St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-02
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of the Board Of Education.
Special Meeting.
ST.. PAUL, Mimi, April 80, 1885.

The Board met pursuant to call, Presi-
dent Schitfmann in the chair.
PreSent-InSpector Minor. Willis Giesen,
Athey, Curtis, Berlandi, Enright and Mr..
Presidents.
Acknowledgements Murphy, Wampler.
Kerr, Gilbert, Fogg and Thrall-6.
The following resolution, the subject
matter of which had been heretofore refer
red to the Committee On Finance and the
Attorney of the Board for proper presenta-
ton. was then offered:
BY Inspector Schitfman-
Resolved: By the Board of Education of
the City of st. Paul, State OF Minnesota,
That the proper officers are herewith in
structed to prepare bonds of the Board
of Education of the City of st.
Paul in the amount of fifty thousand $780,
00O) dollars. to aid in the erection of Public
School Buildings in said city. Said bonds
shall be issued in denominations OF one
thousand Isl, 000) dollars each, and bear
date of May ,. 1885, and be made payable
on the I'd day of May, A. d. 1915, (belng
thirty years from the date OF lsSue,) at the
Financial Agency of the City of st. Paul in
the CITY of New York. with interest at the
rate OF per cent. per annum, payable semi
annually al said Financial Agency in the
City of New York. as provided by an act of
the Legislature of the State of Minnesota,
approved Feb Is. \. d. 1885.
Said bonds shall be negotiated by the
President and Finance Committee of the
Board of Education of the City OF st. Paul,
and the proceeds thereof shall be placed
into the School Treasury for the erection of
Public School Buildings.
Lost by:
Yeas-Inspectors Minor, Giesen, Athey,
Curtis, Berlandi, Enright and Mr.. Presi-
dent
Nays-InSpector Willis.
The Attorney of the Board, who had
been directed and requested SO to do, pre-
scented contract of and with the Pennsyl
vania Slate Co., prepared by him and to be
submitted for approval by the Board, under
the rules; said contract being drawn in ac-
cordance with the award to said Pennsyl-
vania Slate Co. by the Board of Education,
made at its meeting of the Esd inst, for
furnishing certain school desks and rearS.
Inspector Willis appeared and took his
seat.
Pending action on the contract, Inspector
Gilbert presented the following communica-
ton which was read viz:
ST, PAUL, Mimi, April 30, 1885.
Mr.. Gilbert,
Dear Sir: l beg leave to state that my
house 1.-THE Burlington School Furniture
company notified me to keep them posted
how matters stood. and as soon as the Board
OF Education had any of the Spring Valley
desks in use to notify them and they would
sue them for infringement on patent. Also,
state that if your Board Of Education will
reconsider bid and accept their bid, they
viii give the Board rebate of $500 when
goods are paid for. Cor library fund.-
Yours respectfully, w. E. MCCORMICK,
Agent Burlington School Furniture Co.
The communication was received and
ordered placed on file, While the contract
presented by the Attorney was approved,
subject to and in accordance with the fol-
lowing resolution, offered on the advice of
said Attorney Of the Board, viz:
Resolved, That the proper officers Of the
Board of Education be and are hereby
authorized to execute the contract submit
ted with the Pennsylvania Slate company
for the furnishing of school desks for the
public school buildings, upon the said com
pany executing bond to the Board of Ed
ucation in the sum of five thousand is, 600)
dollars to save the said Board of Education
harmless against all suits, actions, costs
Or expenses arising or growing out OF any
suits or actions for any infringement of
any patent or patents i'll the manufacture Of
said desks. Said bonds to be approved by
the President and Finance Committee of the
Board of Education. Adopted by:
eas-InspectorS Minor, Willis, Giesen.
Gilbert, Athey. Curtis Berlandi, Enright
and Mr.. President-9.
NayS-0,
The Committee on Purchases and Sup
plies reported, recommending that the
Board award to the Pennsylvania State
Company the contract for furnishing the
necessary principals and teachers desks re-
OF cost for each Of fiftaaO and
25-100 dollars (S15.25).
Report adopted and contract awarded, as
recommended by:
Yeas-Inspectors Minor, Willis, Giesen,
Gilbert, Athey, Curtis, Berlandi, Enright
and Mr.. President-9.
Nays-0.
The Committee on Purchases and Sup
plies was on motion of Inspector Minor au-
thorized and empowered to purchase all
necessary principals and teachers chairs
that may be required; this by the following
vote:
Yeas-Inspectors Minor, Willis, Giesen
Gilbert, Athey Curtis, Berlandi, Enright,
and Mr.. President-9.
Mayo.
Unanimous consent having been obtained
the following further business, not embraced
in the call for this meeting, was then trans
acted:
The Committee on German submitted
the following report:
To the Board of Education of the city of
St Paul, Minnesota:
The Committee on German respectfully
reports that an examination of applicants
for positions as teachers of the German Ian
guage in our Public Schools was held on
Saturday, the 18th inst. at the High School
Building; and that Mr.. Friedrich Muller,
one of such applicants, attained an ave rage
excellence of ninety-fve (95) per cent. in
the subjects allotted for examination.
This average was the highest attained by
any applicant, and having reason to believe
Mr.. Muller, in all respects, suitable in char
acter, we recommend his appointment.
JOHN w. WILLIS, Chairman.
P. J. GIEsEN.
ST. Paul, Mimi, April 20, 1885.
Report adopted and Friedrich Muller ap-
pointed as special teacher Of German, by
following vote:
Yeas-Inspectors Minor, Willis, Giesen,
Gilbert, Athey, Curtis, Berlandi, Enright
and Mr.. President-9.
Nays-0.
The following report was accepted and
the resolution accompanying the same
unanimously adopted, viz:
The Committee on High School respect
fully reports that upon investigation the
water closets of the High School building
were found to be in filthy and unsanitary
condition. and we therefore recommend the
passage of the following resolution:
Resolved, That the janitOr of the High
School building be and such janitor hereby is
required and instructed to keep the water
closets Of that building well flushed, clean
and in sanitary condition.
Respectfully submitted,
p. J. GIEsEN, Chairman.