The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-02-11
WILL DEEPEN WELL
COUNCIL TO ENTER INTO CON-
TRACT WITH SWENSON.
So Decided at Meeting Last Night; No
Report Sent in On Street Paving
and Charter Commission Does Not
Hand Up Its Document; Telephone
Overcharges Discussed; Several
Matters Handled by Aldermen.
From Saturdays Daily.

fore the council last night, at its reg
ular meeting. The paving report will
not come i'll until next week, and the
charter commission deferred presenting
the new charter until the next meeting
The council very wisely decided TO have
quantity of gravel hauled onto such
streets as need it the most, while
the seighing lasts, and while the gray
ell pit can be reached. A little larger
quarters for the city recorder were
provided for, and steps were taken
looking to the sinking of the Mccarthy
well to the depth of about $50 feet, so
as to get the flow struck by the Hub
bard mill well.
Mayor Meyer presided, and all of
tie aldermen were present.
a petition was received from prop
erty owners having 372 feet, asking
that Second street be not paved be-
tween jackson and Cherry streets this
year. but delayed until the portion
south OF Cherry street is paved. 1t
was ordered placed on file.
A liquor license application was re-
ceivcd from Il. j. Zimmerman for the
Hotel Heinrich bar. The application
was granted, and the council voted to
set aside the $1,000 fee to use on the
Second street paving.
An application was received from
Schmitt and Fandery and was granted
and the bond. with DR.. j. "A. Iielscher
and i. L. Hide as sureties was APP
proved.
An application was received from Os-
car Olson. and was granted, and his
bond with the Empire Surety Co.,
as surety, was approved.
At the request of the mtcrnation
Harvester Building company rcsolu-
ton was adopted allowing a side track
TO be placed back of its new building.
AID. Pass reported that the Hubbard
mill company's new well has been COM
plcted, and that the city has been
TO 10 expense, rs an ample supply
OF water has been secured.
AID. Eichsaedt reported that there
is still trouble about the +. street
crossing.
Streets to Be GraveIed.
President Thompson said that if the
city desires to have gravel for the
streets next summer it should have
it hauled this winter for when the river
rises in summer it will be impossible
10 haul gravel for several months. He
said that there are number of places
that need fixing with gravel.
A discussion arose as to whether or
not it is desirable to pile gravel up
somewhere, to be hauled in summer
when needed. Aid. Mahowald said that
tie city had experience with cindcrs,
which were piled up, and cost the city
a dollar load to move.
lI,- iol1 L.,
the board of public works fix the
streets with gravel this winter, and
this was carried. 1t is contemplated to
eXpcnd not to exceed $500.
Aid. MaEowald reported having re-
ccivcd the following bids for repainting
three of the fire department wagons
kuehne Bros, $40; J. ?. Theissen, SIS;
Williams & Beach, $50; Frank Madigan
500. The council voted to award the
contract to Kuehne Bros.
Office to Be Enlarged.
AID. Pass brought up the matter of
getting more room for the city re-
corder, and advocated taking out the
partition between the Offices of the re-
corder and municipal judge. This led
to opposition as it was stated, that
the Judge did not desire to lose his
private office. After some discussion,
i'll which Aid. Pass spoke in strong
language for his plan, the council
voted to set over the partition to or
three feet. taking that much from the
judges office and adding it to the re-
corder's.
AID Hampl said that the best way
to do was to cease throwing away
money OH the old building and build
/; new city hall and this met with ia
vorablc responses.
Chief OF Police Pond reported five
arrests and siXtyone dodgers during
December, and seven arrests and SO
dodgers during January.
Overcharges for Telephones
President Thompson presented re-
port on the contracts with the telc-
phone companies for telephones. The
Citizens company gives free use Of all
telephones in the city hall, and the
Northwestern Telephone Company one
free phone in the police station, and
% per cent discount on all other phone
used.
Mayor Meyer said that he had found
that the city had paid more to both
companies than the contracts called for
nv .Noub'i Nottu W ltlcl tHC Hit
ter of getting refunds for the over
charges to the committee OH claims and
accounts and the board of public works
on Aid. Eichstaedt's motion
AID. Eichstaedt said that now is the
time to test cows before they get out
into the pastures.
Aid. Nahowald said that ST. Peter
and Paul's Catholic school is assessed
S226 on the Sixth street sewer, and
rs the school is connected up with the
Fifth street sewer and does not need
the Sixth street sewer he moved that
the city donate 500 of this assess
meDt to the school. This was carried
Well To Go Deeper.
AID. Pass moved that the city CON
tract with the Swenson Artcsian Well
company to put the Mccarthy well
down deeper, the board of public works
TO enter into the contract on behalf
of the city, with the approval of the
council. This was carried.
President Thompson asked for few
more days for the board of public
works to complete its report on th,
paving under order No. /, and it wa
decided that the mayor shall call a
special meeting when the board is
ready.
The bills were read and allowed