The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-13
That's Allowed Pupils in
School Buildings.
IT'S A MENACE TO HEALTH
Clean Floors, But Dirty Cloth for the
Children; Directors Discuss the
improvements.
From Fridays Daily.

portion of its session last evening to
discussing Improvements upon the build
ings The only absent members were
Mr. Fletcher and DR.. Beach.
Alr. Currier. chairman of the commit
tee on property and expense, reported
that Ole Nelson had examined the roof
of the wing of the Union school build
inc and had expressed the opinion that
TO permanent repairs can be made, as
the roof is not properly constructed.
Temporary repairs could be made for
$40 and new roof for $S5. Janitor
Radcliff had removed the chimneys from
the old part and rooted over the holes
Bids had been received for putting
new roof on the Pleasant Grove building,
but Mr. Currier thought that it would
be possibly better to defer shingling un.
made for few dollars. If the new roof
was DELAYED the calsomining need not
be done. and all this would ease up the
financial stringency of the district.
President Hughes took the ground that
if the roof was continually leaking, the
damage resulting to the building would
be such that the district could not af
ford to delay putting On new roof.
Janitor Radclif said that every wind
blows of some of the shingles and he
has to replace them. The ROOF leaks
after about every rain, no matter what
is done. and the valleys are also rusted
out.
Judge Comstock moved that the com
mittee on property and expense be au-
thorizeI to contract for Il roof Of gal
vanized iron shingles. with Ole Nelson,
the only bidder on this kind of shin
giles. for the Pleasant Grove building.
He suggested that the district would
have to pay interest on the cost of the
Improvement for a time, but it might be
better to do that than to leave the roos
as it Is The motion was carried unan-
imouslv
Judge Comstock moved that the mat.
ter of placing new roof on the wing
of the Union school be referred to the
committee with power to act, and this
was carried Architect Pass was instruct
el TO examine the roof and report to
the committee what had best be done.
Mr. Pass presented Specifications for
calsomining all of the rooms in the
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part of those in the high school.
Mrs. Smith moved that the matter be
referred to the committee with power
to act, and this was done without the
formality of a vote.
Mr.. Currier brought up the matter OF
repairing the smoke stack of the high
school, and said that W. If: Wilcox had
examined the stack and had said that
only Is to Fl feet of the old stack need
be replaced, this being the top part. The
rest should be reprinted. The job would
not be very expensive one.
Superintendent Mcconnell presented
the annual requisition for supplies of all
S75 less than last year. The acquisitions
were as follows: Chemicals and chemi
cal and physical apparatus, $74.75; kin
dergarten and primary supplies, $3.50;
general and office supplies, including
S35 for mineograph equipment, SIS for
maps for the Franklin building, $50 for
1T for 10
mentary reading and reference books, in
all $366.5O The state will give $50 for
books. This made a total requisition of
$59l25. as against 1913 last year.
Judge Comstock moved that the
requisition be granted, to be purchased
under the supervision of the committee
on schools and text books. This was
carried.
Superintendent Mcconnell said that
the pupils of the school had spent $500
for painting and drawing paper last year.
OF 40 cents for each of the 400 pupils
using it. Miss Pitcher, the supervisor
of painting and drawing had made an
investigation of the cost of the paper in
case the board was to buy it, and had
found that the painting paper would cost
s53.20, and the drawing paper $94.50, oil
$l47.70 in all, to which the freight must
be added. The paper used had been nm
satisfactory, and an improved quality
would cost $40 and the freight added
He left it to the board to decide wheth.
er it wanted to save the difference il
cost for the pupils.
sir. Currier moved that the commit
tee on schools and text books and the
Superintendent be authorized to pur.
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