The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-16

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Mr. Coughlan thought that both water
and sewer were needed 1t would be
hardship on the property and the city
should pay for it at large.
Mayor Taylor said that there is no
money for this.
Mr. Fletcher said that the man who
dug the well had said that he would
rather drink the water from the well
than that which comes down from the
reservoir When he cleaned it out,
there was no dirt in it.
Mayor Taylor said that the seepage
from closets can run into the well, as
the pipe seems not to nave been sealed.
Radical Action Needed.
Mr.. Fletcher said that radical action
must be taken, for the city must fur
nish the children with water. Pipes
have been laid mile and half out to
water horses.
AID Hampl said that the majority of
the property owners would stand for
800 lot, he thought.
President Hughes said that the city
ought to be able to make up the bal
ance.
Captain Keysor said that the Frank
lin building cannot be moved, nor is
there building that can be rented. An
emergency confronts us. The city had
plenty of money to run the mains
across the slough and through the
stone, with very few takers The city
supplies six or seven water troughs for
horses, and man can come into the
city with hundred head of horses and
get water for them free, while we have
to pay for what we and our children
drink. This looks strange. The city has
plenty of money to build arches for a
festival and to pay for similar things,
but no money for water for the school
children. There must be something
wrong How the well water became
contaminated is question, when seven
families have been living off of it, and
the closet has been cleaned nicely. This
water does not color dishes like the
city water. But it has been condemn
led, and something must be done. 1t
seemed to the speaker that the well
water is better than the city water at
dead end, but that was not the ques
ton.
Would Benefit Property.
Mr.. Currier said that while the as
sessment on the property would be
heavy it would add to the value of the
property and be an investment. The
city and the school board should be able
to pay the balance. aqr,
Mayor Taylor said that the question
is a serious one and the committee had
come to see if means could not be de-
vised to get money to make the i'm
provement.
Judge Comstock thought the condem-
nation of the well justified. The water
runs along the rock lodges instead of
through sand, which would purify it.
Pernicious matter is apt to get into
the well. There has been good deal of
sickness in that part of the city, that
cannot be explained in any other way.
Water can be handled, but as a matter
of sound judgment it would seem all
right to extend the sewer and water
pipes if the property will pay 800 a
lot. The board cannot make any do
nation under the law, for the money is
levied for a special purpose and must
be used for that. This is such an
council would be justified in ordering
the work done.
Mr.. Fletcher said that it is up to the
council to order the work done, and
the board would find way to pay its
share
Judge Comstock said that the board
would advance it's share, as soon as it
knew what the amount was.
President Hughes asked whether the
city could not borrow the money.
Mayor Taylor thought that it could
not legally.
Mr.. Currier said that if the council
has a right to make a levy to help pay
for street paving it would also seem
that it could make levy for money to
put this in. When the levy has been
made, the money can be anticipated
The board does not want to force tine
parents to send their children where