The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-10-13
Will Pipe the Bierbauer Brew
cry; Other Mains.
Aid. HampI Starts the Franklin
District Extension.
Many Matters Take Up the
Time of Council.
From Saturdays Daily.

From SATURDAY bdll4'
CITY fathers met i'll the council cham
Der last night and transacted consider
able important business. All of the aid
men were present except Aid. Schroeder
Mayor Taylor presided ut the meeting.
Aid. Mahowald stated that he had
awarded the contract for moving the
partitions on the second floor of the
city hall to Bishman Bros, for 500. The
council voted to approve Aid. Alaho-
wald's action.
Aid. Mahowald said the plaster is fall
ing off of the ceiling i'll the council cham
Der and he suggested that Il steel cell
ing be put in the room. The council
chamber will be partitioned off in the
near future. Mr.. Hodapp's office will
be made larger.
Aid. Hampl made Il motion that the
board of public works be instructed to
extend the water mains to Bierbauer's
brewery. City Engineer Thompson will
borrow pipe, four inches in diameter,
from the Mankato Gas and Electric
Light company and the mains will be laid
right away Aid Heinze seconded the
motion and the motion carried.
AID Atchison said he would like to
have the city lay water mains to the
Monks & Mckinley barn. The mains are
needed all along Liberty street but he
said Recorder Hodapp would probably
stop the proceedings.
Aid. iIampl made motion that the
board of public works readvertise for
bids for laying the water mains and
sewer Oh Third street from Vine to
Franklin streets which will be for the
benefit of the Franklin school.
Aid. Atchison made motion that all
OF the former proceedings i'll regard to
withdrawn. AID Heinze seconded the
motion and the motion carried.
AID. Mahowald made motion that
public necessity required that sewer
be laid on Third street from Vine to
Franklin street and the matter was
referred to the board of public works
under order No. /. The aldermen all
voted aye to Aid. Mahowald's motion.
Aid. Hampl made Il motion that pub
lie necessity required that water mains
be laid on Third street from Vine tC
Franklin streets and the matter was
referred to the board of public works un
der order No. |, The motion was see
onded and all the aldermen voted aye.
Charles Swanson, a taxpayer living OF
North Second street. talked for severa
other taxpayers that appeared befor,
the council. He wanted the council tt
construct some new sidewalks in front
of blocks l. and 3. in Dukes addition
\ resolution was read authorizing til,
building of sidewalks on South Secont
street in front of blocks | and 2, Tn,
aldermen voted unanimously to pass tn,
resolution.
City Attorney Daley read resolution
commencing Fielding & Shepley for TIN
good work they have done on the pawn,
job on Front and Jackson streets thi
past season.
The resolution was passed by unani
NOUS vote
City Treasurer Durkee sent i'll hi
monthly report for September TO tn
council. The following funds are over
drawn: Current, SI,lO4.20; road an
bridge, 5000: special assessment, So
l46.52; park. $40. The following fund
have a balance on hand. water works
SS,941.75: interest, $2,697.22; sinkin
s7,77644; spriniling, S2Ol5: library
School; bills payable, S50s.ll.
The following bills were presented t
the council and the aldermen voted t
have orders drawn for their payment
L. r. Coughlan & Co., estimate on curl
ing and guttering. Front street fror
Libetry to Marshall streets, $2.45S.44
I. r. Coughlan & Co.. curbing and gut
tering Clark street from Byron to Pros
pect avenue, $l.059.34: Fowler & Pa,
curbing and guttering, Byron street, So
l54.32; Coughlan Cement company, sid,
walks. S932.S0: Mankato Gas and Ele,
trio Light company, S4l5: Fairbank
Morse company, pipe $5l5; Schroeder
Murphy, $l9.4O.
The aldermen voted to lay ne
stone crosswalk at Ann street. on I'll
east side of Second street.
Mr. Johnson. a resident of Alinnesot
street asked Mayor Taylor to state |
the council that the plat of their pro-
erty is on exhibition in the register
deeds Office. 1t tells just where Il
alley should be between Poplar an
Minnesota streets Mr. johnson is an,
iotis to have the alley opened up.
committee will be appointed later to il
vestigate his complaint.
Aid. Heinze made a motion that a
arc light be put up at Bryon and Sta
straa+e ond chat tho Eoht That ia Il