The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20

| TINS committee, with the plans. The
latter provide for extending the pres
ent high school building to the prop
erty line on the south, distance of
twenty-five feet. This, with a slight
Encouragement of the interior, will pro-
lNide some five new recitation rooms
besides charging the assembly room
to a considerable extent. Outside iron
| fire escapes are provided 1t is esti-
mated that the enlarged building can be
easily heated by putting in "A small
additional boiler TO be used on eN-
tremelly cold days. The estimate of
the cost of the addition, including
heating, plumbing, architects fee, etc.,
and deducting from material that can
be used, is $l2.745. This enlargement
is expected to be sufficient for six or
eight year, and then the building can
be enlarged again by building onto the
west side, where there is plenty of
room.
After some discussion, the committe
was instructed to confer with the SUI
perintendent in regard to the plans
and report at the next regular meet
ing, upon motion of DIR. Beach.
Mrs. Koke stated that petition is
being circulated asking TO have a
sidewalk constructed on the north side
of Lafayette street, between Front and
Sixth, and said that the promoters
wished the school board to sign. The
board talked it over, and decided not
TO sign, although there was no dispo-
sition to oppose the walk. If it is
built, the board will pay its share.
The school committee was authorized
TO procure commencement music.
Reports were presented as to the
Wilcox children and Knight girl. The
former now have smallpox, but when
they recover it is likely that the hui
name officer will make complaint with
a view to having the children sent
to some state institution. The parent
of the Knight girl made affidavit that
she was over sixteen years of age,
and so her ease has been dropped.
No Danger From Fire.
Superintendent Mcconnell said that
he had received many inquiries as to
whether the school buildings have fire
escapes, etc. He stated that. all out
side doors open outward, and are not
kept locked. There are no steps at
the rear entrance to the Franklin
building, but quite a jumping Off
place. The high school, Franklin and
West Mankato buildings have two ex-
its each, and the Union and Pleasant
Grove three each. The children in all
Of the buildings are trained in the fire
drill, and any of the grade buildings
minute and half. The high school
was cleared Wednesday in about
hundred seconds. A gong is needed in
he West Mankato building. Mr. Me-
Cornell said that in his opinion con-
litions are entirely satisfactory and
here is no danger.
Inquiry developed the fact that
while the outside doors open outward,
the doors into the Railways open in
ward 1t was stated that in new |
buildings being erected, these doors al
so open outward. While the outside
loors open outward, one of the double
loors is generally kept bolted.
On motion of Mrs. Smith the COM
mittee on property and expense was
to place iron steps at the
rear entrance of the Franklin build
ng, and to procure a gong for the West
MankatO building.
The superintendent was authorized
to rent the opera house for the grad
uating exercises, Oh motion of Mr.
Davies.
The bills were allowed.