St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-14
N (O proposals to furnish fuel:

Above bids, marked thus, <. not cOnsid-
cred, there being no bonds presented with
them.
All the others referred to Committee on
Fuel and JanitorS for tabulation and report
to this meeting. and recess taken 10 enable
committees TO prepare their reports.
The Board having again been called to
order. the Committee on Real Estate re-
ported VI. p. Ryan as the lowest bidder for
building the addition to the Madison
School. as shown by schedule, and recon-
meHdcd that the contract for doing said
work for tine Srm of S11, 700 be awarded to
him accordingly.
The report was received, adopted. and
the contract awarded as recommended, by
the following vote:
YeaS-InSpectOrS Norman. Minor, SIM
mon. Williams, Ellis. Gilbert, Athey, Cur
10.
Nays-O.
The Committee on Fuel and Janitors re-
ported, recommending that John WAGNER
be awarded the contract for furnishing the
coal for the various schools, at the follow
ing prices:
Hard coal (egg and grate) at S6.24 per ton
of ?, 600 pounds.
Hard coal (stove and nut at $3.50 per ton
of 1900 pounds.
Soft coal at e4.75 per ton of >. O0G pounds.
Also. all of the slabs at S2.24 per cuyd.
They further recommend that tile con-
tract for furnishing all of the body maple
wood be awarded tO John DOWlan at the
rate and price of S3.95 per cord; all Of the
fuel 50 awarded TO be furnished and delivered
according to the terms and specifications of
the advertisement.
'lf.
the contracts respectively awarded as recon-
mended by the Committee to John WAGNER
and to John DOwlan by the following
vote.
Yeas-InspectOrs Norman, Minor, Sim
mon, Williams. Ellis, Gilbert, Athey, Cur
tis. Haas and Acting President Schiffmann
10.
Nays-O.
BY Inspector SimmOn-
Resolved. That the Corporation AttOr
ney be and he is hereby requested and di-
rected TO draw up and have executed all the
contracts and bonds with and of NJ. p.
Ryan, John Wagener and John DOwlan, in
accordance with plans, specifications, bids
and the awards made by this Board; that
these papers be drawn in duplicate. and
that the proper officers of the Board are
hereby authorized and instructed to execute
| them ON behalf of and for the Board of
Education.
Unanimously adopted.
\ resolution of the st. Paul Chamber of
Commerce, forwarded by the Secretary
thereof to President Fogg, and by him
transmitted To the Board, was then pre-
scented and read. The resolution recon-
mendS that the school year be shortened,
and that more attention be paid TO physical
welfare of pupils.
Received and referred to Committee on
Schools.
The Superintendent reported the resigna-
ton of Miss Kate Pettis as teacher in the
Jefferson School.
Referred TO Committee on Schools.
The Board having then. on motion of
/ Inspector Gilbert. been first in executive
/ session, confirmed action therein had, as
/ follows:
/ The contract for heating the Washington
/ School building by steam was awarded to
/ the. firm of ROdger " Davis. provided that
/ the choice of boilers to be used in connection
/ Herewith be deferred to future meeting.
/ This by following vote:
/ Yeas-InspectOrs Norman, Minor, Sim
mon, Williams. Ellis, Gilbert. Athey, Cur
/ tis. Haas and Acting President Schiffmann
10.
/ \ recommendation by the Committee on
/ Real Estate to have a eiStern constructed
/ at the Sibley School, for the sum of 800,
was approved and adopted. Yeas-10.
The Committee on Real Estate was (under
suspension of Rule "a, so far as relating