The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-21
APROFITABLE SESSION.
Bids to te Received on the Second Street
Sewer.
Also a 1900, 900 Gallon Pump and
Mile of Water Mains.

The regular meeting of the council was
held Monday evening, Mayor Ptau pre-.
siding and all the aldermen being pres
ent. The minutes of the preceding
meeting were read and approved.
A communication was received from
F. N. Merrill declining to accept the
position of alderman from the Fourth
ward. Referred to the two members
from that ward.
Engineer Lilly brought in plans and
estimates for the Second street sewer
He had made some slight changes from
the general plan, looking to improve.
ment and economy. The Washington
street sewer was to be brick, 36x54 inch
es. The cost south of Washington on
Second to Warren's creek 1898, and
for two blocks north of Washington 3d..
SIG, or two blocks further for an addition.
al 81 1926. This would make total OF
SIS, 1855, including everything. The en-
gineer stated that he thought winter the
best time to put IN the Second street
sewer as he thought it would be harder
to do the work there in the summer than
on Front. The sewer is to be deeper
than the Front street sewer, starting in
at Is feet at Washington, and being 162
at Jackson and feet at Warren's creek.
Aid. Hoerr moved that the city recor-
der be instructed to advertise for bids
for constructing the sewer from Warren
creek to Vine street, according to the
plans and specifications prepared by the
city engineer, to be opened on the Sat
urday before the last meeting of the
council IN January, the sewer to be
completed by December l.
AID. Hillesheim wanted The work done
by days work and done at once. The
city attorney stated that the city charter
did not permit that, though he favored
revising the charter to that effect.
Aid. johnson wanted the whole mat
ter postponed, for few weeks, at least.
The motion of Aid. Hoerr was unani-
lnously carried.
he last of the old sewer bills, and they
ere finally disposed of. This little
yerruns the amount collected from
Williams & Hanlon's bondsmen.
Adam Jefferson made report of his
well, and said that he would know bet
ter about it after few days, after he
Gets an elevator working. He intended
O expend $500 to 81 900 more, and if one
PLACE doesn't succeed he will try an
other. He had already expended
81, 500. He had no intention of giving
up the work.
The city engineer recommended that
the city advertise for bids for some cast
iron pipe for laying on Second street,
as pipe could be secured cheaper at
present than in summer, and it was
time that the pipe was laid
Aid. Patterson stated that the people
back of Bunker Hill were anxious to
turn in and work on the new Bunker
Hill road free of cost to the city. The
engineer consented to show them what
to do and let them go to work.
The mayor asked what the water COM
mittee could report about filling the
reservoir. No one seemed to be very
well posted on the matter.
The city recorder was authorized to
advertise for bids for what pipe, six in
ches i'm diameter, is needed on Second
street, about mile or more, bids to be
opened at the same time as the sewer
bids.
Aid. Jorgenson brought up the water
question, and he and Aids. Patterson
and Hoerr thought that the Big Mill
we'll solved the water question.
Aid. Zimmerman thought that as
Hubbard & Co.'s contract for pumping
would rnp out on July LIST, 1t was time
the citv was doing something. He
wanted the city to get an engine and
90 to pumping.