The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-06-05
give the land. 1t was referred to the

give the land. 1t was referred to tn,
street committee.
A petition was received asking that
new road or street be opened, of the
width of sixty feet, between the fol
lowing points: commencing at the
easterly end of Mound avenue, at the
northeast corner ofHubbell's addition
thence continuing east across the
land of j. H. Davis, and along the
south side Of Cummings addition tc
the south end of SD" street. Referred
to the street committee.
Applications for liquor licenses were
received from Fred. E. Heinze, and
Otto Mann. The date for a hearing
was set for July 9th.
The report of the city treasurer
for May showed the following totals
On hand May LIST S71.3O.
Receipts 4,291. 20.
Expenditures 4,285. %.
On hand June 1st. 7.77.
The Board of Public Works recon-
mended that the matter of opening a
street in Cummings addition be held
in allegiance until a connection can be
secured between Minnesota and
Cherry streets, the matter being left
with the city attorney. Referred back
to the board to act upon.
The Board reported in favor of a
sidewalk for two blocks south from
the FRANKLIN school building, the cost
being S240, which the real estate will
be assessed to pay. The Board was
directed to proceed with the work.
The Board reported the May estim-
ate for sprinkling streets, S32O.67.
This was ordered paid, except the us.
ual Is per cent.
The report of the chief of police for
May, showed eight arrests and five
dodgers.
The fifth annual report of the Chief
Engineer of the Fire Department was
read. The report was accepted, and
the recommendations referred to the
committee on fire department.
The report was as follows:
To the Hon. Mayor and Common Coaua-
Gil OF the City Of MdnkdtO.
GENTLEMEN:-I herewith submit to
your honorable body my 9Th annual re-
port as chief engineer of the fire de-
partment of this city.
There have been but Is fires during
the past fiscal year in our midst. The
losses, with one exception, only aggre-
gate over and above the insurance,
the sum total of $500.
This exception above noted was the
burning of the large elevator of r. D.
Hubbard & Co., which was the largest
fire this department has had to cope
with.
The losses upon the same was S47,-
on building $1,000; total 1oss over in
Surance So, 900, which / consider a re-
showing for city of the
size of Mankato, and l think largely
due to the increased extension of wa
ter mains and the excellent service
rendered by the department under
me.
There has been purchased for the
during the year 500 feet
OF rubber hose, one hose cart and four
Shutoff nOzzles, at an expense of $685.
%. Sundries, including expenses of
hauling apparatus to fires, $157.20.
Salaries paid by the city, $500. Total,
81 $40. As.
There is at present on hand for use
OF the department 200 feet of good
hose and 400 feet in fair condition, but
it is liable to give away at any time.
l have turned over to the city en-
gineer for use in his department 250
feet of condemned hose, and $50 feet
is placed at the pumping station. We
have in service five hose carts, two
hook and ladder trucks, one chemical
engine, five eXtinguishers.
would call the attention of your
honorable body to the necessity of at
all times having on hand sufficient
quantity of good hose, and would re-
commend that 500 feet of cotton hose
be ordered at once. Experience has
demonstrated that in this matter an
ounce of prevention is better than a
pound of cure. | would also recon-
mend the purchase by the city of a
hose cart, the same to be located up
On the bench so-called, on Fifth street,
near Plum, to afford better security to
that residence portion of our city
Valuable time is lost by having to
haul by hand the apparatus up the
hill, especially in the night time,
should fire occur. / would also re-
the purchase by the city for
the use of the department of another
chemical engine, so that one of them
can be located in West Mankato, thus
affording that portion of the city much
needed protection.
would urge upon you the necessity
Of putting in system of fire alarm. |
to say that no city in the state
the size of Mankato is without this
needed protection.
Congratulating you as well as the
upon the splendid show
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