The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-08-05

You people sit here and let money be
squaDdered. If this is the way you
are going to do, am not ''in it," The
Sixth street culvert was accepted be-
fore it was completed. The covering
of Vine street culvert is poorly done.
Mr.. Haynes here is doing that kind of
work. He was going to cut down
Main street four feet and finally got
him to do it only two feet, but it is
not all done yet. They are cutting
down for sidewalks with the people
money. If Mr.. HAYNES is going to do
such work and you are going to allow
it, am out. We must not let the
Board have any more work to do. Mr..
Haynes cut me off short in his office
the other day when | asked him
whether he had done masonry, and
he told me it was none of my business.
| am not in favor of the Board doing
any more work until they can do it
ing the cement or 6 to l, when it
should be 2 to l. / can crush the NOR
tar in my fingers, when it is 4S hours
old. Mankato cement will have bad
reputation If we let work go on that
way. If we don't want to let such
things go on, we must shut off work.
| am only fighting Mr.. Haynes on bust
ness principles. They have built lit
tie wooden boxes at the Sixth street
culyert, to guide the water, which
would have not been necessary if the
work had been done right. From $500
to 5000 has been wasted in city work
this year. would suggest that. here
after the pay roll be made out by
streets, and also that Mr.. Haynes
hire an inspector to oversee the
Vine street masonry.
Aid. Hubbard stated that he had
looked over the Vine street culvert
and that the material and work seems
to be good. We cannot exact what
the specifications do not call for. The
Sixth street culvert is bad piece of
work. The Vine street work is solid
and will stand up if the mortar is good
though the work is rough. The NOR
tar seems to be settling well.
Mr.. Haynes stated that there had
been trouble in getting foundation
for the Sixth street culvert, but there
is heavy footing and l don't think it
will crack more than it already has.
Mr.. Mccall completed his contract.
Much Of the work on that street this
year has been OccasiOned by making
sidewalks and cross walks. The Board
and Engineer court the fullest inves-
tigatiOn as to their work. The Vine
street work is being done at low fig
ure and well done.
1t was voted to give Fred GrOut
vouchers monthly upon his contract
for the Vine street work, so that he
can complete it this year.
THE CIRCUS CONTRACT.
The question of renting the fair
grounds to Barnum's circus for S35
came up and was discussed Aids.
Hubbard and Saulpaugh favored
leasing the grounds for the purpose,
believing that the damage could be
repaired with very little expense.
Aid. Fowler stated that he was ut
terly opposed to letting the circus
have the grounds and would take
means to prevent it, if the council
did not. The damage to the track,
grounds and fence would be very great.
His motion not to grant the use of the
ground received no second.
Aid. Hubbard'S motion to grant the
the use OF the grounds for the pur-
pose was carried, only Aid. Fowler
voting no"
The city attorney stated that the
lease would not be legal.
The report Of the chief of police for
July showed thirteen arrests and two
dodgers.
A number of bills were allowed.
Aid. Fowler objected to the electric
lighting bill, and Aid. Hubbard stat
ed that owing to some changes in the
machinery the lights had been some
what interrupted. He offered to let
7-30ths of the bill be deducted from
the electric light bill. This was ac-
copied by the council.
THE SIXTH STREET CULvERT.
The hour was now late and the coun-
Gil was on the point Of adjourning
when Mayor Willard addressed the
council as follows: The Sixth street
culvert is the worst piece of work ever
done, and [ feel like recommending
that the council use it's authority to
remove Mr.. Haynes for cause, by a
two-thirds vote, unless he can explain
the matter. You should go and eX-
anime it for yourselves. He is pub
lie officer and it seems to me to con-
Stitute abundant reason for his re-
mOval unless he can explain it which
| am unable to do. 1t is horrid work.
1t ought to stand 1000 years and it
won't stand 10. Both ends are break
ing off.
Mr.. Haynes started to explain that
the work is not as bad as it looks and
that 1t will not become any worse.
Mayor Willard: There never was
any mortar in some places between
the stones
Mr.. Haynes: 1t is true that in some
places there is not. The work only
cost $780,
:..Ald. Saulpaugh: Let the city do
better work then. aud pay for it.
Mayor Willard: 1t is an entire
waste of money.
Aid. Saulpaugh: We waste it and
the tax payers grumble. Why, our
taxes are three per cent year.
Aid. Schlingerman: The Board has
let Engineer Morse of the pump
ing station go, after years of good and
hard service. l have heard no dissat-
isfaction expressed over his work. The
Board refused to increase his wages,
but put in another man with a raise
of $40 per month. The Board should
explain it.
Mr.. Haynes: He resigned
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