The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-07-14

water mains to the FRANKLIN SchOol
property, as the majority of the prop
erty owners are willing to stand the eX-
pense. He wanted to get the thing start
ed at once, but the other aldermen
didn't.
Enters Strong Protest.
Ed Austin appeared and said that the
passage of the ordinance placing block
81 i'm the fire limits damaged him sew
nral thousand dollars. He had bought a
'ot there and had arranged to move the
Waite residence there. He had let foun-
lation and other contracts to the
amount of about $4,000. He asked
whether it was right and just to spring
his ordinance on him at the present
!ime. He wanted to know why it was
done.
City Attorney Daley said that two of
Nr. Austin's neiehbors had started the
move, as they didn't want the old
Waite house next to them and close up
20 the sidewalk.
Mr. Austin said that he had never
harmed his neighbors OF interfered with
What they did He did not intend to
nut anything on the lot that would be
,ickly. 1t is a $4,000 house. This To-
alton is on Fourth street, and the fire
limits would not need to be extended
here for years. There are frame houses
% be built there and should be.
Aid. Heinze said that he considered
hat the council had done wrong to
ass the ordinance to head off one
nan. He had voted against it. He
lidn't know what could be done now.
Mr.. Austin said that he would spend
10000 to see whether he was to be
-reated different from any other cltl-
zen. The two neighbors had written
q the contractors in Minneapolis to
care them from coming here to work.
f one or two men can run the com-
ii he didn't know where we are at.
Insurance Cut Down.
The matter of the Insurance on city
property was taken up, and it was
'ound that more insurance is being car
led than the aldermen thought neces-
,arv. Bills for four renewals were
held up. The insurance on the fire sta
lion and contents is $lS.425: city hall
md furniture, $4,000; detention hos
pital, 800.
The city recorder was allowed $500
or forage for the fire station.
The insurance question was taken up
gain. 1t was stated that the hose
house in Ogle & Davis addition cost
the city $25 but is insured for $3.50.
The Dukes addition hose house is in
;ured for ST, 225; the buildings on High
and park for 5000; the buildings on
Sibley park $3.50.
Aid. Atchison moved that the insur-
,nce be cut down to the following
mounts. Central fire station, $4,000;
ontents of hose house in Ogle q Da-
is addition, 500, that on building be-
no cancelled; Dukes addition hose
house and contents, $500; city hall and
ontents, $4,000; Highland park insur-
,nce to include new pump building and
ontents; detention hospital and con-
rents $500. This was done.
The bills were allowed including pay
If special census enumerators; Geo. w
Monks, street, work, $423.56; paving
Front street, estimate No. /, S6,5S4;
paving Front street estimate No. 2, $l2,-
400; paving Jockson street, estimate
No. /, $3.50; paving Jackson street, es-
innate No. 2, $4,000; special police for
arrival, $72; sprinkling contract, 1882
,ay roll, $7S9.66; j. w. Fowler expenses
cooking up mortgages, $l50.42; certifi-
oates of indebtedness, $4.7l6.25. Es-
innate No. l on the paving contracts
5 on the share that the city is to pay
while No. 2 is on the part to be assess
cd and will not be paid until the mon
az has been paid in by the property
owners.