The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-26
That WindermiIler w ell
BObs Up in Council.
HOPE TO REACH AGREEMEN
Work for the City Prisoners Is Recon-
mended; Street improvements; the
Municipaf League Delegates.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily
The council and Miss Pauline Wind
miller are engaged in negotiations fol
the transfer of the partly completed
well at the corner of Second and Wash
/ ington streets to the city. The con
tract calls for a completed well, but
Miss Windmiller claims that the city
has broken the contract by changing
the specifications, location, etc. If the
well had been located at, the pumping
station, she claims that the sand
| pocket would have been avoided and
the well completed long ago. The mat
ter came before the council last night
The committee on waterworks report
ed that contractor Mccarthy has com
contract for.
Miss Windmiller appeared and said
that her brother had given up work on
the Washington street WELL 1t was
her money that had been invested The
money invested was $4,000. The con-
tract price for the well was $1,000, and
there was $500 spent for extras. If
I the city would pay $500 it could have
the WELL and the money need not be
paid at once, perhaps half now and
half in January or February. The con-
tract had been broken by the city.
The committee on water works rec
commended that the city pay $1,000 if
the contractor will release the city and
turn the well over. The well is 43f
feet deep and the contract price is
$3.50 foot, which foots up to
81 ,092.50. The city paid for the pipe
that went into it.
Miss Windmiller claimed the well as
hers, and Aid. Atchison asked her
whether she would release the city and
take the well, but she said that she
would have no use for the well.
Aid. Atchison moved that the report
of the committee be accepted and plac
ed on file. This was carried.
Aid. Gary said that the council felt
that Miss Windmiller should have pay
for the well, incomplete as it is, as
only good will is felt for the Windmill
Ter company. 1t was up to the com
pany to accept the offer. The well
must be Completed if it wants any
more money than that offered. A year
and half had passed since the well
was started.
Miss Windmiller said that she wished
time to consider the matter, Max had
intended to make a good well, but had
bad luck.
Aid Atchison said that the new Nc
earthly well had cost less than 1900.
The committee on parks said that
the grading of road on Willard park
Sc eli tn hrin0 IL
down to grade will cost ST. 500, from
present appearances, work will con-
tinue for two or three days longer.
Work for Prisoners.
Aid. Atchison made report on the
meeting with the county board over
providing work for Jail prisoners, 1t
had been concluded that special
deputy sheriff should be appointed, the
expense to be jointly borne by the
city and county.
A resolution to cooperate with the
county and agreeing to pay half the
expense, not to exceed ST a day for the
city, was adopted.
Aid. Atchison said that the county
board would pass similar resolution
and appoint committee to cooperate
with a committee of the council in
putting the matter into execution.
Expensive Work.
Park Superintendent Blake said that
he was working on the road in Willard
parkway. His first work had not been
according to profile, as he had not
known there was one. To follow the
profile will be expensive but the road
will not be completed to grade this
year, but will be made great deal
better The rains have made the work
difficult.
Engineer Haynes said that if last
years work had been put when the
profile called for, this years work
would have completed the road.
Aid. Atchison said that the city has
a white elephant on it's hands, as it
would cost $4,000 to grade she roads.
Aid. Gary said that the streets are
in pretty fair shape, now that the
citv engineer has the mowers at work.
Improvements Ordered.
The board of public works reported
favorably upon the matter of curbng
and outtering Pleasant street, estimat-
ING the cost at $1,000, all of which can
be assessed upon the property benefit
ed. The board recommended that the
Improvement be extended one block be-
vond Willard street to the slough. The
report was adapted, leaving out the
proposed extension, and the matter was
referred back to the board under order
No. 2.
The board of public works reported
favorably upon the matter of curblng,
guttering and matchmaking Fifth
Street from Hickory street to War
rem, estimating the cost at $4,000, all
of which can be assessed upon the pro-
perty benefited. The report was adj
apted and the matter was referred back
to the board under order No. 2.
Mayor Andrews asked whether the
state did not make an appropriation
for the improvement of Hanover street.
He had heard nothing of this.
City Engineer Haynes said that ne
thought that 5000 was appropriated for
the purpose. The work ought to have
been done years ago. When it is done,
the city should construct an expensive
stone culvert over Warren creek, which
would make a very desirable improve
ment.i fE
The board of public works reported
faverablv upon the curbing and gut
tering of Shaubut street from Record
to Florence, and estimated the cost
at $685.. all of which can be assessed
,,no, Tho nronerty benefited