The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-24
VETO SUSTAINED.
No Storm Sewer Extension This
Year.
Contractors Can Get No Money Until As.
sessments are Paid by Pro-
p rty Owners.

regarding the extension of the storm
sewer two blocks at an expense of
$1,000 a block. The contract had
been awarded to E. V. Waters by a
vote of four to two, but the vote last
night was practically reversal of
this. The discussion was brief, and
the action has left considerable sore
ness on the part of those who have ad-
vocated extending the sewer.
The veto message was read by Re-
corder Williams.
Aid Heinze said that he felt like
supporting the mayor in all his &C
tions.
Aid. Taylor moved that the contrac
be awarded to E. V. Waters, the
lowest bidder, Notwithstanding the
veto.
! Aid Deebach said that he had found
that some of the people who lived
near the proposed sewer are opposed
to it. believing that a new and larger
one should we constructed on Walnut
street.
Aid Heinze said that among many
others, J H. Ray had said that the
mayors idea was correct and that the
water should be taken care of on the
! surface for the present.
| Aid. Taylor spoke in favor of the
sewer, saying that the money was ION
hand and that it was strange ahat
! there was opposition to it.
The vote resulted as follows, ayes,
Aids. Taylor and Wilcox, Noes, Aids.
Deebach, Leonard and Eichstaedt.
Aid. Heinze declined to vote. The
motion was lost
| The street committee reported that a
stone crossing would be constructed at
the corner Of Clark and Parsons streets
| from stone from an old Second street
crossing.
The committee on city property re-
ported that L. Patterson's hall at the
corner of Front and Cherry streets
can be rented for armory purposes for
$175 year on a three-year contract.
This was satisfactory to the militia
men. The committee was given
further time to consider the matter
The ordinance forbidding the Mil
waukee engines to blow off steam be-
tween Main and Hickory streets was
read and laid over under the rules.
J. c. Moore. agent of the Milwaukee
road, appeared before%%the council and
said that only one or two engines blow
off in day, and that is in the after
noon when court at the city hall is
not in session. An engine blows off
in two minutes. He did not favor the
ordinance. He had received notice
from the city attorney which he had
forwarded to the officers of the road
Contractors Wait For Pay.
The board of public works reported
favorably upon the petition for a sewer
on Fulton street, but recommended
that it connect with the Pleasant street
sewer 10y way of Record street. The
estimated cost is 81, $50 via. Byron
street, as contemplated by the petit
TONERS, but with the change it would
be $240 less.
Aid. Taylor asked whether it was
the intention of anyone to turn the
matter down after the contract had
been awarded. He evidently referred
to the storm sewer contract.
The matter was referred to the board
of public works to obtain bids.
President. Porter brought up the mat
ter of the payment of the contractor,
saying that if the contract is awarded
there should be some way for paying
him promptly.
1t developed that the contractor who
is doing the work on South Second
street was allowed an estimate of 1856
at the last meeting, but had been I'M
able to obtain any money from the
city.
Recorder Williams said that none of the
property owners have paid their assess
ments. The money should not be taken
from any other fund. When the as
sessments come in the contractor can
be paid. The property owners had
been anxious to pay in advance when
they wanted the work done.
Aid. Taylor said that he understood
that some of the property owners are
ready to pay when they know what
the amount is.
Engineer Thompson said that the
making of the assessment had been ad-
iourned for two weeks, so as to ascer-
tain exactly what the cost would be.
Recorder Williams said that the
charter provides for issuing certificates
of Indebtedness in cases of this kind.
Aid. Heinze thought that contractors
should not be paid until the work is
done, the same as in building house.
The matter was referred to the COM
mittee on ways and means, the mayor
and city recorder with power to act.
Miscellaneous Matters.
City Attorney Daley reported that
weed agent should be appointed to
destroy Russian thistles after July LIST.
The ordinance prohibiting the
stretching of banners across the streets