St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-14
Its Death Warrant Will Go
Into the House To-
Day.
The Delegation Agrees tt
Abolish It's Corporation
Feature.
An Eight-Hour Clause In
jeeted in the Board of
Public Works.
Witnesses Testify to the I'm
sound Condition of Lam
gevin's Mind.

Inc ramsey county delegation de-
cided the fate of the present board of
education at the meeting held last even
ing at the Office of the city attorney.
All the members of the delegation were
present except Senator Dean and Rep
resentative bearing, the chair being
occupied by Representative Lane X.
Stone.
City Attorney Holman and MD. Mum,
the committee to whom the bills of
senator SaHborn and Representative
Bell were referred at the last meet
ing, reported that on very careful in
quiry they found no constitutional OBJ
lection to bill being drafted and
passed which would abolish the board
OF education as corporate power This
was the point over which the delega-
ton wrangled at its previous meeting
for some hours.
The bill drawn by Senator Sapborn
for Representative Ames was then pre-
scented and read with some amendments.
The principal features of it are that the
city or st. Paul will assume all the
present powers of the board of educa-
ton, which will remain in Office until
May IL. 1901, and at midnight on that
date Will expire and be heard of no
more.
On May l, 1891. the mavor will be in
vested with power to appoint seven gen
tlemen who possess certain uualifca-
tons as board Of inspectors, aud they
VIII proceed to take up some of the
WORK when the present board of educa-
ton is now doing. They will be ap-
pointed three for one year. two for two
years and two for three years, and
therefore the mayor shall on or before
March each year fill the vacancies
as they occur. The inspectors
must meet the second Tuesday
OF March each year to reorganize. They
nave no power whatever 10 incur any
Indebtedness, but may reduce salaries
OF teachers, etc. The teachers must be
| appointed yearly Oh or before June 10.
| No Inspector may be connected with
| any 1lfm TO whom contract for work
| or supplies for the schools NAV be
! awarded, and ii 1t is discovered that any
Inspector is so connected he shall be
! deemed guilty of mafeasance of office.
! ana punished with extreme severity.
! Senator Sanborn moved that the bill be
! delivered to Representative Stevens to
/ introduce and have passed in the house.
| Representative Bell amended that the
! present board of education be kent as a
| corporate power. with 10 authority TO
incur any Indebtedness. The amend
ment was lost by S to >, and the resolu-
ton OF Gen. SanbOrn prevailed by a
full vote, excepting Representative
| Bell. who voted no. The bill was
| handed to Representative Stevens, and
| the delegation heaved sigh of relief.
Representative Battley then brought
up the Bell charter bill. and moved
! that an amendment be added to the sec
! ton relating to the board of public
works that eight hours should cunsti
tutc 4 days work for the day laborers
| employed by the board. the city council
| to have the power to fix the rate OF
wages to be paid.
Representative Bell disturbed the
! serenity of of the proceedings BY NOV
| ing an amendment that the compensa
! ton to be paid tor eight hours work
must not exceed the compensation paid
for similar work elsewhere. He ex
| planned that he moved the amendment
so that the city should not pay the street
| force for eight hours the same money
| paid for ten hours elsewhere.
This gave rise to some loud protests
| from the balance of the delegation, who
felt that the council could be trusted il
the matter of fixing the rate of wages
The proceedings at this point becam,
slightly lndecorOus. and Mr.. Bell in
slsting on his amendment, it was put tt
vote and was lost by : to ). Mr.. Bel
at once commenced persuasive speech
and reused the ire OF Representatlv,
Ringwad, who shouted Shut up" Il
the same time question" being called