The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
FACULTY COMPLETE.
Fred w. Smith High School
Science Teacher.
The School Board Opens Bids For
Franklin Building Addition and
Heating Plant.

The school board held an adjourned
meeting Saturday night, the members
absent being President Davis, Mrs
, Smith and Capt. Keysor.
Superintendent Uline recommended
that Fred w. Smith of North Man
kato, a graduate of the normal school
and of the university of Minnesota,
| be elected science teacher in the high
school. Mr.. Smith has had two years
experience, one as science teacher at
Boise Idaho, where he has been re-
elected at salary of $50 a month.
He was willing to take the position in
the Mankato high school at $50 a
month.
The beard unanimously chose Mr..
Smith science teacher at $50 month.
! Bids for constructing two story ad-
dition to the Franklin building were
opened, as follows: j. B. Nielsen &
Co., So, 745; Perry Wysong, 81, S37 !;
Chas. II. Bischman. 81, 2S4.
Mr.. Fletcher said that he was as
founded at the bids being so high.
The addition to the Union building
had been constructed for So, 600, and
that to the Pleasant Grove for So, 600.
Mr.. Coughlan said that labor is
much higher and material is some
higher than when those additions were
constructed
Mr.. Fletcher said that this would not
account for the difference as compared
with the cost of the Union school ad-
dition.
Mr.. Coughlan said that he hoped
that the district would go begging be-
fore it constructed another addition
like that to the Union building. No
body ought to make comparison of
cost with that contract. The contrac-
tor had beaten everybody, the same as
he had done with other buildings that
he had put up. He would secure con-
tracts at very low figures and then
could not pay the men who furnished
lumber, stone, lime and cement. Even
at this he did not make a cent. He
was curse to the city, as he prevent
ed work being done at legitimate
figures by stealing from the men who
furnished the material. Mr.. Coughlan
said that he had never said this before,
but he could prove it. He was out
So, 900 himself on account of this con-
tractor, and Mr. Fletcher knew how he
uad others had made payments at his
bank on account of the work of this
contractor.
Mr. Davies asked whether the Frank
lin building is crowded for room.
Supt. Uline said that it is not and
is not likely to be for couple of years
at least. One primary grade is little
crowded, but this condition does not
prevail in the building generally.
Mr.. Davies suggested that only the
basement be constructed this year, to
be rooted over, and the heating plant
put in.
The bids for steam heating plant
for the building were opened, as fol-
lows: Pond & Hasey Co. of Mime
apolis, low pressure system. direct and
indirect, So, 1876, natural draft. indi-
rect, So, 543; Mankato Manufacturing
Co., So, 917. "a; Moore Heating and
Ventilating Co. of Minneapolis, So, $40,
direct and indirect SO, $50; Saxton &
Phillips Heating Co. of Minneapolis,
So, 1885, Masters & McLauren, So, 6S3,
direct and indirect, So, 1874; Mankato
Plumbing and Heating Co., direct
and indirect, So, 465.
The lowest bids on addition and
heating plant aggregated So, $40, while
Architect Gerlach's estimates was
So, 500 Mr.. Gerlach recommended the
indirect system of heating, with coils
suspended in the basement.
Secretary Brewster stated that there
is now Sc, 900 in the special fund,
with So, 700 more to come in from the
June settlement with the county
treasurer, and about 81, 600 to come in
in November. Not counting the No
vember money, there will be SO, 900 in
the special fund Out of this must be
taken 81, 500 for interest on bonds and
81, 900 for the sinking fund. The re-
pairs on buildings and grounds are
estimated by Capt Keysor to cost ST.
500. With these three items out, there
remains available for the addition and
heating plant S., 900, or 81, 80 less than
the lowest bid. Of the So, 600, the sum
of So, 100 was levied for heating
plant. Mr.. Brewster said that the
charter of the school district forbids
the board to borrow from one fund to
another.
All of the bids on heating plant
were rejected except that of the Man
kato Plumbing and Heating Co., and
an adjournment was taken until We'd
nesday night, when the matter will be
given further consideration.
DEATHS ROLL CALL.