The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-02-24

could be done in regard to extending
the water mains and sewers to Tourtel-
lotte hospital.
Rev. A. F. Winter asked whether the
city could not pay portion of the ex-'
pense. The property owners object SER
iously to paying the whole assessment
Unless this is done, it seemed impos
sible to have the water mains and sew
er extended, for some of the people
threaten injunctiOns if move is made.
Aid. JOrgensen suggested that an ar
tesian well could be put down by the
hospital at the building, giving an am
pie supply of water. A sewer could be
constructed to the river.
1t was stated that water and sewer
age are needed at the Franklin school,
owing to dangerous water there. The
water mains are now only block away.
The matter of extending the sewer to
the Franklin school was referred to the
sewer committee and the city engineer,
to report at the next meeting.
The resolution establishing the dis
trict to be sprinkled was taken up and
adopted.
Aid. Jorgensen said that it was use
less expense to have man to inspect
the SIDEWALK blocks made by the cement
companies. Many of the blocks inspect
ed are shipped abroad. The companies
are all responsible.
City Engineer Thompson said that the
expense is little, for the inspector is
paid but SIPS day. The cement walks
laid in Mankato foot up to $4,000 a
year. Contractors are apt to make
cheaper blocks unless watched. In some
of the towns around, the walks are
Smelling off. Mankato has the best
walks in the country. The companies
are under bond to the city. There is
always tendency to use too much
sand and too little cement. The expense
of the inspection is about 5000 year.
When all companies are inspected, none
can be recommended over the others, so
the system is fair to all, and insures
better walks. Unless the manufacture
of the blocks is inspected, the city will
not detect poor blocks until after the
walks are laid.
Aid. Kleinschmidt thought that the
arguments of the city engineer are
sound and that the city was being pro-
tected by the inspection.
H. L. Schmitt asked the council to
either allow or reject the bill present
ed by himself and Mr.. Young. At pres
ent no final action has been taken, and
unless it is taken it will neecssitate two
suits on their part instead of one. A
mandamus proceeding would have to be
started to force the council to take
definite action on the bill before the
suit could be started If the bill was
rejected only one action would be nece-s
sary.
The council took no action.
The bills were allowed, including a
pay roll of $22l.2O, of which 20 was
for streets, $50 for the health depart
ment, and $50 for water works repairs.
Other bills allowed were the following:
Primary election pay roll, $203.l5;
Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph Co.,
part payment on alarm system, $l25.4O;
water bill refunded to st. Joseph's hos
pital, $3.50; three dozen meter tops,
1918. The last named bill gave Aid. Jor-
gensen chance to criticise the meters
that were adopted by the council, be-
cause they were not frost proof.
City Engineer Thompson reported hav-
ing granted a building permit to George
E. Brett for the erection of an auto
mobile garage, l6 by 20 feet, to cost
500.
The paving matter was not touched
upon.