St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-07
IT WILL BE INVESTIGATED.
Assembly Appoints a Com
mittee to Look Into
the Matter.
SCHOOL BUDGET REDUCED.
New Smoke Nuisance 0pdi-
nance introduced and
Referred.

The assembly met in odiourned ses
sion last night, with all members pres
ent.
A communication from residents on
Central avenue. asking for the removal
of building projecting into the street,
was referred to the city engineer.
A communication from citizens Of
HoYt avenue. asking that ali proceed
ings for the opening of the avenue be-
tween Hamline and Dunlap avenues be
rescInded, was referred to committee on
streets.
The committee on public building S
street iniirmary supplied with water,
and the work was ordered to be done.
The awarding of the contracts for the
ward building of the city hospital by
the special commissioners was con-
firmed.
A final order was passed tor the con-
struction of a sewer Oh Stryker avenue.
between Robbie and Winifred streets,
to cost 1885.
Mr.. Parker offered the report of
special Joint committee On sch COL
budget. cutting the school appropria-
ton Sl9.475. The report is published in
full elsewhere in this issue.
Mr.. Robb offered a minority reportin
which he protested against so large a
reduction in teachers salaries. Mr..
johnson moved that both reports be re-
lowing ordinance:
An Ordinance That Passed
The common council of the City of ST.
Paul does ordain as follows:
Sec. l. That there is hereby aDpro-
priated and set apart out of the school
maintenance fund of the city ofSt. Paul,
for the support and maintenance Of the
public free schools of said city, during
the ensuing year, beginning the LIST day
of September, 1894, the sum of S45l, sou
or so much thereof as may be necessary
to be expended by the board of school
inspectors as follows: Not to exceed
the sum of 1912. 900 for the salaries or
teachers; not to exceed the sum of 81 900
for the salaries of all other employees of
The said board of school inspectors. and
not to exceed the sum OF S5S. 800 for fuel
and supplies and all other purposes.
Sec. 2. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after its
passage and publication.
The rules were suspended for the
passage of the ordinance. Mr.. Johnson
arose to explain that the ordinance was
in accord with the recommendation OF
the majority OF the special Joint COM
mittee, and the roll was called.
MIR. Reardon arose-I would like 10
ask the committee why it doesn't tackle
those 100 teachers who have nothing to
do, and strike them off?
Mr.. Johnson--We can't strike off any,
thing except money. That We have
done. Our recommendations are to cut
down from the total amount. We can
not pick out any one and cut him out.
Reardon-As Pve said, I'll vote fer
the passage of the ordinance. But can
throw a little light on what these teach
ers may be doing. Perhaps they are
teaching our boys and girls to write i'm
moral letters. which the school board is
trying to suppress. Our schools as now
conducted are regular sink of iniquify.
Mr.. Robb- In voting no. desire to
say that do not like to see our teachers
made footballs for the benefit of people
who are not paying their taxes. There
are 1900 people in this city who have
not yet paid their personal taxes for
1898. l vote no.
The ordinance was passed. to 1. and
the school board will have to arrange to
get along with the reduced budget for
the ensuing year.
Il eardon's Serious Charges.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Rear
don asking that the mayor appoint a
committee of ten citizens and taxpayers
TO investigate the recent charges of
immoral conduct in the public schools.
He moved the adoption of the re5olu-
ton.
Mr.. Parker-Before we pass resolu-
ton like this, asking for citizens
committee, or committee on safety for
our children, it would be better to ex-