St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-20
Spicy Debate Engendered at
the Meeting Of the City
School Board.
Purchase Of New Sites for
Necessary Buildings
Authorized.
Protecting Rights Of Pass
engers Regarding the
Care Of Baggage.
Dashes Here and There by
Ubiquitous News Hunters
Of The Glebe.

Considerable feeling was Infused into
the meeting of the board of education
last evening, growing out of recon-
mendaiiOn from the committee on real
estate that, owing to the overflow at the
Cleveland school, they had instructed
thr proper officers to rent two store
rooms on Arcade and Lewis streets, and
to fit them up for school purposes in
primary work. The rental of these
rooms is $50 per month. and it was sug-
geSted that they should be made the
nucleus of a new school, to be known as
the Arcade Street school.
Inspector Dobner objected to this,
upon the ground that he was a member
Of the committee on schools, and this
was a matter TO come before that COM
mittee. 1t was a subject requiring the
knowledge of the superintendent of
schools, and it was not right for the
committee on real estate to arrogate to
themselves questions which should de-
vOlve-
Vice President Haas call the gentle
man to order.
Maj. Wright. who occupied the chair
dul lillo hloCUSSlOll. lAltAulACi
Vice President HaaS-He says the
chairman of the committee on real eS-
tate wanted TO arrOgate to himself the
knowledge of the superintendent Of
schools. | want TO do no such thing.
Inspector Dobner-l did not mention
the chairman, l referred to the whole
committee.
Inspector Dowlan Then l will call
the gentleman to order if he says the
whole committee. | would state that
the superintendent of schools was pres
ent when the committee decided upon
doing what they have reported, and we
have not done anything contrary to his
wishes.
Inspector DObner-I am not stating
anything about this committee that is
not true. They have arrOgated to them
selves, the power of the committee on
schools and the knowledge Of the super
intendent of schools.
Vice President Hass-The Superin-
tendent of schools was present.
Inspector DObner-He was not there
officially, and it's wrong to take away
the rightful power of the committee on
schools in this manner.
Maj. Wright understood that it was
advisable to open these additional
rooms, and though he was member of
the committee on schools, he had no
feeling in the matter. He did not see
why in little matter of detail there
should be any difference Of opinion.
The report was adopted by vote of s
to-.
Contracts were awarded as follows:
Draining and cementing the basement
of Ramsey school, j. Altman, S725;
draining basement of Van Buren, school,
Stockton IL LindquiSt. Sl09.75; paving
easements of Webster, Garfield and
Lincoln schools, J. Altman, 1923, S317
and S34S, respectively.
The old Hamline school building is to
be sold, as owing to objections of the
st. Paul, Minneapolis IL Manitoba Rail-
road company, the cost of its removal,
as suggested by Aid. Dobner, would be
too large.
School extension sites were authorized
10 be purchased at Merriam Park, lot 9
in block 20, for $1,000; and in the Lake
Park addition, lots 81, So, 81 and 30,
block 6, for 81, 400.
Tie committee on music. after care
fully considering the different systems
of teaching vocal music. recommended
the Normal series as the most Syste-
matte, progressive and complete.
Agreed to.
The committee on real estate con-
Sidered proposals for placing a boiler
in the high school, and recommended
that the award be made to the Globe
Iron works $3.50. Agreed to.