The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-23
RESOLUTIONS.


BY Inspector Holman
Whereas, Recent Investigations have
led the Board to believe that at the end
OF the present fiscal year there will be
large excess of expenditures above the
appropriation made by the Common Coun-
Gil in December last;
And whereas, 1t is the desire of the
Board to promptly pay it's teachers and
other employees the full salaries fixed by
the Board. and to retain in its service all
who were appointed at it's meetings, held
since the close of school;
And whereas, 1t is the duty of the
Board to promptly pay the balance still
due on the contracts for the construction
OF new buildings and the amounts requir-
ed for fuel supplies and necessary repairs
during Z. present fiscal year;
And whereas. By the plain terms of
the City Charter tie Board is expressly
prohibited from the making of any pay
ments, or the creation of any liabilities
in excess of such appropriation;
And whereas, 1t will be impossible to
discharge the Boards obligations to its
teachers and employees and to pay for
buildings already under contract, and to
and make needed repairs, if the Board
should contract for additional new bulld-
ings; ~
Mayor and the President of this Board
be, and they are hereby requested, to
discontinue the publication of notices for
bids for the construction of the sub
structure of the Davis, Grant, Harrison
and Baker schools, and for the heating
and ventilating plant for the Longfellow
school. and for a retaining wall at the
MOUND Park school, and that said mat
terS be deferred for consideration and ac-
ton until the next fiscal year.
Ayes-Inspectors Egan, Fry, Fisher,
Sayard, Rogers, Zimmerman-6.
NayS-Mr. -TreSident-1
BY Inspector Holman
Whereas, The system of accounts now
in use by the Board was devised under
laws no longer in force.
And, Whereas, Under this system the
fiscal year of the Board is treated as COM
mencing on the first day of September of
each year, and while under the system
of accounts followed by the city depart
ments Of the City Government IS made
of each year, in accordance with the pro-
visions of the City Charter, adopted on
May l, 1900
between the accounts kept by this Board
and the City Comptroller has led to
endless confusion and controversy;
And Whereas, The Board fully appre-
ciates the skill and accuracy with which
the Secretary of this Board has kept its
accounts under said system, but deems
it Of vital importance that its accounts
the City Comptroller;
Therefore, Resolved, That the Secre-
tary be, and he is hereby directed to
open and keep a new set of accounts in
conformity with the accounts of the
Comptroller and that in said new ac-
counts, the fiscal year Of the Board be
made to commence on the first day of
January of each and every year, com
mencing with the year 1903.
Resolved Further, That the Secretary
be and is hereby directed to open two
accounts; one to he known as the MAIN
tenance Account and the other as the
tSchool Accommodation Account; that
the former be subdivided into accounts
covering salaries of teachers, engineers
and janitors, officers and other employees
and fuel, supplies repairs and such other
items as the Secretary may deem advis-
able and that the School Accommoda ton
Account be subdivided into accounts COW
ering new sites, new buildings and addi-
buildings and additions;
Resolved Further, That the Secretary
be and is hereby directed to prepare and
furnish to the Board at each regular
monthly meeting statements with respect
to each of said accounts showing the
following particulars:
First the amount of the annual ap-
preparation made by the Common Council
in each year for said Maintenance Ac-
count and said School Accommodation
Account.
Second, the amount Of cash placed to
the credit of the accounts, from the first
day of January of each fiscal year to the
first day of each month preceding the
date of said regular meetings and the
balance due said Board from said annual
appropriation.
Third, the balance of money on hand to
the credit of said accounts on the first
day of each month preceding the date of
said regular meetings.
Fourth, the amounts of the bills. OF
every nature, passed or approved by the
Board and remaining unpaid.
Fifth, an estimate of the expenses and
disbursements to be incurred, or reuuir-
ed by the Board from the first day of
lngs to the end of the fiscal year
Adopted.