The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-08

st. Paul. october Aid granted by
the state TO schools Of Minnesota
amounting to about sS,312,O0O will be
distributed Monday.
C.. c.. Schulz, superintendent OF edu-
cation, is working out the separate OPP
portionments. sEt
AS a result OF the special aid grant
ed to the schools, the state will need
to borrow money to keep up it's ac-
tiyitjes before next March. said Wal
ter. ]. Smith, state treasurer. yester-
day.
Aid 20 the schools provided by the
state Is divided into two parts The
legislature every two years grants
special aid. the amount granted by the
| 1915 legislature being s1.SO0,000. In
addition TO this the state turns over TO
the schools the income from the per-
manent school funds and the money
derived from the state l-mill school
tax.
Fund Mrde Up Of s1,5t2,ooo.
| AT the. close of business for the
month Yesterday the general school
fund contained 81 .512, 900. This will be
| distributed TO the school districts IN
proportion to the number OF pupils
who have attended school at least
forty days OF the preceding year.
The special aid of 81 100000 will be
apportioned on the basis of what the
schools were entitled 10 last year as
follows: 80. .'s.
High schools. $4,000; to those main
tanning industrial departments, $500
to $4,000 additional: to those having
teachers training courses, $1,000 ad-
ditional. sE.. -. e..
Grade schools. $3.50: II maintaining
two year high school courses. $500
additional -.
/ Consolidated schools. $3.50 to $500
Semi grade schools. s30e.
| Rural schools of the first class. $3.50
second class, 800: third class. SIS.
I Money Must BE Borrowed.
The special aid to schools Is paid
from the general revenue fund. The
fund Yesterday. held S1.6e0,00O with
which to pay an apportionment OF 81
100000. As routine expenditures OIL
the state are about 100000 month
the state treasurer before next March
will be compelled to borrow money
with which TO conduct state affairs. As
he Is allowed to overdraw the revenue
fund To the extent OF s950.000, there
will be no hitch in paying out the
full 81 100000 special aid.
The October apportionment last
wear totaled s3.516.S05 as compared Ia
about s3.312.O00 this year.
Faribault, October 1.-The News
Republican says: Rumored charges
of bribery and other irregularities II
connection with the letting OF the
pumping contract were started tues
day morning. The rumors were start
ed when Councilman II. A. Pomadi
who opposed the letting OF the con
tracts sought a warrant for the ar
Irest OF one of the members OF the
CITY council on the charge that the
latter had taken a bribe OF $500 and
later another of $500 for voting fol
the contracts. ~
| Members OF the council were In
ldignant when they learned OF the &C
Icusations and waxed more so during
the day as the rimots spread. Coun'
Gilman Pomadt would make no state
ment, saying that County Attorne,
Mcmahon was out of the city at pres
ent and that he could say nothing
until Mr.. Mcmahon returned.
There we're several witnesses Il
the accusations which were made aIit
members OF the council said Thurs
day that there might be serious
consequences. Il
1--WE are not disposed to stand this
sort of thing much longer" said one
or the members. That is going
little too far. Mr.. Pomadt may b'
called upon to prove his statement!
and the consequences may be seri'
Gus. Perhaps the best thing would
be to probe the thing clear to tho
bottom. That would be the faires
thing for the members who have
been accused. 80 -
The rumors have caused stii
among the people Of the city. II Il
the FIRST time in the history Of thu
city that open charges Of the kint
have been made.