The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-20
COMMON COUNCIL.
The Payment for the Holly Pump Occupies
Large Share of the Meeting.

Large Share OF the Meeting.
Mr.. Walters Report Favorable
The Water Bonds--PIumber's
| Fees.
The regular meetingiof the council was
held Monday night, all of the aldermen
being present and Vice-President Jor-
genson in the chair, in the absence OF
Mayor Pau. The minutes of the pre-
ceeding two meetings were read and APP
proved.
A petition was received from Martin
Burmaster asking for a street around
the north side of Sibley Mound, he own
ing land there and having no way to get
out. Referred to the board of public
works. .....
The following communication was re-
ceived from F. L. Waters, who tested
the city pump last Friday, as the agent
of the city:
To the Honorable Common Council, city of
MankdtO:
Gentlemen: In accordance with in
| structions received from you, / have
made thorough, examination Of the
| pumping engine furnished your city by
the Holly Manufacturing Co., and find
| it to be machine which In every re-
| spect fulfills the requirements of your
| contract with them, and of their specifi-
| cations which were made part of that
contract.
To determine the question of economy
l deemed it unnecessary to 60 to the ex-
pense of conducting an elaborate duty
test. but took the data from number of
indicator diagrams taken from both high
and low pressure cylinders when the
engine was at work, slightly In excess of
contract speed, and working under wa
ter pressure of la pounds per square
inch above atmosphere, and from these
diagrams computed the amount of water
consumed by the engine, which gives a
duty of over one hundred million foot
pounds of work per hundred pounds of
coal, based upon an evaporation of ten
pounds of water for one pound of coal as
called for in the contract. l also had
the engine run under heavy service eight
hours at an excess pressure and speed.
The pumping engine is to me eminently
satisfactory In every particular, and in
my opinion the Holly Manufacturing
Co., has fulfilled every stipulation of its
contract with you. Respectfully,
f. l.. WATERS.
Aid. Henlein, from the water commit
tee, stated that he was present during
the test, and it was thorough one. He
thought that the pump was all right, and
moved that the report be accepted and
filed away. This was carried, as was
also motion thanking Mr.. Waters for
his trouble, as he had declined to re-
ceive any compensation.
Aid. Henlein moved that the pump be
accepted, and an order drawn for the
amount of the first installment, 5000.
Aid. Pond thought that, inasmuch as
the pump was not delivered in time to
be in running order by June LIST, as re-
quired by the ontract, the Holly Co.
should pay part or the whole of Hub
bard & Co.'S bill of 1915 for extra pump
ing. He was willing that the cost be d.
vided.
The Holly agent, Mr.. E. Luddep. said
that the building was not enclosed when
the pump came, and that a part of the
foundation for the pump had been i'm
properly laid, necessitating its being
taken up and relaid. They had worked
as hard as possible, but the company was
behind in all its contracts. Ithad never
been called upon to bear any such ex-
pense. If the city was not ready, it
broke the contract as we'll as the Holly
Co. Nor is the reservoir ready to be
pumped into yet. ....
Mr.. Casey, the Holly engineer, stated
that not only was the foundation wrong
ly laid, but that water could not be had
until recently, hindering the test week.
Aid. Henlein withdrew his motion,
and Aid. Pond moved that the pump be
accepted and settlement Ee made, the
company to pay for one months extra
pumping.
Mr.. Ludden stated that he did not
think that it was right, and that the COM
pany would not accept the proposition.
Asked to make proposition, he said
that he could not, rs the city had Sc
cured the engine for $3.50 less than a
similar one had ever been sold for be-
fore, or would be again for number of
years. The company would agree to
paint the engine nicely.
Aid. Ponds motion was unanimously |
carried, Aid. johnson declining to vote.
A bid of 81 cents on the dollar was re-
ceived from Geo. F. Long for the 5000
renewed wagon bridge bonds at per
cent. payable in ten years. No other
bids we're received, as the bankers were
told to have their bids in by Oct. LIST. |
The bid was accepted.
A number of bills were read and APP
proved.
The committee on ways and means
was authorized to borrow what money |
is needed to pay bills.
The city attorney, from the committee |
appointed to draw up the reasons why |
the water bonds should be voted, stated |
that the committee had decided not tCl
have hand bills printed, as the people
might think that the council had an I'M
due interest in wanting the bonds voted,
and also because those who would read
them will vote for the bonds anyway,
and those who would vote the other way
would not read the bills. The commit
tee also thought that mass meeting
should be held. 1t was thought that II
would do more good to have the matter
thoroughly explained in the papers.
The FREE PRESS and Register were COM
mended for their stand in favor of the
bonds. 1t was stated that if Mr.. Wise
M tl.x Of ,<,f 81
he would see where the money goes to,
instead of blindly criticising the actions
of the council.
The water committee was instructed
to buy quantity of cottonwood and will
low wood, so to 100 cords, for $l.S0 a
cord, for the pumping station.
Bids were received from Wickersham
q Brown and K. M. Pope for making
water connections, the formers being SIS
and $l650, the latter's $3.50 and SIS.
The rate was established according to
Gen. Pope's bid, In proportion to the
width of the streets, any licensed plum
Der to do the work.
Mr.. Wickersham appeared and stated
that he had it on good authority that on
the night that his bid was opened and
given to the public the bid of Gen. Pope
was in the hands of the committee, and
was held back. The committee stated
that it did not have Gen. Pope's bill
then.
Aid. Pond stated that certain city of.
fcer gave man permission to borrow
three oak planks from the city, and that
the man had taken twelve and never re-
turned them. These plank are worth
$40 to $15. 1t was stated that there were
other leakages.
Aid. Harrington presented a resolu-