The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-11-10
WILL BUY A PUMP.
The City Council Decides to Ask for
Bids tor Pump.

The regular meeting of the COM
mon council was held Saturday eve
ming. Mayor Weaver presided. All
the members were present. A .petl-
tion signed by a large number of
citizens was presented asking for an
arc light to be placed at the corner
of 5th and Mulberry streets. Moved
by Aid. Hlggs that the light at the
corner of Plum and 9Th streets be
moved to the corner of Mulberry and
9Th streets,
The vote on this proposition was
tie, the mayor voted no and the mo-
tion was lost.
Aid. Fowler moved that light be
placed at the corner of Mulberry and
5th streets. A motion to lay the mat
ter on the table was lost. Aid.
Fowler's motion then carried, the
mayor having the deciding vote.
An application was presented for
saloon license by VIM. Huebner on
North Front street. Dec. 2 was set for
hearing and application filed.
The committee on sewers reported
adversely on the proposition to cover
portion of Guenther creek on Vine
street.
The committee on streets asked for
more time in relation to the street
way matter.
The chief of police reported ar
rest and 5 dodgers for the month.
The board of public works made a
report against the grading of La
Fayette street,
The board of public works also re-
ported against the raising OF Front
street at the crossing of Vine Is inch
es as the grade has already been
established and said filling would
raise the street above the grade.
Aid. Peterson moved that the cor
ner be filled one foot, slOping each
way. After considerable discussion
the motion was lost.
The city engineer was requested to
furnish profile of said street cross
at next meeting, showing the estab-
lished grade and the present condi-
tion Of the street.
The board of public works reported
against the further improvement of
the silver ravine road. The report
was accepted.
The board of public works was in
structed to put in two cross walks at
the corner of Cherry and Pike streets.
Several representatives, of pump
manufacturers being present, they
were called upon to address the coun-
Gil upon the question of pumps,
which they did, and explained the
working of pumps.
After some discussion of the sub
ject Aid. Higgs, to get the matter be-
fore the council, moved that the
council advertise for bids for COM
pound non-condensing pump, to have
capacity of 100000 gallons. The
motion was adopted.
1t was ordered that the bids be re-
ceived up to Saturday the 18th of
November and that special meet
ing Of the council be held on that
evening to open the same.
1t is understood that the bids to be
received will be for cheap pump,
which can be used in case of emer-
genGy while the present pump is be-
ing repaired, or in case it should
break down, or extra help is needed
in pumping during the midsummer
season.
A cross walk was ordered put in on
the north side of Vine street on
Third street, also on the west side of
Third street, On Liberty street.
The application for liquor license
Of Joseph Stahl, with S. Zimmerman
and Jos. Kron as sureties, was grant
ed.
The board of health was ms tructed
to order the school board to put in
sewer connections at theUnion school
building, within thirty days or that
the building be condemned.
The board of health was also in
structed to personally superintend
the disinfecting in all cases where
there have been contagious diseases.
A number of bills were allowed
among which was one for the ex-
penses to Chicago, ofAld, Fowler and
one for the expenses of the city engi-
neer to Chicago to look over the
pumps at the worlds fair, aggregat-
ing about $5S