The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-18
School Board Has $4,000 Less on
Hand Than Year Ago.
Reports of Secretary and Treasurer
Presented Last Night.
Enrolment in the Schools About the
Same as Last Fall.
Old Board Winds Up Its Affairs and
Adjourns Sine Die.
From SATURDAYS Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
The old board of education held its
final meeting last night and after wind
ing its business up adjourned sine die.
The members present were President
Davis and Messrs. Fletcher, Comstock,
Davies and Keysor.
Capt. Keysor reported that the roofs
have not yet been put in repair, as it
was impossible to get anybody to do the
work at once 1t would be done in few
days if it let's up raining.
President Davis said that he had not
heard from Superintendent Ullne for
several days, and that the latter had ex-
pected to start for Mankato by the mid
die of the week or before. The
schools have started off very smoothly
under the direction of the teachers. The
enrolment at the high school is 1876, in
the eighth grade 70, in the Franklin 3l2,
in the Union 319, in the Pleasant Grove
403, and in the West Mankato It's. The
enrolment in the high school is a little
more than last year, in the eighth grade
it is considerably similar because fewer
than usual were promoted from the sew
enth grade and some of these have gone
to the normal school, there is an increase
of thirteen in the Franklin, the atten-
dance at the Union is somewhat less, at
the Pleasant Grove it is the largest ever
had, and at the West Mankato school it
is about twenty-five less than year ago.
The total enrolment for all of the schools
is about the same as it was a year ago.
1t is now LAST. Some of the rooms at
the Pleasant Grove are crowded, as is
I've, =, OF fho Tnfn
The latter room needs six or eight more
desks. The matter of relieving the
pressure will be left until the superinten-
dent returns.
The reports of the secretary and treas
urer for the year were received and re-
ferred to the committee on finance of the
new board.
The secretary's report shows that to-
tai receipts to have been $47 ,254.46, of
which $l7,Sl3.93 was the cash on hand
at the beginning of the year. The
amount of orders drawn against the cur
rent footed up to $2S,S79.S5, and those
against the special fund to $5,lS9.S6,
making the total amount paid out 1884,
0697l. This leaves a balance of cash
on hand to start the present year of $l3,-
1915.
The balance in the current fund is ST.,
605.0S. The sinking fund has increased
from Sl,925.04 to $4,000, and the
amount in the Franklin school building
fund is S3,0937S.
The orders drawn on the current fund
were for the following purposes:
Teachers salaries, $50, 4797l; janitors'
salaries, $2,lS2l0; clerks GALAXY, 5000;
troo S,,ror,c coIoru COCO. fuo1 coo go
printing and advertising, SCI oil; insur-
ance, $2l0.25; stationery and supplies,
$9S6.43; all other expenses, $929.37; out
orders, $7.S5; tuition fees, $3.50.
The orders drawn on the special fund
were for the following purposes:
Interest on bonds, $4,000; repairs and
81 ,SS7l ID; outstanding or
der, $ll4.75; furniture and fixtures,
$lS7.9S.
The resources of the district, includ-
ing buildings and sites and all other
school property, foot up to 1913, 72O.36.
The only liabilities are the $4,000 of
high school bonds. These bonds fall due
in two years, and by that time it is ex-
pected that $4,000 of them can be can
celled, and the balance extended so that
a part of them will come due each year.
During the year there was transferred
from the special fund $1,000 to the cur
rent fund, 81 ,63O.95 to the sinking fund,
50 600 to the Franklin school improve
ment fund, and $5,lS9.S6 was drawn
out in city orders.
The treasurer's report showed bal
ance at the beginning of the year in the
current fund of $6,25S.l5, receipts dur
ing the year of $27 ,22675, and disburse-
ments of $2S,S79.S5, leaving balance
of $4,605.05.
The special fund had balance at the
beginning of the year of $9,630.74, and
the receipts We're $2,745, and disburse-
ments $l2,4l3.0l, so that the fund is
overdrawn 1927.
The balance in the sinking fund at the
beginning of the year was $l,925.04, and
the receipts were $3,60595, making the
total in the fund $4,000.
The receipts of the improvement fund
were $3,093.7S, and this still remains in
the fund
The board adjourned without transact
ing any other business. The new board
will meet tonight. There is only one
change in the membership of the board,
Thos. j. Jones succeeding w. B. Davies
The new board will organize and get
started.