The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-22
PURCHASE OF PROPERTY
Buying the Site For New
Lincoln Building
LABOR LATE INTO NIGHT
Directors Elected A. Engwalson
Treasurer For the District;
~, Other Business

Members of the Mankato board OF
education held lengthy meeting last
night at which great many impor-
tant questions were brought up. The
vote taken last Saturday on the
school bond election was canvassed
and found to be correct as returned,
and published in The Free Press. A
resolution calling for the floating OF
bonds was adopted. The matter OF
the sale OF 100000 worth OF the to-
tai of 100000 bonds issued Will be
taken up a.; the next meeting or the
board, which is to be held Friday eV-
ening.
E. A. Engwalson was elected as
treasurer of the board. and chairman
of the property and expense commit
tee to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Mayor w. A. Beach
from. the board. The matter of elect
ing a board member to fill the vacan-
cy caused by the resignation of May
or Beach will be taken up at Friday
evenings meeting.
At the opening of the meeting con-
siderable discussion was INDUCED in
as to the me, hod of carrying on the
work of the treasurer, but no definite
decision was reached. This matter
will again be threshed out at Friday
evenings meeting.
A communication was received
from Dr. w. A. Beach stating tina.
the large ventilating fan which had
been removed from the old Union
school is now standing outside in the
weather, and should be housed. This
matter will be looked after by the
property and expense committee.
Regarding Several Teachers.
Superintendent Selle reported that
Miss Jannerjahn, one of the teachers
in the fifth and sixth grades, Lincoln
school, left February 81, owing TO ILL.,
ness in her family, and in all prob
ability will not return TO this school
this year. Miss Zena Mellgren is i'll
and not able to keep up her work as
teacher in that same school. Miss
Dora Voth had been secured TO teach
in the place of Miss Jannerjahn and
Miss Alice Nelson to teach in the
place of Miss Mellgren. These ladies
will be paid $3.50 per month as sub
stitutes. Mrs. Martha B. Donahue,
one of the teachers in the Union
school, notified the board in writing
that she will not be an applicant for
reappointment, as she is going into
the insurance business, which pays q
higher salary.
A report of the inspection of the
boilers of the several heating plants
in the schools showed that they are
in good condition, and perfectly safe
in every way
Secretary Soaring reported that the
sidewalk assessments on two lots
purchased by the board near the
West Mankato school two years ago,
and also the taxes since 1919 are due
and delinquent. This is also true on
the A. G. Meyer property purchased
as part of the site for the new Lin
coin school. 1t was voted by the
board to clean up this indebtedness.
The property and expense commit
tee was authorized to advertise for
bids for coal for next year for the
several school buildings of the city.
A report received from State In
spector of High Schools Shallman on
the Lincoln school showed that new
building is absolutely necessary.
Closed Deals For Property. ~
Director Willard stated that he had
closed a deal for the purchase OF the
j. B. Robb property as part of the
y Lincoln school site. Five hundred
dollars had been paid down on the
bargain and the balance will be paid
in the near future, possibly by July !.
The same amount had been paid down
on the Williams properly, and the
November first. The Richards prop
erty had been secured at price OF
$4,000, with the privilege of Mrs.
Richards moving the house off the
grounds. Mr.. Willard also reported
that he had secured both the Rob.
ert and William Girvin properties al
$4,000 each. Robert Girvin had beea
paid in full, and William Girvin $50e
down and the balance will be paid
in the near future. All of the pur-
chases made by Mr.. Willard were ap-
proved by the board.
Mr.. Willard also stated that he
had received an offer of 500 for the
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