St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-28
A GAME OF SEVENTH
To Be Enjoyed by the New
School Inspectors After
May Is.
Synopsis Of the New claw
Which Disposes Of the
School Board.
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Perhaps the most important bill to
Which the governor has placed his sig
nlture during the present session of the
legislature, is House file S04. introduced
by the Ramsey county delegation. III.
f. SO4'' may to many, and, i'll fact to the
majority of persons, simply mean a
number and nothing more, but its title
shows that every person in the city of
st. Paul is deeply concerned in the new
law, for it is "a bill for an act to abolish
the board of education of the city of st.
Paul"
This measure was signed a few days
ago by Gov. Merriam, and the chief ex-
ecutlveS characteristic caligraphy
numbered the days of the present board
of education, which to quote a distin-
guiShed senator of Ramsey, sis a con-
founded board and has run the city into
millions of debt"
Whatever may have been done by the
board of education which is about to
pass out of existence, its successors will
have no chance to emulate Its example,
as will be seen from the appended syn
opsis of the new bill. which places the
whole care of the schools in the hands
Of the city of st. Paul. The term,
BOARD of Education" will, after the
18th of May, simply be a memoriZed
phrase, for on and alter that date the
Board of Inspectors" will see the light
of day.
The chief provisions of the bill are as
follows:
The New Law.
On or before Nay 1. 1891, seven persons
shall be appointed by the mayor of the city
OF st. Paul as school inspectors of the CITY,
Three of the inspectors shall hold Office for
the term of one year, two for two years, and
two for three years, their respective suc-
cessors to be appointed by the m ayor on CT
before the 1st of March of each year for the
term of three years. Each inspector is re-
CURED to take an oath on entering Office that
he will faithfully discharge his duties, and
support the constitution of the United States
and the state of Minnesota.
The board of education as now constituted
shall remain in Office until May 10, 1891, when
the term of its existence shall eX pire
The several school inspectors will meet on
May 10, 1891, and on the second Tuesday of
March of each year thereafter and elect a
president and vice president and Secretery,
whose term of Office shall be one year. They
shall also, III June, 1892. elect a superntend-
ent of schools whose term shall be for two
years.
The board of school inspectors shall pos
sess and exercise under the supervision of
the city, all the powers and rights now
vested in the board of education, except the
right and power to be a corporation. but
shall be vested Us the head of an executive
branch of the government of the city of st.
Paul with all the powers vested by this
act, or by the general laws of the state as
separate and Independent school district and
no other powers. Said board of inspectors
shall have power to adopt rules and regula-
tons for its own government as it may deem
best not inconsistent with the provisions of
this city.
The city of st. Paul is made separate and
Independent school district with power to
contract and be contracted with. sue and be
sued and vested with all rights relating to
school districts specified by the general laws
of the state.
The board of inspectors must on or before
June l, each year after 1891, make a report to
the mayor of, all work doue in the schools
during the previous school year extending
from Sept. to July 1 4; also q statement show
ing the number of teachers and employees of
the board and the compensation paid All
teachers must be appointed not later than
June 10 each year. The report of the board
shall be sent by the mayor to the common
council with his recommendation of his APP
prevail or dfsapproval, the council to have
the power to reduce the total amount of sal
aries for the ensuing school year; but they
shall have no power 10 increase or fix the
amount of any salary, the board of inspect
Ors being required to fix salaries as they may
deem wise and just and most conducive to
the public welfare.
Salaries shall be paid monthly by a requisi-
ton from the president of the BOARD upon
the city comptroller. who shall issue his war