The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-26
WATER METERS.
City Will Purchase Fifty of Them
at Once.
Water Mains Ordered Laid on Vine St.
---Hose House Lot Purchased in Dukes
Addition ---City Fathers Flush at Last
Nights Meeting.

The regular bi-monthly meeting of
the city council was held in their
chambers at the city hall Tuesday nigh
Vice President Taylor was in the chair
and in his usual pleasant way conduct
ed the business of the session with
promptness and in a manner that in
dictated excellent executive ability.
Mayor Peterson was absent.
The recodrer read the minutes of
tn three preceding sessions, which
were approved without objection.
Alderman Leonard called up the
matter of laying water mains on Vine
street from Second to Third and from
Vine to Rock on Third and asked that
definite action be taken before adjourn
ment. A previous petition for this ex-
tension had been before the council,
and it was explained that six or eight
water consumers could be secured
along the extension. The estimated
cost of the Improvement is $500 and
the council without opposition ordered
the work done.
Alderman Leonard asked for more
time to report on a crosswalk on Main
street.
Under the head of city officers re-
ports Health Officer Hielscher explain
ed what had been done at the city bath
house. From 100 to 200 boys and girls
had taken advantage of the bathing
place each evening. The doctor explain
ed that he had arranged with Mrs Laird
who lives near the bathing house, to take
charge of the towels and suits and the
money received for washing and keep
ing them in repair would be her entire
compensation. The report was accepted.
Lot Purchased.
Aid, Deebach, chairman of the COM
mittee on city property, presented a
letter from Chas. Foster stating mis-
price for the lot upon which is located
the hose house in Dukes addition.
The price asked is $3.50, or $25 per
year for the use of it. Upon motion of
the First ward alderman the lot was
purchased at the above price, and pro-
per officers were instructed to make
out the necessary papers.
Prospect Avenue.
In order to lay the water mains on
Vine street, Aid. Leonard moved that
the board of public works be instruct
ed to order a car lord of cast iron
water pipe.
The mains on Vine street were or
dered laid under the supervision of the
board of public works.
NJ G. Willard, one of the owners
of the graded property on Prospect
avenue, stated that he and John Hall
had accepted the plat of that street as
presented to them by the city engineer
and desired the street committee to
take some action in regard to grading
it as proposed. Two parties are ready
to build there as soon as the council
grades the street.
The street committee will investi-
gate what is to be done on Prospect
avenue and report at the next meet
ing.
A communication was read by Re-
corder Williams from Second street
property owner asking that the cross
walks be put in as in others parts of
the city, and not beveled on the sides.
The council complied with the request
and directed the engineer to carry out
their desires in the matter.
Aid. Wilcox asked that more time
be given the Fulton street sewer con-
tractors. Messrs. Masters & McLaurin
who have the contract, have been I'M
able to keep men on account of the ex-
cessive heat. They had started with
Is and now had but one man left. An
extension of thirty days was granted.
Park Supt. Blake appeared before
the council on behalf of the First
Church of Christ and asked that the
council allow the church trustees to
repair the wooden walk along the
Grove street side of the church pro-
perty. The church, he explained, had
spent a large sum in walks on the
Second street side, and asked to be al
lowed to repair the wooden walk for
the present.
Aid. Heinze objected, as permission
to them would be establishing a bad
precedent and many others would ask
the same thing. Several had already