St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-07
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of The Board Of Education.
Special Meeting.

Absent: Inspectors Wampler, Willis and
Berlandi-3.
The minutes of the last regular meeting of
August 4, and Of the adjourned meeting of
August 5, as well as of the special meetings
of August ID, %, and August 80, were sue
cessively read and approved.
The superintendent made lengthy report
touching various matters pertaining to his
department, all of which was received. He
also recommended some repairs and the pur-
chase of some supplies, which were ordered
by the Board (The resolutions offered by In
spectors Officer, Hamilton and Dreher).
By Committee on High Schools
Resolved, That the Committee on Real Es-
tate be instructed to cut door connecting
the halls in the basement of toe High School
under the instruction of the Superintendent,
provided the architect of the building APP
prove the said improvements; and that the
Committee ON Purchases ard Supplies fit up
and furnish the two new rooms in the High
School, under the instructions of the Super
intendent. Adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-Inspectors Murphy, Minor, Giesen,
Officer, Athey, Gilbert, Hamilton, Dreher,
Mr.. President-9.
Nays--0.
The matter of excessive prices charged for
school books by local booksellers, attention
to which had been called by the Superintend-.
ent, was referred to the committee on Pur
chase and Supplies, and the Superintend-
ent: for inquiry and report.
The Committee on Real Estate reported
progress, also that they had leased the lower
story of the building on the corner of Rice
and Front streets for temporary use of Oak
land school, at $50 per month, and were now
engaged in fitting it up-to be ready on or
about next Monday.
Report received and action unanimously
approved. Yeas-9; Nays 0.
By Inspector Hamilton
RESOLVED, That the Committee of Purchase
and Supplies be authorized to purchase three
twelve-inch globes, three sets of Johnson's
outline maps, three Webster's unabridged
dictionaries, fourteen desks, No. 3, for Lin
coin school office, twenty desks, No. 3,
for Neill school, twenty-five desks, No. 8,
for Franklin German room).
Adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-Inspectors Murphy, Minor, Giesen,
Officer, Athey, Gilbert, Hamilton, Dreher,
Mr.. President-9; Nays-0.
By Inspector Dreher-
Resolved, That the committee on Pur-
purchase two (2) No. 2, and one Q) No. /,
Music Charts (Mason's) for use of the Su-
perintendent of Music, as recommended by
Superintendent Wright
Adopted by tse following vote
Yeas-Inspectors Murphy, Minor, .Giesen,
Officer, Athey, Gilbert, Hamilton, Dreher
and Mr.. President-9, Nays-0.
d.
RESOLVED, That an estimate for thirty-four
hundred and twenty three dollars be allowed
Paul Haupt, contractor for the erection of
the Sibley School Building, as per recon-
mendation of D. W. Willard, architect
Three hundred and eighty dollars of which
to be paid in cash out of the special fund fol-
the erection of the Sibley school building,
the balance, $50 90 payable when there is
money in the treasury applicable to its pay
ment, with interest from date as per con
tract, until paid.
Adopted by the following vote.
Yeas-Inspectors Murphy, Minor, Giesen
Officer, Athey, Gilbert, Hamilton, Drehel
and Mr.. President-9, Nays-0.
A number of bills against the Board for
printing were on motion of Inspector Officer
referred back to the Committee on Purchases
and Supplies, with instructions to have the
same examined by an expert, as heretofore
ordered by the Board.
An amendment to the rules offered by In
spector officer and referring to contracts
which had, under the rules, lain over thu
requisite time, was on motion of Inspector
Murphy adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-Inspectors Murphy, Miner Giesen
Officer, Athey, Gilbert, Hamilton, Drehe
| and Mr. President-9.
Nays-0.
Rule referring to contracts Gas amended
below.
CONTRACTS.
All contracts for work to be done or TO
materials, property or supplies of any kind
excepting the purchase or lease of real es
tate, in which the contract price or the valu
of such work. materials or property shall ex
coed the sum of two hundred $4,000 dollars
shall be let by the Board to the lowest respon
sible bidder, reserving to the Board the RICH
to reject any and all bids in their discretion
In all such cases the Board shall require
notice of not less than six CO. days of tn
time and place of letting such contract
by publication in the official paper of til
Board, which notice shall substantially de
scribe the work to be done, or the property
materials or supplies to be furnished, an
such other particulars as the Board may OF
der, and shall designate the time and plac
when and where sealed proposals shall be re
ceived therefor. The said proposals shall b
addressed to and opened by the President, i
the presence of the Board, and considere
by them at any regular or stated meetin
thereafter, or at special meeting if dese
mated in the notice of such meeting; an
upon any bid aforesaid being accepted,
contract in accordance Herewith shall b
drafted and submitted to the Board at an
regular or special meeting for its approval.
Provided, That no such proposal or bi
shall be considered by the Board unless th
same shall be accompanied by bond or III
dertaking to the Board, on the part of th
bidder. with two good and sufficient sure
ties, in the sum of five hundred dollars, C
in such greater sum as the Board may pre-
scribe in the notice., conditioned that if til
proposal of such bidder shall be accepted,
viii enter into written contract in accord
ance Herewith, and the rules of this BoarC
which bond shall be signed by two (2) sufI
Gent sureties, who shall each justify in IL
amount of the bond or undertaking, in az
cordance with the statute regulating the ex,
cution of bonds in judicial proceedings.
And upon the same being approved an
signed by the presiding omcer OF sucn NEE
ing. it shall be executed by the secretal
with the corporate seal attached, and the
countersigned by and filed with the Gil
comptroller according to law.
II such contract shall be for the erectio
or repair Of any building, a duplicate Of sue
contract and of any specifications and plaI
!. thereon referred to, shall remain on file wit
the secretary for the use and information
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his custody, and he shall be held responsib
for the safe keeping of the same.
The Board shall require bond on Il
part of the contractor, to be duly condition.
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