The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-28
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says that he can add 25 per cent for
shrinkage.
MIR. Wilson said that the contractor
does not seem to be present and if
tins matter could be referred to COM
mittee with power to act an adjust
ment might be affected.
MIR. Haynes stated that the first
figures he made on square yard
basis amount to more than the lump
sum, but if you figure it like Mr..
Williams does it figures 3s cents per
square yard, and he did not think
they would stand investigation at all.
Mr.. Williams replied that the matter
had been pretty we'll threshed out as
far as the figures were concerned and
all agree as to the figures as to actual
contents, and figured at the prices speci-
fled they were now substantially the
same.
Mr.. Geddes stated that if the lump
sum was to govern there was
no use of saying anything more. eff
the schedule of prices governed we are
willing to submit the matter to any
body"
Mr.. Schmitt did not advise that this
schedule of prices would govern this
contract, but that the lump sum
would not control.
Whole Matter Is Referred.
Upon motion the matter was referred
to the committee on streets alleys
and grades, the ely engineer and city
attorney with power to act.
Vice President Atchison stated that
the committe and officials would meet
the property owners on Thursday fore
noon sat ten o'clock.
r. L. Brown appeared and stated
that the records show that the posi-
ton of the sidewalk OH the north
side of Fourth street between Jackson
and Warren was acted upon and fixed
in 1899, by special resolution six feet
out from the property line. The old
sidewalk was laid accordingly but
when the new cement walk was or
dered laid the engineer placed it in
a different position and not in ac-
cordance with said resolution.
B. C. Parmalee objected to the as
sessment for this walk along the same
81 al.
Mr.. Haynes said that when the
board was about to lay the walk the
property owners objected to it being
laid in its present position and asked
that the records be searched for the
resolution referred to. He had tried to
find some record of the action of the
cuncil but had been unable to do so,
hence had laid the walk now where
he thought it should be laid
Out of Councils Hands.
The property owners asked that the
assessment be deferred until an adj
justment could be reached. but the city
attorney advised that the assessment
was now i'm the hands of the city
treasurer for collection and the. coun-
ell could take no action in the mat
ter of recalling same, but that if
the council found that there had been
error or injustice. done, they could
at the proper time refund whatever
amount they deemed proper in the
premises.
The sense of the council was that if
injustice had been done the walk
could be relayed at public expense,
and refund made.
No formal action was taken. Con-
siderable discussion took place as to al
legged excess charges for filling under
this walk which was added to the
assessment.
William Owens appeared i'll regard to
the Shaubut street curb and gutter
assessment. stating that the line was
crooked and the curbing higher than
the walk etc.
City Engineer Haynes stated that
lines of the whole Shaubut's addition
were moved some year ago, and it
was impossible to make the lines
straight ON some of those streets.
The same condition applied to grades,
for which he was not to blame. He
referred especially to Shaubut street
in this particular. This matter was
stated to be also in the hands of
the city treasurer for collection, SO
the council decided they could not
take any action.