The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-04-11

and travelled street; that said street
from Warren street to Vine street is
an earth street and never was improv-
ed in any manner whatever except by
grading; that said Broad street from
! Lincoln street to Warren street was
covered with river gravel five years
ago and otherwise improved, but de-
PENDANTS allege that the majority of
the property owners along said Broad
street from Lincoln street to Warren
street are in favor and have petitioned
for said improvement and defendants
allege that public necessity requires
that said Broad street, from Lincoln
street to Vine street be paved with
asphaltum and otherwise improved
according to the said proposed specif-
cations.
f., Defendants allege that for the three
past fiscal years ending April, 1902,
the city of Mankato has each year
levied tax against the real and per-
sonaI property of said city of the fol-
lowing amounts to- wit and no more
September 18th, 1899, $45, 600; Sep
TENDER 2lst, 1900, $40, 600; September
18th, 1901, $40, 600.
That the said city of Mankato in
making said assessments always took
into consideration revenues that are
each year received by the city of
Mankato from liquor licenses, fines,
special assessments and other sources.
That in the fiscal year ending in
April, 1900 the receipts from all
sources were $50, 405. 81. The entire
disbursements of the year were SIT,
721.67. That SO, TAO of said disburse-
ments was used in payment of the
floating Indebtedness of said city,
which asid floating Indebtedness at
the beginning of said fiscal year
amounted to $57, 728.03. That in the
fiscal year ending in April 1901, the
total receipts of said city from all
sources were $1O4, 253. 80. That the
total disbursements for said year were
$S7, $50. %. That 81, $50 of said dis
bursements was used in payment of
the floating Indebtedness of said city.
That in the fiscal year ending. in
April, 1909, the total receipts of said
city from all sources were $3.50, 057. 46.
That the total disbursements for said
year were $104, 650.S SO. That $13, $40
of said disbursements was used in
paying off the floating Indebtedness
of said city; that 81, 600 of said dis
bursements was used in paying for
a library site in said city and that
about $500 OF said disbursements was
used to purchase an addition TO Si"ley
park in said city.
That the said city of Mankato is not
required or compelled to pay any of
the floating Indebtedness of said city
only at such times as it feels that it
has money to spare for that purpose
that the creditors of said city holding
said floating Indebtedness do not ask
or demand that their said claims be
paid.
That of the $45, 600 assessed by the
said city in the year 1901, $40, 1914 Y
was received by said city in the month
of March, 1902; that $22, 900 of said
assessment will be received in the
month of June, 1902, and the remain
der will be received in the month of
November, 1902.
Assuming that the said city will
make the usual levy of $45, 900 the
present year, the entire receipts of the
said city for the fiscal year ending
in April, 1908, leaving out of consid-
Grafton the said Broad street improve
ment, will exceed 800, 000 made up
from the following sources, to-wit
Tax levy, $45 900; liquor licenses,
$685. 600; water rents, SIS, 900; fees.
fines, licenses and other sources, 81, 600
Total, 500, 900. That the entire dis
bursements for the fiscal year ending
in April, 1908, leaving out of consider
alton the said Broad street improve.
ment, will not exceed $53, 900, consist
ing of SAT, 600 for the payment of the
salaries of all the different officers of
the city during the said year, the pay
ment of the city lighting and all the
interest on the bonded and floating
Indebtedness during said year and
other expenses of the said city and
Sc, 600 for expenses in looking after
the roads, streets and sidewalks of the
city.
Defendants allege that the said city
of Mankato will at all times during
said fiscal year ending in April, 1908,
have in it's treasury a sum exceeding
SO, 000 under the control of the COM
mon council of said city that can be
set aside or paid for any contemplated
| improvement or any other claim
against the said city of Mankato.
Defendants allege that on the 31st
day of March, 1902, there was in the
hands of the city treasurer of said city
the sum of SIS, 1853. 80 belonging tc
said city; that 1886. 90 thereof was in
the sinking fund of said city and
81, $50 thereof was in the library fund
of said city that the common council
of said city had the management and
control Of all the remaining part Of
said money in the hands of the city