St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-26
SCHOOL BOARD DILEMMA.
N0T MONEY ENOUGH FOR FIVE NEW
SCHOOLS.
M'CARDY CITES THE CHARTER

School Board Seems to Have
Worked Through the Coupoil
Measures for Building Five
Additions and New Buildings
That Might Cost Several Times
the Estimated Amounts. ~
1t Is yet question as to whether, the
three new additions and the two school
buildings that have been ordered by the
council will all be constructed. A
week ago resolutions were passed by
the council directing the mayor and
president of the school board to pro-
coed under the law TO erect additions
to accommodate 240 Sittings to the Cor
man, Cleveland and Lincoln schools.
the estimated cost of each to be $4,000.
At the assembly meeting Thursday
night the resolutions that had pre-
vously been passed by the aldermen
We're put through, one providing for
the purchase of site and the erection
of siX-room building near Hamm's
brewery at a cost of $4,000, and the
other for similar building at the
corner of Lafond and Avon streets at
the same cost. The only difference in
the probable cost of the two buildings
is that the city already has site for
the building at the corner Of Avon and
Lafond streets.
There was some objection in the as
sembly to the ordering of the construc-
ton of the three additions and two
new buildings for the reason that the
100000 In the fund available for the
purpose would not be sufficient to make
all the improvements.
The majority of the members, how
ever, pushed the resolutions through,
and the mayor and president of the
school board were directed to prepare
plans and take the necessary steps to
have the buildings erected.
When the tax levy estimate was made
up and passed in January an effort was
made by the school board to have sum
sufficient to provide for the erection of
the additions and new buildings ir-
Guided At the time Comptroller Nc
Cardy explained that on the figures pre-
scented by the school board as needed
for the years expenditures there would
be balance Oh hand of about $50, 900
that could be used to erect additions
without placing any amount in the est
mate.
II is on this statement that the board
of school inspectors have made and are
making arrangements to have the ad.
ditions and new buildings erected
Comptroller McCardy. evidently being
of the opinion that the new additions
ana buildings would, if ordered. take
more than the amount available, ye,ter-
day addressed letter to the mayor. in
which that officials attention was called
to chapter 81, section IA, of the city
charter, which states that "in case of
any contract required to be let, the city
comptroller shall not countersign the
same until there shall be suffic lent
money i'll the appropriate fund TO meet
the Indebtedness to be incurred by such
contract"
The suggestion made by the comp.
troller as 10 the position he would lake
will undoubtedly have the effect of
making the school board decide which
of the three new additions and two!new
buildings are the most needed, and pro-
coed with TWO or three OF the proposed
structures instead Of commencing the
five at one time.
A special meeting of the school board
will be held this afternoon, at which
time the matter will be thoroughly dis
cuSsed from the standpoint taken by
the board. 3