St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-07
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of the Board Of Education.
Regular Meeting.
ST. PAUL. Mimi. Al

Simmon, GieSen, Williams, Ellis. Gilbert
Athey, Scniffmann. Curtis, Haas. Dobner
and the Vice Presidents.
Absent: Inspectors Norman and Presi-
dent FOgg-2.
The minutes of the special meeting of
July % We're read and approved
The bond of the Treasurer of the Board.
until now in the hands of the former Com
mittee on Finance, was placed in the Gus
tody of Inspector Ellis, Chairman of the
present Committee.
COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Treasurer OF the Board
Submitting his annual report of receipts
and disbursements from July l, 1884, to
June so, 1885.
dReeeived and ordered placed on file for
reference and report to Board by Finance
Committee.
From the Secretary
Submitting his first report on receipts
and disbursements of contingent fund to
July 81, 1885, properly approved by Com
mittee on Finance.
Received and accepted.
From WOlterStOrff IL MOritz-
Calling attention to the matter of heating
the halls of the school buildings and refer
ring to their bid for this class of work as
presented with their proposal for furnaces.
Received and filed for reference to and
report by Committee on Real Estate
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
From Committee on Schools the following
To the Board of Education Of the City of
st. Paul:
The Committee on Schools beg leave to
submit the following report:
1. As the Washington School will not be
ready to occupy on the opening of the
schools we suggest that the Training School
be allowed to occupy the six lower rooms
of the Franklin in the afternoon till the
Washington is completed. and that during
that time the regular pupils of these rooms
be dismissed at noon.
?. We report the following vacancies
caused by the declination of the teachers
named: Mrs. NJ. f. Kent, primary prin-
cipal Garfield Schools; Miss Mary O'Hearn,
fourth grade Rice School; Miss Flora L.
Austin. fourth grade Cleveland School.
We recommend the appointment OF Miss c.
Lambie TO the Rice, Miss Katharine Ingalls,
to the Cleveland and Miss Susie Sewall to
the Douglas School. We also recommend
the transfer of Miss Belle Terry from the
Cleveland to the Sibley School, and Miss
Mary Dallas from Sibley to Cleveland.
I 3. We recommend that the following
grades be taught in the different schools:
Training School, all below the fifth grade
Adams School, all below the sixth grade.
Monroe School, all below the seventh
grade.
Sibey School, all below the sixth grade
Cleveland School, all below the seventh
grade.
Rice School, all below the seventh grade.
Garfield School, all below the sixth grade.
River School, all below the fifth grade.
Douglas School, all below the third grade
German School, all below the fourth grade.
Jackson School, all below the sixth grade.
Neil School, all below the seventh grade.
All other schools full number of grades.
4. We recommend that the following
apparatus be furnished for the new build
ingS:
Two ten-inch globes.
Three sets JOhnston's maps.
Four unabridged dictionaries.
Four academic dictionaries.
Six numerical frames.
Four cheap tables for primary work.
There is need of q set of models for
drawing in each of the schools. and we rec
Ommend that the Committee on Purchases
and Supplies ascertain where they can be
bought to the best advantage, with power
to purchase the number needed. Respect
fully submitted.
l.. 4. GILBERT, Chairman.
Aug. 3, 1885.
Received and disposed of as follows:
was accepted and adopted.
That portion marked 2 was accepted,
and the appointments and transfers therein
specified confirmed, by
YeaS-InspectOrS Minor, Wampler,
SinmOn, GieSen, Williams, Ellis, Gilbert
Athey, Schitfmann, Curtis, Haas, Dobner
and Mr.. Vice President-13.
Part No. 3 of the report was approved
and adopted, and part /, recommending
that new buildings be furnished with neceS-
sary apparatus, was referred to Committee
on Purchases and Supplies, with power to
act as they may deem proper, by same
vote as recorded above. Yeas Ii.
From Committee on Real Estate
Reporting plan and specifications for
vault and water closet for Sibiey School,
and presenting bid for doing the work
from Wilcken u ROemer.
Received and referred to Committee to
investigate and advertise for bids, if by
them thought necessary.
From Same Committee
Presenting specifications for boiler house
for High School, as drawn under their di-
rectlon, by Willard 81 Ulrici.
On motion of Inspector SimmOn, the
specifications were adopted as prepared.
inspector Norman arrived and took part
in the business before the Board
Through Committee on Real Estate
Communications from Trick & Co., and
from W. j. Greenwood, contractors, ex-
pressing their willingness to enter into
contract with the Board for building the
proposed addition 70 the Madison School.
and in case the bid of either of the parties
be accepted, to wait for their payments I'M
til June or July, 1886, provided the Board
pay per cent. on all estimates allowed.
Rec eived and the secretary, on motion of
Inspector Williams directed to advertise
for sealed proposals to built addition to
Madison School according to plans and
specifications made by A. f. Gauger, arehi-
tect. the terms of payment for this work to
be also referred to in the advertisement:
this by
Yeas-InspectOrs Norman, Minor, Wam-
pier, Simmon, Giesen, Williams, Ellis, Gill
bert, Athey, SchiffInann, Curtis, Haas, Dob
ner and Mr.. Vice President-l4.
From Committee on Purchases and Sup
plies
Recommending that the contract for fur
nishing two Groom heaters for the River
School be awarded to WOlterstOrff d AIOritz
in accordance with the terms Of their bid,
dated July IL, 1885.
Accepted and contract awarded as recon-
mended, by
Yeas-InspectOrs Norman. Minor, Wam-
pier, SimmOn. Giesen, Williams, Ellis, Gil
bert, Athey, Schiffmann. Curtis, Haas, Dob
ner and Mr.. Vice President-14.
From Committee on Fuel and JanitOrS-
Presenting tabulated report of fuel bids,
showing the Pacific Coal & Iron Company
to be the lowest bidder for coal and Harris
j. Baldwin of Hudson, Wis, to be the low
est bidder for wood, but recommending that.
in view of more favorable developments in
the fuel market, all the bids be rejected
and that the secretary be directed to read
YertiSP.