The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-07
COMES OUT AHEAD
The Semi Centennial Committee
Makes Report.
The Question of Paying For Public
Work Receives Attention From
the Council.


cussions.
r. Nj. CurrieI appeared for the semi
centennial celebration committee and
made report of the expenditure of
{ $500 of city money. There were "a
: orders paid out, footing up to 1886 70,
leaving a balance of $1S. % to be turn
ed back into the city treasury. A
check for the latter amount was hand
ed 80 the recorder.
The report was accepted and placed
on file and the council extended a
vote of thanks to Mr.. Currier for
his faithful performance of duty as
treasurer of the committee
MIR. Currier thanked the council and
said that he considered it remarka-
ole fact that the committee had not
run behind The aldermen agreed
with him, lsughingly.
Hleinschmidt Brothers were granted
a liquor license for the Stahl House
bar, and their bond, with John c.
Tbro and Conrad Kleinschmidt as sure.
ties, was approved.
Bolstein & Miller asked to have
their liquor license changed from SOC
Y, to 107 South Front street. 1t will have
30 be advertised for two weeks, the
same as an original application.
A communication was received
from Maynard Levy asking for prompt
and favorable action on his applica-
tion for an auctioneer's license.
\ The committee was not ready to re-
port on the application, owing to
communication from A. E. Clark to
the effect that Mr.. Levy would want
q license for only two months instead
Of six. as petitioned for, and that no
action would be necessary at this
meeting.
A claim for 5000 damages was re-
ceived from Martin Wiltgen, on ac-
count of the loss of his two horses in
an excavation at the corner of Broad
and Vine streets on the night of Oct.
25th. He claimed that the guard lights
were not properly placed and that the
street lights were out. A. E. Clark
is his attorney. The matter was re-
ferred 30 the committee on claims and
Rccounts.
Engineer Thompson estimated the
cost of sixteen foot culvert over War
rem creek on Pike street at 1881 for
tie stone work and $50 for the plank
and stringers.
The question of paying for the work
was talked over, as the road and
bridge fund is exhausted. 1t will be
Z replenished at the November settle
ment, in about ten days. President
Porter reminded the council that what
il gets in November will have to last
> until April LIST.
The matter was referred to the
street committee and city engineer to
report at the next meeting after look
ing the ground over to see whether
the proposed culvert will be large
enough.
Two incandescent lights were order
ed placed in the West Mankato hose
house.
The street committee reported ia
vorably upon petition received
some time ago for the opening Of
jackson street from Pike to the Oma-
ha freight depot The report was &C
cepted.
AID. Taylor thought that the people
should take an Interest in the new
gasoline gas lights, to see how they
like them.
City Attorney Daley called UP the
matter of the contractors bills that
have been held up by the recorder
and suggested that a motion be made
that F. A, Halstead' s bill, 1857, be
paid out of the special improvement
fund Such a motion was made and
carried, after little discussion. This
action was taken in order to get the
, matter in shape for legal contest,
Nthis being test case.
The matter of getting more file
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the committee on city property to re,
port at the next meeting.
The bills were allowed, including
$490.oe for street payroll, 500. 40 fol
waterworks repairs, and $34. rs fol
waterworks extension. 4 note for $500
wac ordered paid from the bills paya
BILE fund. 1t is one held by Grace Fox.
The question of which fund the note
snould be paid out of was talked over
Recorder Williams stated that attor
neys disagree as to the use of th'
sinking fund, some holding that i
can be used to pay the floating indebt
edness. and others saying that it Sal
be used only to pay off the long time
bonds. He was at sea on the matte
himself The bills payable fund con
tains over s., 900 which was levied TO
the express purpose of paying off thes
} notes, which foot up to SCI. 700.
The matter of paying the contrac
tors out of the special assessment funC
\ was discussed. Mr.. Williams sai'
that the contractors bills foot up t.
90, 700, while there is but 50, 700 in til
special assessment fund. More assess
ments will be paid in very soon.
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