The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-25

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until the new seminary building is
completed. Some slight changes
were authorized in the completing Of
the new high school building, and
plans were set on foot to have a
day set apart for the public to in
spect this new building before it is
opened for school work. Steps were
taken to ask the council to have the
Hickory street tar macadam repaired
under the contractors guarantee.
Seminary Wants Room.
Rev. A. F. Winter appeared and
was given a hearing as soon as the
board had disposed of the minutes
of the previous meetings. He said
that the Lutheran ladies' seminary
would like a few rooms for two
months and the teachers would do
all in their power to avoid disturb
ance and to arrange the classes so as
not to come into conflict with the
high school classes.
The committee to which the mat
ter of compensation had been re-
ferred reported back to the board
without recommendation, because OF
the longer time that the seminary
wants the use of the rooms.
Ready in Two Months.
Rev. Winter said that the cOntrac-
tor had informed him that the first
two floors of the seminary would be
completed in two months, which was
all that would be needed the first
oiorhf hn
enty-five or more, but at present all
| that are known to definitely plan on
coming are thirty or forty students
He was willing to leave the matter
Iof compensation entirely to the
board.
| Request Is Granted
! After some further discussion, Mr.
Blissenbach moved that the board al
low the seminary to use the old high
school building, and that the board
fix the compensation from month
to month as the expense increases
Rev. Winter was satisfied with this
motion, and said that the seminary
would furnish seats.
Superintendent Sperry said thai
the high school could furnish recita
ton benches for three rooms, and
that the seminary could have Miss
lODonnell's room as an assembly
room, which will seat sixty, and
four recitation rooms besides.
With this understanding, which was
satisfactory to Mr.. Winter, the mo
ton was carried.
Damage from Roof Water.
A communication was received
from Walter A. Plymat,. saying that
water from the roof of the Pleasant
Grove school building is thrown upor
premises at POT Pleasant street own
| ed in part by him, in such a way
that it runs into the cellar, and ask
ing the board to control the water
so as not to damage his property.
The board did not see how water
could run up hill, but the matter
was referred to the committee or
property and expense to look into
Three designations Accepted.
| The resignation of Miss Lucretis
M. Woodland as teacher of English II
the high school was received ant
accepted. Her health is not good.
The resignation of Miss 1sabe
Beatty as teacher in the West Man
kato school was received and &C
cepted.
The resignation of Miss Mabel E
Switzer as teacher of natural science
and English in the high school wa!
received and accepted. She takes {
position in the Loveland, Col, higl
school at an advance of salary. The
resignation was accepted.
i Boilers Inspected.
A report of an examination of thu
boilers of the various school heat
H ing plants was made by the Travel
ers' Indemnity company of Hartford
Conn.,, which carries the boiler in
surance. All of the boilers were
found to be in good condition ex
cept the West Mankato boiler, wher'
a number of tubes were found pit
ted to such an extent that they will
have to be renewed, which is alread,
being done.
The bond of Alexander Bashaw TO
I$1,214, to cover his Union schoo
contract, was approved. 1t was fur
nished by the Massachusetts Bondini
and Insurance company of Boston
Mass.
Coal Contract Split Up.
DluS III IlC uioIliSI WAL
500 tons or more of coal, delivere'
in the bins, we're opened, as follows
A Bashaw, Wilmington third vel
lump coal, at $4.25 per ton.
Charles T. Taylor, Spring Valley
Tuluka or Wilmington third veil
lump coal, car weights to govern sci
Element, for $4.25 per ton.
Hayes-Lucas Lumber company, Wi
mington third vein lump coal, TO
1925 per ton.
Laird Norton Yards, Wilmington
coal, $4.28 per ton.
Byrnes Bros, Wilmington Goa
$3.50 per ton.
Lampert Lumber company, Wi
l.. mington third vein lump, for $4.2
per ton.
: Northern States Coal and Mimi
company, Chicago, $500 per ton f. {
!, b. Mankato, but the kind was NO
specified, and therefore the bid wa
: not considered
1t was decided to divide the COZ
: tract between the four companie
bidding $4.25 per ton, the divisio
: to be made by the committee o
property and expense.
$ Mr.. Blissenbach, in the absence c
DR.. Beach, chairman of the committe
i, on property and expense, reporte
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