The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-06
ALL BIDS TOO HIGH
SCHOOL BOARD WILL INVITE NEW
BIDS FOR HARRISON SCHOOL
PLUMBING
SEVERAL CONTRACTS AWARDED
superintendent Reports an Average
Daily Attendance of 2O,5OO for
February-Five New Teach
ers Are Appointed.

When the board of education met last
evening the chair formerly occupied by
]. w. Wait was vacant, Charles A.
| Fischer, who was finally appointed to
succeed Mr.. Wait, not being present.
Secretary Healy presented before the
board a communication from Mayor
Smith formally notifying that body of the
appointment of DR.. Christian Fry to sue
coed himself, and the appointment of e.
G. Ives to succeed Mr.. Wait and a later
one announcing the appointment Of
Charles A. Fischer in place of Mr. Ives,
who had declined the office.
After considerable amount OF routine
business had been disposed of President
Zimmerman brought before the board
for advisory action the bids for contracts
on new school work, which are to be
let by the purchasing committee, consist
ing of the president of the board and the
mayor. 1t was agreed that the bids fer
plumbing work in the Harrison school
building were all too high, the lowest
of them being $4,508, and 1.-The sentiment
of the board was that new bids should
be invited. 1t was also agreed that the
bids for the heating system in the Cush-
man K. Davis school should be thrown
out and new ones received, for the reason
that the lowest bidder had made q ms
take of $1,000 in his bid Even with this
| the figures were the lowest received, but
the board decided that the only fair way
under the circumstances was to reject
all bids.
The board decided in favor of steel cell
1ngs in the four-roOm addition to the
Baker school, and recommended that the
contract be awarded to c. N. L3vine
whose bid of $15,365 for the work inciUd-
ing the steel ceilings, was the 10 west.
The board recommended that all OF tho
other contracts be awarded to the low
/ est bidders, as follows: Building eight
room addition to the Grant school, TO C..
Skoglund, $29,925; building Davis school,
twelve rooms, to Hoffman & Reifler, S32.-
4l3; plumbing work in Davis school, ID
Hudner & Regelsberger, $3.50; Building
Harrison school, four rooms, to E. J.
DAILY, $l4,350; heating plant in Harrison
school, the Adamson Co.. 81 98S.
1t was decided that inasmuch as there
is to be no spring vacation, and Good
Friday is a holiday, the schools shall
close at noon on Thursday, to permit
some of the teachers to go to their homes
for Good Friday.
In the matter of the appointment Of a
principal for the new Mound Park school,
the choice was left to e. 0. thinner
mann, as the member of the board rep
resenting the portion Of the city where
the school IS located. He named Hiss
M. z. Dallas, now eighth grade teacher
in the Franklin school, and as the nom
lnation was warmly endorsed by Super
lntendent Lewiston, Miss Dallas was APP
pointed to the position at a salary of
$500 per year from the time the school
IS opened.
Two Night Schools.
AT the request of the st. Paul Commons
the board agreed to keep the Madison and
cleveland night schools open until March
w hoe
pense or conducting the schools was $40
a month for lighting and $40 for ianitor' S
salary The night school at the Humboldt
| building has already been discontinued A
proposition from the board Of trustees of
the Swedish Mission Lutheran church to
sell TO the board the hall at the corner Of
jerks street and Walsh avenue for S125
for use as an annex to the Cleveland
school was referred to George Ger. ach
superintendent of buildings.
On recommendation of the committee on
schools the board approved the graduation
or Miss L1tta Zahm and Miss Irene Dunn
from the teachers training school,
The superintendent report of attend
ance Tor Fepruary was as follows:
Whole number enrolled ............2 p lS6
Average number belonging for the
Average daily attendance 20 "a
Whole number admitted ..............24 J0I
New trH admissions for the month -. 395
Inc following report of the committee
on schools was adopted:
we recommend the appointment of the
following teachers:
Miss E.stella Dee to the third grade
Grant school, vice Miss Bacon resigned at
| a salary of $500 per year, to date from
Feb. a.
Miss Anfna Brown 10 the second grade.
Franklln school new room authorized
Nov. 2, at salary of $3.50, to date from
Feb. "a
Miss AIP ion Hendry to the first grade,
Lafayette school new room authorized
IN November), at salary Of $500 per year
TO date from FEB. "A.
Miss Cfarissa Heieie to the fist grade,
Schefer school new room authorized Feb
3, at salary of $500 per year, to date
Miss Margaret Muir to the Mechanic
Arts nigh school as an additional teacher
at salary Of 800 per year, to date from
Feb. "A.
We recommend that Miss Eleanor
Deems, of the Mechanic Arts high school
pc placed on the pay roll at a salary Of
Sl,O00 per year, to date from Feb "a This
amount she was receiving when granted
leave of absence from our schools, Several
years ago.
We recommend that Miss S. c. Brooks
pc granted leave of absence without loss
OF salary, for the purpose of attending the
meeting OF superintendent in chicago and
visiting schools, from Feb. q to March &
We recommend that Miss J. C.. Gauthiey,
De granted leave of absence for four DAYS
without loss of salary for the purpose If
visiting schools in Chicago.