The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-15

Important Business.
All of the aldermen were present at
Saturday nights adjourned meeting
of the council, and Mayor Weaver
presided. A good attendance of spec
tatOrs was present.
A petition was received from
James r. Cummings asking the coun-
Gil to vacate the alley in his subdi-
vision. Referred to the street COM
mittee.
A letter was received from A. b.
Smith, agent of the North Central
Telephone ExchangeCo., stating that,
owing to the sickness of one of the Of
ficials, his company had made an
oversight in not depositing the 800
required by the ordinance to be de-
posted by Jan. I'd. He was ready to
meet the requirements of the Ordi-
nance and to pay the expense con-
nected Herewith. The letter was
| placed on file.
| OA written demand was received
] from E. G. Wickersham and j. i'll.
Macbeth for the return Of'the 500
which each had paid for perpetual
plumbers license. Referred to the
committee on claims and accounts.
The matter of vacating an alley IN
Cummings subdivision was favorably
reported upon by the street COM
mittee.
City Recorder Brown read a fnan-
cial report for the six months ending
Jan. lst, 1897.
The bids for the bridge sidewalks
were reported by the board of public
| works.
Aid. Peterson suggested that the
council retire and look into the bids
and listen to each firms respective
representative separately. This was
done, and the council retired to the
office of the president of the board of
public works.
L. 81. Johnson, of the Wisconsin
Bridge and Iron Co., spoke first; then
Mr.. Kleinschmidt; then G. P. Jones,
of heMilwaukee Bridge and Iron Co;
then Mr.. Mayer; and lastly H. G..
Jack, of the Wrought IRON Bridge Co.,
of Canton, Ohio. Each speaker ex-
planned in detail the advantages of his
plans, and after all had finished a
| vote was taken on the plan to be
adopted. County Commissioner
Roberts, who was present, was al
lowed vote. City Engineer Haynes
plan was adopted by vote of four to
two for the Kleinschmidt Bros plan,
and one for Mr.. Johnsons.
Then vote was taken on the bids
on Mr.. Haynes plan, and Mr.. Jones'
bid received five votes, and the
Kleinschmidt Bros two.
When the council returned and
came to order. Aid. Bradley made a
report, recommending Mr.. Jones' bid
/ on Engineer Haynes plan. No vote
was taken but it was understood that
the board of public works would fol-
low the report and Mr.. Jones left
with the assurance that he would
have the contract.
Bids for furnishing to the city TO-
600 feet of oak plank were opened, as
follows:
L. Lampert, $3.50 per 1000 feet.
VIM. Durrin, Madison Lake, S21
per 1000 feet.
O. w. Firkins, Minneapolis, S24 per
1000 feet.
The contract was awarded to Mr..
Durrin.
An ordinance was read, requiring
any corporation requesting a fran
chise or privelage from the city to de-
posit with the city treasurer 800, to
be forfeited in case Of failure to
operate or maintain whatever is un-
dertaken under the franchise. Aid.
Zimmerman gave notice that at the
next meeting he would present this
ordnance.
On motion of AID Andrews, the
rules were suspended and the ordi-
nance referred TO the committee on
ordinances.
The cQmmittee on claims and ac-
counts reported that it had agreed
with the Mankato Gas and Electric
Light o. to deduct $50 from it's De-
cenber bill for city lighting, owing
10 lights being out. Ii also reported
in favor Of allowing $50 on the gar
bage collecting dill of j. n. Lang and
+. Henleln of Sl43, DIS this was all that
the board of health would recon-
meud
A resolution was offered by Aid.
Andrews extending the time within
which tue North Central Telephone
Co Can deposit It's 500 10 the present
time, and IL Was adopOed Without on
position.
A. Is. Smith presented Recorder