The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-11
TAXES WILL BE HIGH
Levy of $50, 900 Recommended
BY the City Recorder.
This Is Aside From Street I'm
provement Money.
City Cannot Pay Full Cost of
Street intersections.
Water to Be Temporarily Piped
to Franklin School.

From Saturdays Daily.
The council transacted il good deal OF
business last night Mayor Taylor pre-
sided and all of the aldermen were pres
ent.
A petition was received signed by
seventy five property owners on Front
and jackson streets, asking that the
city as whole pay for paving the
street intersections, and that an add
ton be made to this years tax levy if
necessary to do this. 1t said that the
burden is heavy enough without pay
ing for the intersections, and it would
be fairer for the city as a whole to
pay this.
Mayor Taylor said that about So,
900 was levied rast year for this pur-
pose. Some of the people have paid
their assessments
Aid. Heinze said that it was intend
ed that the city reimburse the proper
ty owners. To refund for the interstc
tions will give back $50 lot.
Mayor Taylor said that the aldermen
should get together and decide what
they want to provide for in the way of
Improvements, as the ten per cent dis
count must be taken care Of If any
Improvements are contemplated next
year the tax levy should provide for it.
City Recorder Hodapp said that the
tax levy of $4,000 was for the pur-
yose of taking care of the ten per cent
discount and railroad and city property,
postoffice, etc.
1t is stated that property owners on
North and South Front street end Main
street want the pavement extended
next year.
Mayor Taylor feared that heavy
tax rate would. result unless care was
taken by the aldermen to see what
the assessed valuation would be and
regulate the tax levy accordingly.
Aid. Heinze said that the people
must expect high tax rate during the
next year or two, or until the local
improvements are made. After that the
rate can drop back.
City Attorney Daley said that there
would be some expenses connected with
the Broad street litigation and he
said that the tax levy will be high any
way and it would be best to hold it
down as much as possible. The city
recorder had prepared an estimate of a
tax levy, which he asked him to read.
Mr. Hodapp said that there will be
$4,000 less income next year than Ii
quor licenses than this year. He there
fore recommended an increase of this
amount for the current fund, or 49,,
600. This fund sometimes is overdrawn
SIS, 900 to $4,000. and should be taken
care of. There should be levied $4,000
for the road fund. A levy of $1,000 for
the interest fund would be sufficient,
this being $500 less than last. year, as
there IS little balance in the fund.
The levy for parks should be $4,000, for
public library $4,000, for the sinking
fund $500, and for the special assess
ment fund $4,000 There has been de
(, I.
years. This makes a total of $4,000,
without anything for paving or other
amount raised last year was 100000,
of which $4,000 was for paving.
Mayor Taylor said that the council
should make good its promise to wipe
out the floating debt.
Hr. Hodapp said that there is suffi-
cient money in the sinking fund for
this if the other funds are not depleted,
and if the levy was made as he recon-
mended.
The petition of the property owners
was placed on file.
A petition was received from property
owners of the block asking that the
council do not rescnd the ordinance
which placed block "a i'll the fire limits.
City Attorney Daley read resolu-
ton which he had prepared, allowing
Ed. Austin to place the Waite house III
the block in case it is set back thr-
teen feet from the street
A recess was taken, after which the
petition and the resolution were both
placed on file, on motion.
A resolution was adopted, condemn
ing the sidewalks on the east side of
Fourth street from Mulberry to Spring
and in front of certain lots on LeSueur
street, and ordering new walks built
Liberty Street Improvement.
Aid. Atchison moved that public nee
essity requires that both sides OF Lib
erty street from Fourth to Front be
curbed and guttered, except where it
is now curbed and guttered, and that
| the matter be referred to the board of