St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-21
SCHOOL HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS
Decided OH by the Board Of Educa-
lion Last Night.

education was held last evening. with Mr..
Berlandi in the chair. The first business
| taken up was the report of the committee
on real estate. The committee said il
had visited all the school buildings and
recommended large number of improve
ments to be made around and in all the
school buildings. The report was read and
the following portion adopted:
High School-The room of the board of
education and the superintendent room
are 10 be papered; an engine and boiler
house TO be built back of the high school,
to cost somewhere from 81, 900 10 S15, 600;
an artesian well is to be constructed from
six TO eight inches in diameter on the high
school grounds
Madison SCHOOL, terrace on the north
side of the building; an addition of six
rooms. three stories high. to cost from
80. 200 TO S15. 600, and new floors.
Adams School-GroundS TO be graded on
the south and east. The jefferson fence is
TO be removed to the Adams school build
ing.
Monroe School-The yard to have black
dirt placed on it and seeded.
jefferson School-Make sewer connection
and do a good deal of painting, some glazing
and storm sash to be put on.
Nell SchOOl-The report stated something
ought to be done with the water closets.
Inspector Gilbert wanted them placed in
the basement of the building. but. a vote
being taken. it was decided to place them
outside the building. An iron fence is to
be placed around two sides of the building.
Webster School-To be supplied with
water closets and connections with sewer
Lincoln School-Storm sash to be added.
Sibley-The grounds to be graded for
drainage: storm sash put on.
Van Buren-Many Improvements; but
most of them to be made by the janitor.
River SchOol-Remove the pump; board
walks TO be placed where needed; change
in water closets.
Humboldt School-Repair fences; put in a
retaining wall.
Garfield School-Stom sash and other
improvements, the latter TO be made by the
janitor.
SALE OF BONDS.
The report of the committee on finance
reported that it had sold the high school
bonds of $4,000, per cent. thirty-year
bonds, for Z per cent. premium. the pro-
ceedS amounting to S53. SOP; also that it
had sold to II. L. Upham certificates of in
debtednesS to the amount of S47,O0 at &
per cent. The report was adopted.
The committee on music recommended
the appointment of William Manner as
superintendent of music at a salary of
81, 200 per annum, and George c. Raymond
as an assistant Mr.. Williams said that he
was surprised that Mr.. Manner. who was
reported 10 be an educated musician. and
who recently opened a conservatory of
music here in st. Paul, should be willing to
accept a position with such salary. He
will ol,;
he ought to do better than 81 200 per wear.
On motion, the recommendation TO have a
superintendent was adopted, but the matter
OF selecting the two names was laid over
for the time being, until the board should
go into secret session. In the executive
session 1t was determined TO lay the matter
over until the next meeting.
REPORT on FURNACES
The committee TO whom the matter of
heating was referred reported. and the re-
port being taken up item by item the fol-
towing recommending the use of coal
throughout all the school buildings was
adopted: The committee finds the Wolter-
stoff 81 MoritZ Fuller & Warren furnace at
S343 the best, and recommends its general
use except that it recommends that two
Palace King furnaces at S249. "a, be used in
the Douglas school for comparison. The
attorney is to draw contracts at once.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The committee on real estate is to adver-
tise for all the work to be done on the
school buildings that will cost over 5000.
The exhaust system of the Chicago Ven
tilating company was adopted for the
schools.
The bids for fuel were all laid over till
the next meeting.
Mr.. Curtis stated that the ground had
been largely washed away from around the
Sibley school, and the same is to be at
tended TO.