The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-09-27

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Mankato was getting left, and hoped
that the city would not spend five
cents on the hills unless East Man
kato gets water.
III. p. Christensen's offer to donate
$500 was read, calling for IAN eight
inch well and mains, 100 foot stand
pipe, etc.
Aid. Zimmerman suggested that
the finance committee make loan of
$4,000 at six per cent.
City Attorney Pau said that he
thought the council would not be
authorized to borrow money for
more than one year or more money
than there was in sight coming in.
Engineer Haynes said that the en-
tire system on the hills would cost
$4,000.
Aid. Bradley thought this figure
too small, and that $4,000 would not
more than do it: Where was money
coming from?
Aid. Peterson favored calling an
other water bond election, believing
that bonds would carry, and that the
cost of the election would be made up
by the premium that would be secured
on the bonds.
w. L. Bradshaw said that he had
put down four wells SIS to $50 feet
deep and gotten no water. There has
been great suffering during the past
few days for a cool drink of water.
If the council has not money to put
into the mains, what has it done with
our taxes for the past twenty-five
years? Nothing has been spent on
the hill.
Mrs. A. F. Smith wanted to know
why it was legal 20 anticipate water
funds to lay mains in West Mankato
and not upon the hill. The hill pays
thousands of dollars of taxes every
year, and unless mains are laid it may
conclude to go out of the city.
Aid. Andrews asked for a week to
look for way to obtain more money,
and the Agency hill people assented
TO this. The finance committee will
look into the matter and try to devise
means whereby money can be ob-
tanned for water Improvements on
the two hills and East Mankato.
City Attorney Pau gave an opin-
ion as to the transfer from the city
treasury to the Firemen's Relief AS
ISOLATION of the one per cent money.
that the Relief Association is entitled
to the money. 1t should have been
paid to the association in the first
place.
The money, something over $500,
was voted to the Relief Association,
on motion of Aid. Peterson.
Tourtellotte Hospital.
Health Officer Jacoby reported that
he had investigated the sanitary con-
dition of Tourtellotte hospital and
found it good, except the dry earth
closets, which were condemned year
ago but have since been used. The
we'll was, deepened to 100 feet some
time ago, and the water is being ana
lized, and so far it appears to be dan
gerous, having organic matter in it.
If so, it will have to be condemned
again. He thought the we'll unsafe
and recommended that some means
be taken whereby the hospital be
given water and sewer. If it does
not have them in the not distant fu-
ture, it will have to be abandoned.
Only 5000 Left.
The usual bills were allowed.
City Recorder Smith stated that
after these bills were paid, there
would be less than 5000 left. Two
notes of John Lease were due Sept.
18th, but he does not want the money,
This note matter was referred to the
finance committee.
The matter of the heating appara-
tus of the operating room of the hos
pital was referred to the hospital
committee to examine into.
Manager VIM. Buchholz said that
his company intended to rebuild
it's plant here, and in accordance with
the requirements of the charter he
asked the council to appoint com.
mittee to assist in locating the new
poles. The poles nearest to the office
are to be sixty feet high. The mat.
ter was left with the street commit
tee and the city engineer.
City Morket Wanted.
Aid. Bradley said that the market
under the bridge is an unfit place, as
it is not easy to approach. He fav-
ored leasing piece of ground from
L. G.. M. Fletcher, on Minnesota
street.
Aid. Zimmerman said that Henry
Boegen wanted to sell the city the
mill property for market.
Aid. Bradley moved that the city
recorder advertise for bids for the sale
or lease of property for market, and
this was carried.
Mayor. Weaver said it would be a
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