The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-31
ITS WORK IS ENDED
STATE BOARD OF DETECTIVES
! HOLDS ITS LAST
MEETING
FINAL REPORTS SUBMITTED
Schools for Deaf and Blind Have
Small balances to Their Credit
School for Feeble Minded
Shows Deficit

FARIBAULT, Mimi. July 9O.-The state
BOARD OF detectives passes out of exist
ence at midnight tomorrow Hereafter
II viii be the state board for the schools
for the blind and the deaf only, as the
school for the feeble minded passes an
der the board Of control entirely, and the
two other schools also in so far as their
finances are concerned.
The fiscal year also ends with this
month, and the accounts for the three
schools have been balanced and closed.
The school for the deaf closes with
balance of 1852 80 and the school for the
bllnd with balance of Sll3. %. The school
Tor the feeble minded closes in the worst
condition of the three having bills il,
THIS month amounting TO little over 49,,
1888, and last month it had only bal
ance Of $3,924.54 with which to get through
this month, leaving a deficit. The board
of control came to it's assistance how
ever, and resurrected a former appre-
priation of $500 in order to help it out.
The local board yesterday authorized the
payment of bills to the amount of ST.
075,46, this with the balance last month
making up $500
At yesterdays meeting of the board,
Secretary Mott called attention to the
fact that to exceed the appropriation was
punishable offense under chapter 30
of the General Laws of Minnesota, which
says:
Section /. Whenever there has been an
appropriation for any state institution
providing for the maintenance of such
institution for a stated period or for the
construction, repair or Improvement Of
any building, or for the purchase of
equipments or the making of any Of the
provisions of this act, shall be unlawful
Tor any state board or official to incur
Indebtedness on behalf Of said board, of"
icial or the State of Minnesota in excess
OF the appropriation made for any Of the
foregoing purposes. Any official Violat-
ing any Of the provisions of this act shall
be ucemed guilty of miSdemeanOr, and
the governor Of the state is hereby au-
thorized and empowered to remove any
such official from office.
Naturally the state board hardly cared
to run such risk, and avoided 1t by au-
thorizing bills only within the appropria-
alon, as the following resolution, repre-
scented by Mr.. Mott, and passed, shows:
Ihat the bills for the support of the
schools for the deaf and the blind be al
agent and the auditing committee and
that the bills for the feeble-minded de
PaIGment from Vcuche" NUM- bers 1863
to @lS inclusive, be allowed and ordered
paid.
Practically the school for the feeble
minded closes the year for the first time
IN its history with a deficit. The amount
OF the real deficit is between $4,000 and
5000.
The board has elected Miss Bernice
Parshall clerk at the school for the blind
at salary of $50 per month, and John
Parshall steward at the schools for the
blind and the deaf at a salary of S75
month. Mr.. Parshall is at present ac-
counting officer and Miss Parshau clerk
to the accounting officer Mr. Parshall
viii also continue to act as superintend-
ent Of construction and repair.
There were only three members of the
board present, neither the president nor
the vice president being in the city;
George Flannery, the Minneapolis mem
Der, was elected chairman, as of the other
two members r. A. Mott is secretary and
b. B. Sheffield treasurer. The board de-
cided to continue to rent Ire offices or
State Board Member Mott for use as CEN
tral offices.
M. NJ. Shields, purchasing agent, whose
office ceases with the creation of the new
offices Of steward for the blind and the
deaf, thanked the board for it's courtesy
to him, as did also DR.. a. c. Rogers
superintendent of the school for the
feeble minded who closed his connection
with this beard at this meeting to pass
under the control of the board of con-
troll
AS attorney for the board Secretary
Mott was authorized to take an appeal In
the railway condemnation proceedings In
the states behalf.