The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-24

the Judgment of $6.43 without eight
years interest.
Mr.. Pau also appeared for o.
Bierbauer, who had purchased lot six,
block six, on North Second. street,
from J. NJ Chaplin. There is an un-
paid, judgm INT against the lot of
$40. So which he considered very high.
He was willing to pay the Judgment
without interest. s.s.r..-.
W. N. Plymat appeared and said
that he had purchased lot ID, block
175, West-.Mankato at the tax clear
ance sale. There was $12 sidewalk
assessment against the lot. The side
ak is in front of only three. or four
feet of the lot but it is assessed for
sixty feet. by mistake. The total
charge is $43, and Mr.. Plymat said
thatshe would pay $40 on thesassess-
ment or sell the lot to the city for..$1O
Thos Hughes appeared for.... the
daughters of Jno N. Hall in the sewer
assessment ssons Second street in 1889.
The clerk entered up judgment, al
though the assessment was declared
! illegal by Judge Severance, after all
but four had paid, and mo one else ap-
pears to have paid since then. The
ladies', are willing. to. payssa fair
amount, but do not want to pay the
judgment, with interest to date. 1.-THE
| Judgment was 500 and. now foots up
over 5000. The lot.,in question is at
thesssscornerZ of, Second and Hickory
streets, occupied by Chris Danielson.
Eighty-nine of the lots and parts of
lots out of the ninety-two1 - assessed
have been settled for. sa 80
~-~~Gaylord Lambgsappeared for hissresi-
dence- property at the5corner Griffith
and Walnut streets. There. is..a judg-
ment for nearly 5000 for the Fifth
street sewer now amounting to over
$500. He thought thatasShe had paid it
until last summer. He was willing to
pay--$200 for the two lots. Heshad paid
one other special assessment of STA. a.
W. L. Comstock appeared for lot s,
block 145, which he owns, on North
Front street. He"s.had lately received
notice that there is special assessment
against the lot. Previous notices had
gone to Geo. Maxfeld, and he had last
spring received a notice on lot which
he did not own. The records of the
assessment do not show that any was
made against this lot The judgment
must have been taken long after he
had acquired the title, and no notice
was received by him until the one
JAN 10Th of expiration of redemption
The assessment was 81 80 for side
walk and one for cutting through the
hill. He was willing to pay the face
of the two assessments, or the amount
of the sidewalk judgment, something
over $50. 50
City attorney Daley said as.asssthat
! Stephen Lamm was willing to- pay
Sc. 90 for lot seven, block one, Hubbells
add, which had judgment for 50. 26
entered in 1875. Wheeler &ssBennett
would pay ss$14.47, being the face .of
their assessment, and E.. ". Waters
would pay $32 80, the face of This. as
sessment for the North Broad street
sewer. -
The council. tool. "a recess to consider
the special assessment matter. After
reconvening the'council voted to settle
the"'D Frisbie matter for $3.50, Mrs.
A. NJ Wizards assessment for $25. 8S,
W. L. Comstock's .'forss'-s~$41. 9ss'and
$50. 90, Oscar Bierbauer's and Stephen
Thorne's for &c. II, oscar Bierbauer' S
for $44. 90, W. N. Plymat's for S1O The
Misses Halls for 500, Wheeler & Ben
nett's for AT. ',E. ~. Walters for
$3s. Os, 'andss..Gaylord a. Lamb ssoss- for
1904. 90 20 Al .z1gT
Offers to Sell.
Aid. Wilcox of the committee on
health, said that The had been search
ing lin vain.for a.building for a.quar-
antine hospital. s-1-,
Aid. Heinze said that seven acres
on Main street "1'on the hill canss.be
bought of John Mullen for So, 500. :, II
includes a.building. 1t would be a
good place for a quarantine hospital,
putting it in the middle of the tract,
away from residences. The matter
was referred to the health committee.
The committee on fire station was
authorized to have the chimney on the
fire station repaired, as it was reported
badly cracked.
Aid. Heinze reported that local rail
road agents had said that it would be
impossible to secure half rates for the
city's anniversary celebration on July
4th. The Elks have the week and the
city can go in with the Elks and have
a day setr'apart for the celebration if
it wants to celebrate during that week.
The council authorized the publica-
tion of 800 copies of the annual report
of the city engineer, health officer and
superintendent of parks. The board of
public works is to receive bids and let
the contract.
A petition was received asking that
the water mains be extended on Fifth
street from Cherry to Warren, and
was referred to the committee on
water works.
Aid. Leonard called attention to the
dilspidated condition of the street
signs. - ..-. - --r--
Engineer. Thompson stated that they
are being'repainted.