The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-04-19

mains into West Mankato.
City Engineer Haynes stated that
the city needs 70 tons of six inch pipe,
and five tons of four and eight inch
pipe. 1t ought to be bought and
kept on hand, as it can be gotten
cheaply, a recent offer being $3.50 a
ton.
On motion of Alderman Himmel-
man, the engineer was authorized to
buy eighty tons of water pipe.
Alderman Lille saw no reason in
delaying the West Mankato extern
sion, as it had been reported on in the
old council.
On motion of Alderman Peterson,
the matter of laying mains into West
Mankato from Marshall street to
Woodland avenue, by the city park,
was referred to the water works
committee.
The water works committee report
ed favorably upon the petition for
water mains along Sixth street from
Main to Hickory and down Hickory
to Fifth street.
On motion of Alderman Himmel-
man, the council voted unanimously
in favor of ordering the mains laid.
Alderman Andrews stated that he
thought that all the aldermen would
take 1T as a favor if citizens interest
ed in any proposed public improve
ments, sewers, water mains, ETC.,
would speak their views to the mem
bers of the council.
The street committee reported
favorably upon the plat of j. r. Cum
mings' subdivision of part of lots
and 10, block "a. The plat was ap-
proved and accepted.
Engineer Haynes said that the
board of public works had long want
ed to investigate the Bunker hill
well, and wanted authority to look in
to it and see whether it will. fur
nish water.
Alderman Zimmerman said that
| the people looked into it once at a
cost of $4,000 to $4,000, and they
are still looking into bonds of that
amount.
Alderman Bradley did not want to
vote money for this we'll unless there
was some surety that it would be pro-
| fitable.
Engineer Haynes replied that if the
water comes to within eighty feet OF
the top it would pay to use the well
as new air force pump lifts water
out of such wells.
Alderman Peterson thought that
the Investigation would be wortI
while.
The engineer promised to learn
what he could about it.
A petition for arc lights on Mair
street at the intersection of Pratt
Seventh, Hanna, Division and Dick
inson streets, and on Pearl street be
tween Locust and Beach streets, anC
at the corner of Marsh and McMahar
streets, was received.
w. L. Comstock stated that three
lights properly distributed would be
enough.
Alderman Peterson stated that i
the council wants a lighting plant O.
it's own the matter should soon bt
taken up, as the present contract ex
pires in October. He would like tt
hear how the other aldermen felt OF
the subject.
!. Ed. Austin favored lights on Locus
street.
Alderman Zimmerman stated tina
he favored all these people havins
lights, but from city plant, and TO
one he stood fairly and squarely il
favor of city plant.
w. L. Comstock stated that valua
tions and taxes had been rising
while no Improvements had beer
made.
Alderman Andrews favored extend
ing the lights, and he thought tina
the present company has not capacit
for these lights. He would Away
oppose stringing incandescent light
along the streets, as they are nui
sance.
Alderman Andrews said that som
of the stone curbing on Second stree
is chipping, and as the propert.
owners had paid for it less than tw
years ago the city would have to pa
for it.
Alderman Andrews moved that tn,
city renew the defective curling o.
Second street between Byron an
Liberty streets. This was carried
the B. P. w. to do the work, onl
Alderman Himmelman voting "no."
Alderman Bradley stated that tn
cutters on Front street are the poores
in the state, except where they hav
: lately been renewed. He though
that the present condition of the gut
: tiers is disgrace, and he hoped tina
the entire street would receive atten
tiOn.
|. 1t was stated that petition 70
new cutters signed by large majorit
, Of fho ou,norc Ind hanY nc