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

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 a 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 per
cent. interest, payable semi-annually. The
bonds are to be negotiated by the president
and finance committee of the board. On a
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-7.
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.
THE CONTRACT FOR DESKS.
Mr. Murray also presented contract that
he had prepared between the city and the
Whitman u 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
in which that company threatens that if the
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 condition covering the point, and the
Pennsylvania company will execute bond
| for So. 900 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 Sl525 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 ianitor of the high school was di-
rected to flush the water closets of that
/ school building and keep them in a 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 a trap under fair
/ promises. on the one hand, and having sue
ceeded 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 workingmen on Just and reason
I able basis, they seek 10 engender strife and
/ diseord in the wOTkingmen'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 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 quenehed ere it has
disturbed one element of success in the
! ranks OF the w0rkingmen. They have
gone into this fight to stay and they viii
not come out without the Republican scalp.
/ a CASUAL OBSERVER
An Elegant Wedding.
Mr.. Lucius p. 0rlway and Miss Jessie