St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-24
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Board OF Education.
Adjourned Meeting.

Adjourned Meeting.
ST. PAUL, MINI, May 81, 1888.
Held pursuant to adjournment as had
on the 18th inst, President Pos
tlethwaite in the chair.
,PreSent-lnSpectOrs KOnantZ, Muir.
phy, SImmon, Williams, Ellis, Wright
3Athey. Cook, Berlandi, Dobner and Mr.
Presidential.
=. Absent-Inspectors Giesen, Schiff-
man and Haas.
Hi The reading of the minutes of the las,
meeting was dispensed with and said
minutes approved as published.
COMMUNICATIONS.
From L. s. White, Secretary
+ Requesting the Board on behalf of the
| Committee on Memorial Day Exercises
to adjourn the public schools on Wednes-
day, the 3Oth inst, that the pupils may
celebrate Memorial day.
Received; the request, on motion of
Inspector Williams. granted, and the
day specified declared full holiday for
the schools.
From William F. Mason, Secretary
Communication from the Executive
| Committee Of the St. Paul Taxpayers
Association and Citizens Union," in re-
| ply to the communication of the Board
dated April 10.
| incoming Board. (See files)
REPORTS.
From the Committee on Finance
ST. PAUL, Minn., May 81, 1888.
To the Board of Educatition:
Your Committee On Finance, to which
was referred the resolution by Inspect
or Schitfmann authorizing the employ
ment of a clerk by the Treasurer of the
Board at a salary of not to exceed SIS
per month, would refer said resolution
back to the Board without recommends
ton. Very respectfully,
Il. SCHIFFMANN, Chairman.
The treasurer, Mr.. Refs, having first
been heard in explanation of the matter
and his reasons for asking the intro
ductiOn of the resolution being deemed
was. on motion OF Inspector Konantz,
adopted, by
Yeas-Inspectors Konantz, Murphy,
Ellis, Athey, Cook, Berlandi, Dobner
and Mr.. Presidents.
NayS-lnSpectOr Williams-1.
Not voting-Inspectors Simmon and
Wright-2.
From the Committee on Fuel and
JanitOrs-
ST. PAUL, Minn., May 21, 1883.
To the Board of Education:
Your Committee ON Fuel and Jani-
tors, to whom was referred the commu-
nication of Mr.. w. NJ. Stephens, En-
glneer at the High school, wherein he
for the time intervening between the
9Th day of July and the 1st day of Sep
tember, 1885, herewith reports that, after
due inquiry and investigation of the
records, we cannot find that such claim
or demand is in any manner justified by
the facts in the case; that Mr.. Stephens
was not in the service of the Board dur
ing the time specified, having been pre-
viously dropped from the roll and dis
charged by the Board on recommends
tlon of the proper committee; that such
discharge was permissible under the by
laws at any time before the expiration
OF any given twelve calendar months,
and we therefore recommend that such
claim, or any part thereof, be not fur
ther entertained or allowed.
Respectfully submitted,
E. P. WILLIAMS, Chairman.
Adopted.
From the Committee on Real Estate
ST. PAUL, Minn., May 21, 1883.
To the Board of Education:
Your Committee on Real Estate, to
which were referred the several matters
hereinafter mention ed. would, after due
consideration, report thereon as follows:
First-We recommend that the propo-
sition by Mr.. Bickel to sell certain lots
for school site at stipulated price be
referred to the incoming Board.
Second-We recommend like refer
ence in the matter of gallery for the
assembly hall in the High school, also
as to the proposed alley east of the
High school site, and also as to the in
PRODUCTION of the johnson electric sys-
TEN into the Albert Scheffer building.
Third-The communication of the
Union Land company, petitioning for a
school building and gratuitously offer
ing site for such purpose, we recon-
mend to be referred 10 the Committee on
Schools, to investigate and report
whether such Improvement is necessary
and advisable to be made.
FOurth-Under authority conferred, we
have instructed the Secretary to advertise
for bids for the erection of new school
building on the site of the Longfellow
school at Merriam Park, substantially
according to the plans and specifications
of the Albert Scheffer building, and as
drawn and prepared by 81. E. Hand,
architect, to whom all bidders are to be
referred, each bidder to state at which
sum and price he is willing to take,
remove OF use the present Longfellow
building.
Fifth-We have engaged the services
of committee of three impartial eX-
perts, as directed, to inquire and report
on all the facts in connection with the
falling of a wall in the new High school
addition. Said committee has rendered
| to us its report, which is herewith sub
| mitted to you without recommendation,
| together with the bills for services
rendered by said committee. Very re-
| Spectfully, r. SCHIFFMANN,
Chairman.
The report as above having first been
read as whole, the same was, ON mo-
ton, taken up by section and disposed
| of as follows:
Sections l, 2 and were successfully
| adopted. Section was, on call of the
| roll, also adopted, by
YeaS-InSpectOrS KonantZ, Murphy.
SimmOn, Williams, Ellis, Wright, Athey.
Cook, Berlandi, Dobner and Mr.. Presi-
| dent-11.
Section was then taken up, and in
connection Herewith the report of the
| Committee of Experts was read, as fol-
| tOwS:
ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 10, 1888.
Committee On Real Estate, r. Schiff-
man. Chairman, and the Honorable
Board of Education
GENTLEMEN: With reference to the
| partial falling of one of the walls at the
new addition to the High school build
ing, we, your committee appointed to
investigate into the cause of the same
and advise as to what is now eXpedient
to be done in the matter, would report