St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-30
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
Contracts Awarded and an Issue of
Bonds Ordered.

A special meeting of the board of educa-
ton was held last evening for the purpose
of considering the matter of issuing $50, 900
in bonds, and also the contract for the
school desks. The attorney of the board,
Mr.. Murray, presented resolution author
izing the issuance of the bonds 1t pro-
vides that the proper officers of the board
prepare the bonds of the board in the sum
of $50, 900 to aid in the erection of public
school buildings in ST. Paul, to be issued in
denominations of 81, 900 each, to bear date
May 2, 1885, payable on the second
day of May, 1915, being thirty years from
the date of ISSUE in New York, with 5 per
cent interest, payable semi-annually. The
bonds are to be negotiated by the president
and finance committee of the board. On
vote being taken, it was lost by the follow
ing vote, eight votes in the affirmative be-
ing required to adopt it.
Yeas-Minor, Giesen, Athey, Curtis, Ber-
landi, Enright, Mr.. President.
Nay-Willis-1.
The chair therefore decided that the res
olution was lost. Subsequently, Mr.. Gil
bert came in, and OH motion, the above vote
was reconsidered, and the resolution was
adopted.
Mr.. Murray also presented a contract that
he had prepared between the city and the
Whitman IL Brown Manufacturing COM
pany known as the Spring Valley com
pany, represented by the Pennsylvania
Slate company, as agents in ST. Paul
When the contract was read, Mr.. Gilbert
stated that he had communication from
the Burlington School Furniture company.
oh hot fI,of q
contract is awarded to the Whitman d
Brown company, the Burlington company
will commence an action for damages for
an infringement of its patent. Mr.. Hurst
who represented the Pennsylvania COM
pany, stated that it would give all the
bonds required to protect the city from any
loss on account of any such suit as was
threatened. Mr.. Murray accordingly drew
up a condition covering the point, and the
Pennsylvania company will execute bond
for 1000 before the contract is executed
and delivered by the board.
DEFECTIVE SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Mr.. Murray stated that he was not IA
miliar with the manner in which the board
conducted its business, and he did not de-
sire to be considered as interfering with the
business of the board, yet he felt it TO be his
duty to say that the construction of some of
the school buildings is regarded as very de-
fective. The mortar used in them is very
poor indeed. and notification had been
served upon some of the contractors that
better material must be used or the build
ingS would have to- be condemned The
members expressed their surprise at this.
and the committee on public buildings will
look into the matter.
MISCELLANEOUS
The furnishing of the teachers desks was
awarded to the PENNSYLVANIA Slate COM
pany at S15.25 each, and they are to be
made of cherry.
The supplying of the teachers chairs was
referred to the committee with power to
act.
The janitor of the high school was di-
rected to flush the water closets of that
school building and keep them in q sanitary
condition.
Republicans and WOrkingmen.
To the Editor of the Globe:
Your editorial this morning has very ably
outlined the policy of the Republicans in
this campaign. After having failed to lead
the workingmen into trap under fair
promises, on the one hand, and having sue
eeeded through the Merriam element to
hold Mr.. George Morton to the front until
diSaffection was created between the re-
form element of the Republican party and
the wOrkingmen, and now realizing the ut
ter futility OF trying to form an alliance
with the woTkingmen on a Just and reason
able basis. they seek 10 engender strife and
diScerd in the workingmen's ranks BY a
scattering fire in the rear of some of their
more prominent workers. But any such
efforts on their part will be of no avail. for
those whom they would thus injure have
taken all necessary precautionary steps. and
are prepared to meet any attacks from the
rear or the van in a successful manner.
Those whom they fain would have in the van
Of the fire are now in its wake and will see
that it is successfully quenched ere it has
disturbed one element OF success in the
ranks of the wOrkingmen- They have
gone into this fight 10 stay and they will
not come out without the Republican scalp.
A CASUAL OBSERVER.
An Elegant Wedding.
Mr.. Lueius p. 0rdway and Miss Jessie
Gilman. daughter of J. VI. Gilman both