The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-28

suspect TO Heron Lake Wnere ne Will
be looked over. This will save the
officer an all Sundays lay-over at
Woodstock.
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The school board held special
meeting last night and canvassed the
vote of Saturdays annual school cleo.
ton. The vote was found to be as
published in Mondays Free Press,
except that James Regan received
one of the votes cast in the second
precinct and George w. Scherer the
remainder. j. E. Regan, George w.
Scherer, DIR. w. A. Beach and Mrs
B. d. Smith were duly declared elect
ed in the respective precincts for
the term of two years.
The judges and clerks were voted
So day each for their services.
Mr. Davies said that Rev. A. r.
Winter had spoken to the various
board members about securing quar-
ters for the students of the Lutheran
ladies' seminary in the fall until the
seminary building is ready for oc.
cupancy 1t will not be ready by
September /, and unless the school
can open then from 100 to $50 stu
dents that would come to Mankato
will go elsewhere. Mr.. Winter
thought that the building would be
ready to occupy in month or six
weeks after the opening day. Mr..
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ferred to the superintendent with in
structions to accommodate these pu-
pills in the high school building if
possible until the Lutheran building
is ready to occupy. This was car
ried, after several members had ex-
pressed themselves as feeling that
the board ought to help the seminary
management in this emergency, for
the good of that school and for the
good of the city.
The matter Of compensation came
up, and several members did not
feel that anything ought to be charg-
ed beyond the cost of fuel and extra
compensation to the janitor, provided
the seminary opens within about six
weeks after the opening of school.
Other members thought that this
would be establishing a bad prece-
dent, and that other requests for the
free use of the building might be
made.
May Be Six Months.
Architect Pass stated that he had
visited the seminary in the last few
days and had found that the semi
nary would do well if it could &C.
cupy the building in six months The
contractor is practically through with
the outside brickwork, and has an
other slab floor to lay, and the roof
to put on and all of the walls to plas-
ter and all of the inside finish to
put on, and the heating and plumb
ing plants to install. The building
is about as far advanced as the new
high school was December 1 last.
Mr.. Hughes moved that the mat
ter of compensation be referred to
the school committee and superin-
tendent to arrange with the officials
OF the seminary. AS most of the
members present were members of
the school committee and would not
second the motion, Vice President
Blissenbach. who presided in the alb
sence of President Holbrook, called
Mr.. Davies to the chair long enough
to himself second the motion. He
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motion and it was carried. 1t is
proposed to let the Lutherans have
the use of the present eighth grade
rooms in the old building.
The secretary was authorized to
secure a new supply of blank poll
lists.
Franklin Improvements Voted.
Mr.. Blissenbach said that the
Franklin school needs a coat of
paint, and that the front entrance
ought to have roof or portico, sim
liar to that at the Pleasant Grove
building.
Mr.. Davies moved that the commit
tee on property and expense be au-
AANNu ~ put IL Vic iooL VI pOIC
according to plans and specifications
to be prepared by Architect Pasz,
and to have the building painted if
it sees fit. This was carried. The
cost of three coats was estimated
at $3.50, as the brickwork has never
been painted.
Mr.. Davies moved that the matter
OF putting in brick coal bin in
the basement of the Union building,
large enough to hold a carload of
coal, be referred to the committee
on property and expense with power
to act. The present bin is a small
one, made of boards The motion
was carried
Some Betterments Added.
Mr.. Scherer for the special build.
ing committee reported that several
additions had been made to the new
high school building specifications.
Drain tile had been placed under
the floor of the gymnasium, and
asphalt is to be laid under the floor,
and the under side of the maple
hooring is to be soaked in oil before
laying. The contractor offered to lay