St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-04
Against a School Board EN-
ploye, Whose Name Is
Suppressed.
The Board Mysteriously APP
points a Committee to
Investigate.
Facts and Figures Which Set
the Inspectors Financial
ly Right. .
st. Paul Schools Are In
Solid Condition in Every
Sense.

"A serious charge has been made
| against ole of the employees Of this
board. l have got the papers, which
| will turn over to special committee tC
| investigate"
These were the words of President
| Haas, spoken to the members of the
board of education at last nights meet
ing. Mr.. Haas appointed Messrs
! Postlethwaite, Thomson and Cook mem.
bers of this committee.
Inspector Postlethwaite-Youa are put
ting man in peculiar position.
would like to know whether am COM
petent to investigate this charge.
President think you are. think
every member is qualified.
nspectOr WrIght-IS this charge
against a teacher?
| Observation-Disclosures an emplOye.
| Inspector Wright-Is it against @
teacher?
PreSIdent-WelI, | don't like to say
until the charge Is investigated.
Inspector Wrisht-lt it is IA teacher
I the rules provide for Il committee to i'll
vestigate any charges.
| President understand all that This
| is case that cannot be referred to any
| committee except a special committee.
| Members can ascertain the nature of the
| charge from the committee.
| This was all the president would in
| form the members, and subsequently,
| when the reporters requested more in
| formation. lie said it would hardly he
| proper to < i've publicity to the cnarge
! until investigated. 1t is said tn ut an
! employee of the board is charged with a
| miSdeneanOr by outside PERSONS.
YoERG AT SEA.
Superintendent Gilbert and Secretary
| White presented partial report on the
| cost per CAPITA of working the st. Paul
| public schools, Aid. Yoerg said the
cost per capita last year was 1852. The
secretary and superintendent report
that it was only $2l.54. Inspector
| Postlethwaite had this matter referred
| to a special COMMITTEES. to prepare d full
report of expenses. He desired to show
| that the Indebtedness of the board WAS
| OreaSioned by the delinquent taxes. the
| board never receiving the amount that
| it yearly anticipated. and. in cOnsH-
! quence, was compelled to issue cert fl
| Gates to meet its current expenditure.
| They had never issued certificates OF III
| uebtedneSS for new build ngs. MrsSrs.
| PoStlethWaite, Wright and DUbner were
| appointed to constitute this committee.
| The report OF the committee OF the
| whole was adopted recommending the
| dScontinuance of the salaries paId the
| city comptroller, the city treasurer and
| the city treaSurer'S clerk. The city at
torney's opinion is that under the law
| these officials have no just claim for
| payment for official services performed
| I'D the boards interest.
L.a RETRENCHMENT.
Inspector Wright wanted the board to
| confirm report of the manual training
| school committee, requiring the tX-
pehditure of 500 for chemistry appa-
ralus. Inspector Postlethwaite opposed
I this. Chemistry instruction could be
obtained at the nigh school, and the
funds of the board would not warrant
| such an expenditure at this time. They
must cut the cloth according to the
yards in it. Beside, the number of
pupils now in the manual training
school did not demand such an eX-
penditure. Ultimately the motion was
referred back to the committee.
CONGRATULATED
Comptroller Roche submitted the re-
port of the boards receipts and ex.
penditures for 1889, and in connection
herewith said: "I'he report shows the
school finances in most remarkably
good condition, considering that the tax
revenue for the salary fund will fall be-
hind about 100000, owing to the one
mill state school tax, levied under the
law of 1887, upon the real and personal
property Within the corporate limits OF
the city of ST. Paul and appUrtloned by
the state per.capita of the children at
tending the public schools throughout
the state. Hence there are more certif
Gates of btedneSS outstanding than
there otherwise would be. making It
necessary to devise a remedy to Offset
the evil. The magnificent assets of the
board are figured most conservativtly,
showing s., 50S, $3.50 as the minimum
value without any increase of figures
over those of the year 1888, excerpt the
legitimate increase for school buildings
erected during the year 1889, and for
real estate purchased. making Sl.223.-
2223.5 81 in excess of the liabilities. includ-
ing all of the theoretical debts. Your
honorable body should be cOngratu-
lated" The report is:
RECEIPTS.
(From Jan. l, 1859, to Dec 81, 1899. in
clusive.)
school tax collection..... .... $40 800 44
Miscellaneous receipts ....,..... I,47O rs
deposits. .. 800 90
school bonds sold. :. :. 49,. :. 1000 D o.
secured interest upon bonds sold 262 so
Six and one half per cent pre-
MUM upon above bonds...... $500 90
Certificates OF Indebtedness s3S.010 10
Total receipts. ......... SSS7. 5I4 81
Add balance in hands of George
Refs, treasurer 800. 49,. -. 26,s7i %
Grand total receipts. .S9l4.3o6 W
EXPENDITURES
School warrants redeemed from
mir Years S4l3 81
Salaries in detail ............ 324. GAG 81
school repairs in detail d., 247 I'll
Fuel expenses in detail....... 1920 SO
Insurance in detail. ...... 7,64, As
Printing and stationery, in detail 1o,693 -
School furniture in detail. ...... l6.0Jl p
Local city assessments, in detail 5,n.6 so
Real estate, in detail -. :. =. 3l,64l IL
Personal damages (John A. Car
michaD $50. ....... 49,. 70 %
Certificates of Indebtedness re-
deemed. III detail -. ...... 1900 90
Interest paid upon certificates Of
Indebtedness ................ 1878, 80
School buildings ..,......... 245, "A 7S
Architectural services 80. .... $3.50 az
Interest coupons paid. ...... ZI,49S %
Total expenditures. S OS, it5 g
Balance of cash in hands of
George Refs, treasurer, Jan. L.
AcvetS school huiIdings real