The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-05-24
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING.
VIM. Morse Elected Water-works
Engineer-The Water Commit
tee too Previous-Street
Shrinking.

Engineer-The Water Commit
tee too Previous-Street
Sprinkllng.
An adjourned meeting Of the council
was held Tuesday night TO consider water
matters. Mayor Pfau presided and all
Of the aldermen were present.
The reading of the minutes ofthe pre-
ceding meeting was dispensed with I'M
til the next meeting.
Aid. Henlein stated that the cost of
changes made in the foundation wall at
the pumping station will amount to
about $3.50 extra.
1t was stated that the other changes
made would bring the extra cost up to
500. Mayor Pfau suggested that 1t is al |
ways best TO find out what the cost is to |
be, before ordering changes. He also |
asked the council to settle the matter OF
who is authority at the pumping station.
A long discussion followed, during
which Aid. Lamm stated that he was
greatly surprised at the serious defects
in the specifications for the pumping
station. He said that there were things
Id it which he didn't care to mention,
which would surprise everyone II 1t was
known. He was also surprised that GER
tain man whom he would not name bad
allowed the matter to pass the council.
II developed that the contract with
the Holly pump company requires the
pump to be land according TO plans fur
nished by the company. Those plans,
the city engineer stated, called for ex-
actly the kind of foundation which he
was putting in. He further stated that
he bad hardly begun the foundation
when the water committee of the coun-
Gil interfered and delayed him. He
said that in case it had been desirable to
have had the larger stones he could have
had them put in at no extra cost to the
city, saving the $3.50 which the water
committee was expanding In extras.
In regard to his leaving the work, the
city engineer stated that the contractor,
Mr.. Wysong, told him the other morn
ing that member of the water commit
tee had told him that Mr.. E. V. Waters
was his (the contractor's) only boss. He
considered this polite notice of his dis
charge.
| Aid. Henlein, the aldermen referred
to, denied part of this statement and
said that he thought that the city engi-
neer had been trying to slide out OF the
matter.
Aid. Pond moved that the council pro-
coed to elect an engineer for the pump
ing station, who shall be under the au-
thority of the city engineer.
In explanation of some of his actions,
Mr.. Lilly stated that the water works
vice of other engineers in the city with
out even consulting him. He said that
he declined to be made side-show OF
and if he was to have any authority he
wanted to be at least consulted.
Mayor Pau stated that he guessed
that the difficulty, like many others,
arose from misunderstanding.
The motion was then carried.
Mayor Pau asked that hereafter, il @
committee wanted to make any changes
in any thing, especially if il caused in.
creased expenditures, it consult the
council. In other words he warned the
various committees not tobe too previous
The council proceeded 10 elect wa
ter works engineer.
An informal ballot resulted as follows
E. V. Walters 3, VIM. Morse 2, James
johnson, II. Palmer and Milo ID. Gates
each /.
A formal ballot was then taken, with
the following result: Waters 3, Morse
Is, Gates2.
], The second ballot resulted the same
as the previous one.
L
Palmer 2, Morrow /.
The fourth ballot: Waters 4, Morse
Morrow and Palmer each /.
The fifth ballot: Morse 4, Waters
Palmer /.
Sixth ballot: Morse 8, Waters 2, Pal
mer 2, johnson /.
Seventh ballot: Morse 8, Waters 3
Palmer and johnson each /.
Eighth ballot: Waters 4, Morse
Johnson l.
Ninth ballot: Waters 8, Morse 2
Morrow, Palmer and Gates each /.
Tenth ballot: Waters A, Morse 3
Morrow /.
Eleventh ballot: Walters 8. Morse 8
Morrow 2.
A recess of five minutes was taken a
this point.
The twelfth ballot resulted: Waiter
4, Morse 8, Morrow l.
Thirteenth talloth: Morse 5, Waters
Mr.. Morse having received majorit'
. of the votes cast, was declared elected
: The city engineer recommended tina
' meter rates be charged for water afte
July LIST. He stated that in many case
several persons have tapped single wa
ter connection without the knowledge o
the city authorities. These he wante,
looked after.
1t was decided that the water commit
. tee and the city engineer prepare lis
of the duties of the latter in relation t
the water works.
On motion, it was decided to pay tn
water works engineer at the rate of $50
year until the pumping station Is read
. for occupancy, when he will receive il
addition lodging, light and fuel. He ]
to 90 to work as soon as contract cal
> be entered into and proper bond exc
cuted.
; 1t was voted that water be furnishe,
to the street sprinkling contractors fire.
!. of cost, providing they live up to thei
contracts. The territory to be sprinkle,
is divided into four sections. The bon,
: of the contractors was placed at $3.50 70
each section, and rules and regulation
drawn up by the city engineer, wer
adopted.
! The city engineer and the water com
mlttee were authorized to locate an,
. erect hydrants where needed in tn
street sprinkling territory.
The council then adjourned, after
/ lengthy session of words for so little &C
complished.