The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-07-15
COMMISSION MEET
WATER MAINS IN CUMMINGS ADJ
DITION ARE WANTED.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
The city council held regular
meeting at ten O'Clock this forenoon
to consider several important matters,
and made progress upon them ALL
while not bringing them to a close. All
of the members We're present and
Mayor Meyer presided The most i'm
portant thing done was to decide To
make the assessment for the paving
III accordance with the provisions OF
the old charter. allowing Il discount of
ten per cent for cash. because when
the Improvement was ordered the prop
erty owners expected this to be done.
The city will not be ont much. for it
would pay about the same if the new
charter was followed, and the only rca-
son for the change is that the prop
erty owners like to get discount
of ten per cent for cash rather than
have to pay the face of the assess
ment,s even if the. latter was only
ninety per cent of what it would be
under the old charter.
A petition was received. signed by
twenty property owners, asking that
the water mains be laid OH Poplar
street from Front to b, or B. street
from Poplar to Minnesota street, and
on Minnesota street from "B'' to ~
street 1t was referred to Commissioner
Henline and the city engineer. The
water is desired for fire protection
and lawn sprinkling, according to the
petition.
Ordinance Gets Reading.
The ordinance relating TO public
nuisances, describing them and pro-
viding for their abatement, came over
from previous meeting and was given
its second reading. 1t was laid over
until the next regular meeting, when
it will be given its third reading.
The ordinance regulating and llcens-
ing circuses, shows and theatres was
also given its second reading. The
license fee for 80 cent circuses was
placed at $I25 for each performance.
and the fee for sideshows was placed
at So day. The third reading was
deferred until the next meeting.
The council INDUCED in some discus
sion as to how much the fees should
be- The opinion was expressed tina,
large circuses take $4,000 to $4,000
out of the city, and that $3.50 or
$500 is not too much to charge be-
cause of the extra expense that the
city is to for special police, etc,
Moving picture shows are to be charged
$40 month. IL was expressed as
belief that this was fair, as the shows
are all owned by trust. and 1t
they desire to close the city would
not be much the loser
The council voted to allow the 5000
bill for rent of an arInory hall Tor
Company II, for the past SIX months.
There was a sentiment against paying
this in the future, as it was felt that
the state ought to stand this expense.
being more able TO do SO than the
city.
Commissioner Lamm moved that
IS. 900 worth of outstanding improve
ment certificates be taken up. including
the contract for deed for the lot
where the West Mankato hose house
is located upon which $3.50 is due, and
this was carried.
Paving Assessments
The council took up the matter OF
makin" an assessment for the cost of
paving portions of Second and Main
An assessment was made. and
the hearing on the confirmation was
set for Monday, July 18th. at 10 a.
IN. The council decided to follow the
old charter plan of allowing dis
count of ten per cent for cash. as
the improvement was begun under that
plan and many of the property own
ers desire this.
The bills were taken up and al
lowed. Some other bills were laid over
until the next meeting, including an
estimate for Fielding 4 Shepley on
their paving contract, because work Is
not progressing 1t was stated that
the paving force will arrive at p. IN.
today and resume work tomorrow morn
ing.
The council resumed its work as
board of review this afternoon.