The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-22

estimate of the cost of extending the
storm sewer from the corner of Second
and Main streets to Broad and thence
to Walnut.
Engineer Thompson presented an es-
Innate of the cost of placing stone
culvert across Warren street at the al
ley between Second and Third streets.
The cost is placed at $780,
The board of pubic works was di-
rected to procure bids, on Aid. Weed S
motion.
Recorder Williams reported that he
had paid out $13457 of the 5000 ap-
propriated to pay fees in city cases.
The balance was directed to be return
ed to the city treasury.
Garbage Bids.
The following bids for collecting
garbage were received: VIM. CATER
q Son, 500 month A L. Daily, $50
month Michael Beckmeier, $42. So
per month; Henry Clements, $50 per
month; G. ]. Macbeth, $75 for the first
month and $50 month thereafter, in
Guiding burying dead animals now on
the city burying ground j. A. Beach,
$50 per month; Geo. Liemers, $32 per
month; A. F. Flanagan & Co., $50 per
month.
Aid. Meyer stated that $50 a month
was not too much for doing this work,
and the present collector had given
good satisfaction to the health officer.
He moved that the contract be award
ed to Mr.. Daily.
Aid. Taylor advocated delay until
the matter could be Investigated.
Aid. Jordan favored being fair, as
there were several bids at $50, and adj
vocated not being too hasty.
Aid. Leonard favored delay until the
next meeting.
Aid Meyer withdrew his motion,
and the bids were referred to the COM
mittee on health to report at the next
meeting, on Aid. Taylor's motion.
Mayor Currier stated that the sink
ing fund commission had met an
taken up notes to the amount of
So, 22O.
Aid. Jordan moved that the board
of public works make an estimate of
the cost of grading Poplar street and
Mound avenue, and this was carried.
AlI WanI .o1lnI attention 70 tho
fact that there is a strong remon-
STRANGE against this grading.
On motion of Aid Meyer, the council
reconsidered it's action taken at the
last meeting directing that the curb
ing on Second street between Cherry
and Liberty streets be made of cement
Aid. Taylor moved that the curbing
be either of cement or stone at the op-
ton of the property owners Interested
This was carried.
The matter of repairing the hose
house in Dukes addition was brought
up by Aid. Deebach and referred to
the committee on city property.
Aid. Leonard moved that the board
| of public works prepare an estimate
of the cost of extending the water
mains on Broad street from Rock to
Vine and from Second to Third on
Vine, to do away with dead end.
He said that several more people would
take water. The motion was carried.
The following bids were received
for furnishing the city with 90, 600 feet
of three inch plank for repairing the
Minnesota river bridge: Neil Cook,
$27 per thousand f. o. b. in Mankato
Standard Lumber Co; $27. 80 per
thousand delivered at the bridge
Lampert Lumber Co., 500 per thous-
and; Laird Norton Co., 1923 per
i thousand.
The contract was awarded to the
Laird Norton Co., the plank to be of
No. hard Georgia pine.
Aid. Meyer moved that the board
of public works obtain prices on a half
acre of red gravel land near Indian
Lake, and this was carried.
The bills were allowed, and note
for 81, 900 bearing seven per cent in
terest was ordered paid. The street pay
roll amounted to S73. 40, waterworks
repairs 1854. 20, parks Sc, and painting
hose house 50. 10, total pay roll of
$146S5.
The council adjou rned.