The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-01-13

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to slipping. Horses calks make no i'm
pressions on it, for it is like glass
Where there is an incline there is nc
footing. Such considerations as these
move most communities in making q
selection.
Winnipeg is not served by any com.
pany, but has its own city plant, and
has concluded that asphalt is the best
pavement In some cities the Barber
company has friends, and in some the
brick companies have been known to
make friends of the officials.
Importance of Investigation.
Mr.. Andrews urged the Importance of
investigation and deliberation. The pc.
titioners may be guided by instinct for
a cheaper pavement, or misguided, Oh
perhaps they have wisely espoused this
material. There ought to be public
meeting, or public, disihterested com.
mittee appointed to help the council
investigate the different kinds of paw
ing. Mr.. Saulpaugh is anxious that no
mistake be made, and desires time to
complete and present his petition. He
would like to have the matter referred
to an appropriate committee and left
open for time.
| Aid. Coy said that Mr.. Andrews re-
marks were very good, indeed, and he
favored committee of five disinterest-
ed citizens to aid the committee on
streets. He believed that both parties
should be heard, and asked that the
motion be withdrawn.
| Aid. Jorgensen said that he would
rather have the motion voted down. If
Front street was to be paved with as
phalt, in few years the sewer and
water mains would have to be taken up,
and where would the pavement be
left? Nearly eighty per cent of the prop
erty owners ask for brick. He was not
the agent for the Barber company or any
other asphalt company, nor of any brick
company. If one man was of more i'm
portance than all of the rest he was
ready to get out of the council.
Saulpaugh Not an Agent.
Mr.. Saulpaugh said that he was not
an agent of the Barber company. 1t
was a matter of vital Importance to him
on account of his hotel being located on
the street. He was willing to have as.
phalt or creosote blocks, and would
stand for anything but brick or stone. A
travelling man said just the other day,
after coming from Marshalltown, Iowa,
deliver him from stopping at hotel
on street that was paved with brick
Asphalt can be repaired as cheap and
much better than brick, when streets
are torn up.
Aid. Coy said that if the council had
| carried out the plan proposed last fall
it would have had as pretty street as
could be found in America. All objec.
tons about tearing up the street were
solved by the combination brick and as.
phalt pavement.
| AID Kleinschmidt said that as to
taking up sewer and water mains, there
would be no trouble about repairing the
pavement afterwards. Brick pavement
is much harder to repair than asphalt
as he had noticead in the twin cities
Brick makes poor job when it is re-
placed.
Mr.. Saulpaugh asked City Engineer
Thompson whether there was a ten
year guaranty on brick pavement. Mr.
Thompson replied that the guaranty was
generally for five years, while the guar
anty on asphalt was for ten years.
One of the Best Arguments.
Aid. Kleinschmidt said that this was
the best argument in favor of asphalt
The brick men won't guarantee their
pavement for more than five years. He
thought that it would be more salts
factory to get together and talk over
the matter
Aid. Mckinley said that he felt that
the council should stay by the wishes OF
the majority and give them what they
want. He would support brick unless
the petition is offset by one for asphalt
| Aid. Kleinschmidt said that the prop.
erty owners on Front street are not the
whole city. The street is for the benefit
of the entire public, therefore the coun-
ell should be very careful. just be-
cause a majority ask for any particular
kind of pavement does not mean that it
should be ordered
Aid. Schroeder favored holding another
meeting.
Mr.. Saulpaugh said that he had quite
few people on his petition that sign.
ed the petition for brick Many signed
the brick petition, not because they
wanted brick, but because they wanted
ten years time to make the payments
There are whole lot of people on the