The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-18
APPROVE THE AWARD
CITY COUNCIL SANCTIONS THE
PAVING CONTRACT.
Board of Public Works Reported the
Bids Received Last Week, That of
Fielding & Shepley Footing Up to
a Grand Total of $3905I.01; Money
Set Aside for the City's Share
Of the Work.
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The city council last night disposed
OF the paving matter by approving OF
the award of the contract to Fielding
& Shepley, by unanimous vote
Work will begin as soon in the spring
a. possible, and will be pushed to
completion This will be a great
stride forward for Mankato, and should
be followed up by more paving next
year.
The board of public works reported
the bids received last week, that oil
Fielding & Shepley footing up to Il
grand total of S39,0j4.07, of which
$26,962.1G is on Second street and
Sil.S7G.3l is ON Main street, aside
from what is along the street car
tracks.
Coughlan Had Withdrawn Bid.
The board reported that the I. Il.
Coughlan company had withdrawn its
bid and that the contract had there
tore been awarded to the Second low
est bidder, Fielding 4 Shepley. Presi-
dent Thompson explained that the
contract was rot prepared. and all that
the council needed to 40 was to APP
prove the award.
Aid Pass moved that the award be
approved, and the motion was car
ried unanimously, whereupon Mayor
Meyer remarked, with sigh OF relief:
Gentlemen. l am awful glad that this
is over" He was about to say more,
when AID. Pass interrupted him and
being opposed to choking off competi-
ton by requiring 20 per cent bond.
Two per cent is enough" The al
derman having relieved himself cliarac-
tcristically, and nobody paying any
attention to it, Mayor Meyer got the
floor again, and proceeded: Gentle
men, We will have TO provide the
money now. | suggest that You set
aside $1,000 of the money OH hand
III the current fund TO he AIDED to
the tax levy of $1,000, to pay the
city's share of the cost
Aid. Eiclistaedt made such motion
and it was carried. Aid. Lloyd, the
only absent member, arrived at this
point.
Caring for the Black Bear.
The council was about to adjourn,
when President Thompson said that
some way ought TO be provided TO take
care of the black bear that was de-
livered to the city yesterday.
Street Commissioner Waters said
that during the winter cage of wood
had been built, and now an outside
cage Of iron was needed. to be used
as an exercise corridor for bruin.
AID. Wiltgen moved the board of
public works be instructed to prepare
one, and this was carried.
Assessor Gary suggested that the
bear be named Black Martin. in honor
of Aid. Wiltgcn, who negotiated for
his purchase, and the council passed
motion 10 this effect, in Joking
spirit
No Trees in the Boulcvards.
The council then adjourned, but III
spite of that, AID. Pass arose and
said that many Of the boulcvards had
no trees. lie said that the council
had once decided to plant trees where
curb and gutter are put III and the
boulevards graded properly, and he
moved that the board of public works
be instructed to plant trees.
The attention of the alderman was
called to the fact that the council had
adjourned. and the council then dis
pcrsed. The motion would mean an
thousands of dollars, yet this same
alderman has begrudgcd at every meet
ing lately the cost of Il special elec
ton to adopt a better form CT city
government