St. Paul daily globe., 1885-04-14
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of The Board Of Education
Special Meeting.

Present: Inspectors Murphy, Minor,
Wampler, Willis, Giesen, Gilbert, Athey,
Curtis, Berlandi, John w. Enright (who had
previously qualifed), and MI. President-11.
Absent: Inspector Kerr.
The President stated the object of the
meeting to be for the proposed issue of bonds
and preparing therefor, and for general busi-
ness.
Communications were read from Messrs.
J. H. Drake, Henry ]. Horn and Dennis NJ.
Sullivan, each respectively declining the
office of School Inspector to which they had
been elected by the Board at its regular meet
ing on the 9th inst to fill vacancies in Fifth,
Fourth and (new) Seventh wards.
Accepted and ordered placed on file.
On motion of Inspector Willis the Board
proceeded to an election of School Inspec-
tors to fill all existing vacancies.
The Presidentappoi Inspectors Wamp-
Ter and Minor as tellers.
Inspector Willis nominated Mr.. Frederick
A. Fogg to fill the vacancy from the Filth
ward. No other nomination being made,
on motion of Inspector Wampler, the Secre-
tary was instructed to cast the vote OF the
Board for Mr.. Fogg, which was done, where
upon Mr.. Frederick A. Fogg was declared
unanimously elected as School Inspector
from the Fifth ward.
Inspector Willis nominated Mr.. William
G.. Robertson to fill the vacancy from the
Fourth ward.
Inspector Gilbert nominated Mr.. John
Lane for the same vacancy.
A ballot having been ordered and taken
by the tellers, the same was found to have
resulted as follows:
Mr. William G.. Robertson received seven
(7) votes, and Mr.. John Lane received three
(3) votes,
Mr. William G. Robertson having received
a majority of all the votes cast, was declared
duly elected as School Inspector from the
Fourth ward
Inspector Willis nominated Mr. Nelson G.
.Thrall to fill the vacancy from the Seventh
ward
Inspector Berlandi nominated Mr.. D. A.
]. Baker for the same position.
a ballot being ordered and taken, the
same resulted as follows:
Mr.. Nelson c.. Thrall received five o.
votes and Mr.. D. A j. Baker received five
(5) votes.
No choice having been made, second
ballot was had, with the following result:
Mr. n. c. Thrall received six (6) votes
and Mr.. D. A. j. Baker received five (5)
votes.
Mr. Nelson c. ThralI having received a
majority of all the votes cast, was declared
duly elected as School Inspector from the
Seventh ward.
By Inspector Athey-
Resolyed, That the services of Chas. Haed-
rich, fireman at the High school, be dispensed
with and that his name be dropped from the
payroll from and after the 18th Of April,
1885.
Unanimously adopted.
A communication from A. II. Andrews 81
Co of Chicago was read, expressing surprise
at the action Of the Board in directing the
advertisement for proposals for furnishing
school furniture needed for the new build
ings now in process of erection, they ex-
pecting the order under the terms of their
contract. etc, but waving the question of
legal technicaty in their contract, they ask
an Interpretation regarding the matter based
upon the sense of justice and propriety of
the Board alone.
The communication was received and Or
dered placed on. file.
Mr.. Fassett, agent of the firm, and C. n.
Bell, Esq, its legal representative, being
present, were, on motion, permitted to ad-
dress the Board, and proceeded to do so at
some length, substantially claiming that un-
der the contract A. II. Andrews q Co. are
entitled to supply all school furniture needed
during the years 1884 and 1885.
On motion of Inspector Willis the resolu-
ton by which the Secretary was directed to
advertise for school furniture, passed at the
regular meeting of April 6, was reconsidered.
Inspectors Murphy, Gilbert and SchilT-
mann each entered into an explanation of
the matter at issue as understood by them
and other older members of the Board, and
distinctly disavowing the right and authority
of the former President and Secretary 70 en-
ter into a contract binding the Board for two
years, as no such authority had ever been
conferred by the Board, as the record would
show, further claiming that the Board could
not be held under such an unauthorized
agreement, even if properly signed and
sealed by its former proper officers and coun-
tersigned by the Comptroller.
Counselor Bell again addressed the Board
in general reply, laying particular stress upon
the importance attached to the eounter-sig-
nature of the Comptroller by parties outside
of the city, etc.
In answer to the question, Mr.. Murray,
the Attorney of the Board, expressed the
opinion that he did not think the Board le-
gally held by the contract, it being a question
of propriety whether the contract, properly
signed, should be set aside.
Inspector Murphy moved to lay the whole
matter on the table, which motion was lost
by the following vote:
Yeas-Inspcctors Murphy, Giesen, Athey
and BerlAndi-4.
Nays-Inspectors Minor, Wampler, Willis,
Gilbert, Curtis, Euright and Mr.. President
-
Inspector Willis argued at length against
purely technical objections to the contract,
and held that the Board was morally, if not
legally, bound by it, Inspectors Murphy and
Gilbert replying in opposition to any such
view.
The question finally being stated to be on
the disposition of the original resolution by
Inspector Schiffmaun, directing the Seere-
tary to advertise for proposals for supplying
school furniture for the ensuing school year,
the resolution was adopted by the following
vote:
Yeas-Inspectors Murphy, Minor, Wamp-
Ter, Giesen, Gilbert, Curtis and Mr.. Presi-
dent.
Nays-Iuspectors Willis and Athey-2.
Excused from voting: Inspectors Berlandi
and Eurght-2.
4 resolution offered by Inspector Schiff-
mann, together with amendments bv Iu-
spectors Willis aud Gilbert, with reference to
the preparation and regulation of the bonds
of the Board in the issue Of $50, 600 to aid in
the erection of new school buildings. was re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance aud the
Attorney OF the Board for proper consolida-
ton, ana report at next meeting.
BY Inspector Gilbert
ReSo'ryri, That the proper officers are hereby
a. -,
urer of the Board in favor Of the City Treas
urer in full payment of the following special
assessments for local improvements, viz:
Against Its ) and G. sOx5O. 5Sx5O, block s,
wiuslow's Addition, for grading Bsufl
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