St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-17
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of The Board Of Education.
Special Meeting.

Special Meeting.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Feb. 12, 1885.
The Board met pursuant to call, President
Schiffmann in the chair.
Present.: Inspectors Minor, Wampler.
Athey. Hamilton, Berlandi, Dreher and Mr..
PRESIDENT.
Absent: Inspectors Murphy, Willis, Gle
sen and Gilbert.
The President explained the meeting to be
for the purpose of opening and entertaining
of bids for the construction of the new
'rWashing ton," darlington Hills,p "Grand
Ayenue'' and ''Ohio Street, and the addi-
ions 10 the HMonroe, ," River" and Ssh
ley'' school buildings, received in accord
ance with the terms of the official advertise
ment, duly published under the rules In the
official paper OF the Board.
The President thereupon proceeded to
open and read each and all OF the proposals
in the following order, VIZ:
From Messrs. Wilcken 81 Roemer, Thomas
McArdle. B. j. Grimshaw, John H. Donahue,
T.. c. LeDuc, NJ. Sheire IL Bro, Prick IL Co.,
Asher Bassford, Paul Haupt, Taylor 81 Craig
Co., Timothy Reardou, James +. Wilson,
Heinsch 81 Torch, D.. Horrigan, w. j. Grone-
void, Bowling & Roos and Hermann Weinke.
All of the bids contained additions to or de-
AuCllOuo lIOil Nv H'AONS III
contingent on the adoption or rejection of
certain extra or special specifications.
During the reading of the proposals In
spectors Gilbert and Murphy and Mr.. Charles
D.. Kerr. inspector-elect from the Third
ward (having first duly qualifed), appeared
and took part in the business before the Board.
The bills having all been read, it was, on
| motion of Inspector Hamilton, upani-
mously
Resoissd, That all of the bids Just read be
hereby referred to the Committee on Real
Estate for tabulation; that said committee
refer the bonds accom- panying the bids to The
Attorney of the Board for examination and
opinion, and that they report the result of
their labors as to the bids and bonds to a fu
ture meeting of the Board.
By Inspector Hamilton
Reso{aed, That the amendment to rule No.
SO, adopted Nov. 3, 1884, be, and the same
is hereby repealed, and that in lieu of the
same the rules shall read as follows, viz: ANY
teacher who is i'll and unable TO perform the
duties required shall pay the salary of a sub
stitute (who shall be. appointed by the Super
intcndent) during such disability, provided
such disability does not continue for a longer
period than thirty days.
Laid over, under the rules, to next regular
meeting.
By Inspector Hamilton
Resoiyed, That the Washington school be
closed on Monday next, and the pupils be
transferred to the Franklin school. The
teachers now employed to be subject to the
disposition of the Superintendent, to fill exist
ing vacancies, or to do substitute work until
vacancies occur.
Unanimously adopted.
By the Committee on Finance
ReSolyed, That the proper officers are here
with instructed to negotiate a loan of seven
teen thousand dollars (S17, 000), for which
they are hereby authorized II to issue IL certificate
of Indebtedness, maturing Jan. 25, 1885,
and bearing interest from its date at the rate
of eight (S) per cent. per mum until paid,
for a temporary loan Of SIS, 900 for the
salary fund, and $4,000 for the fuel account,
in advance of the collection of taxes levied
for such purposes.
Adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-lnspectors Murphy, Minor, VAN
pier, Willis, Kerr, Gilbert, Athey, Hamilton,
Berlandi, Dreher and Mr.. President-10
Nays-0.
Tie Committee on Real Estate reported
that they had in accordance with their in
struclions, purchased, through Hon. IL. NJ.
Rice, block fifty (50) of Auerbach & Hands
addition to st. Paul, for the sun of twenty
four hundred $4,000 dollars, this being at
the rate of 5000 per lot, said block containing
twelve Q2l lots. Warranty deed and alb
stract had been duly delivered, and are being
examined by the Attorney of the Board.
The Committee presented the claim Of Daniel
w. Hand, the grantor of said property, for
the above amount, said sum to draw interest
at the rate of seven "a per cent. per annum
Until paid.
Report received and adopted and claim Of
d. W. Hand, as above, allowed by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas inspectors Murphy, Minor, VAN
pier, Kerr, Gilbert, Athey, Hamilton, Ber-
landi. Dreher and Mr.. Presidential.
Nays-0.
The matter Of a coupon of the Board in
the sum of s17. 80, for which the Treasurer
had refused payment on account of the lack
Of the signature tcut Off, was referred to the
Committee ON Finance for investigation and
report.
The Secretary was requested TO search the
records for full information as 10 the old
bonded debt of the Board, amounting in the
aggregate TO $50, 900.
Adjourned.
OTTO DREHER, Secretary.