The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-12-09

Mayor Willard stopped further de-
bate on the question, and stated that
he would leave it with the people to
Judge which is in the right.
A communication was received from
the Board of Trade asking the cOun-
Gil to appoint committee to assist in
representing Mankato at cOnven
tiOn to prepare general charter.
This was favorably received, and Aids.
Fowler, Hubbard and Schlingerman
were appointed such committee.
H. w Brown nominated r. e.
Brown as deputy recorder, and this
was ratified.
A motion by Ald..Longini to exhon-
crate DR.. Warner from the charges
brought by DR.. HielScher was unani
mously carried.
MIR. HUBBARD'S PROPOSITION.
Aids Fowler and Longini reported
in favor of accepting Aid. Hubbard IS
proposition for settlement of the
claims against him. Aid. Peterson
reported against the proposition.
Aid. Longini moved that the pro-
position be accepted, which was Sec
onded by Aid. Fowler.
Aid. Hubbard stated that whether
the proposition is accepted or not he
would always be ready to assist the
city at any time that his services are
needed, during any contingency, in
Guiding fire.
Aid. Peterson stated that the prOpO-
SitiOn is not really worth much, as the
pumping capacity of the city will in a
year or two be insufficient, as the
sewerage system is being largely eX-
tended. The engineer last July pump
ed Is or II hours day, and in a year
or two he cannot keep up with the de-
mands. 1t will be necessary to buy
larger pump next year. The city is
acting as business man, and must
increase the plant as the demand up
on it increases. If Mr.. Hubbard would
pump what the city pump is unable
to do he would gladly vote for the
proposition.
Aid. Longini did not think that a
new pump would be needed for some
time.
Mr.. Swan stated that he did not
think that the engineer ever pumped
as much as Mr.. Peterson stated.
Aid. Hubbard stated that after the
Broad street leak and the one
at the mill had been stopped,
the pump had never been run
over twelve hours day. In all
human probability the present pump
will do all the pumping for five years.
We do not need new pump until we
have more money than we have today.
Then we can put in big snowy pumps,
but for the present we want pump
for service. 1t is likely that che pres
ent pump will do for fifteen years.
Aid. Schlingerman thought that
the taxpayers were opposed to the pro-
posed settlement.
Aid. Longini was surprised that
there was a single individual left in
Mankato who opposes the proposition.
He considered the contract to assist
the city worth more than the $4,000
heretofore reported. 1t is an absolute
guarantee to the city to have the iron
clad contract for the use of Mr.. Hub
bard's great pump, with good fire pro-
lection; insurance rates will go down.
He, also, was speaking for the taXpay-
erS and believed he was working in
their interests.
Aid. Schlingerman brought up the
sand well matter, and Aid. Hubbard
stated that there was no understand
ing with the former council that the
city should use his pump in emergency
in exchange for water from the sand
we'll. TIE artesian wells were found
by him, after the city had spent $780,,
600 to 100000 in experiments. The
city Immediately put in such wells and
was helped out. The sand well water
is used alternately, to lift the scale in
hn M r6 Of IN 1io
Works permitted it, because the water
was lying idle and of no use to anyone.
This is all there is to the lying and
scheming all over town. La 1878 he
spent $4,000 in building the mill and
helping the town when it was down
in the heel. He had agreed for $500
year for ten years, to help the city
out for fire purposes, to put in a pump.
For the extra pumping he was to have
the value of the water. So much water
was demanded that there was no pres
sure at the mill, and it was necessary
to put in extra boilers at an expense
of S. 900. AT the expiration of nine
years the pumping was taken away
from him, and the council settled
with him for $1,000 for all the extra
pumping which had been done.
Mayor Willard stated that he would
not hesitate if he owned the city, if
there was no other way out of it, to
pay So, 900 year or anything for the
use Of another pump. The people do
not realize the vast danger to the city
from fire. 1t would cost ST., 900 toput
in new pump, and the interest on
this is $500 year. The present pump
is sufficient for the present, except for
breaks in the pipe. At the present
rate Of growth of the city the present
pump Will do for ten years, and l
would like to guarantee it for five
years. We will save the interest on a
new pump.
Aid. Peterson thought that next
spring there would be cholera scare
and after everybody had made con-
nections the present pump would be
insufficient.
Mayor Willard said that only one
pump stands between US and destruc-
ton. A fire this winter may sweep
away several hundred thousand dol
lars worth of property. There is no
question that insurance rates would
be reduced if the proposition is &C
cepted.
Mr.. Swan states that an insurance
inspector had said this same thing to
him.
Aid Hubbard stated that with tho