The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-08-23
From Mondays Daily.
COUNCIL MEETING.
A Proposition to Light the Oity-The Saul
paugh House Grading Ordered.
The Old Milwaukee warehouse &c
beiMoved from Main Street
Other Matters.

The regular meeting of the council was he'll
last night, Mayor Pau In the chair. and all tn
aldermen present except Hillesheim. Tn
minutes Of the two previous meetings wer
read and approved.
A petition was received from CargilI Bros
asking f. permission to build corrugated
| iron sheetcd coal house, 32x24, at the foot o
| Hickory street, near the railroad track. Tit
building will have metal roof and no chin
neys. Although the building will not comply
In all respects with the fire ordinance, the pc
titlOn was granted, to j.
| A communication was received from krust
Bros. asking that their liquor license be trans
ferred to the fair ground during me four days
| from the fair authorities to sell liquor there
| The permission was granted.
| |. Roelofson's liquor license was, on motion
| transferred to 123 >. Front street, on his appli
| cation.
A plat presented by Mr.. Shaw was approved
plat of Columbia park addition. presented
had the recommendation OF the street commit
Gee.
The board of public works reported that 1t
had drawn up no written report but thought,
| from the expressions of opinion on the gutter
Improvement matter printed in the FREE
Pass, that the pr perry owners affected gem
orally oppose it this year. The matter was
| laid over until another year.
Mr. J. +. Meagher. on behalf of the gas and
electric light company, presented a PROPOSE
ton To the council for lighting the city, first
committee during the afternoon. He referred
to the company's proposition to regulate the
prices according 10 those OF ten cities which
have been named. Answers have been receiv-
cd from all these cities, and the prices run at
about IS cents a night for arc lights, S!a month
Tor lncandescent and gas lights. He proposed
to furnish 35 arc lights and IS incandescent
lights, MS requested by the committee, the for
mer TO he spread from Rock to Marshall, and
from Front TO Fifth streets, the arc lights at s.
month and the incandescent ana gas lights at
So a month each. This is 8l4 cents less week
Tor arc lights than is the average Of the other
cities. This proposition is TO be on a five year
contract, and on the moonlight schedule. This
will be a saving of % cents a month each on
the gas and incandascent lights. The lights
are to run until 1880 u. III.
Ii was stated that while at present the city
paws 400 year for lighting, under the new
proposition the cost will be 5,l60.
The proposition was referred to the gas COM
mittee to report at the next regular meeting.
company nearly $4,000 to put in the arc lights.
The committee on gas wanted the city thor
oughly lighted. To have fewer number of
arc lights would not reduce the amount of
wire. The new lighting would give the city
live or six times as much light as now. He
could net reduce the number OF arc lights un-
Aid. Henen stated that the water connec-
tions at the pumping station were completed
during the day, and that the pump would
probably be steamed mp to-day.
1t was thought best not to consider the prop |
osition to vote water bonds, until the pump is |
tested, and the whole system put in successful |
operation.
Aid. Hcnlein brought up the matter of grad |
ing around the Sauipaugh House
The board of public works was ordered to |
C. G. ntract for the dirt to be taken from +. G. |
Heinzcs basement, at 10 cents a yard, placed |
In position back of the hOtel.s
Aid. Henlein moved that the board be order |
ed to contract for the filling OF Main street |
from Front street to the railroad track and |
any more that may be needed back of the ho- |
tel, the dirt to be taken from the Agency hill
road.
The city engineer suggested that the street
be graded to the full width, and that large sew
err pipe be put in to relieve the Main street
gutter.
The board of public works was instructed to
have the street graded to the full width and
guttered. The entire work is to be done by
contract, and paid for by the city.
+. N. Merrill appeared and stated that the
=. NJ. & st. =. road was ready to remove the
warehouse at the foot of Main street from the
street to the front Of the building, in order to
road will Immediately move the building
which it asked permission TO do. The permits
sion was granted, upon the statement that
here would be no chimneys or tiues in the
building.
1t developed that the hardware and lumber
bills, which at the last meeting were referred
o committees to investigate, had been allow
ID by the committees and the money paid. The
mayor stated that such procedure was all
wrong and that the bills should in such cases
&c reported back to the council He cautioned
he city recorder to be careful about this.
Aid. Jorgenson took the same ground.
Aid. Johnson stated that he was to blame
bout the lumber bills, as he had thought that
le had a right to order them paid.
A number of bills were allowed, including
IN estimate OF $743.40 to John Mahowald. Bills
rom the Holley Pump Co., and the Lake
more Foundry Co., aggregating over $1,000
or city pump, and several other bills were
aid over for two weeks.
An estimate of $500 for G. c. Quinn for boil
rs at the pump station was granted.
council adjourned |
Vhen the application of Thos Saupaugh for a |
liquor license will be acted upon.