St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-07
THIRTY-ONE DID IT.
at Last South Minneapolis
May Lay Claim to a High
School Site.
After They Settled That They
Took a WhiPl at the Su-
perintendeney.
Engineer Hall Follows Twee-
die From the North Side
Station.
District Court Happenings
Other News Of the City
Sueeinctly Put.

The much veXed question of site for
the proposed South side high school has
at last been settled; but it entailed
continuous meeting of over five hours
duration, and thirty-One ballots were
taken before any of the fourteen pieces
of property under consideration re-
ceived the six votes necessary to a
choice. Then it was the piece known as
the Fitzpatrick site which was chosen, the
contract price agreed upon being $4,000,
without interest until June so, 1892.
This is 81, 500 less than the original price
at which this property was offered to
the board.
Every member was present, ana on
the deciding ballot the only dissenting
vote was that Of Joseph ROlfe.
The Fitzpatrick site is described as fol-
lows:
Two hundred and sixty feet on Twenty
fourth street. by ia feet on Cedar aud Eight
eenth avenues sOut; no buildings.
Following is list of the other pieces
of property under consideration:
One hundred and fifty feet front on Eighth
street and 1856 feet on Sixteenth avenue
south: price. without buildings. 81 050
One hundred and forty-four and fve-tenths
feet on Cedar avenue ana Eighteenth avenue
u. S.t
second street; price, without buildings.
ST 600.
Two hundred and ifty-nine feet on north
size OF Twenty-second street. by l45 feet on
Sixteenth and Seventeenth avenues south;
price without buildings, $4,000
Two hundred and itty-nine feet on south
side of Twenty-sixth street, by l72 feet on
Cedar and Eighteenth avenues south. with
building; price without interest for one year,
sl3. 800.
one hundred and ifty-ive feet on Bloom
iugtOn and Sixteenth avenues. by 25S feet on
south side of Twenty-sixth street. no build
ing; price. Sl3.Jo0.
Two hundred and fifty-eight feet on north
side of Twenty street. bv 2t0 feet on
Cedar AMI Eighteenth avenues south; price,
Sf5.000.
Two hundred and eighty-six and sixty
hundredths feet on Eighteenth avenue south,
by ~. 80 feet on Twenty-sixth street; price,
$500.
one hundred and fifty feet on Twenty first
street. by I75 feet on Eleventh and Twelfth
avenues south; price, without buildings,
e14.25O.
Two hundred and ffty-nine and twenty
hundredths feet on Lake street. by 154 feet on
Eleventh and Twelfth avenues south; price,
El0,600.
one hundred and forty feet on AIinnehaha
avenue, by 100 feet on Twenty-second street
south; price, g., zoo.
Two hundred and seventeen aud five-hun-
dredths feet on east side Of Fourteenth av-
evue south. by l30 feet OH Nineteenth street,
price Si3.05D.
Two hundred and ten feet on west side of
Thirteenth avenue south. by 1870 feet on
Nineteeth street; price Sl2.6U.
One hundred and fifteen feet on Twenty
fourth avenue south, by 157 feet to alley on
TWeuty-fOurth street; price. S9.O01.
This board has readily fallen into the
custom adopted by some of the other
municipal bodies of late, and as soon as
business was well under way motion
10 go into executive session was made
and carried, the only member in favor
of an open session being Luth Jaeger.
The Representatives of the press and
other Interested outsiders thus sum-
marily shut out retired to the halls, and
fer time hung about, in the hope of
receiving some Intelligence from inside.
But, as time wore on and the stock of
patience wore out, the crowd gradually
dissolved, and when the members finally
sent out for supper all hope was
gwen up. Finally at about o'clock the
meeting broke up. and the result of the
ballOtlng was announced as stated
above.
The members when asked if anything
had been done in the selection OF SUI
perintendent of schools for the coming
year admitted that the matter had been
informally discussed at some length,
but stated that no action had been
taken. However. from what could be
learned, it seems highly probable
that the term of Supt. Brad
ley. the present incumbent, Will end
with the close of the present school
year; in fact, this is positively stated
on the outside That there are members
of the board who DO not favor Prof.
Bradley'S reelection is a we'll known
fact, and it is thought doubtful that he
can secure another term.
One of the principal objections urged
against him is lack of executive abil-
ity. and it is certain that his position in
the Crombie matter has lost him some
friends.
As a successor to Supt. Bradley Prof
Charles Jordan. principal of the Adams
school. is mentioned, and it is even said
that every member of the board. ex-
eepting one, is in favor Of his election.