The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-16
BOARD MEMBERS TALK !.
ABOUT new BUILDING
From Thursdays Daily.
The board of education held busy

From Thursdays Daily.
The board of education held busy
session last night, much OF the bust
ness coming before it relating to the
construction work on the new high
school building. Five members were
present, making just a quorum, and
President Holbrook presided.
Dr. Beach, chairman of the commit
tee on property and expense, presented
a sample of a window shade that he
had received from manufacturer, and
which slides up and down, so that
/ light and ventilation can be had above
/ it if desired. He said that the super
intendent wished two or three in each
room, and especially in the Union
| building. The cost was $3.50 per
dozen windows. On motion of Mr..
Davies, the matter of purchasing the
shades and the number wanted was
left with Superintendent Sperry with
power to act.
! Mr.. Scherer, chairman of the special
building committee, read a letter that
| he had received from Chandler & Park,
the architects on the new high school,
claiming that plaster board is superior
to wood lath, and referring to places
where it has been adopted. If some
thing better was wanted, they would
recommend hollow clay blocks for the
partitions, and rustless metal lath for
tho oai1inu hr,t 1,arcnnol1yr hon UnplH
not use metal lath. They recommended
that a smoke consumer be installed
under the boilers, as these would save
expense for fuel TO an extent of per-
haps twenty-five per cent. They also
recommended that the vacuum ventilat-
ing system be installed. They said
that this and smokeless furnace under
the boilers arc being installed in the
new school building at Albert Lea.
Opinions Differ.
Mr.. Schcrer read letter from SUI
perintendcnt Slvernail Of the Red
wing schools, saying that no percept-
ible cracks had occurred in the plaster
board used there, and that the school
board is entirely satisfied with it. A
letter from Contractor w. II. Farley OF
pleted school buildings at New Lisbon
and Camp Douglas, said that Sackett
plaster board was used in those build
ings, and is satisfactory when put or
a certain way, but he recommended
wooden hath in preference to plaster
10 L.
+ Mr.. Scherer said that j. b. Nelser
& Co., the contractors, had offered tC
substitute hollow tile for the first and
second floor partitions in place of plas
ter board for an addition of 1924
This would include extra | beams un
der the partitions, to carry the extra
weight If the brick fire wall through
the attic and the | beams under il
were cut out it would make a savin:
of 1851.
Mr.. Davies said that he had mad,
some investigation of the use of plas
ter board in this city. and had found
some in bad shape and some all right
1t breaks readily on walls, but is al
right on ceilings. After investigator.
the matter he thought it very poo
| policy to put plaster board on the sid
, walls.
Mr.. Schcrer was asked whether tn
J committee had any recommendations Il
: make, and said that the majority of i
! recommended that hollow tile be sub
stituted for the wooden partitions
making the building more fire proc
and practically so except for tn
, wooden floors. He would leave the
beams in for the attic wall, so tina
! the latter could he built later if de
sired. This would make a net adde'