The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-15
GIVEN THE SEWER
Van Brunt Street Property
Owners Accommodated
The Council Takes Favorable Action
on Several Petitions for Street
Improvement.

Van Brunt street is to have it's need
ed sewer. The council Friday voted
to approve the award of the contrac
to E. I. p Staede at his bid, 81, 16(
for the main sewer and s6. 30 for each
house connection. Mr.. Staede's bond,
with VIM. Bierbauer and W. G. Hoer1
as sureties, was also approved. 1t il
for 81, 375.
The sewer will also run down Car
roll street to State, as there is not fall
enough to connect with the Second
street sewer. AS the street has little
or no slope, the sewer excavation will
have to be deep in places.
| The session was a special one, and
all of the aldermen were present, and
Mayor Petersen presided.
o. P. Lee was granted a liquor
license, and his bond was approved,
with Geo. Weideman and Henry Guth
as sureties.
The liquor license bond of Bolstein
& Miller, with the q. S. Fidelity and
Guaranty,,Co as surety, was approved.
G. F. Williams withdrew his appli-
cation for an auctioneer's license, and
SamuelssS. Levy presented an applica-
tion, for two months from Aug. 18th.
The matter was referred to the COM
mittee on licenses, which consists of
Aids. Reinze, Taylor and Leonard.
The parties want to auction off a
stock of jewelry and other articles,
and the merchants do not look upon it
with favor. The application is side
tracked until next Friday night, at
least.
A remonstrance against the curbing
and entering of Walnut street be-
tween Fourth street and the alley
between that and Third street was re-
ceived. The aldermen are familiar
with remonstrances against public
improvements, and only smiled as
they ordered this one placed on file.
The council finally took action on
the oft repeated request of the state
dairy and GOOD department to have the
$50 baking powder case fine, collected
a year or two ago, turned over to it.
The department has lately referred the
matter to the attorney general.
City Attorney Dailey said that the
fine should go to the state under the
law, and the city recorder was direct
ed to send the money to the state
treasurer
It was voted to cancel 81, 900 in
surance policy on the furniture in
Tourtellotte hospital. The policy had
two years yet to run, but it was re-
ported that the furniture now in the
hospital would not sell for So, and
the council decided to save the insur-
snee premium.
The street committee recommended
that the petition for the curbing and
gathering of Walnut street, from Third
to Fourth, be granted. This was
adopted, and the matter was referred
to the board of public works to report
an estimate of the cost.
The street committee reported that
it had had conference with Messrs
Kron and Lampert regarding the curb
and gutter on Main street between
Second and Broad, and recommended
that the curb and gutter be moved to
the new curb line. This would neces-
state the purchase of $40 feet of
fifteen-inch sewer pipe to carry off the
water.
The board of public works was au-
thorized to move the curb and gutter
to the curb line, and to buy the neces-
sary yitrified clay pipe and put it in.
The street committee recommended
that the petition for the grading of
Prospect avenue be referred to the
board of public works to make an
estimate of the expense.
Aid. Heinze expressed the opinion
that it would be an expensive job, and
thought that, the city should go slow
for the balance ofsthis year.
Aid. Wilcox explained that the
property owners propose to advance
the money.
Aid. Taylor had the same under
standing.
M. g. Willard confirmed this, and
said that large majority of the prop
erty owners stand ready to pay the
money as soon as the assessment is
made. He thought that all would pay
up and that the city would not be re-
quired to advance a cent.
A motion to adopt the report of the
committee was carried, and the coun-
Gil adjourned An executive session
followed. at the request of the city at
torney.