The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-12-22

Hospital association will be held on the
second Thursday in January, and that
it would like to know definitely by that
time, as it has voted to abandon the
Tourtellotte hospital site and would
begin soon to take down the building
and remove the material to the North
Foruth street site.
A recess was taken to talk the mat
ter over and fix date for a meeting
1t will probably be held Thursday even
ing.
Struck a Bargain.
The committee on fire Experiment re-
ported that it had entered into con-
tract for the purchase of lots Is and l6
block 1872, West Mankato, from Lee
C. Thompson, for $3.50, as a location fol
the hose house The contract was APP
proved.
Aid. Schroeder asked what about the
5000 lot reported on at the last meet
ing.
Aid. Mahowald and Atchison stated
that the property owners around did not
want the city to put the hose house
there, as there is good property on both
Sides The old hose house is dilapidat-
ed and it would cost about as much
to move the building and repair it as
the two lots cost.
AID Atchison said that year ago the
| lots were held at $1,000. There is
building on the property that can be
| remodeled into hose house. 1t is the
biggest bargain that the city ever got.
The location is near the watering trough,
in the angle of the roads leading to the
Blue Earth river bridge and to Sibley
park. Chas. Mailman had purchased the
old hose house for $500
The committee on city property was
authorized to remodel the building.
Aid. Hampl reported that the new
well is down sixty feet.
Resolutions of respect to the memory
of the late City Treasurer Durkee were
adopted by rising vote. They will
be published officially by The Free
Press.
AID Atchison asked whether it would
be possible to condemn and remove the
old Nelson building, on South Front
street, from which L. C. Diamond re-
Gently moved. City Attorney Daley
stated that the only grounds for this
| would be that it threatened to tumble
down and injure passersby or was a
menace to health.
Franklin School Sewer.
The report of the board of public
works on the proposed extension of the
sewer and watermains on North Broad
street to Franklin was taken up, and
the council took recess to talk it over.
1t was decided to allow work to begin
at any time after Feb. lst and have it
completed by July list. There is to be a
penalty of $40 day after July LIST if
the work is not completed then.
The council adopted the specifications
and referred the matter back to the
board under order No. 2, to get bids.
1t was voted to hold an adjourned
meeting tonight at 1880 o'clock.
AID Atchison moved that the city Of
fcials attend the funeral of the late
City Treasurer Durkee in body. This
was carried.
The bills were allowed, including a
pay roll of $22657, of which $l7257 was
for street work.
1t was stated that the bill of c. n.
Andrews and A. E. Clark for services
in assisting the city in the paving bill
litigation has been increased $500 for
services connected with the appeal to
the United States court of appeals. This
bill is to be brought in tonight for ad
justment.
i City Engineer Thompson reported
that he had granted the following build
ing permits: Mrs. Grace Fox, for re
arranging, moving and repairing the for
mer Fred Fuller residence on South
Second street, at an expense of $1,000;
and John l.. Peters, for frame dwell
ing on Germania street, to cost 81 900.
Aid Atchison said that he would not
vote to allow any more bills that were
not sworn to by the parties bringing
them in. The city recorder was asked
, to see that all bills were properly sign
ed and sworn to-
, Meters and Water Bills.
) Aid. Atchison said that people who do
not have water meters should be fore
J ed to put them in. There had been COM
plants of some people not having them
President Porter said that he knew of
no such cases, but would like to hear
of them. This fall those who had only
+, lawn taps had been required to put on
: meters. Water is being shut off where
meters are not put on.
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