The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-16

is graduate of the five year Latin
course of the normal school and has
taught four years or more. She holds
a first grade life certificate. Her sal
ary was placed at $50 month. @
The bills were allowed
Janitors Elected.
An application for the janitorship of
the West Mankato building was re-
ceived from Nicolay Henricksen, and one
from A. F. f. Barnard
The board proceeded to vote on the
applicants Mr.. Hendricksen received
four votes to three for Mr.. Barnard,
and was declared elected. The salary
was placed at $3.50. Henricksen lives
near the school grounds and was once a
fireman on an ocean steamer. Mr..
The election of a ianitor for the high
school building, to succeed the late j..
+. Crowell. was taken up. w. f. Ed
wards received six votes and was de-
clared elected. His salary was placed
at $500 The only other candidate was
Mr.. Murphy.
Captain Keysor spoke of the neces-
sity of making the annual examination
of the various buildings to see what re-
pairs are necessary. He said that the
roof of the high school building needs
attention. ~
Mr.. Fletcher loosely moved that all
of the members of the board except
himself and Captain Keysor go up on
the roof and see what is the trouble.
Captain Comstock amended it so as
to except Mrs. Smith. The motion re-
ceived no second.
The board voted to meet at the high
school Friday at 8 a. m. to visit the
buildings.
Sidewalks and Coal Bids.
Bids for constructing new sidewalk
along the Hickory street side of the
high school lot were received as fol-
lows: Fowler & Pay, cement, 10 cents
a square foot; Mankato Sidewalk Co.,
S125.6O; I. r. Caughlan & Co., cement
ten cents per square foot stone or vitri-
fed brick twenty-one cents square
foot; Nels E. Henning, cement, 1924.
The walk is to be eight feet wide. Mr..
Henning's bid offered to guarantee the
walk for three years.
Mr. IIenning's bid was accepted, the
walk to be made of rough blocks, and
to be laid according to the satisfaction
of the committee on property and ex
pense.
The following bids for furnishing 400
tons of coal were received: Mankato
Lime, Stone and Fuel Co. Ca. Bashaw),
Chicago Big Muddy, $40 ton; Lam
pert Lumber Co., Wilmington or Spring
Valley, 81, Empire Lump of Illinois,
1915
The bids were laid over until the next
meeting, as they were higher than last
year.
C1ty UnlClalS Arrive.
At this point Mayor Taylor and Aids.
Schroeder, Mahowald and Hampl, con-
stituting the water works committee of
the council, appeared.
President Hughes stated that the
board desired water at the Franklin
building.
Mayor Taylor said that it was felt
that water was needed, but there is no
money for the purpose. 1t was hoped
that some means could be devised.
Mr.. Fletcher said that the board felt
that a sewer should be put in at the
same time that the water mains are
extended. Sewer and water are certain
Nv needed. as the board cannot haul wat
er for 400 children.
Aid. Hampl said that City Engineer
Thompson had estimated that sewer
and water in the same excavation via
Broad street would cost 1858, and
water pipes alone via Fourth street
would cost $l,066.
Mayor Taylor said that the assess
ment would be about $50 lot, and it
would cost the same amount to build
connections to the property lines.
Mr.. Fletcher said that the rock could
not be blasted to get under the Franklin