The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-09-13
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mains was submitted by Aid. An

ed attention to the Importance of the
mains, an account of typhoid fever on
those streets. The health officer has
condemned the wells there, and the
people have to go several blocks to
their neighbors for water. He said
that while there is an apparent de-
ficiency of 5000 in the water works
fund, there is 81, 500 IN process of col
lection.
Aid. Zimmerman said : that he
would favor the petition if water
could be put on Agency and Bunker
hills at the same time.
Aid. Bradley said there there was
not enough money to complete the
West Mankato mains and udo this.
There were other petitions ahead of
this that had been refused.
Aid. Adams said let the people on
Bradley street buy water as they do
in his neighborhOod.
The report of the majority of the
committee was accepted.
The sidewalk ordinance was taken
up and given it's second, and a number
of amendments were made. The
work was tedious, but Aid. Adams en-
livened it at one point by referring
sarcastically to the frequent changes
of sidewalk grades, and saying that he
would favor placing all the walks on
jackscrews, so that they could be
raised or lowered with the protiles
without rebuilding.
The ordinance finally passed its
third and last reading, Aid. Adams
voting ''nO." ...-
Aid. Andrews presented resolution
formally declaring the FREE PRESS
PRINTING Co. the official city printer,
and the DAILY FREE PRESS the Off
cial paper of the city, and awarding it
the city printing, all for the ensuing
year. The resolution was lost, Aids.
Andrews and Bradley voting AYE,
and Aids. Adams, Zimmerman, Lille
and Peterson voting ''nO."
Aid. Bradley said that it was Gus
tomary to give the, contract to the
lowest bidder. The FREE PRESS was
the lowest bidder in almost every in
stance. The committee could do
nothing else and for one he would not
vote to give the contract to higher
bidder, as it did not look right. He
would reject all bids rather than re-
port against the lowest bidder. The
bidder securing the contract must be
the city printer.
Aid. Andrews desired to read por-
tion of the charter applicable to the
matter, but Vice President Peterson
ruled it out of order, and the matter
was dropped.
Aid. Zimmerman read the letter
sent by Prof. Shepardson in regard to
city electric lighting plant, the sub
stance of which has already appeared
in these columns. The blue print
was also presented.
Aid. Andrews objected to so many in
candescent lights on Broad and other
streets. He would have an arc light
on each corner on Broad street in the
center of the city. II we have not
enough money now, let US make a
good beginning and not try to
spread all over the city with little in
candescents. The people had been
led to believe that arc lights would be
used.
1t was voted to send the plan back
to Prof. Shepardson for revision.
Bids for steam plant for heating
the city hall were received, together
with plans, as follows:
Mankato Plumbing Co.. 49,. 81, 275.21
Macbeth & Northrup. -. 1855. 90
Pond & Hasey, Minneapolis. 1,465.OO
Il. Z. WickerSham. ........... l,3OS.OO
The bids were referred back to the
committee on city property, to inves-
tigate the plans and report at the next
meeting.
Aid. Bradley opposed the action of
the council at the last meeting in de-
Gliding to curb and gutter Front street
beyond the limits called for in the Pc
tition. Aid. Himmelman upheld the
action.
Engineer Haynes stated that the
city owns only twenty-five feet in
width of West Front street at the
Blue Earth river bridge, and wanted
something done. The matter was re-
ferred to the street committee.
The council suspended the rules and
took up the question of a new well on
Bunker hill
M. Roblee advocated water, and a
new we'll on Bunker hill, which shall
supply water for Agency hill as we'll
as the hill to the south. The citizens
there have raised S40O to help dig the
well. The next census will show less
population if we are to be left to
thirst to death on the hills. We 60 a
great distance for water.
M. L. Brandt offered to put down an
Make Cows Paw.