The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-09-22
Must Put Up a Satisfactory
Guaranty Bond First.
West Mankato Heating Plant
Completed Satisfactorily.
Supplies for Manual Training
Department Voted.

From Mondays Daily.
The school board held a special meet
inc at four O'Clock Saturday afternoon
at the request of Alfred I. Videen, rep
resentative of the Pond & Hasey com
pany, who desired that the balance on
the contract for putting in the West
Mankato steam heating plant be paid.
All of the members were present ex
cept DIR. Beach.
Mr.. Videen stated that he would like
O get a settlement and receive the bal
lnce of $760 due the company on the
contract. The records of the bond COM
oany show that a bond for $2,069, being
the face of the contract, was furnish
ID to the school board last June, and the
records of the Pond & Hasey company
show that it was forwarded. As it had
not been received, duplicate would be
furnished at once. 1t would be satisfac-
tory if the balance was allowed, to be
paid on the receipt of this bond. The
bond is to guarantee the board against
lines and to guarantee the work.
Architect Pass stated that the job has
been completed according to the terms
# the contract. Two iron doors were
not frst-class but had been fixed with
rubber.
Replying to question, Mr.. Widen said
hat his company has not yet settled
The subcontract amounted to $6l5, and
$500 had ben paid upon it. The cement
| md Mr.. Hagwall had agreed that this be
deducted from the balance due him.
There was no question between the par
ties, and settlement would be made as
soon as the board paid the balance due
Judge Comstock said that he felt that
he board had been caused considerable
annoyance over the contract already, and
said that it was asking good deal of
| The board to ask it to pay the balance
| 1ue under the conditions, no bond be-
ing furnished and the sub-contractor not
| settled with. There were possibilities
hat the board should guard against, al
though probably everything was all
| right. He moved that the matter be
laid on the table.
Mr.. Fletcher thought that the bill
should be paid. Mr.. Coughlan thought
| hat the subcontractor should be settled
with first Mr.. Fletcher looked at it
that the bond was for the purpose of
covering such things as this.
Mr.: Currier moved that the Pond &
Hasey company be paid the balance due
t after the bond has been received and
approved by the president and secretary.
This was carried, four to two, Judge
Comstock and Mr.. Coughlan voting no.
Architect Pass presented bill for
s25 for experimenting the work. He
had been paid $40 for the plans. Mr..
| Videen said that his company would
stand $40 of the bill for experimenting.
The board then allowed the balance of
SIS.
Prof. Angler presented list of sup
| plies needed by the manual training de-
partment, including a large amount of
lumber. 1t was referred to the COM
mittee on property and expense with au
thority to secure the supplies.
| Mr.. Currier called attention to the
fact that the roof of the high. school
building leaks, in spite of the recent re-
pairs. The matter was referred to the
committee on property and expense. 1t
was also stated that the roof of the
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