The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-05-13

Aid. Mahowald said that the build
ing had changed hands and that the
new owner could rent it at $40 a
month provided the city would grant
the exclusive privilege. The renter did
not want to pay license.
The motion was lost.
Finances in Fine Shape.
Mayor Meyer said that as long as
ne could not. get report from the
city treasurer, he had been to the
banks and had found that the city has
$23,l87.l5 on hand. This administra-
ton, he was glad to say, would hand
the city over to the next administra-
ton free from debt and with some
cash on hand, and S5l 900 coming in,
$4,000 of it in June. The people had
elected him, he thought. thinking that
he could assist in handling the finances
well. He wished to thank the council
for it's assistance to him in this. He
thought that the present administra
ton mad been successful financially, at
least. There was money on hand to
pay the city's share of the paving and
other expenses already incurred.
Purchase of Sprinking Carts.
The matter of buying street
sprinIlling cart was taken up, and
l.. J. Hadley of Minneapolis, represent
ing the Studebaker company, and A.
S.. Smith, representing the Austin
Western company limited of Chicago,
appeared and presented the good points
$50 could be saved by buying two
carts.
The council took a. recess to look
over the plans.
r On reassembling, Aid. Eichstaedt
moved that two carts be bought of
the, Studebaker company, one with a
brake and the other without One OF
these carts would cost 1901 80 and the
other .s279.
1t developed that the Austin-Western
company had underbid the Studebaker
S6. The Austin Western man said
that his company would guarantee his
carts for five years. The Studebaker
man said that his company made a
one year guarantee. 1t was not bust
ness to make it for longer, he said.
but the carts would last ten years, or
more.
The aldermen thought the Studebaker
carts a little stronger, and Aid. Ma
howald, who has made wagons, eX
planned why this was.
The Austin Western man offered to
let the city have one wagon with a
brake at the same price as without
a brake. the Studebaker man said
that his company was not giving any
thing away. Aids. Hampl and Pass
remarked that they did not want any
thing given the city.
The motion was carried unanimously.
The counc; instructed the boarl Of
public works to place tile on the
Koehne hill and fix it. This is the
road to the Swedish Lutheran GENE
terry.
Short Lease of Office.
Mayor Meyer said that j. r. Thomp-
sons time as president of the board
of public works expires the second
Tuesday in May, and he recommended
that he hold office and draw 500
month until the new charter takes ef-
feet. The sanitary engineers time has
expired, and he recommended that the
office be retained until the new char
ter takes effect City Attorney Scnmitt
said that this would be the case with
out action, and that both Mr.. Thomp-
son and Mr.. Wilson will remain in I'M
i'll successors are appointed.
The council allowed Fielding & Shep-
ley estimate on their Second and
Main streets paving contracts, $1,000
and $3.50 respectively. The other bills
We're also allowed.
AID. Pass moved that the salary OF
the city purchasing agent be increased
to $40 month, which will give j..
r. Thompson, president of the board
of public works, at the rate of 500
a month, and this was carried. 1t
will apply for about two weeks.
Aid. Hanpl stated that the first
ward enumerators would not check up
with the city man. The latter had
found 2,l29 people in the first ward
Aid. MahowaId thought the expense
of city enumerators largely thrown
away.
Mayor Meyer said that they found a
few names.
!. Aid. Mahowald: "Thcy found one or
two.'