The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-10-09
Board of Education Prepares the
Budget For Schools.
AMOUNT IS ABOUT THE SAME
Enrolment Is Increasing, According
to Last Statement Of Superin-
tendent Mcconnell.
From THURSDAYS Daily.

The board of education held a busy
session last night, and transacted con-
siderable business. All of the members
were present except Mr.. Blissenbach.
A communication was received from
George B. Alton of Minneapolis, state
inspector of high schools, in which he
transmitted some amendments to the
rules for reckoning high school aid for
the smaller schools and gave some
other information.
The board decided to pay Miss Eliza
Tenney, principal of the Union school,
her salary during the time that she is
in Europe, she to provide substitute.
DIR. Beach, for the committee on pro-
perty and expense, reported that uni
form bill heads had been provided
so that each person having a claim
against the city would verify it. This
will be put into practice with the
beginning of this month, and hereafter
all bills must be on the bill heads pro-
vided by the board.
Mrs. Smith, for the committee on
the work in cooking had BEEN COM
menced, and the girls are being initiated
into the mysteries of canning fruit and
other culinery matters, and will soon
branch out into other subjects. All are
enthusiastic over the work.
Tax Levy Made.
DIR. Holbrook, for the committee on fl
nance, presented the annual tax levy,
which calls for the following amounts
Six mills for general purposes, estl-
mated to yield $4,000; two mills for
repairs, apparatus and other special
purposes, estimated to yield $4,000; one
half mill for the sinking fund, estima-
ted to yield $4,000; one and ne-fourth
mills for the eighth grade building fund
estimated to yield $1,000; total, nine
and three fourths mills, estimated to
WELD S39, 900. Besides this, the schools
will have the state apportionment and
state aid to high schools. This will
provide about the same revenue as
last year, or slightly more.
DR.. Holbrook moved that S274.5S be
transferred from the special fund to
the Franklin school Improvement fund
to balance the latter, and this was car
ried He also moved that $l,l69.45, be
transferred from the Union school re-
pair fund to the special fund, which will
balance the former. This was carried.
This closes the special accounts OF the
Franklin and Union schools, as the i'm
provements upon those buildings have
been completed.
Treasurer's Bond Reduced.
The matter of the treasurer's bond
was taken up again. DIR. Beach, the
new treasurer, said that bond for
$40 900 as required by the board will
cost $50, and he thought that $4,000
bond would be sufficient, and save the
board $40. The bond company agent
had said that $4,000 surety bond
was considered equal to $4,000 per-
sonal bond.
After some discussion, the board re-
considered its previous action fixing the
bond at $4,000, on motion OF Mr..
Hughes. and fixed the bond at $4,000,
surety bond to be furnished.
Enrolment Growing.
Superintendent Mcconnell reported
that the enrolment of the high school
has increased to $50, which was the
same as at the end of the first month
a wear ago. The enrolment in the
grades had increased little. The at
tendance was good, and the schools
were in most excellent condition and
the feeling good. The truahcy and Ia
Dor permit situation was better than
wear ago. Twenty four labor per-
mits had been granted during the
month, as compared with thirty-fo four
during September last year. Most OF
the truants had been rounded up.
The bills were allowed
The board voted that where teachers
are absent on account of sickness they
he paid their regular salary for two
weeks. but after that they are not
to receive anything. The board pays
the entire bill for the substitutes.