The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-11

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| ter of light and air for the treasurer's
office be referred to the committee ON
city property, as the Smith building IS
/ apt to cut this off The motion was
carried. An arrangement may be
made with Mr.. Smith for an area or
skyleht.
Mayor Taylor said that nothing def
mite had been accomplished toward get
ting a contractor to put down a new
city well. None of them want to sign a
contract to put the well down in a
limited time with the penalty attached.
City Engineer Thompson said that the
wells are doing better now, but only
furnish two-thirds as much water as
| is needed
Lights Discussed.
Aid HeinZe said that the lighting com
mittee had been out couple of nights
looking over the field, and had found
that many lights have been misplaced.
| Some of the arms should be lengthen-
ed, so that the lights will clear the foil
age of the trees. He didn't want to
suggest any more lights at this time.
! Some of the lamps were out entirely
and some did not furnish over Is or 50
candle power, as the carbons were dis
placed. 1t was impossible to read big
! type Just under the lights. Tt seem
ed as though no reports have been made
of the lights out on the outskirts.
Superintendent Brown had said that if
only a few of the arms are lengthen-
ed the company would do it without
the property owners should report the
lights that are out
AID Atchison said that he was out
the night before and great many of
the lights were in poor condition, some
not being over thirty-two candle power
There are calls for lights where arcs
are not needed and arcs are placed
where incandescents would do Just as
well. He had spoken to Superintend
ent Brown, and the latter had said that
| he thought that he could furnish a few
| incandescents.
The council voted to move the arc
| light from Byron street between Fulton
and Lewis to Byron between Fulton
and Bradley; also that the light at the
corner of West Front and Sibley streets
be moved to the corner of Woodland
and Blue Earth streets.
| Aid. Atchison moved that the coun-
ell place light on the bridge, provided
that the North Mankato council will
pay half, the lighting committee to
| interview the authorities across the
river. This was carried.
Mr. Austin "Trun" Down.
City Attorney Daley urged that the
council take some kind Of action on the
request of Ed Austin for permission to
place a wooden building on block "a.
He said that the city is face to face
with a lawsuit and he would like to
have something on record.
| Aid Schroeder offered the resolution
granting Mr.. Austin permission to put
his building there, but there was no
second to it
| Mr.. Austin stated that he would like
to have the matter settled for all
time. If the council would leave the
! block in the fire limits for a period
of years he would be glad of it and
say that the council had done right,
but did not want to be the only one
that the ordinance hit.
The council took no action.
/ The board of public works reported
the award of the contract for the curb
ING and guttering of Main street be
tween Fourth and Fifth streets to Jacob
EfTer, the lowest bidder. The award
was approved as we'll as Mr.. Efer's
bond, with Mic Peterson and John Tren-
heuser as smeties.
Report Disapproved.
The board reported the award of the
Broad street between Vine and Frank
! lin streets to A. Bashaw, the lowest
bidder. President Porter explained that
the bid did not include water pipe,
which would cost about $1,000. This
would bring the total cost to $4,000.
City Engineer Thompson said that
contract for constructing sewer on
there is no rock the first 800 feet, but
| that from there on the cut would be
through seven to twelve feet of solid
rock
Mayor Taylor said that it had been
suggested that small pipe be bought and
run to the school house until winter, or
until the large pipe is IN. A three
fourths inch pipe could be used and
would be valuable afterwards
Mr. Thompson said that work could
not be completed on the job before De
cember anyway, as only four or i've
men could work at it. The water IN