The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-04-13
A MIDNIGHT SESSION
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cising him, that appeared in certain
local paper
Aid. Higgs stated that letter had
been received offering roller for
$3.50.
Engineer Haynes deplored delay,
although agreeing that there was a
lack of information.
A letter from James I. Elmer was
read, offering a steam roller at $1,000,
weight ten tons.
| Aid. Peterson stated that Mayer
Bros. would make horse roller for
$40 ton.
Engineer Haynes stated that after
looking over the numerous patents,
Mayer Bros. had concluded not to
make roller.
| Aid. Peterson stated that he was
opposed to steam roller, as on Front
street the horses would all be fright
ened off.
Mr. Truesden favored a steam
roller, maintaining that it was a
cheaper investment in the end.
| The motion to lie on the table was
lost, on a tie, Mayor Weaver casting
the deciding vote.
Mr.. TruesdeIl stated that he would
give the city one and two years to pay
for it.
Aid. Higgs stated that the city is
far from wealthy now We are in
bad condition. The March settle
ment is in and spent, and every fund
is heavily overdrawn. There is to be
$S1, 900 of railroad bonds refunded.
He did not want to sit in the council
and be responsible for the condition
of things which the city will be in if
everything that comes up is pur-
chased.
Aid. Fowler moved that a seven ton
horse roller be purchased. The vote
was even, Aids. Fowler, Peterson and
Bashow voting Eyes, and Aids. Higgs,
Pitcher and Widell voting mo"
Mayor Weaver stated that he was OPP
posed to a seven ton horse roller. He
wanted tirst-class roller or none, and
he cast the deciding vote mo"
Aid. Pitcher moved that the matter
be laid on the table for two weeks, to
give more time for consideration, and
this was carried by the same vote.
A letter was received from the Land
and River improvement Co., of West
superior, Wis, Offering to lay down
six-inch iron water pipe in Mankato
at $3.50 ton.
| The board of public works was in
structed to purchase three tons.
The matter of grading Minnesota
street was referred to the board of
!public works.
Aid. Fowler moved that the matter
of extending the water mains on
Front street from Record street to
Hubbell avenue, across the slough, be
referred to the water committee.
This was carried.
STREET sPRINKLING.
The board of public works reported
the awarding of the contract for
street sprinkling to VIM. Page, at his
bid.
Aid. Higgs moved that matter be
referred back to the board of public
works to readvertise for bids by dis
tricts. His idea was to have Front
street one district and the rest of the
city another district. This would
make the assessment more proper
tional to benefits. This was carried.
The city attorney stated that the
assessment could not be changed I'M
der the present bid, as the districts
must be separated.
On motion of Aid. Higgs, the board
was instructed to advertise for bids
under the division of districts.
The board of public works reported
the bids on the Byron street sewer,
and the award of the contract to John
Mahowald at his bid, and the award
was ratified, cement pipe to be used.
Upon the latter proposition the vote
was tie, and Mayor Weaver voted
for cement pipe.
FIFTH STREET SEWER.
The board of public works present
ed report upon the Fifth street
sewer, reporting the improvement
necessary, but not asked for by ma
jority of the property interested, and
that the cost will be S2,457, all of
which can be assessed upon the prop
erty benefited.
The plat calls for the ex-
tension of the sewer on
Sixth street, from Rock to Elm,
on Elm to Fifth, on Fifth to Plum,
where it will connect with the pres
ent sewer.
There was much opposition to the