The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-08
SITE CHOSEN.
The WampIer Property on Broad
Street for $4,000.
The Library Board and Council Hold a
Joint Meeting and Locate the
Public Library.

The library board and council Friday
night chose the Wampler property Jon
South Broad street between Main and
Walnut as the site for the public
library to be donated to the city by
Andrew Carnegie. The selection was
so nearly unanimous that the plan of
making three selections and sending
them on to Mr.. Carnegie for his choice
was abandoned. The price asked for
the property was So, 900, but the joint
meeting offered 81, 500, and if this is
accepted the council will vote the
money from the current fund tonight.
Every member of the council was
present, as was also the mayor. Only
two members of the library board
were absent, J. c. Thro and B. F.
Pay, who were out of the city.
The following sixteen propositions
for the sale of lots for the library site
were received:
Philip Mueller, corner of Second
and Washington streets, 80 feet front,
for 50, 500.
Adam Arnold west side of Second
street between Hickory and Jackson,
115 feet front, for 50, 000
o. O. Pitcher, east side of Second
street between Jackson and Cherry, 81
feet front, for $40, 900.
H P Jensen, northeast corner of
Second and Cherry Streets SO feet
'front.' for $12, 700.
VIM. Frisbie, west side of Second
street opposite foot of Warren, &C feet
fir ont, for So, 600.
Fred Kron and Geo. NJ. Phillips,
southwest corner Main and Broad
streets, 1872 feet, front except the build
ings, for S., 900.
Cornelius Wampler estate by A. J.
Wampler of Chicago, west side of
Broad street between Main and Wal
nut, 1872 feet front, for S., 900.
Mrs. Margaret Funk and Robert
Lamm, southwest corner OF Broad
and Walnut streets, 1879 feet front, for
$13, 900.
Mrs. Elizabeth Copp and Mrs. Jane
Mcdonald, southeast corner of Fourth
and Main streets, 1872 feet front, for
Sc, 500.
J. B. Ford and E. P. Iceberg, north
west corner of Fourth and Hick DRY
streets, 1872 feet front on Fourth streets,
and105 feet on Hickory, for $40, 900.
Ed. Austin and VIM. Thomas, north
west corner of Fourth and jackson
Streets, 1lo feet front Oh Fourth street,
buildings reserved, for 50, 000
W. W. P. Mcconnell, southwest
corner of Fourth and jackson streets,
1872 feet front, for Sc, 900.
Peter Lloyd northeast corner of
Fourth and Cherry streets, 1872 feet front
for So, 81
Gaylord Lamb and Mrs. L. Mans
field, northwest corner of Fifth and
Walnut streets, 1872 feet front, for
S., 800.
Mrs. Kieffer, northeast corner of
Fifth and Hickory streets, 1872 feet
front, for Sc, 500.
J. Fl. Moore, northwest corner of
Fifth and Cherry streets, so feet
square, for 81, 500.
The joint meeting considered all of the
propositions carefully, but looked with
favor on only two, those of the Wampler
estate and Mr.. Mcconnell. Mr. Lloyd's
proposition was considered to be very
reasonable, but his property was
thought to be little too high up and
a little too far south.
1t was finally agreed to make an
offer of 81, 500 for the Wampler pro-
perty. This place includes one brick
residence, which goes with the lots
and will afford some building material
when torn down. H P. Christensen
represents A. ]. Wampler, and he tele-
graphed to Mr.. w. this morning and
asked for an immediate reply to the
offer of the library board and council.