The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-09-20
TOO MUCH NAGGING
Capt. Keysor Resignes From the
School Board.
Sta e Inspection of the Boilers Said to
Be WOrthless.--.ManuaI Train.
iug Discussed Again.

board Saturday evening-a board that
is new in the order of succession but
unchanged in it's membership. Those
absent were Mrs. Smith and Messrs.
Coughlan and Comstock.
The board organized by eIecting
Rev. Geo. H. Davis president L. G.
NJ Fletcher vice president and Geo.
II. Brewster secretary, the latter to
receive the same salary as heretofore,
5000 year.
President Davis thanked the board
for the compliment and said that he
would endeavor to discharge the duties
of the Office as best he could
Before ballot could be taken on
treasurer, Capt. Clark Keysor, the
present treasurer, arose and said that
he could not serve another year.
- W. B. Davies moved that the salary
of treasurer be placed at 5000 a year.
Capt. Keysor then read the follow
ing resignation as member of the
board, which he handed to the secre-
tary:
Members of the Board of Education.
Gents: | desire to express my ap-
probation of your kindness and fore
bearance to all my short comings in
the discharge of my duties as mem
Der of your honorable body, and be-
lieving when circumstances arise by
which one cannot attend to the duties
and obligations which they have vol
unfairly attached their signature it is
best justice to community that they
give place to some one that can attend
to the interests of the public, and
therefore, realizing that [ am too an
cient for modern times and that home
obligations take precedence of all
others. | hereby tender my resignation
as a member Of the board of educa-
ton, to take effect Immediately.
G. KEYSOR.
Sept.1 a. sol.
Mr. Fletcher said that the board APP
preciated what Capt. Keysor had done.
AS chairman, he had done all of the
work of the committee on property
and expense. He could not afford to
do it, but the board needs such a man
to look after repairs at the various
buildings, and Capt. Keysor's services
had been worth much to the board.
Nothing could be voted him as chair
man of the committee, but as treasurer
the board could reCompense him.
DR.. Webster said that the property
of the district has grown to such an
extent that it is necessary to pay for
having it looked after No one is
better qualified to do this than Capt.
Keysor, and the board would be glad to
pay him 5000 year for his work.
President Davis said that every
member would regret exceedingly to
have Capt. Keysor withdraw from the
board. He is the right man for
chairman of the committee on property
and expense, who is required to do a
great deal more than any other men,
Der could do. He hoped that the re-
signation would be withdrawn in the
interest of the board and of the schools
of the city.
Capt. Keysor said that he did not
think that he could do it. No member
of the board knew the aggravating
circumstances connected with the
position of chairman of the committee
on property and expense. The con-
slant nagging of teachers and janitors
for this and that thing had broken
down his nervous system so that he
was unable to sleep nights because of
worry. He had become sore under the
collar at the way they acted. His own
welfare and that of his family de-
manded that he retire from the board
and spend all of his evenings at home.
Mr.. Davies withdrew his motion,
and the resignation and election of
treasurer were laid over until the reg
ular meeting in October Mr.. Davies
thought that the board should not act
hastily about the resignation.
President Davis appointed Messrs.
Coughlan, Davies and Comstock fin
ance committee. The remaining COM
mittees will be announced at the Octo-
Der meeting.
The bills were allowed. The matter
of insuring the boilers of the school
heating plants came up, and Janitor J.
F. Crowell of the high school stated that
the state boiler inspector comes twice
a year at SO day to look at the
boilers and knows nothing about them
when he goes away. He has NO tools
and merely looks at the outside of
them. The inspectors of the insur-
ance companies go inside of them and
give the hammer test for weak spots.
Mr.. Fletcher asked whether the en-
gineers of the school plants could not
inspect the boilers if they had the
tools.
Mr.. Crowen replied that they could.
The tools cost $50.
President Davis said that the insur-
ance company proposed to ensure the
boilers for SO, 900 for three years for
500.
DR.. Webster thought that the board
did not want boiler insurance, but did
want proper inspection.
/. President Davis referred to the ex-
plosion of the boiler under the new
school building at Sleepy Eye, as he
to be there the day after it
happened. A defect in the boiler
caused $50, 900 worth of damage. The
axnlosion bonnonod at p;pbt re 81 bo5