The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-15
FROM TEACHER>' SHOULDERS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WOULD
LIFT THE BURDEN OF HIRING
A LAWYER
Resolutions Were Adopted Yester-
day Protesting Against the I'M
position Upon Them OF the Ne
cessity of Securing an Attorney.

Resolutions Were Adopted YeBter-
day Protesting Against the I'M
position Upon Them OF the Ne
cessity of Securing an Attorney.
The chamber of commerce went on rec
ord yesterday as opposed to the imposi-
ton on the city school teachers of the
burden of suing for their salaries already
earned.
Gen. Sanborn moved that the chamber
committee on education try to adjust
the trouble without expense to the teach
ers.
Gen Sanborn first suggested that the
committee wait on Comptroller McCardy,
ascertain from him what his position was
and what could be done with. him. Said
Gen. SanbOrn:
I'VE are all friends of education We
have a good educational law, and the
fundamental theory of it is that the city
council and the board of education shall
be check upon each other in the man
agement of the schools The duties of
the comptroller are purely ministerial,
while the responsibility for what is done
rests with the school board. The city
attorney should test the case, and not
the teachers In my opinion the action
of the school inspectors is conclusive.
The remedy q the people, if they do not
like the board, is to get an administra-
ton that will put 1t out"
A. H. L!ndeke, who was In the chair,
asked who would intervene if the board
should allow double the amount of mon
ey available? Where was the limit? What
redress would the city have if the board
had power to make contracts?
Gen Sanborn replied that the limit was
the limit made by the city council.
Il do not think the comptroller has any
thing to say until that limit is reached.
The board has no power to bind the city
to more money than is raised. The pro-
vision that the school year shall be ten
months is simply to fix the two months
in which there shall be no school The
burden of fighting the case should not bs
thrown upon the city employees The
chamber should express the opinion that
the comptroller should pay the teachers
as long as the money lasts. The city is
bound in honor to keep the contracts
Thomas Cochran did not believe there
was any use in going to McCardy. He
knew what kind of a man McCardy was,
and that he would not recede from his
position. He suggested that the board
of education be urged to find out from
the city attorney what is the law They
agreed on this resolution, which was
adopted:
THAT the committee on education If
this chamber be and are hereby instruct
ed to have a conference without delav
with the proper authorities of the city
OF st Paul, including the board of school
inspectors, with the view of having the
comptroller and board of school inspec-
tors presented to the district court at the
earliest time practicable without expense
to the school teachers, or any of them to
the end that said questions may be speed
lily decided and the legal rights of the
respective departments of the city gov
eminent and the persons and individuals
affected thereby be defined and finally
determined
E. w. Peet, from the committee on mu-
nicipal affairs, reported statistics of the
county's expenditures as follows
Total bonded Indebtedness Ramsey
county, Dec. 81, 1891. .$S49 400
DeceInDer 81, 1888. S15 460
Showing a reduction of $50, 600 by retire
ment of almshouse bonds.
Total expenditure of county rev.
enue fund Dec; 81, 1891. .......... 1882, O26
School district fund, Dec 81, 1881. 6S4, 4O5
Dec. 81, 1873. 432 S25
| Maj. Espy reported from the Fort Shell
! ing committee. urging the building Of a
! drill hall for winter use and also that
| the barracks be increased so as TO ec-
| commodate twelve companies Of los men,
| instead of only eight companies Of sixty
five men each. Also that quarters for
| twelve more officers be constructed. Also
| in favor of the establishment of a rifle
| and artillery target range within fifteen
miles of the reservation. The states del
| egation in congress was also recommend
| ed to use all proper efforts to secure the
! appropriation of $15000O or as much as
may be necessary for these improvements.