St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-29

ton, ROdger, Schetfer, Wright and Mr..
Presidential.
From the Committee on German
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. %, 1891.
To the Board of Education.
GENTLEMEN: Your Committee on
German would respectfully report on
the matter to them referred Oh Jan. .,
1891.
We recommend that the salaries of
all German teachers be reduced 10 per
cent. beginning with the next school
year. This reduction will effect saw
ing of $4,000 per annum.
Respectfully submitted.
G. j F F. q KUHGhs, Committee.
II. SCHEFFER.
Adopted by
Neutrality-suspicious. Croonquist, Foley,
GieSen, Keogh, KuhleS. Merrill, Nettle-
ton, Rodger, Scheffer, Wright and Mr..
Presidential.
From the Joint Committee Consisting
of the Committees on High Schools
and Real Estate
ST. PAUL, MIMI, &c, 1891.
To the Board of Education.
GENTLEMEN: Your Joint Committee
on High Schools and Real Estate would
respectfully report that notice has been
received from the contractor, Mr.. Thorn
son, that he has completed the electric
light plant, and desires to turn the
same over to the Board. On the call of
chairman, MesSrs. Kuhles. Nettleton
and Merrill met last Wednesday even
ing to look over the plant. The con-
tractor, Mr.. Thomson, and his chief
electrician, Mr.. Adams, showed the
committee over the building, and as far
as we are able to judge, the plant
seems to be in perfect working order.
If 1t is the desire of the Board to ascertain
whether the contract has been fully
complied with, competent electrician
will have to be employed to make the
examination. The committee will need
the authority of the Board to employ
such expert.
Respectfully submitted,
j. J. MERRILL,
Chairman Committee on High Schools.
G. f. KUHLES.
Chairman Committee on Real Estate.
A discussion having arisen as TO the
expenditure involved in the engaging
of an expert electrician, and it being as
certained that a considerable amount
would be involved, Inspector Merrill. as
substitute for that portion of the re-
port referring to the engaging of an eX-
pert, moved that the plant be ac-
cepted On sixty-days' trial as per con-
tract, to date from date. That the
Joint committee be instructed to
give such attention as necessary
during the SiXty-days' trial and
report to the Board before the eXpira-
ton of said sixty days.
The report and motion were then
adopted by
Yeas-Inspectors CroOnquist, Foley,
Giesen, Keogh, KuhleS, Merrill, Nettle-
ton, Rodger, Scheffer, Wright and Mr..
President-11.
Inspector Merrill also invited the at
tentiOn of the Board to the fact that, as
per letter of the contractor, the Board
will be held accountable for any dam
age resulting from injudici0uS tamper-
ing with the plant by unauthorized in
dividualS.
From the Committee on Finance
ST, PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 26, 1891.
To the Board of Education.
GENTLEMEN: Your Committee on
Finance begs leave to report as follows:
We adhere to the recommendation
in our previous report as to the change
of salaries; the same to take effect at
the beginning of the next school year
if the same cannot be legally effected
before that time. Also, as to the system
of bookkeeping, appointment of Secre-
tary's clerk and reports of designations,
ETC., of teachers from Superintendent
to Secretary.
AS to all other matters, we recon-
mend the substitution of the report of
the Committee OH Schools.
III. SCHEFFER,
VIM. RoDGER, COMMITTEE.
FRANK KEOGH,
Nv nfi Of 70
ferred to Committee on Finance by
Yeas-lDspect0rs Croonquist, Foley,
GieSen, Keogh, Kuhles, Merrill, Nettle-
ton. Rodger, Scheffer, Wright and Mr..
Presidential.
SELECT COMMITTEES.
From the Committee on Legislation
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 26. 1891.
To the Board of Education of the City
of st. Paul.
GENTLEMEN: Your Committee on
Legislation recommends the following
plan of providing for the payment of
the annual expt nseS of the Board:
We recommend an issue of bonds of
an amount not to exceed S1,000,000,
drawing interest at rate not to exceed
per cent per annum, payable semi
annually, interest to be payable August
l and February l. These bonds to
be redeemed at the rate Of $4,000 per
| annum, commencing with February l,
$685.
This issue of bonds will provide for
items as follows:
Deficit up to Jan. l, 1891. 80. $225,000
| Expenses for 1891. ............. $4,000
Expenses for six months in
1897. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 3OJ,6OU
TOTAL. ..... 81 ,U0U,OUU
Less saving out of income
from tax levy by July 1882. $4,000
$1,00O,0O0
The practical working of this plan Will
be as follows:
First-The tax collections of this year
from tax levy of 1890 will pay the out
standing certificates of Indebtedness
issued for the expenditures of 1890.
Second-The proposed issue Of bonds
will make good the deficit of 1925, 900 of
the year 1890. and will pay the expenses
| of the board for the year 1891 and for
| six months of the year 1892 Ito July /,
| 1892.
Third-The tax collections in 1892,
| from the tax levy of 1891, will then pay
! the expenses of the Board for 1892, and
| the expenses of each following year
will then be provided for out of the tax
| collections Of The same year from the
tax levy of the previous year; the
Board will be no longer at the mercy of
the ever fuctuating money market and
| will be benefited by its position of
being enabled to pay cash for its sup
| plies, etc. In making our recomm end
ations as above we based our cal cula-
tons on the expenses of the month of
December, 1890, figuring that the Board
will make the proposed reduction of an.
nual expenses of at least SS0,0O0, and
made the following estimate, which, in
our opinion, is liberal.
Estimate
Income from tax levy. s675, OOC
| Salaries. $4,000
| Fuel 24.500