St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-08
BuBBLING WITH FIRE.
ITCH Old Time at a Special
Meeting Last Evening OF
School Inspectors.
Inspector Wright Shuts Off a
Report From the Reform
Committee,
And Calls Down Upon Him
the Wrath Of Inspector
Heinemann,
While Inspector Rodger Talks
About "the Skullduggery
in This Board"

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St. Paul. Mimi, Nov. Z, 1890.
The above brief communication was
the elimination of one of the most eX-
citing meetings i'll the history of the
board of education of this city, held at
tie high school building last evening.
! he roll call showed that Inspectors
CroonQuiSt, Foley. Heinemann, Kuhles,
Merrill, Keogh, Rodger, Wright and
President Haas were present. After the
confirmation of appointments of Mrs. E.
w asmus and Miss Clara Clark, as teach
erS in the Fourth grade, Madison and
franklin evening schools, respectively,
the real fun commenced. Reports from
committees were called for, and Chair
man Heinemann. of the retrenchment
and reform and sanitary investigation
committee, appointed month ago,
arose to read the report prepared by
this committee.
Inspector Wright didn't want the re-
port read in full at this time. and moved
that the retrenchment portion of it be
read, and the sanitary and ventilation
pt rtionS be left over until the board of
health had made careful investigation,
in accordance with Mr. Wright'S resolu-
ton passed at the last meeting in the
al sence of MessrS. Iieinemann. Groom
quist and R0dger. This resolution d.
Iected Health Inspector HOyt to make
numerous tests, and report the merits of
the different systems of heating and
ventilation to the board.
why should the board decline to
hear this repOrt?' asked Mr.. Heine- /
mann, With some vehemence. I'VE have
been working hard and honestly for
four weeks, and no honest man can OBJ
j. ct to this report being given to the +;
ueope of this city. | move that we re-
consider Mr.. Wright's motion calling on
the health department to report in this
matter"
The roll call commenced, hut was
broken off short al most immediately by
a noisy alteacation etween Inspectors
Heinemann and Wri ght. This ended
with the declaration of Mr.. Wright:
Wright Opposes.
81 think it was a mistake to appoint
this commit tee. Mir. Heinenlan has no
mechanical knowledge. and / don't pro-
pose that any committee shall pose for
retrenchment and reform at my eX-
penSe; nor do propose that .ahy com
mittee shall pose as reformerS and leave
the rest of the board in the lurch.''
This brief but rather hot speech of
Inspector Wright raised the tempera-
ture of Inspector William Rodger, of
the Eighth ward, who sat near him, and
WAS member of Inspector Hei2eman's
committee. and rising to his feet Mr..
RUdger said:
IF Mr.. Heinemann is no mechanic
there were others on that committee
who KNOW as much about mechanics as
the board of health. | waut that mo-
ton lecon>idered and this report read
i he people of st. Paul should hear this
report and know the real condition of
affairs"
The roll call then proceeded, result
ing as follows:
AyeS-CroOnQuist, Foley, Heinemann,
Merrill and Rodger
Nays-Haas, Kuhles and Wright.
The motion was declared lost, as six
votes were required, and Inspector
Helnemann was just a trifie excited
when he rose in his place and declared
that if the board didn't want the report
the people should have it.
A resolution authorizing the board
to negotiate loan OF $4,000 for salaries
for November and a portion Of October
from the Title insurance company, pay
able nine months hence or sooner, at
per cent, was passed. and the rttrench-
n.ent and reform matter again bobbed
to the surface. 1t seems Inspector
Heinemann had placed the report of his
committee III the hands of Secretary
White. to be read, as he supposed. He
now demanded its return. .1he chair
man was of the opinion that the report
was then the property of the board. In
5pector Helnemann rose to
CUES ton of Privilege.
and demanded that the city attorney
decide who was entitled the the report.
He based his claim on the fact that the
report had not been received by the
board, nor had the committee been dis
charged.
Corporation Attorney Holman agreed
with Mr.. Heinemann, and the latter was
handed over the report.
"RegardlesS of any opinion L NAV
have formed before" said Inspector
kodger very emphatically at this
juncture, IL am now more than ever
convinced that there has been some
skullduggery in this board. No citizen
with the interests OF St. Paul at
heart should refuse to hear this report.
Ii is fair report. We simply took evil
dence where we went, and did not even
intimate what we were out for. say
it detiantly that no man with the true
interests of this city at heart should
refuse to hear this report"
This was a bOmbSheli, but the next
yolley fired by MIR. Heinemann was grape
and canister.
MIR. Wrlght's resolution" said In
spector HeInemann, ''passed in our
absence and while we were faithfully
working on this report, was a slur on
every member. and | think every
unbiased man will so agree. More than
this | want TO say to you, gentlemen,
10
us in saying that if you will only let us
| 20 on and hear our report we can save
the public from 100000 to $4,000 per
YEAR,
lnspecnors Wright and Heinemapn
commenced jawing each other again.
which finally ended in the retirement.if
| not the discontinue, of Inspector
Wright.
Inspector Merrill couldn't understand
why the report should not be-heard.
President Haas-Perhaps MIR. Wright
| can explain.
Inspector Wright-There is no cues
| ton before the house.
A resolution was proposed granting
warrant for 1928 for the expenses of the
retrenchment and reform committee on
their trip to Milwaukee, Minneapolis.
| and around ST. Paul. This was referred
| 10 the committee on finance. A change
was male IN the regulations regarding
the weighing of coal. which allows pub
| lie weigfiers to weigh the coal instead of
city weighers, of whom it was said there
are none. Mr.. Heinnemann wanted an
extra committee of three appointed
by the board to exercise supervision
over all pecuniary matters. After a
| hard fight this was referred to the COM
| mittee on schools, and then Mr.. Helm
| emann wrote his resignation as given at
| the head of this article with the remark:
''Since the action of this board at last
| Mondays meeting, don't feel at home
here. | shall tender nv resignation to
Mayor Smith tomorrow morning."
| BY unanimous vote the board de-
clined TO accept Mr.. Heineman's resig-
nation, and. after allowing few bills,
the meeting adjourned.
Inspector iieineman will shortly give
out tins report, but would not consent
| 10 do 50 last evening He nrodiota o