St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-17
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of be Board Of Education
Special Meeting.

OF. fAUL, MINI, Marcn Ii, 1000.
The Board met pursuant to call.
President Schiffmann in the chair.
Present: Inspectors Murphy, Wampler,
Willis, Giesen, Kerr. Gilbert, Athey, preher
and Mr.. Presiient-9.
Absent: Inspectors Minor, Hamilton
and Berlandi-3.
The President having stated the object OF
the meeting proceeded to open and read a
bid from Manager W. M. Tileston Of the
Daily Hotel Reporter, wherein he offers to
publish the proceedings of the Board and
other official printed matter excepting job
printing! as per official advertisement, at the
rate OF twenty coy cents per square, state
standard measurement.
The bid was received, and on motion re-
ferred to the Committee on Purchases and
Supplies, with instructions to examine into
the whole matter concerning the official
printing and report at the next meeting.
The President then opened and read the
following bids and prices for doing the
plumbing, gas-fitting and sewerage work for
the new Washington school, viz:
D. j. Harrington & Co.................S 917 II
W. j. Freaney. Observation-Disclosures. 1,OS7 OO
George Dempsey .....................l,1 100 OO
Hudner & Regelsberger. .093. 90
A motion by Inspector Murphy to refer all
of these bids to the Committee on Real Es-
tate for investigation and report was lost by
the following vote:
Yeas-Inspectors Gilbert and Murphy.
Nays-Inspectors Wampler, Willis, Giesen,
Kerr, Athey, Dreher and Mr.. President.
A motion by Inspector Athey to accept the
bid of and award the contract for the work
according to plans and specifications to D.
j Harrington q Co., they being the lowest
responsible bidders, for s917.17, was then
adopted unanimously by
Yeas-Inspectors Murphy, Wampler. Will
lis, Giesen: Kerr, Gilbert, Athey, Dreher,
and Mr.. President-9.
Nays 0.
Inspector Gilbert, chairman of Committee
on Real Estate, read a communication from
Mr.. Willard, the Architect of the Washington
school, calling attention to the fact that ii
has been necessary to make certain changes
in the specifications by which, for the outside
trim mings, Bayfield, red sandstone has been
substituted for terra Gotta and Kasota cut
stone. These changes were in accordance
with vote of the Board, but owing to the
illness Of the Architect were not made until
after the bids were received. The change in
material will involve an extra cost of about
500.
Inspector Gilbert moved the reference OF
the communication to the Committee on
Real Estate.
Inspector Willis claimed that the Architect
was at fault in this matter, if there was to be
any extra expense, and moved, as substi-
tute, that the communication be sent back tC
the Architect with instructions to proceed
with the work according to the specifications
This motion was lost, and after some further
discussion the original motion to refer the
matter to the Com mittee on Real Estate was
adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-Inspectors Murphy, Wampler, Gle
sen, Kerr, Gilbert, Dreher and Mr.. Presi-
dent.
Nays-Inspectors Willis and Athey-2.
A certified copy OF the law passed by the
late legislature amending section II OF
the law relating to the Board of Education,
providing that the Secretary shall not be 8
member of the Board, and that his salary
may be fixed at sum not to exceed 81, 500,
was then read.
President Schiffmann read the following
communication;
ST. PAUL. Mimi, March II, 1885.
To the Honorable the President and Mem
beers of the Board of Education, st. Paul
GENTLEMEN: l have the honor to tender
herewith my resignation as a School In
spector from the Fourth ward, and
in doing so to express my heartfelt
thanks to each and every member
of the Board for many courtesies extended
and for the kindly feeling displa yed toward:
me on all occasions since my entry TO the
honorable position now surrendered. Yours
very respectfully. OTTo DREHER.
After some friendly and complimentary
remarks by Inspectors Gilbert, Willis ant
others referring TO the cordial and pleasan'
relations existing between the members Of
the Board and the outgoing Inspector anG
Secretary, the resignation was unanim ously
accepted.
The President, having so declared, called
for nominations for the Office of Secretary
under the new law, and Mr.. Otto Dreher was
nominated, he being the only nominee.
Inspectors Wampler and Willis being first
appoin ted as Telltrs, the President directed
ballot to he taken. The result showed
eight (S) votes to have been cast for Otto
Dreher, who was thereupon declared to be
unanimously elected to the Office Of Secretary
BY the President and who thanked the Board
for their mark of esteem and confidence.
On motion Of Inspector Kerr the salary Of
the Secretary was txed at the sum and rate
of fifteen hundred (s1, 5000 dollars per an
nun, by the following vote:
Yeas-Inspectors Murphy, Wampler, Will
lis, Giesen, Kerr, Gilbert, Athey and Mr..
Presidents.
Nays 0.
Adjourned.
OTTo DREHER, Secretary