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-
ton was held last evening, Inspectors Kerker,
Benz, Athey, Gilbert, Hamilton, SchIffman,
Berlandi, Donnely 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.
| Lncoln-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.
Rce-That the plank walk be repaired, and
that box drain be put in on the back Of the
\ lOb anu - utW lcdutI pipc III IuC tiou9 VI thS
building. Adopted.
Franklin-That the stone steps in
| 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
| elating be put in the six rooms of the old
part, and that the grounds be graded ana ~.
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 kalsomiung of
| the room and adopted.
Monroe-That the bell be repaired; also the
pasteriDg, 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 fence put
ND; that $50 new desks be purchased for three
rooms, and two new teachers desks, the
roof be repaired, vault cleaned, and a seat be
built around the side of the room to be used
for teaching German. Adopted.
Humboldt The plasterlng needs repairing
and the blackboard Of one room, and also the
roof. Adopted.
River-Two rooms need kalsomining,
and a cap on the chimney. Adopted.
Madlson--The woodwork needs vanishing,
the urinals need repairing and places on the
walls and steps need painting, and two rooms
kalsominlpg 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.
Nelll-The roof needs repairing, and plaster
ng is needed. Adopted
A al &c Aad
the woodwork should be grained, and an
iron pipe fence put around the property on
Laurel and Mackubin streets sides. Adopted.
Also, that they have carefully examined the
matter referred to them relating to an ad-
dition 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-
sary at present.
Also, that the terracing at the Van Buren,
school is finished according to contract, and
that, as per authority received from you, June
&c last, they have let contract to G. +. 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 a 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 & 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.