The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-14

his HrH, Claiming IL superior 10 LnaC
specified, which was the Crane or
some other equally good. Mr.. Mas
tiers said that he had not bid upon it,,
as the price was $40. 80 higher for
each of the nine closets. J. w. Kueb-
Ter said that his bid was upon the
Glow closets.
The board finally decided to award
the contract for the remodeling of the
building to A. Bashaw and for the
heating, plumbing and ventilating to
c. M. Masters, they being the lowest
bidders. The president and secretary
We're authorized to see that the
proper bonds are furnished.
Would Take Census.
Superintendent Sperry reported that
the census blanks would be ready
soon, and Mrs. Smith, for the commit
tee on schools and textbooks, report
ed that John R. Thomas, e. P. Rutan
and James Baker, Jr, had applied for
the job of taking the school census.
The committee made no recommends
ton as between the applicants, but
recommended that one census taker
be employed, to be allowed to pro-
cure his own assistants.
The matter was referred back to
the committee to select an enumera-
tor and to fix the pay. The work
must be done during July and August.
A communication was received from
George Hauenstein, the national metal
weather strip man, offering to furnish
and install the weather strips in the
sixty-nine windows of the Union build
ing for 1882. The bid was placed on
file. The board has not contemplated
doing this work, and did not call for
figures.
Exchange of Boilers.
DR.. Beach, for the committee on
property and expense, reported that
the repairs on the various buildings
have been started.
Mr.. Davies said that the boiler at
the Union building will not be of suffi-
cient capacity, with the new heating
and ventilating system, and that c. NJ
Masters had offered to let the board
have the old boiler taken from the
high school building for $3.50 and the
old boiler at the Union building. He
moved that the board allow Mr.. Mas
ters $3.50 for this exchange, and this
was carried.
Mr.. Scherer brought up the matter
of placing a smoke consumer under
the boiler in the Union building, be-
cause Of the smaller amount of coal
that would be consumed.
Mr.. Scherer reported for the spe-
cial high school building committee
that Mr.. Masters had offered to install
Tungsten lamps at cost price and
stand breakage. He suggested that
small motor be procured for the
ventilating fan in the attic OF the old
building, as this can no longer be
connected with the motor in the base
ment.
The board voted to adopt all recon-
mendations as to changes made by
the committee, and voted to refer
the matter Of the motor for the fan
and the matter of a smoke consumer
at the Union building to the commit
tee on property and expense with
power to act.
Mr.. Scherer reported that the West
Mankato boiler needs overhauling, as
the use of soft water has pitted the
fiues badly. The matter was left
over until the boiler inspector who is
expected in a few days, makes his
report.
Supply Bids Received.
The committee on schools and text
books reported having received the
following bids for supplies for the
coming year:
General supplies, such as paper,
erasers, crayon, pencils, etc., W. T.
Warwick, $259.39; Stewart & Holmes
company, $264.O1.
Primary supplies: w. T. Warwick,
1929; Stewart & Holmes company,
$6153.
Printing, Mankato Post, $74; Daily
Review, $95.75; Free Press, $685..
Reading material: A requisition is
made for $50.
General library; about $S5 needed;
primary library, about $40 needed;
music library, about $25 needed.
Laboratory supplies: C. H. Atoel-
ting & Co., $124.66; L. e. Knott APP
paratus Co., $123.44: Central Scien-
tifio cOmnany S127.04
Domestic science: Sewing tables
and chairs, sewing machines, ironing
board, fitting mirror, ETC., SITS to
5000, bids not yet asked for. Cook
ing hardware, range, dishes, etc.,
$50 to SIS. Groceries, milk, ice,
meat, etc., about as heretofore, ex-
cept that the addition of the second
years work will probably add some
thing to the cost.
Manual training: Equipment here
will depend upon the amount OF as
sistance and on whether or not the
work is to be extended. On the
present basis, about the same amount
of lumber and supplies and a few
additional tools to replace some that
are worn out will be needed. Last
years net outlay for working ma
terial, exclusive of tools, was $1S1 .O3,