St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-02
AS The CHARTER SAYS
School Inspectors Call for a
Years School Supplies,
"More or Less"
And City Officials Decide
What Shall Be Given
Unto Them
Other Scholastic Matters Of
General Importance
Passed Upone
State Treasurer Calling in
Minnesota Railroad ADJ
State Treasurer Calling in
Minnesota Railroad Ad-
justment Bonds.

The board of education held its first
regular meeting yesterday afternoon at
the high school. There were present
President Baker and Messrs. Auerbach,
Stamm, Scheffer and Bridgman. The
meeting was short and to the point;
there was no unnecessary discussion in
regard to the matters before the board,
and everything was disposed of with
dispatch. But one thing did cause
little debate, and that was section OF
the laws governing the board. Accord.
ing to this section the board of school
inspectors must make the requlSitlOn
FOR all supplies to be used by them dur
ing the ensuing year on or before July
l. 1t is next TO impossible to do this
in any businesS-like way, for even If an
excessive demand were made for
every article, it is very probable
that a need for something not
during the wear. The board. therefore,
made demand for such things as they
thought necessary, and If need OF
anything else occurs during the year
they will make further TeQulSItlOn.
They also overcome the trouble likely
to ensue by making a demand for an
exact quantity of any article by insert
Ing the words more or less" with each
item. The following is the requiSitlon
for the next year addressed to the
mayor, who, with the president of the
common council and the city treasurer
comprise the purchasing committee Of
the public schools:
RequisitiOn
We have the homer TO request that the fol
lowing supplies be furnished to the public
schools:
Stove and nut coal. us tons; egg and CRATE
coal, 300 tons: StreatOr coal, 5000 tons; Hook
ing Valley coal, 800 tons; dry slab wood, l25
cords; dry maple wood 80 cords
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Book covers. a, '' 80; book covers, "B,''
LEGO; book covers, C 1000; basins, wash
tin, 400; brOOms. corn, g dozen; brushes. scrub,
dozen: crayOns. white. l57 boxes years sup
ply; crayOns, cOlOred. 80 boxes; dIppeTs, TN,
dozen: busters. turkey feather dozen;
envelopes No u, 300; envelopes, No. o,
$3.50; erasers, BIB felt, 3l4 dozen; ink, violet,
400 gallons, years supply; ink cans, i'm, 30,
years supply: legal cap pare l2b' matches,
safety, l gross; mats, door. musk, %; mucl-
lage. half pints. gross, year 5 supply; point
eTs, 63 dozen. years supply; scoops, coal, 80,
years supply slate pencils. 100 boxes; snow
shOvels wood. steel tip, 80, years supply;
soap. laundry, 500 pounds; soap powder
SchmidCS, gross, years supply; toilet paper,
p0CkaS6S. J.tfD. NHLcI pd4lSf pdA4Cl u1aSAAls
81, years supply; garden hose, 5O-foot
lengths, 1000 feet; typewriting machines,
Remington No. >. j., more or less.
Accompanying this requiSitOn will be
found a humber Of blanks for use through
ont the school system. each one OF which IN
dicates the size. style and number thereof
required.
We would respectfully suggest that in the
matter of supplies the advertisement be
made to read more or less as required and
Iaaf no of
amounts be changed at the discretion OF the
board.
In general only a portion of the supplies
necessary for the school year have been
asked for the board preferring to ascertain
III this way what is absolutely necessary
rather than attempt at this time and with
their inexperience to make an approximate
estimate for their year supply.
In this connection we respectfully suggest
that platform scales of sufficient capacity
for weighing coal be placed at the high
school building Minnesota street side EX-
peTience has proven the absolute necessity
for this; and. while the many reasons that
might be advanced for such request are sui
1icientlv obvious TO render a detailed state
ment OF them unnecessary we deem the
measure q pre-eminently wise one, and re-
spectfully urge it upon the attention OF the
common council.
miscellaneous.
When the new class in typewriting is
formed. sessions Will be QelO DOln curing tH6
day and evening to accommodate ali who de
sire to learn now to use the machines. 1t is
thought that this will be very popular
branch of study.
Several communications were received by
The board one was from the residents of
ST. Anthony Park. asking that James Berry,
be reinstated as janitor Of the school. 1t
was referred to the committee on janitOTs.
The Arlington Hills Swedish NJ. f. church
requested. through its minister, that II
be allowed the use Of class room in the
Cleveland school during the summer. The
matter was referred to The proper committee.
A note was received from W. j. Greenwood
stating that he would build q second story 10
the Quincy school for 81, 400. 1t was re-
ferred to the committee on real estate. who
are to confer with the corporation attorney
and have power to act II seems that there
is not money enough in the treasury to allow
the much needed Improvement, the board
having only $40 10 its credit
The secretary announced that in accord
ance with the law. he had attempted 20 turn
over to the city crerk all the deeds. insurance
policies and other papers formerly controlled
by the secretary. but the clerk mad refused 10
accept them. The corporation attorney VIII
be asked for his advice as TO what the board
Superintendent for June was read. 1t
showed that 1904 pupils had been adj
mitted 10 the public schools in that month,
ana that of these l., 1SS were enrolled.
As President Baker is q member Of the
committee on examining teachers, and is to
be absent from the city for some time, per
mission was granted him 10 appoint mem
Der to act in his stead during his absence.