The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-06
COUNCIL MEETING.

Vice President Hubbard presided at
Mondays meeting of the council in
the absence Of Mayor Willard Aids.
Saulpaugh aud Fowler were also alb
sent.
The fire committee reported that
the new hose house had not yet been
located.
The committee on claims recon-
mended disallowing SIS for electric
lights which have not burned during
the past three months. Adopted
The report of the chief of police for
December showed ten arrests and five
dodgers: also 113 arrests for the year
ending Dec. 3lst.
The report of the city treasurer
showed the following totals:
Overdrawn, Dec 1st. .........$ 2,741.36
poooi,+. $500 borrowed 10 ,o,,-
ne0eip's 313O.62 spec asst l. i94l'
Expenditures ........ S,156.6S
On hand, Jan. 1St.. 1,296.12
Pres. Swan stated that $4,000 of spe-
cial assessments is yet to come in
An agreement with r. ID. Hubbard,
embodying the settlement for water
used by the big mill was read. The
mayor and recorder were empowered
to sign the agreement, Aid. Peterson
voting No" Aid. Hubbard stated
that the $500 had been paid into the
treasury by him.
The agreement is as follows:
THIS AGREEMENT, made and enter
ed into this = day of --. A. d.,
1893, by and between the city of Man
katO, Blue Earth county, state of
Minnesota, party of the first part: and
r. ID. Hubbard, of the city OF Manka-
to, county of Blue Earth and state of
Minnesota, party of the second part,
WITNEssETH, That whereas, dur
ing three years last past the said sec
ond party has used city water at his
Touring MILL at the corner of Front
and Washington streets in said city,
the exact amount of which is un-
known:
THEREFORE,, for the purpose of pay
ing said party in full therefor, it is
agreed by and between the parties
hereto:
1st-That the said second party, for
and in consideration of the use and
benefit of said water for the period of
time aforesaid, shall pay the first party
the sum of five hundred dollars $500
cash at the date hereof.
2nd-That said second party shall,
during the period of five years from
the date of this instrument, at all
times remain and be in readiness at
his said Touring mill, to assist the
city, free of charge, in pumping water
as hereinafter set forth; and shall at
all times for said period of time, assist
the city in pumping water in case the
pump or pumps of said first party shall
for any reason become disabled, or in
case it becomes necessary to temper
arily stop the same. And said second
party hereby agrees to keep his Com
pound Duplex Knowles pump in read
mess to assist the said first party
with a minimum capacity of
seven hundred and fifty gallons per
and at not to exceed twenty
pounds pressure.
Said first party, in consideration of
the above, hereby agrees to release the
said second party from all and any
claims for damages or compensation,
which it now holds against the said
party for water used at said Touring
mill during the past three years or 1t
any other time.
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the said
first party, through it's proper officials,
and the said second party hereunto
have set their hands and seals the day
and year first above written.
A number of bills were allowed, and
the council adjourned after half
hours session.