The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-01-05

'ould be assessed upon the prOpert.
Owners, $1,000 would be donated by tn
Hospital association, and probably $l,00
could be gotten from the gas eompan.
for the privilege of laying its mains il
the same excavation. The property own
ers i'm the ward had subscribed $500, 81
that only $1,000 would remain to be rails
led.
Aid. Mahowald said that the city doe
not allow the gas company to lay it
mains in the same excavation with tn,
water pipes, but might in this case
lowing to its being a cut through rock.
Mr.. Johnson asked whether or no
$500 worth of lime stone, taken from tn,
excavation, could not be sold.
Alr. Bashaw replied that this much Oh
more could be gotten for the stone il
the location was convenient. but that the
as it is worth to haul it to the kins.
Someone else remarked that the kim
owners haul their stone further dis
lance than that would be.
| Mr. Johnson suggested the formation
of an association to make up the def
cheney.
Aid. Hampl said that the funds should
be ready next Friday night. He sug-
gested that perhaps the hospital associa-
ton would make up the deficiency, as it
wants the hospital located where the
TOurtellotte hospital stands.
Mr.. johnson said that if it came to
the worst, charity ball might be given
to make up the deficiency. This did not
meet with much appreciation.
Mr.. Bashaw asked whether the physi.
clans would not give the project lift.
They were the ones who would be skim
ming the cream when the hospital was
completed When $25, $50 and 800 was
had for operations it did not take many
to make $1,000.
One of the physicians present replied:
"The doctors will do their part, as
sure YOU"
Rev. Winter said that while he could
not guarantee more than $1,000 from
the hospital association, he would guar
antee that, and 1t was possible that the
association might be willing to do lit
tie better. The vacant lots i'm the ward
would be doubled in value by the adj
vent of the sewer and water mains, and
the owners should assist. If $40 was
paid for each of the 100 lots owned by
out of town people it would be quite a
help.
Aid. Mahowald said that if the mat
ter could be delayed until next fall, the
council could do better, by making spe-
cial levy for the purpose.
Mr.. johnson thought that it would
be year before the hospital would be
ready for water and sewer. 4
Rev. Winter inquired whether the al
derman was positive that the city would
do more if the matter was delayed a
year, and asked how much more it
would do. :.ef
Aid. Mahowad said that the first, sec
ond and third wards would be i'm favor
of doing more.
Mr.. Bashaw said that it would take
six or eight months to build the sewer.
hev. Winter said that it was desired
to get the hospital opened by July lst.
Aid. Hampl said that the lodges in
the city donated literally toward the Y.
NJ. c. A. building, and thought that they
would donate to a good cause like this
one. He suggested that committee be
appointed to take the matter up with
them.
Mr.. johnson had another idea He
said that the committee might write
to Carnegie or Rockefeller. This brought
out laugh.
Rev. Winter said that the council had
agreed to furnish the water mains,
which would cost about $4,000, and this
was all that could be reasonably eX-
pected from the city. If the hospital
association was to wait another year
it could not expect much more. 1t would
like to 60 ahead this spring. He sug
gested that committee be appointed
to correspond ,S.h the nonresident
property owners of the ward and see the
wealthy citizens of Mankato.
Albert Sehippel said that property on
the prairie has not advanced any in
price in the last twenty years, while in
other parts of the city, where sewers
and water have been secured, there has
been a rapid advance. People will not
rent houses where there is no sewer or
light. Hospitals are good thing for
cities.
Mr.. Bashaw said that twenty-three
years ago he bought the lot where he
lives for 1925, and the price today is the
same. In fact, corner lot across from
him had sold a few months ago for 800.
Rev. Winter said that he was positive
that with water and sewer the lots
would be worth 5000.