St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-08
MANKATO.

MANKATo, March fudge Dickinson, OF
st. Paul, attended the funeral of the late
Judge Waite and returned on Friday.
Band at the rink tonight.
April Sth is election day.
r. D. Hubbard has returned from Sioux
City where he is erecting an oil mill.
A flowing well was struck at the factory of
Woodward & Marsh on yesterday at depth
OF twenty-eight feet which rises twelve feet
from the surface of the ground
P. H. Carney is spoken of as promising
candidate for mayor. If whole souled de-
votion to the interests of the city counts Tor
anything, Mr.. Carney will be the one whom
the live men OF the city will choose.
The cry of new corners to Mankato is,
''where are we going to live" Why not
form building association to meet the de-
mand on dwellings,!
If there is any substance which the earth
does not contain which will couduce to the
wealth of man when property developed as
manufactured, it has not been named yet.
The latest discovery is iron, in quantities
which it is claimed Will make its owners
rich
DlSittiCI IEl.iGkAfh
The recent organization of the Mankato
District Telegraph company, with a capital
of $40, 900, has been SO quietly. accom- plished
that but few people not directly interested
have been aware OF it. The visit OF Mr..
Haynes OF New York. few days since, was
the initial point Of the enterprise, and FIND
ing the citizens of Mankato not only wiling
but anxious to forward any undertaking cal
eulatcd to advance their city's interests,
company was at Gfce organized with the
following board OF Directors and officers:
President, B. futile; vice president, George
Z. Brett; secretary and treasurer. George II.
Clark. Dircctors-B. Tuttle, George E. Brett,
George II. Clark, \. &. SIuith, George +. Pr
per- George NJ. Palmer, Z. ID. .Hanes. The
company at Il recent meeting Of the city
council were granted Il ten year franchise
and were empowered to 1T once put up ten
fire alarm boxes to connect with the central
fire station at the city hall at an annual rental
of $50 per year per box, or fifteen ut S48 per
year per box Tor u period OF five years
with a provsO Tor continuing the con-
tract at the option Of the city for five years
more. This gives the city within the next
sixty days the most perfect and complete fire
alarm system of any city in America and at
operations on Monday next and have con-
tracted for $50 private boxes with their con-
struction company. Thus one more metro
politan institution comes to Mankato to
swell its numberless attractions.
SEWERAGE.
The subject Of system OF sewerage was
discussed before the last meeting of the
city council and an order was made for
proper survey of the city for the purpose and
also for the establishment of Il sewer to be at
once constructed to take the spring over
flow from Second across Front on Walnut
street, most necessary work.
There is an improvement which the ne
cessities of their growing city imperatvey
demand and which must precede the con-
struction of a proper sewerage system and
that is more perfect system Of water works
which will not only be available Tor fire pur-
poses and for washing out the Sewers, but
| also for domestic use. The present supply
taken from the Minnesota river as it is and
blow the city at that can only be used for
fire purposes as soon as the city constructs
the services so imperatiyely de-
manded. The matter has already
been brought before the city council
and will be very sure to be kept hot until
some conclusion is reached and some plan
adopted. The natural elevation east of the
city furnish the required altitude for the res
ervOir and when once an adequate supply is
determined upon there will be no reason for
delay at adopting some system adequate for
present and future demands. No one thing
helps the growth of any place SO much as 3
plentiful supply of pure hcalthful water and
Mankato is not like 4 city that can t get it.