The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-24
Ind asked that prompt action

and asked that prompt action be
taken.
The motion was. carried after some
| further. discussion.
The committee on licenses secured q
short recess to consider Mr.. Levy's
application. 1t afterwards asked for
/ further time to report.
A liquor license. was ordered granted
to Polchow & Thilgen, and their
bond, with Henry Hillesheim and L..
Henline as sureties, was approved.
The matter of building culvert over
Warren creek on Pike street was talk
ed over. The street committee re-
ported that it had decided to retain
the $50 appropriated for wooden Gull
vert and to await until the city has
money to put in permanent stone
culyert. One or two aldermen favored
this.
Presiden. Porter stated that the
money in the road and bridge fund is
running low and that the city force
would have to be reduced as soon as
present work is done, which will be in
couple of days.
The matter was referred to the
board of public works.
Lighting the Streets.
The lighting committee reported
that the American Development COM
papy wcnld exhibit two power oil
pressure lamps and four gasoline
lamps on the streets in another week,
which the citizens should look at.
Aid. Leonard moved that the city
recorder advertise for bids for light
ing the streets of the city for period
OF one, three or five years from De-
cember 1st. 1902. with electric arc and
incandescent lights, or incandescent
gas, gasoline or oil lights. The bids
will be received Nov. 18th. A certified
check of 5000 must accompany each
bid. The motion was carried.
The committee on ordinances intro
duced an ordinance permitting the
Chicago 81 North Western railway
company to build spur track across
Rock street from point at the rear of
the malt house to Mayer Bros. plant.
The track was put in last fall by
permission of the council, but the or
dinance should be passed in order to
protect the city in case of accident.
The ordinance was passed under sus-
pension of the rules.
Use of Water Meters.
Aid. Heinze brought up the matter
of using water meters. He referred to
inquiries made of other cities by the
board of trade on this subject, the
replies being unanimous in favor Of
the use of meters. He proposed later
to introduce resolution requiring all
water consumers to provide themselves
with meters A good many consumers
use meters, and in Justice to those
that do use them the others should be
required to use them, also. The city
would be benefited, and the water
fund would have plenty of money.
President Porter, in reply to ques-
tion from AlG. Wilcox, said that me-
ters cost about $1u each. The city has
paid for all the meters now in use.
Aid. Heinze said that the meters in
use have paid for themselves many
times over.
Aid. Eichstaedt said that it would
not be just to require the balance of
the water users to pay for their own
meters. He wasl in favor of the gen.
eral use of meters. and would favor
the city putting them in.
President Porter said that there are
over 1, $50 users of water, and 100 me-
tiers in use.
Aid. Heinze said that If the city
had to buy the meters the time would
never come when all would be sup
piled. In Madison. Wis, a less rate
is made for use of water where con-
sinners buy their own meters than
where the city furnishes them.
Aid. Wilcox said that Van Brunt
street property owners. beyond where
the water mains extend, want to
make water connections. The extern
sion made this year is less than q
lock.
President Porter said that pipe is
very expensive now, about $37 ton.
All that the city had was used.
Engineer Thompson said that a
small carload of pipe would be needed
to extend the main two blocks. The
cost of the pipe would be sixty cents
foot
The board of public works was au
thorized to buy a carload of pipe. to
complete the water main to Willard
street.
The bills were read and allowed.
The street payroll was $462 &c. water
works $3.50. 0S. parks $40. 3s. total
$66s. 80.
The council adjourned until Oct.
31st, when liquor license application
is to be heard.
COAL THIEVES.