The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-12
8 CONTRACTS
AWARDED BY
SCHOOL BOARD
RemodeIing of the High School
Building, and Furnishing
Coal Supply.
Teacher of Domestic Science
Elected and Plant to Be
Installed.
Long List of Needed Repairs
And improvements Are
Ordered Done.
From Thursdays Daily.


The school board neld very busy
session last night, and disposed of the
matters coming before it in prompt
and businesslike way. All of the
members were present except Mr..
Scherer.
Miss Florence Eggleston resigned her
position as teacher of the fifth grade
of the Union school for next year,
having been offered a more lucratice
position elsewhere. The resignation
was accepted. Miss Amy Page, who
has the fourth and fifth grades in the
West Mankato school, asked to be
transferred to Miss Eggleston's posi-
ton, and the board voted to grant
her request. #.. o.
Charles Vogel, ianitor of the Union
building, requested raise in salary, as
he had the only three story building
to take care of and yet received less
pay than any janitor except the West
Mankato one. He was also getting
less than his predecessor.
The board voted to reconsider its
action fixing his salary at $475, and
increased it to $500.
Coal contract Let.
The following bids were received for
furnishing 500 tons of coal more or
less, delivered in the bins at the var
ious school buildings.
A. Bashaw, Benton six inch lump,
S4.35 per ton; Williamson county
white ash six inch lump, S4.l5.
Hayes-Lucas Lumber company, Will
mington third vein lump, 1925; SUI
perba lump or egg, $3.50.
Lampert Lumber company, Whining
ton. Spring Valley or any third vein
coal, $3.50; Crescent sootless, $4.55;
Empire lump, $3.50. ri.
Charles T. Taylor, Wilmington, To
luka or Spring Valley third vein
standard lump, $4.25; Carterville six
inch lump from Williamson county
or six inch lump from Franklin Or
Clinton counties, $3.50
Standard Lumber company, Northern
Illinois third vein, standard lump, $4.3O
high grade Southern Illinois, Carter
vile, standard lump or egg, $46O.
The board voted to divide the con-
tract between Mr.. Taylor and the
Hayes Lucas Lumber company, for third
vein Wilmington coal, to be delivered
under the direction of the committee
on property and expense, weights to
be furnished.
Building Contract, Also.
The following bids were received for
making the building improvements pro-
posed in the high school building: Ro-
bert Zuehlke, S2,lS6.7O; J. w. Sorenson
81 1897; E. C. Banker and F. P. Emmler,
$l,799.7O; J. n. Day, $2,375; Eric A.
Carlstrom, S2.O5O; j. B. Nelson & Co.,
concrete work only, 1868.
The contract was awarded to Ban
ker & Emmler.
And Plumbing, etc.
The following bids were received for
making the changes in the heating,
plumbing and gas fitting in the nigh
school building, necessitated by the
other changes: McLaurin & Northrop,
$3.50; Halstead Brothers & Adams,
Sl62; c. NJ. Masters; $l66; Mankato
Plumbing, Heating and Electric COM
pany, 1928.
The contract was awarded to the
Mankato Plumbing, Heating and Flee
trio company.
The plans and specifications for all
of the improvements in the building
were ordered placed on file.
Repairs Provided For.
The committee on property and ex-
pense presented its annual report of
the repairs and improvements needed in
the various buildings. 1t reported that
a new wood cornice and reshingling are
needed at the Union building, as well
as painting inside and out.
The statement was made that while
the old part of the building would
probably not be condemned at once, it
could not be used more than three or
four years longer, and therefore only
necessary repairs should be made upon
it.
Architect Gerlach had prepared plans
and specifications for the roof and
cornice work, and the board decided
to ask for bids for doing the work,
to be opened at an adjourned meet
ing to be aeld Monday evening, June
lG.
The committee on property and ex-
pense was directed to advertise for
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