The Mankato free press., 1905-04-28
Contracts and Bonds Are Ap-
proved Unanimously.
Lutheran Hospital Association
Given a Clear Title.
Mayor Taylor Announces Cou-
pie Of Appointments.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
The council Saturday night transact
ed a great deal of very important bus
mess. Aid. Mahowald was absent, not
yet having recovered from his illness.
The final steps were taken to assure
the paving of Front and jackson streets
with brick. The Mankato and st. Pc
ter Railway and Lighting company was
granted a franchise, including the right
der certain restrictions, the story of
which is told elsewhere. 1t was decid-
ed to turn over the German Lutheran
Hospital association the city's North
Fourth street property, upon its re-
funding to the city the 81 800 that it
has paid upon the property. The may
or made a couple of appointments, and
the salaries were fixed.
The council showed a commendable
disposition to guard the treasury, and
if it stands by this resolve there will
be little reason for fault to be found
on that score.
The report of the board of public
works on the street paving bids was
received, saying that the contracts for
the brick paving of Front and Jack
son streets had been awarded to Field
ing & Shepley, the st. Paul contractors,
who were the lowest bidders.
City Attorney Daley said that it
perhaps would be safer for the present
council to approve the specifications be-
fore the award of the contract was ap-
proved. City Engineer Thompson ex-
planned the main points of the specif
cations. He said that the contract
called for the pavement to be laid in
the street intersections to the property
line. The contractor makes five year
guarantee.
Aid. Atchison moved that the speci-
fications be approved, and this was
carried unanimously.
AID Atchison then moved that the
award of the Front street contract be
approved, and this was carried unani-
mously.
Aid. Heinze made a similar motion
regarding the report of the board on the
Jackson street contract, and this was
carried unanimously.
The council took a recess to consult
with the representatives of the Manka-
to and st. Peter Railway and Light
ing company. In the mean while the
board of public works met with Louis
T. Shepley of Fielding & Shepley, and
prepared the contracts and bonds.
When the council came to order again
an hour later, the contracts with Field
ing & Snepley for the paving and
otherwise improving of Front and Jack
son streets were read.
Aid. Atchison moved that the city
recorder be authorized to countersign
the Front street contract and affix the
seal of the city on the contract, and
this was carried unanimously.
The bonds, furnished by the Ameri-
can Bonding company of Baltimore,
Nd, were approved, by unanimous
vote.
AID. Heinze moved that the city re-
corder be authorized to countersign the
jackson street contract and affix the
seal of the city of Mankato, and this
was carried unanimously.
The bonds were approved. On each
contract a bond for the full amount of
the contract is given to guarantee the
construction, and one for half the
amount is given to guarantee the pave
ment for five years.
Gives Clear Title.
Rev. A. F. Winter appeared before
the council and said that the Evan
gelical Lutheran Hospital association
would prefer to have clear title to
the North Fourth street half block,
rather than the title with string to it
offered by the city. The association
would be willing to refund to the city
what it has paid the Omaha railway
company for tine property. 1t would
also enter into an agreement not to let
the Omaha tracks cross the property.
Several of the aldermen thought that
this would be satisfactory. The city
has paid about $500, which would be
refunded to it.
Aid. Heinze moved that the city
give to tine hospital association all
right to the property upon payment to
the city of the amount that it has paid