St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-04
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REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES.
| To the Honorable Board of Education.
GENTLEMEN: Your special commit
tee, consisting of the Committees on
High Schools and Real Estate, appoint
ed to consider the electric lighting of
the high school building, desire to ask
made between c. j. Thomson. patty of
the first part. instead of Continental
Dynamo company, per request of c. j.
Thomson, agent for said Continental
Dynamo company. j. j. MERRILL,
Chairman.
Inspector Rodger moved to refer the
matter to the Corporation Attorney. to
report at the next meeting of the Board.
Carried Yeas 10.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Inspector Rodger-
Be it Resolved, That the Ramsey
county delegation in our next legis-
lature be respectfully requested by the
Board of Education of the city of st.
Paul to do everything in its power to
secure the passage by the legislature,
at the earliest possible moment and at
the first session thereof, if possible. of
the fOllowing amendment to chapter So of
the Especial Laws of Minnesota for the
Year 1851" entitled "An act to amend
and consolidate several acts relating TO
the Board of Education of the city Of
st. Paul." by adding thereto the follow
ing;
soon after the passage of this act as
practicable, shall appoint three actual
residents of the city of st. Paul. who
shall be qualified electors of said city,t0
constitute and be known as the advisory
committee of the Board of Education of
tie city of st. Paul, Minnesota. Said
committee shall hold Office until the first
Tuesday in June, 1893. and until their
successors are appointed and have quail
fed. The said Mayor, on the first Tues
dav in june, 1898, and on the first
Tuesday in June of each odd-numhered
year thereafter. shall appoint commit
tee to succeed the one retiring. He
shall also. from time to time, fill any va
cancieS which may, from any cause, Oc-
cur III said committee.
Every person who shall be appointed
on said committee shall take, subscribe
and file the oath provided by section
five (5) of chapter eighty-eight (SS) of
the Special Laws of Minnesota for the
year 1887; and. in case of failure SO to
do, his Office shall be declared vacant,
as therein prescribed.
No business of any kind or nature
shall be transacted by the said Board of
Education until favorably recommended
by the majority of said committee. save
as hereinafter provided. All business
to be transacted by said Board OF Edu-
cation shall be referred to said commit
tee for recommendation when frs
brought before the said Board, and they
sh all report the same to the Board with
in thirty days thereafter. In case
said committee fails to recon-
mend any matter referred to
it, or reports adversely thereto.
the same shall not be acted upon and
passed by said Board except upon the
affirmative vote of three-fourthS of all
the members of said Board. In case
said committee reports favorably upon
any matter referred to it, the same may
be considered by said Board at any reg
ular meeting, or at any special meeting
called for that purpose. and passed by a
majority vote of all those present and
voting.
In case said committee reports favor
ably upon any proposed measure, or in
case said Board, by three-ouarter vote,
passe the same, said committee having
reported adversely or failed to report,
the said committee shall detail the work
to be done by the respective committees
of said Board as they now or may here
after exist, and refer the same to them.
No purchase of merchandise shall he
made by said Board and no contract
shall be let. except upon at least three
bids therefor in writing. which shall be