St. Paul daily globe., 1889-05-25
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Board of Education.
Special Meeting.

ST. PAUL, Minn., May 20, 1889.
Called ito. receive communications
and proposals for the Nash street school
building" etc.
President Postlethwaite in the chair.
Present: Inspectors Cook, DObner.
Haas, Kuhles, Maxfield. Thomson,
Wright and Mr.. Presidents.
Absent with leave: Inspectors Dow
Ian and Giesen-2.
Absent: Inspector CroOnquist-1.
The object of the meeting having been
stated, business was taken up under
the regular order.
COMM UNICATIoNs.
From j. j. McCardy. Chairman
Notice of a resolution by Acker Post
No. 81, e. A. r. requesting the Board
the public schools a programme of ex-
ercises of patriotic character, on the
forenoon of May 80 inst, and that it be
adopted as an annual CUSTOM" etc. Re-
ceived, and so far as the request refers
to this years celebration, referred to
the Superintendent of Schools with
power to act.
From the johnson Electric Service Com
pany-
Proposal to furnish and construct it's
heat regulating apparatus at the Nash
street school building, ETC., for $50.
I Referred to Committee OH Real Estate
for investigation and report.
REPORTS.
From the Committee on German
Reporting the resignation of A. r.
Kohnke, teacher of German, to date
from the 18th inst. and the appoint
mont of John Endress to fill the va
cancy so caused, Mr.. Endress having
f,,YI fho
inatiOn, the appointment to date from
the 18th inst.
Resignation accepted and appoint
ment confirmed by
Yeas-Inspector Cook, Dobner, Haas,
Kuhles, Maxfeld, Thomson, Wright and
Mr.. Presidents.
From the Committee on Real Estate
ST. PAUL, Minn., May 20, 1889.
To the Board of Education:
Your Committee on Real Estate beg
to report as follows:
First-Under authority conferred upon
us we have appointed Mr.. FL. NJ. Banks
Superintendent of Building Construc-
ton, to date from the 18th inst, subject
to the terms and requirements contained
in the instructions heretofore given, at a
salary of $125 per month.
Second-We ask for authority to con-
meet the Jackson and Scheffer buildings
with the general sewer system, the
mains having been extended past the
fronts of these buildings.
reasons we recommend the Introduction
of more perfect system of heating,
ventilation, etc., than the one now in
use, which is unsatisfactory and defect
i've in the buildings herein specified,
and advise the alteration of these feat
ures of the Webster build ing as to heat
ing and ventilation; the Sibley
building as to heating and VEN
tiIation, and a complete change
of the closet accommodations; {;
and of those portions of the jackson,
Monroe and German school buildings
as to heating and ventilation notalready
supplied with the required improve
ments. We submit in connection here
with a proposition of the Ruttan Warm
ing and Ventilating Co., to furnish the
material and do the work under the
usual and general guarantee, and for
the several sums specified, reference to
which proposal is hereby made as part
tary; and we recommend that said prop
OsitiOn be accepted, the contract for
doing the work awarded, and that the
proper officers be authorized and in
structed to prepare and execute the
necessary agreement and bond Gn du-
plicate) to and with said Ruttan Warm
ing and Ventilating company for the
performance of the proposed undertake
ing in accordance with the terms of said
proposition.
Fourth-We ask for authority to pro-
cure suitable plans and specifications
for furnishing the Manual Training
school with the necessary steam fittings
and to construct and set up therein the
required steam heating and power
plant, ready for complete operation, and
ask for further authority to advertise
for proposals to do this work, in accord
ance with such plans and specifications,
when prepared.
The report as whole was adopted,
and authority conferred as requested
by
Yeas-Inspector Cook, Dobner, Haas.
Kuhles, Maxfield, Thomson, Wright and
MI. r.PreSident.-S.
RESOLUTIONS.
By request of Inspector Gieson, offered
by Inspector Dobner-
Resolved, That the Committee on
Purchases and Supplies be hereby In
structed to advertise for bids for the
necessary printing, binding and station
cry required by the Board of Education
during the year 1889.
The president stated, in connection
with the matter contained in the reSOlu-
ton, that he had so construed previous
action on the part of the Board with
reference TO the job printing as to con-
fine the obligation to enter into contract
for such work with Berlandi & Co. to
the amOuntOf work specially designated
by the kinds and qualities Of the blanks
and forms in the bid accepted, which
amounted, as SO construed, to the sum
total Of $3.50, and that any additional
work of job printing necessary and re-
quired would have to be procured under
further and other orders by the Board.