The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-08

ford he hoped that the aldermen wousu
Hook over their wards and see what
Twill be needed, and report at the
next meeting.
| The license committee reported hav-
ling granted Fred Asker license to
have push cart for six months.
Aid. Wiltgen said that some shame
full writing has been done on Sibley
park buildings, and suggested that a
reward be offered for the arrest of
parties doing it. Some young men
have also been using bad language in
the park evenings. 1t was decided to
leave the matter to Park Superintend-
,nt PenhaIe, who will post notices
offering a reward tor information lead
| ing to the conviction of the guilty
parties. The buildings will have to
he reprinted.
City Has Money Ahead.
| Mayor Meyer said that the city mas
sIS,5OO in the banks, besides $500
for the city's share of the paving
He had instructed the bankers to keep
the funds separately after this, the
same as the treasurer. When the an
nual reports of the city recorder and
treasurer are presented for the fiscal
year ending March 81, he would ASK
the committee on ways and means &c
check them over.
mended that a new concrete loof be
placed over the city reservoir, as the
present framework was cOnstructel
twenty years ago and showed signs
of weakness. The matter was referred
ito the board and the committee on
waterworks to report at the mex.
meeting.
| Storm Sewer Extension.
The board asked for authority to
lay storm sewer OH Second street
between Main and Walnut. to be
about fifteen inches in diameter
| City Engineer Wilson thought it
more economical and effective to catch
the water on Fourth street, in which
event the sanitary sewer would be
sufficient to handle the drainage from
the two blocks from Fourth TO See
ond.
President Thompson said that year
ard eight months have gone by since
the typhoid epidemic and Tie SAM
tary sewers have not been relieved
of a drop of storm water. Now was
a chance to take off some of this.
The council voted to authorize the
building of the block of storm sewer
recommended by the board with the
idea of extending it up Walnut stree;
later.
Chief Pond reported four arrests and
forty -four dodgers during February, ana
nine arrests and seventy dodgers during
March.
City Engineer Wilson reported hav
ing granted a building permit to I
A. Sherk to put up one story brick
dwelling in Van Brunt's addition, tC
cost $1,000, and this was approved.
Aid. Eichstaedt moved that the boar.
of public works advertise for bids fol
the purchase of sprinkling carts, anl
this was carried.
Mayor Meyer announced the ap
pointment of Jol,r Meaney as health
inspector, and the council confirmed
the appointment.
Aid. Mahowald said that tn. steps
at the park near the picnic ground
are Iotting and recommended tina
cement steps be put in. The matte
was referred to the city engineer t.
prepare specifications.
The bills were read and allowed.
Charter Distribution Criticised.
Aid. Eichstaedt asked Jonn d
IQuane whether he had completed tn
distribution of the charters. He sait
that he had received all kinds O.
complaints as TO the way tie worl
had been done. He had been toll,
that eight to ten copies were lef
at some stores aud saloons. He ha.
never heard so much kicking before.
Mr.. Duane said that lie had left
copics at stores according to the mum
Der of voters there. He had left three
extra ones at J. a. Lewis & Sons
store.
Mayor Meyer said that Mr. GUAM
should have been very careful in do
ing his work.
Mr.. Quane's bill for distributing tn.
cllarters was allowed. He has com
pletcd the distribution, aud says tina
he did not have enough copies to g,
around and had tc leave out severa
streets. He says that he left out al
much as he did last fall when he dis
Itrbated the copies and left out sew
ltral stree; and all of Cummings ad
idition.
The council devoted some time t,
discussing a proposed contract will
lthe Consumers Power company, where
by the company would have to pa,
for the water used from the city wells
and the city would have to pay fo
the water used from the gas wells
Under the talk heretofore had will
the company's local manager, tn
lefty would have to put in six incl
meter, costing 5000, while the compan,
would have to put in ~ inch meter
costing a comparatively small amount
1t was explained by President Thomp
son that the city may need waite
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