The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-22

The adjourned meeGlng Vi Vic
school board last night brought out
all of the members except Messrs.
Cray and Wilson. ,
The ballot cast at last Saturdays
school election was officially canvass
ed, and the following found to be the
vote in each precinct: First, l.. G.
M. Fletcher. Sc votes; Second, Clark
Keysor, 30 votes; Third, H. L. Parry,
9 votes; Fourth, DR.. l. d. Webster,
242 votes, G. P. Williams, POI votes.
The successful candidates were duly
declared elected.
The bills were taken up and allowed.
The committee on property and eX-
pense, consisting of MessIs. Coughlan,
Keysor and Williams presented the
following report:
We would recommend the follow
ing repairs:
Franklin building-Remove old
fence, repair or build new fence on
alley. We found the clubhouse IN
very bad condition. The vaults should
be cleaned and the buildings repaired
for The present use. There should DE
an effort made TO get sewerage and
water as soon as practicable. we
recommend steam heat for this build
ing to be put in next year. Six new
curtains, paint three cupDoards ana
one woodbox. Kalsomine school
rooms and halls. Repair the plaster
ing. Plank walks TO be repaired.
Nine cords of maple wood and eleven
cords of soft WOOD. All blackboards
to be recoated.
Union building-NeW tight board
fence on alley five feet four lncnes
nigh. Fence on Mulberry street from
alley to third street four ooards ana
capped, both fences to DE Palnteo'
BJller room ceiling, and wood partl-
JIon to be boarded and covered Win
corrogated iron. one Ioot 10 De ex-
cayated in this room. Plank coal Din,
stone steps inside building, chimney
six feet higher, repair plank walk,
repair plumbing. There are 81 cords
Of soft wood. Needs nine lights OF
lass IOxlS, one light 18x2S, three
lights 15x22 blackbOards all TO DE re-
coated.
Pleasant Grove building-We rec
ommend inside stairs to boys closet
to basement, new floor in all part of
building, school rooms and hall. New
blackboards it 9Th grade room. Re
pair mastering. Kalsomine all the
School rooms and halls in this build
ing, Four new curtains, repair 'front.'
steps and platform, wants hfty 1eet
of hose. repair conductor water pipes.
Found rs cords soft wood.
West Mankato building-Repalr
Dlaster, kalsomine school rooms and
hall, paint tin deck on roof, paint
window sash and frame in storm
house, remove or repair old fence
around the grounds. Six new cur
tains. Clean the vaults, There are
ten cords hard maple wood and six
teen cords soft wood. Clean the
Chimneys. c,
East Mankato buildlng-School
rooms to be Kalsomined. Repair door
lock. vaults should be cleaned, and
houses repaired. Well should be put
in repair, Blackboards to be recoated.
Eleven cords maple wood and four
cords soft wood.
High school building-We recon-
mend repairing plastering where on
and kalsOmining the rooms and nails,
and painting the deck on roof and re.
pairing lettering at entrances oi
building. Twenty-Five cords soft Wooo
on hand.
Considerable discussion was occa'
stoned by the report.
Capt. Keysor favored fences around
all of the school yards.
On motion of Mr.. Fletcher, the re-
port was accepted and the committee
authorized to 60 on and do the work.
1t was also decided to have stone
floor in the boiler room Of the Union
building
Secretary Brewster reported having
collected s9S.75 in tuition during the
year.
Mrs. Smith brought out the fact
that no insurance is carried on the
libraries in the various buildings.
The resignation of Prof. A. 81.
Emerson as principal of the West
Mankato school and teacher of the
sixth and seventh grades was received,
due to a change of plans. 1t was
stated by members of the board that
he had contracted to enter the law
office of Frank Clague at Lamberton
on Aug. 1st for term of two years.
He has desired for some time to lit
himself for the legal profession. The
resignation was accepted, on motion
of Mr.. Coughlan.
On Mr.. Keysor's motion, the board
adjourned until next Wednesday
night, when bids on some OF the re-
pairing will be received.