The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-10-27

of Byron are eleven feet, eight inches
TO commence condemnation proceedings
would bring on lawsuit with Mr.. Irv.
ing, who claims the eight feet by adverse
possession and deed This would
drive Mr.. Irving into his grave. He
Will sell four feet for $50, but will not
sell seven feet.
Aid. Atchison moved that the board
OF public works pay Mr. Irving $50 for
four-foot strip and assess the amount
on the property owners. Il will never
vote to bring on law suit. If you
win, you lose. The lawyers are after
the money" Thus spoke the alderman.
Aid. Atchison subsequently changed
his motion, to provide that whenever
the property owners deposited $50 the
board of public works lay out twelve
foot alley.
Mr. Musser wanted a regular assess
ment made, so all would pay what was
Just.
The motion was lost, two for and
three against, one not voting.
President Porter said that the hoard
Of public works will be ready to report
on the extension of the water mains and
sewers to the Franklin school, at the
next meeting.
A bill for $40 for extra sprinkIing
was received from Contractor Page. AID
Heinze said that for several months
there was no sprinkling done on Front
street, and the contractor should make
allowance for this. He did not think
that the sprinkling was being done ex-
ira well, anyway. The streets are
dusty on Sundays.
City Engineer Thompson said that
the contract does not call for Sunday
sprinkling.
Aid. Hampl brought up the matter of
the city getting sprinklinc wagon.
Mr.. Thompson did not think that any
money could be saved.
Aid. Hampl thought that the city
would save money to own the wagons,
letting the contractor do the sprinkling
with them. There would be more bid
ders, as they would not have to own
their wagons.
Aid Atchison said that the vital point
is in the contract. The latter should
cover all points. The city gets it in the
neck" on extra sprinkling, the same as
in the building work.
Mr.. Thompson said that five wagons
would cost $3.50. to $500 Five men
and teams would cost $3.50 a month. or
$1,000 for the sprinkling season. and be-
sides this the wagons would have to be
kept in repair and soaked up. Seven
Or eight wagons are needed at times.
At present the entire sprinkling CON
tract was only 81 900.
The bills were taken up and allowed.
they included the following: VIM. Page,
inal estimate on sprinkling contract,
81 ,476.70; Mankato Sidewalk company,
.urbing and guttering Liberty street,
inal estimate, $I,O37.9S; Jacob Effer
irst estimate on curbing, guttering and
grading Main street between Fourth and
Fifth, 5000; Fowler & Pay, supplement
AIRY estimate on curbng and improving
Byron street, S72lO; Hayes, Lucas Lum
Der CO.. coal and lumber for replank-
NO the bridge sidewalk 5000, S3lS.S4;
oay roll $65S, of which .464.5O was for
treets.
City Engineer Thompson reported
,ranting building permit to I. H. Carl |
on. for a six-room frame dwelling, to
ost $500.
The council adjourned until 7:30 a. |
H. today, to consider two liquor licenses
publications..
The council had bare quarum this
corning. Alderman Atchison and Heinze
icing absent. The applications of
'harles Guth and \. J. Zeigler for IL
uor licenses were granted and their
onds approved. No other business
anne up.