St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-13

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Alex. ramsey ............ 90 81
| quincy ..... ............. 81 w
John MattockS.. ........ IL .95
Total. .............12 1854 .95
Received and adopted by
| YeaS-10.
From G. j. Thomson, Agent
Proposition to introduce electric light
plant into High School building.
Referred to The joint committee pre-
vlously appointed to act in the matter,
viz, the Committees Oh High Schools
and Real Estate.
REPORTS.
PREVIOUS to the presentation of the
report of the Committee on Fuel and
Janitors, Inspector Rodger received per-
mission to present the following, VIZ:
BY Inspector Rodger-
Resolved, That the Corporation AttOr-
ney be and he is hereby requested to
insert In the contract for the supply of
fuel to the Board of Education pro-
vision requiring that all coal delivered
to the Board of Education must be first
weighed in wagon loads on public
scales, at the expense of the contractor
for fuel, and certificates showing the
weight thereof signed by the City
| '. Si6AiN1 W oNilfOiOO W Ii6
OF the various school buildings where
coal is delivered and required; and that
no coal will be paid for unless weighed
as above specified.
Resolved further, That all such GER
tihcates shall be returned by such Prin-
cipals to the Secretary of this Board
every month before payments are made
for fuel.
Adopted by
?eaS-lnspectors Croonquist, Giesen,
Helnemann. Kuhles, MaXfeld, Rodger,
Wright and Mr.. Presidents.
=, Nay-lnspectors Foley and Postle-
thwaite-2.
From the Committee on Fuel and .Jani-
ST. PAUL, MIMI, Oct. 6, 1890.
To the Board of Education.
GENTLEMEN: Your Committee on
Fuel and Janitors would respectfully
report that we have appointed Morris
Bonberry in place of F. Macy, resigned.
as Janitor of the Hancock school, at
schedule salary, to date from Oct. l,
1890. We recommend that the sum of
| IS per month. in addition to the sched-
ule salaries. be allowed George Dox,
| Janltor OF Lincoln school, and Charles
Nelson, janitor of Sibley school. for
care of annexes to their respective
buildings; also IS per month to Matt
johnson for the care of additional rooms
III tue Cleveland annex, to date from
Sept. 10. 1890. and $3.50 per munth adj
ditional to Peter Simon, janitor of the
Adams annex, for the care of an addi-
tlonal room. We have appointed Thomas
DAVIS assistant engineer at the Madi-
son and Manual Training schools
at At schedule salary, to date from
oct. 2; NJ. T.. Ludwigson as
slstant Janitor. Hendricks school.
at $40 per month, TO date from Oct. 6:
John Conroy, assistant engineer at Lin
coin school, at schedule salary, to date
from Oct. z. For all of which we ask
your confirmation. Respectfully sub
| mitted, d. E. FOLEY. Chairman.
Received, adopted and appointments
confirmed by
Yeas-lnspectors Croonquist, Foley,
Giesen, Heinemann. Kuhles, Maxfield,
Postlethwaite, Wright and Mr.. Presi-
dent-9.
Not voting-Inspector Rodger-1.
From the same Committee, by ID. E.
| Foley, chairman
Reporting that the majority of the
committee favored the award of the
contract for fuel to the Shade & Acker
Coal company, and presenting also the
bid OF that firm received in response to an
official advertisement of the Board and
referred to the committee together
with various others, for tabulatiOn and
report.
From Inspectors Merrill and Rodger-
A majority report from the Commit
tee on Fuel and Janitors, as follows:
To the Board of Education.
GENTLEMEN: Two of the members
of the Fuel Committee beg leave to sub
nit the following, as their conclusion s
concerning the awarding of contrac t
for furnishing fuel for the ensuing
year:
At the meeting of the Fuel and
JanitorS Committee Wednesday even
ing, September %, we found that
the awarding of contract hinges on
the lowest bidder for the 5000 tons of
soft coal, there being but one price
named by each bidder for the different
amounts of other fuel called for by the
Board.
What is known as Streator coal being
decided upon by the committee, we find
that there are two parties who have
maze split or time bids on this coal,
which makes it difficult to determine
the lowest bidder, there being but little
difference IN the aggregate of three
competitors. Messrs. Shade & Acker
have bid to furnish this coal up to Oct.
Is at $500 per ton, after that date at
s.. "a per ton. Mr.. S. w. Vanderwarker's
bid was FOR s.. 10 per ton up to Nov. l
and after May l, and 329 per ton be-
tween those dates.
Now, it would seem to us that the
only way to determine the proper basis
on which to figure this split bid, IS on
the basis of the amount of coal fur
nlShed up to these dates last year, and
we are assured by the bidders that it
was on this basis the bid was submitted.
We have, therefore, ascertained that
there was furnished up to Oct. Is, 1889,
s91 tons of soft coal. Up to Nov. l and
after May l. 1889 and 1890. 1.7O9 tons of
soft coal. With these figures we arrive
at following result:
Shade J. Dow SYLVAN
& Acker. Ian q Sons. dewarker
All fuel
except
soft coal se,315 SO $3.50 90 se,1a7 SC
S91 tons at
$500
5.109 tons
1.709 tons
at So. 19-
1921 tons
at 49, &c.. ...... . S19.569 1C
5000 tons
ats3.25. ......... S19.5OO 90
|
Totals.S25, 1921 SIS s25.6SO 90 s25.7O6 &C
This would plainly indicate the
Messrs. Shade and Acker were the low.
est bidder by S5S.15 over John Dowlan
& Sons, the next lowest. But it is ar.
gued against this plan, that the supply
of soft coal on hand now. owing to heavy
purchases of coal late last spring anc
early summer, that we cannot take the
| same amount of coal and tharefOre
ent needs. In order to get at our pres
ent needs we have ascertained the