The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-23


pany's new quarters, erected by a
) local company, was completed last
spring, the amount expended on the
building the present year being about
I $4,000. John B. Meagher spent
about $1,000 putting the new front
on his building occupied by the
Consumers Power company and F.
M. Otto's store. st. Johns Catholic
church expended about $4,000 in re-
modelling the front entrance, reshing.
ling and thoroughly overhauling the
building. The MankatO Electric
Traction company spent about $1,000
in erecting it's airdome, and the
Standard Lumber company about $500
in building new shed at it's yards.
Mr.. Lille expended about $1,000 on
a new building, and DR.. c.. J. Hol-
man spent about 500 in building a
handsome garage. The federal gov
eminent expended about $4,000 in
improvements on the postoffice build
! ing, which received thorough over
hauling.
"A iiulhOCi VI hIC ICOluSuCCo WSic
erected the past year, which now
adorn streets in various parts of the
city. Perhaps A. G. Lacks new
home on South Broad street is the
most imposing, it having been cree
ted at a cost of about $4,000. Com
missioner J. ID. Humiston put up a
handsome house on Lincoln street at
cost of $4,000. G. w. Eichstaedt
expended about $500 on his hand
some new home on West Front
street, and Mr. Lorentz an equal
amount to replace his house that
burned, in East Mankato.
Some Handsome Residences.
Phillip Hodapp put up a $4,000
residence OH North Fifth street, and
R. e. Stanke a $4,000 home in East
Mankato. Adam Miller put up a
$500 house on North Broad street,
and e. A. Carlstrom has begun work
on a $4,000 house on South Fourth
street. G.. G. Bishman has completed
a $4,000 house on Elm street, Ed.
Schumacher a $4,000 house on North
Broad street, William Hobbs a $4,000
house in Woods addition, and Mr.
Cragun $4,000 house on South
Front street
Warner Baker it putting up
handsome $500 bungalow on South
Second street, Mrs. O. o. Pitcher
$4,000 house on Bradley street, and
John Gaeber has completed a $1,000
house in West Mankato. The Lamm
estate has put up $4,000 house on
North Fifth street. G. j. Robel has
erected $1,000 cottage on North
Sixth street.
Besides the residences mentioned,
there have been put up a large num-
Der of fine little homes costing from
$4,000 downward, in various parts
of the city, and old houses have been
There have been additions built,
heating plants installed, barns cree
ted, etc.
The Orphans Home.
A good deal was expended in COM
pleting the orphans home amount
ing in the aggregate to several thou
sand dollars. This is just outside
of the city limits, but to all prac-
teal purposes part of the city.
OF course, the most notable single
improvement in this vicinity was
the construction of the dam at Rapi-
dan by the Fl. NJ. Byllesby company
who have expended on the dam,
power plant, bridge, grading high
ways, etc, all exclusive of the pur-
chase Of land, about the sum of
$350,0O0. Before the work is com
pleted, this figure will be consider
ably added to. The dam is COM
pleted, and the power plant is now
being constructed. The bridge will
the thrown open to travel next week.
The Mankato Citizens Telephone
company expended about $4,000 in
the way of improvements inside of
the city limits the past year, and
the Northwestern Telephone company
expended about $4,000.
The city of Mankato made a good
many improvements of perma-
nent nature, aggregating nearly $751;
OO0 This large sum was divided as
follows:
Second street paving, 49,
500 square yards $3.50. $26, 161 O6
Main street paving, 1888
square yards ......... 1891 II
Alley in w. e BIS exchange
1877 square yards. ... $3.50 q
Water main extension, A.
1855 feet ... 1887 .33
Mulberry street storm sewer 1,434 Is
Second street storm sewer 465 rs
Vine street storm sewer. $40. 81
Hickory street storm sewer 500. 76
Walnut street storm sewer 1855 80
Extension Vine and Willow
street storm sewer. go. 269 16
Ramsey street culvert. -. 1876. 46
Glenwood avenue culYert. 142 70
Tile drain Main street hill
road III SO
Tile drain Kuehne hill road 105 80
Tile drain Guenther hill
road 1872 SIS
Road to Mother Home.... 623 go
Sidewalks, alley crossings
and approaches, 6,429
square feet ......... Loaf. go
Curb and gutter, SAC feet. 100. 80
Total 49,, .$51, S42 .43