The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-15
SCHOOL BOARD.
Only Routine Business Trans
acted Last Friday Night.
A Supply of Coal Purchased, and Supt.
Uline Asks for q Number of
Articles.

Messrs. Cray and Parry were absent
from the school board meeting Friday
night, and Vice President Coughlan
presided. Ea
Supt Uline made report on the en-
rollment of the different buildings,
substantially as given by the Free Press
yesterday. He said that the atten-
dance in the high school is slightly lar
ger than last year, and if many more
enter the condition will be crowded.
Supt Uline said that great many
things are needed in the schools in the
way of supplies. Among other things
which he enumerated were chemicals
for the library, supplementary reading
in English for the high school, to cost
$50, music, kindergarten supplies, 400
erasers, four dozen ink wells, supple
mentary reading for the eighth grade,
blanks and stationery, etc. Mr.. Uline
said that the Pleasant Grove building
has no map of the United States or
Asia, and the superintendent office no
would like to have clerk to assist him
during busy times or else typewriter
and mimeograph. He said that Mr..
Willard had spoken ito him in regard
to giving excuses to children between
fourteen and sixteen years of age who
have to help support their parents.
The law requires that an excuse from
attending school be secured in such
cases. The question had arisen whether
the law did not make the superinten-
dent responsible in the case of the
pupils attending the parochial schools.
A new physiology and two new Ger
man books had been introduced in the
high school,
Mr.. Wilson moved that the matter of
purchasing supplies be referred to the
committee on schools with power to
act, and this was carried.
DR.. Webster moved that a cement
sidewalk be constructed in front of the
Pleasant Grove property, to be eight
feet wide, and that a cement walk be
built from the sidewalk to the front en-
trance, the walk to be CONSTRUCTED of
white and black blocks. This was car
ried and bids will be received Saturday
night.
The following bids for furnishing
200 tons of coal were received:
J. G.. Koller-Indiana block, 81 per
ton; Carteryille lump So. TO-, Marquette
Sd vein, So 30; Wilmington. Sd vein,
1885: Spring Valley, Sd vein, SO 3d.;
Mystic, SO 10; Hooking, 81; Youghiough
eny, S4.6O. This bid had to be accept
ed within twenty-four hours and the
coal shipped in September.
w. R. Misunderstanding Valley,
$4.20 delivered at the school buildings.
Mankato Coal, Coke and Cedar Co..
Hooking Valley screened lump, f. o. b /,
delivered until April 1st. $40; Spring
Valley Sd vein to April 1st, 1926;
General Wilmington Sd vein to April
LIST, So %. Iowa walnut block to April
1st, 1910; Marquette Sd vein delivered
within thirty days, 1926; Youghiough-
eny screened lump within thirty days,
81 60; Indiana lower vein Brazil block
within thirty days. 1888. Saginaw
block to April 1st, $500.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, the propo.
sition of the Mankato Coal, Coke and
Cedar Co. to furnish Spring Valley
coal was accepted.
Secretary Brewster brought up the
matter of dismissing the schools part
of the time during the street fair, but
no action was taken, Supt. Uline hay7
ing no suggestion to offer, s4
The old board will hold meeting
Friday night to wind up it's affairs. and
the new board will hold its first meet
ing Saturday night. a H