St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-26
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of the Board Of Education.
Special Meeting.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, May %, 1885.
Called for report Of Special Committee
on New Buildings.
President Schifmann in the chair.
OPresent: Inspectors Minor Willis, Gle
sen, Kerr, Gilbert, Athey, Ellis, Fogg,
Thrall and MI. President-1O.
Absent: Inspectors Murphy, Wampler,
Curtis, Berlandi and Enright-5.
The object of the meeting having been
stated by the President, the Special Com
mittee on Conference, through Inspector
Minor, made the following report, and also
submitted the report of the Examining
Committee of Experts, accompanying their
own.
ST. PAUL, May 90, 1885.
To the Honorable the President and Mem
bers Of the Board of Education of City
of St. Paul:
GENTLEMEN: Your Committee to whom
was referred the matter of faulty materials
and workmanship entering into con-
struction of foundation walls and brickwOrk
of German school building, and foundation
walls of Douglass and Washington school
buildings, beg leave to report as follows:
That in the opinion of the Committee it
would be more satisfactory to the taxpayers
and citizens in general of st. Paul, to en-
ploy men of known integrity and ability,
wholly outside of Board of Education and
office Of Inspector of Buildings, to examine
and report OH above work. Your Committee
did make such proposition to Mr.. Gates A.
j Johnson, which met with his approval, and
the following named gentlemen We're APP
pointed: Mr.. James Boyd, Mr.. John Neyin
and Mr.. A. p. BaSsford. This Committee
or Commission has, in compan with Mr.
johnson and your Committee, .sted and
examined the several school buildings above
named, and their report is herewith re-
spectfully submitted.
j. M. MINOR,
r. SCHIFFSIANN,
j. j. ELLIS.
ST. PAUL, May %, 1885,.
To the Honorable Board of Education, City
of St. Paul:
We. the Examining Committee of Build
dings appointed by your honorable body,
have attended to that duty, and beg leave
to make the following report:
In company with the Building Inspector
and Committee of the Board OF Education
we visited the following school buildings
and found them as described:
WASHINGTON SCHOOL.
Mortar made Of gravelly, unscreened
Sd1lu, StOIlc Ill WduO wv ouietI ollo uOt
properly bonded. .g
GORMAN SCHOOL. &
Parts Of the brickwork complained of
pulled down, and we find it good wall.
DOUGLASS SCHOOL.
Part of wall pulled down, and it is
the opinion of this Committee that it is
passable job of stonework. Other than this
we have no recommendations or advice to
offer. as this lies directly within the prov
ince of the architect. Respectfully sub
mitted.
JAMES BOYD,
JOHN NEvIN,
ASHER BASSFoRD.
On motion of Inspector Willis both of
the foregoing reports were received, ac-
cepted and ordered placed on file.
A communication from Mr.. d. w. Mil
lard, enc of the supervising architects, was
then read, wherein certain propositions
touching the construction of the Washing
ton School were made to the Board.
Inspector Gilbert moved to accept the
propositions so made by Mr.. Willard, In
spector Willis opposing such motion on the
ground that by so doing the Board relieved
Mr. Willard of part of the responsibility
already devolving upon him under the ex-
listing contract, and concluded with mo-
ton to lay the motion accepting the propo-
sition on the table.
Inspectors Murphy and Enright appeared
in their places.
Pending the disposition of these notions
which called forth a lengthy debate, partici-
pated in by Inspectors Minor, Fogg, Gilbert,
Willis and others, Inspector Kerr offered
the following as in better conformity with
the views of the Board upon the matter at
issue, viz: ~
Resolved, That this Board will hold its
architects responsible for the faithful per-
Torrance OF all contracts made by the
Board for the construction of school build
ings, which such architects have undertaken
to supervise. }gs
The resolution was adopted.
The following communication of Mr.. Mil
lard, heretofore referred to, having again
been read, was then, on motion of Inspec-
tor Gilbert, received and ordered placed on
record:
May 3d., 1885,.
Hon. r. Schiffmann, President of the Board
of EducatiOn: s
DEAR SIR: In reference to the conduct of
the work at Washington School beg leave
to offer this proposition. viz, That all
parts of the work now executed which may
be found defective under the contract upon
thorough test, shall be rebuilt. No formal
or informal acceptance of the work has yet
occurred, nor have any payments been