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board to obtain bids, award the con-
tract and make the assessment.

The board presented report recon-
mending the grading, curbing, guttering
and macadamizing of Fifth street from
the south line of Hickory street to the
north line of Madison avenue. 1t recon-
mended that combined curb and gutter
be put in and two feet of paving stone,
and present curb stone reset, and water
WAYS constructed to carry water across
the streets at intersections of streets,
from Hickory street to Madison ave.
nue., and that the street be macadamiz-
ed from Hickory street to point where
Spring street if extended would inter-
sect with Fifth street, and that street
intersections be macadamized to the
line of the crosswalks. The expense
was estimated at $l3,0S2. The board
recommended that the following amounts
be paid by the city at large, out of the
81 $50 tax levy made for the purpose:
The sum of $500 to provide drainage
for the street; the sum of $1,000 to be
applied on the improvement generally;
and the sum of 81 ,06S, estimated to be
the amount of the ten per cent deduc-
ton from special assessments promptly
paid. A profile accompanied the report.
The report was adopted.
The matter was referred back to the
board to procure bids, award the con-
tract and make the assessments.
City Recorder Hodapp presented his
communication to the council calling at
tention to the condition of the water
fund. in view of the fact that the eX-
tension of the water mains up Bunker
hill has been ordered 1t has already
been published. He said that he had not
taken this step to gain notoriety, but
the charter makes it his duty to call
the attention of the council to the condi-
ton of the funds, and he had merely
done his duty. He said that there was
on June lst in the waterworks fund $l0,-
los, of which $6,O45 was in certificates.
Since June lst there has been paid out
in orders 81 1853, leaving a net balance
now Of $2,2lO. The water rents still to
come in during the fiscal year amount to
$l,700. The expenditures during this
time will be $500 for labor on work al
ready ordered, $3.50 for pay roll, $l,75O
for salaries, 81 800 for fuel, and $500 for
sundries, making total of $4,000. This
will leave deficit of 5000. The water
rents may not be as great as estimated,
under the meter system.
The report was adopted, on motion
of Aid. Kleinschmidt.
President Porter stated that the coun-
ell has ordered the pipe purchased, but
he did not want to sign the order unless
the bill will be paid.
Aid. Coy said that year ago he had
given way on the suggestion that this
year better system would be provided
for the hill than was ordered put in at
that time.
Recorder Hodapp said that in his fig
ures he had not figured the frontage tax
as the charter provides that this shall
be used as a sinking fund to pay water
bonds.
Aid. Coy said that the frontage tax
should be used for the general good of
the water system.
The matter was laid over until the
regular meeting Friday night, on motion
of Aid. Coy.
Mayor Taylor said that the militia
company had been cut off from its hall
on short notice. Some rooms over the
Austin shoe store had been rented for
two months at $25 month, so that the
company should not be thrown out of
doors.
| Aid. Coy said that it would be toe
bad to disband the company. There does
not seen to be a vacant building in the
city suitable for an armory, but he hop
ed that some place would be found.
The action of the mayor in renting the
rooms was approved.
The committee on printing recon-
mended that the contract for printing
800 copies of the city engineers report
and report of the fire department be
awarded to the Mankato Post, which
was .te lowest bidder. The report was
adopted. The bid of the Post was $l.5C
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