The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-07-15
THREATS To ENJO|N
BLISSENBACH HINTS AT ACTION
BY FIRST WARDERS.
From Thursdays Daily.

ular monthly meeting last night and
transacted considerable business All
were present except Mr.. Bishman. who
was out of the city and Mr.. Scherer,
who was not feeling well.
y report of Il recent inspection of
the boilers of the heating plants of the
various buildings, made by the Hart
ford Steam Boiler Inspection company,
was received, showing all of the boil
crs in excellent condition.
George Iauenstein. vice president
and treasurer of John Ii. Harker &
Co., Minneapolis, appeared and desired
Il contract for putting weather strips
on the twenty windows of the assem-
bly, room of the present high school,
which is reported as being hard to
heat. On the recommendation of the
committee on property and expense, it
was decided to have the windows equip
ped with the strips, and also the re-
manning windows of the Office. the cost
to be $3.50. The national metal
weather strip is used and keeps out
the dust a. well as the cold, and it
is claimed that it saves twenty per
cent of the fuel BILL
DR.. Beach reported for the commit
tee on property and expense that the
various repairs TO buildings are iii
progress, except at the Pleasant Grove.
where work would soon begin.
Wish An Ornate Entrance.
Architect Pass Presented plans for
putting new front entrance III at
the Pleasant Grove building, and a
ventilation system, and estimated the
cost at $1,000 to $1,000, roughly
speaking.
Members thought that the entrance
would look too plain, if the plans pre-
pared were followed, and it was de-
cided to authorize the committee TO
have the work done after the design has
been made more ornamental. The en-
trance to the Franklin is considered
too plain, and the board does not de-
sire to copy after it.
On the recommendation of DR.. eBach,
the board voted TO allow the various jan
itors money to buy supplies with, rather
tina nto buy the supplies for them, as
all do not take to the same kind of
Il brush, etc. The apportionment of
this expense account is as follows:
High school, $50; Pleasant Grove $40;
Union and Franklin, each, SIS; West
Mankato, $l3.
Teachers Should Be Healthy.
1
a certain candidate for election as
teacher, but the point was raised as to +.
her health. This led. to discussion,
i'll the course of which DIR. Holbrook
expressed belief that every teacher
ought to be required to present II
certificate of health. so as to avoid
the possibility of getting q teacher
having tuberculosis. DIR. Beach coin-
cided with this view. The election of
the teacher was postponed until the
matter of her health could be looked
into.
MIR Hughes reported Oh correspond F,
ence that he had had with State Audi ;
tor iverson. in which the latter said
that the interest OH the new high
school bonds would not begin until the
board actually took the money. In
view of this, the board voted to au
;horize the proper officers to execute
the blank bonds, as desired by The
state auditor
Mr.. Hughes presented an agreement
that the special committee had made
with George Pass & Son to act as
superintendent OF construction or the
proposed addition to the high school.
The firm are to give such time to
the work as they deem necessary to
fully protect the board, and such fur
Their time as may be required by the
board. and are to receive as cOmpensa-
ton sum equal to one per cent OF
the contract price for the construction
of the building. The board voted to;
accept the agreement and to authorize
the president and secretary to sign the
contract.
The report of the enrolment of the
board was ready to take action on the
proposed addition to the Franklin
building. He said that residents in
that district were continually asking
him in regard to it.
The report of theenrollment OF the
Franklin and Union schools was pre-
scented. and Dr. Beach did not think
that the report showed the need OF
an addition. The rooms were not
crowded, and he did not think that
it was good policy to build more
rooms where there was 10 need for
them.
Mr.. Blissenbach said that people were
threatening to enjoin the building OF
the addition to the high school unless
an addition was built to the Franklin.
Other members of the board did not
see any ground for such proceedings,
for the board had already set aside
a portion of the bond issue for the adj
dition to the Franklin when it shall
become needed.
1t was stated that j. b. Nielsen had
been engaged to inspect the Union
building its to its safety, but had not
vet done so. II was decided to ASK
him to do so as soon as convenient.