Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-10
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of The Board Of Education.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF EDUCArIox.
ST.. PAUL, June s, 1888.
An adjourned meeting of the Board was
held on the above date at s p. N, Presi-
dent Oppenheim in the chair.
Present: Inspectors, Wilgus, Kerker,
Officer, Benz, Athey, Gilbert, Hamilton,
Schltfmann, B9rlandi, DOnnelly, Mr.. Presi-
dent
Absent: Inspector Murphy.
Inspector Schi1fmann from the Com
mittee on Rules submitted the following
report
To the Hon. Board of Education of the
City of st. Paul.
GENTLEMEN: Your Committee on Rules
would respectfully report the following
changes in the by laws of the Board and
recommend their adoption. The sections
as changed read as follows:
Section 2. The President on or before
the next regular meeting after each cleo
ton, shall appoint the following Standing
Committees, viz: Finance, Real Estate,
Purchases and Supplies, Fuel and Janitors,
Music, German, and High School, to con-
sist of three members each, and Schools to
consist of seven members, lone from each
ward and one at large) and shall have pow
for sufficient cause upon the approval of
the majority of the members present at
any regular meeting to change his ap-
pointments of committees, either as a
whole or in part. The president shall be
e.c -OficiO member of all committees.
Sec 3. The regular meeting of the
Board shall be holden monthly, of the first
Monday OF each month, unless the Board
should designate some other time.
Il
ton before the Board shall be taken at the
call of any two members thereof; and 10
vote involving the appropriation of money
shall be declared carried unless there
shall be eight votes in the affirmative
Add to Sec 10. No member shall speak
more than twice on any one subject, and
for not longer than five minutes at a tim e,
except by unanimous consent.
Sec II. The salaries of Superintendent,
Secretary, Teachers, Janitors and all other
employees of the Board, shall be fixed at
the regular meeting in July of each year,
upon the recommendation Of the proper
committee.
Add to Sec H. And the object of every
special meeting shall be distinctly stated
in each call.
Sec. %. Change the word property
wherever it occurs in this section to real
estate" and omit the word and" at the
end of third line from bottom of this sec
ton, also the two lines following there
after.
Sec. %. Committee on Purchases and
Supplies. 1t shall be the duty of this
committee. on the first regular meeting
after their appointment, to furnish an es-
innate of all supplies needed for the en-
suing school year of all stationery, blanks,
printing, advertising and all other matters
of expense not distinctly in charge of any
other committee, and it shall be their duty
to advertise for bids, in one or more daily
papers, for at least three times, for all sup
plies needed. All supplies shall be issued
only on the requisition of the Principals
or Superintendent of Schools, and it shall
be the duty of the Secretary of the Board
to issue supplies only upon such orders.
Sec. "a. Committee on Fuel and JAM
tors. 1t shall be the duty of this Com
mlttee to appoint all JanitorS for the
school buildings, fix their salaries, and re-
port the names of such to the Board for
confirmation at the first regular meeting
in July. They shall also furnish an esti1n-
ate of the amount of fuel needed for the
ensuing year, advertise for bids, and at
tend to the measurement and distribution
of the same
Respectfully,
R. ScH1FFMANN, Chairman.
The President stated that under the
Rules, the report would have to lay over
until next meeting.
On motion of Inspector Oficer,th secre-
tary was instructed to, have the amendments
printed, so that the members of the Board
could examine them before their adop-
ton.
Inspector Benz offered a resolution
on the change i'll the committee on pro-
perty.
The resolution received no second, where
upon Inspector Benz wanted to speak on
the resolution.
The President called Mr.. Benz to order
and stated he was out of order.
Inspector Benz appealed from the deci-
on of the President. President Oppenheim
called Vice President Gilbert to the chair,
and the motion being put shall the ruling
of the chair be sustained, the chair was
sustained by the following vote:
Yeas-Inspectors Wilgus, Officer, Athey,
Gilbert, Hamilton, Schifmann, Berlandi,
Donnelly
Inspectors Benz and OppeHheim not
voting.
The matter of fixing the Market hail for
the High school exercises was referred to
the Committee on Property, with power to
act.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Inspector Benz
ResOtUeG, That the new building now
under construction in the Fourth 9TH