The Mankato free press., 1907-05-10
City Officials Make Public
Doings of Year.
SEWERS, MAINS, SIDEWALKS
Where Money Has Been Expended, and
Recommendations: Park Super
intendent's Statement.
From Fridays DailT

From Fridays DALI
The annual reports of the city engi-
neer and park superintendent for the
year 1906 have just been published in
pamphlet form. The report of the city
engineer shows that good deal of work
!, was accomplished in the way of perma-
nent Improvements.
Sewers.
The following sewers were laid dur
ing the year:
Broad street Vine to Frankln-l,270
feet of l0-inch without house connec-
tions, cost S3,6S3.50 City paying $500
on the work generally and $500 charged
to water works extension by reason of
laying water pipe in same trench.
Broad street northerly 200 feet from
Liberty, eight inch pipe, three house con.
nections. Cost 1923.
Cherry street. $50 feet west from
Fifth, eight inch pipe, three house con-
nections. Cost $l5S.
Parsons street, Lincoln to Ramsey and
Ramsey to Silver ravine road, $40 feet
of ten-inch pipe, twenty house connec-
tions. Cost Sl,l06.
Cost of sewer system to date, $751;
76O.46
Number of permits issued 1906, 81.
Total to date, 669.
Waterworks.
Extensions for 1906 were 1872 feet
of six-inch and 397 feet of eight inch
mains.
Five new hydrants were also added.
: bod 10,
S34S6.22
Late in 1905 the council contracted
for new ten-inch well to be put down
at intersection of Washington and Sec
ond streets, but owing to unfortunate
circumstances the same is not yet avail
able for use.
On Broad street between Vine and
Franklin there was laid 1870 feet OF
six inch main, with one valve and three
hydrants On Ramsey street between
Parsons street and the Silver ravine
there was laid 702 feet of main, with
one valve and one hydrant. On Dewey
street between Front street and Linder
avenue there was laid 307 feet of mains
with one valve and one hydrant. The
cost of the labor was 81 ,40IS7, and of
the material $2084.35. Water pipe cost
$3.50 per ton, while in 1895 the same
size of pipe cost $3.50.
The waterworks system now includes
S6,7Sl feet of mains, or l6 43-lOO miles.
OF this, l,090 consists of sixteen inch
mains, 4l0 of fourteen-inch mains, $40
of twelve inch mains, 1882 of ten
inch mains, 6,345 of eight Inch mains,
60,0S5 of siX-inch mains, 1904 of four
inch mains, and 9S3 of three inch mains.
The waterworks maintenance cost
$l,637.79, of which $l,l59.Sl was for
pay roll and S4779S for material. The
pumping station expenses We're $5,-
I 1882, of which S2.7S5.6S was for fuel,
$597 "a for incidental expenses and re-
pairs, and S2.lOO for salaries. There
was paid to the Mankato Mills company
$4l5.20 for pumping, to the Mankato
Gas and Electric Light company $50 for
the use of its well, and $4,0O5 for in
terest on bonds.
The total number of taps was l,l55,
and the average daily consumption of
water 739945 gallons. The total number
of gallons pumped was 270,060,000 The
average daily use per capita, for con-
sumers 1880 free water and water
used for commercial purposes excepted
was S2 gallons. There were l,07l meters
in use at the close of the year.
Sidewalks .s.r-..
All walks laid the past season were of
cement: .r.......
Number square feet laid, s6,3Ss;
square feet put i'll by city, 44,269;
square feet put in by private parties
42,l19; assessment for walks ordered by
city, $4,42G.9O; walk paid from street
fund, $360.45; sidewalk filling paid by
street fund, $2l5.25; approximate cost
of all walks, $S,63S.S0.
Cost paid by city
City walks, $360.45; filling, $2l5.25
ten per cent rebate on assessment
$442.69; total paid by city $l,0l9.39
per cent paid by city of total cost OF
walks, II $40.
The amount of walk laid is equiva
lent to 2 72-1OO miles
The miles for 1901, 1902, 1908, 1901
and 1905 are respectively 366-lOO
5l3-lOO, 100, g. 100 and 3 IS 100
All cement used is tested for tensile
strength and blocks are inspected during
manufacture.
Repairs to wooden walks amounted tc
$70.29, lumber being charged for at the
rate of $50 per thousand.
Street Sprinkling.
The total cost of the street sprinkline
was $2,456.53, OF which $704.6l was tn,
expense of sprinkling Front street from
Vine to Marshall, $l,692.67 was the cost
of sprinkling the rest of the streets thai
were sprinkled except Broad street, ant
$59.25 was the cost of sprinkling BroaC
street.
"a Streets.
Pay roll $9.0lS5T; stone and cement
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