The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-10

at 20 Genus IL ydIu Wouiu NC Fofo.oO,
and at 80 cents would be $l,l32.2O.
The fill would be ten feet wide, and
only for the walk.
The council voted to approve and
adopt the profile, on motion of AID.
Eichstaedt. No further action was
taken, owing the absence of the city
attorney.
Wanted More Help.
w. R. Geddes appeared with other
property owners on South Fifth street
in regard to the amount that the city
was to pay. He thought that the
council had set aside $1,000 to pay
for street intersections, but the board
of public works had only provided for
81 900 or less.
1t appeared that there was no rec
6d on the minutes of any such trans
action, but the council, in making its
tax levy, had provided for $1,000 to-
ward the improvement. Besides that,
the ten per cent must be deducted,
which would be 5000 more, or 81 600 i'll
all.
All strained their memories, but
hardly any two could agree on just
what action the council took, but sew
eral thought that the fact that it pro-
vided for 81 200 in the tax levy indi-
Gated that it did not take any other
action.
Lost on Tie Vote.
AID Bradley remembered that the
council had proposed to vote $1,000 to-
ward the improvement, and moved
that in addition to the tax levy, 5000
be appropriated from the road fund.
The vote on this was a tie, and the
MAYOR declared that it was lost, lack
ing the necessary thirds vote OH
an expenditure of money.
ID. V. Williams, one of the property
owners seeking the $1,000 assistance
from the city, questioned this ruling,
holding that the mayor had right
to vote in case of a tie. He also rec
objected that the council voted to stand
81 200 of the expense.
Aid. Atchison said that the council
is paving out more than it ever did
before AT every meeting something
comes up to be paid that ought not
to be paid. Matters i'll regard to as
sessments are not brought up until
the work has been done. The ten
per cent discount is big drain on
the city. In the future he was for
cutting out all these extra appropria-
tions.
The following appeared in the re-
port of the council meeting of Sept. g:
"Ald. Bradley moved that the city
appropriate $1,000 to pay for macad-
amizing the street intersections Oh
Fifth street under the Improvement re-
Gently ordered, and this was carried"
Has Grievance.
George Kaiser appeared in regard to
an assessment of $353.5O against him
for putting in a stone curb and gutter
in front of his North Fourth street
property. He said that he had had
2ll feet of stone gutter in, and the
contractor used it and laid PIG feet
of curb and gutter and did not allow
him anything for the stone. The
curbing was left, and the contractors
reset the same gutter stones and the
change was $S5. All that he wanted
was fair treatment. = The new gutter
is not as good as the old one.
The matter was referred to the
street committee and city engineer to
report on at the next meeting.
Mr.. Haynes said that the con-
tractors were good for the amount
and MIR Kaiser could be reimbursed.
He is to make affidavit about the
same stone being used.
Chief of Police Osten reported TWEEN
ty-five arrests and eighty-three dodgers
during December.
The report of the health officer OH
the city lookup was presented. 1t
said that the lockups condition is
clean, but that it needs painting on
the inside. 1t was ordered placed on
file
The librarians report was presented
and was placed on file.
Park Superintendent Blake said that
the animals are getting along nicely.
AID Gary said that he had heard
nothing more about the two little
Teddy bears for Sibley park. a man
had offered three more foxes, but the
park superintendent said that he does
not want them.
The bills were allowed, including
payroll of $Sl.S4; an estimate of $50
to Halstead Bros. & Adams Oh the
Vine street Sewers; a street sprink-
ling estimate of $2,36S.36 to Contrac-
tor Page; and an estimate of $500
ito Charles Bishman & Bros on their
contract for building an addition to
the city hall.
SOME BRAIN TICkLERS,