St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-11

overflow pipe from tank to boiler room con-
meet water from tank in attic with boys and
girls water closet tanks; pump pipes to be
properly Waived SO that pump can discharge
water in boilers or in tank in attic, and
put IN an altitude gauge to show height of
water IN tank properly connected and placed
DER on the above work being Allan Black, at
Sl2o00 for furnishing shades for the Drew
School, the lowest bidder being Mannheimer
Bros, at 1920.
On motion the report was approved and the
Real Estate Committee given power to make
the awards to the lowest bidders by
Yeas-Inspectors Yoerg McNair McNamee
Scholle and Wilkes.
REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES.
The Committee of the Whole which had
5een appointed to inspect the new Benz. Drew
School Building, reported in favorable terms
as TO the character of the work done by the
ing the cost of the building believed the
structure, as completed, was a credit to the
contractors and the city. Report approved.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Inspector Scholle-
Whereas, The Conference Committee has
recommended to the Common Council re-
auction of the amount to be paid by the city
Tor school purposes, such recommendation be-
ing less than the amount which the Charter
makes mandatory for school purposes in &C
ccrdance with Section of the Special School
Law OF 1891, which section reads as follows
ne expense of the public schools of the City
Va ~. dul SUdll not IN any year exceed the
amount OF money appropriated and set apart
therefor by the Common Council of said city
ana the common Council of said city is here
by prohibited from making any greater tax
levy in any one year for the support and
maintenance of the public and free schools OF
said city than 21a mills the dollar, nor less
than mills on the dollar on all property on
the assessment roll. out OF which amount
said Council may set apart Y mill on the dol
lar for the erection of additional buildings for
school purposes or for creating fund that
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siI ety.
Resolved, That the Board of School In
spectors of the City of st. Paul will use all
legal means under it's charter rights provid-
ing the Common Council allows such reduc-
ton. The Secretary OF the Board is hereby
instructed to send copy OF this resolution to
the Common Council.
inspectors McNair and Yoerg both spoke
against the adoption of the resolution, stating
a belief that the Council intended to be fair
towards the schools, and that the responsible
1ty of action the recommendation of the
Conference Committee regarding the school
levy should be left entirely with said Council.
The question being called for, the resolution
was adopted by
Yeas-Inspectors McNamee, Scholle and
WILKES.
Nays-Inspectors Yoerg and McNair-2.
By Inspector McNamee-
Whereas, The purchase of text books for
the use of children in the public schools is
great burden upon the parents OF such
children, and, because of the inability of
children are not supplied with the text books
necessary to their education.
Whereas, The purchase and ownership OF
text books by the School Board would reduce
the cost by more than one-half, would in
crease the efficiency Of instruction, and bring
the facilities of education within the reach of
a much larger number of children.
Be it resolved First, that the parents and
guardians of all children in grades first to
eighth, inclusive, of the public schools be
requested on March 1, 1896, to donate to the
School Board all text books owned by them
second that the School Board hereby pledges
that. after April 1, 1896, children in any
Of the aforementioned grades shall be re-
quired to purchase text books, and that all
such books needed shall be furnished by the
Board free of cost.
The resolution was accompanied with an
exhaustive compilation Of statistics relative
to the free text book question On motion
of Inspector McNamee the resolution and its
accompanying statistics were referred to the
Committee on Schools, who should report
thereon back to the Board at its first meeting
in March, 1896, the Secretary of the Board to
furnish each member copy of all matters
contained in the resolution and its statistics.
There being no further business before it,
on motion the Board adjourned
JAMES T. ANGELL Secretary