
| that, as per authority received from you, June
26 last, they have let contract to G. F. Hueb-
ner for the finishing of the grading of the
| grounds for the sum OF $3.50, TO be done
| under the supervision Of the inspector of that
| precinct. Adopted.
Your committee would also recommend
| that they be authorized to offer Mrs. Lawler
| $500 for the rear forty feet of lot 4, block 6,
| the property being needed for High school
purposes, and in event of her refusal to accept
same at once that they commence proceedings
to have the same condemned. Adopted.
The report as whole, as amended, was
| adopted.
The rules, as amended by the committee,
and agreed to at previous meetings, were
adopted.
Upon the recommendation of Supt. Wright
it was voted that a cut of The new High
school building, with description of same, be
prepared for the forthcoming annual report Of
the board, of which 500 copies were ordered.
The committee on property were
authorized to purchase the needed school
desks for the Jefferson school
of T. s. White 81 Co., provided the same were
furnished at the same price contracted with
Andrews & Co, for furnishing the Garfield
school.
The action of the president in opening the
Washington school building to the Jewish
| refugees, was endorsed, and the usual budget
of audited bills were passed.