The Mankato free press., 1910-01-14

AID. George Pass, asking the city
cost of their curb and gutter, which
they had put in by private contract,
and demonstrating against the assess
ment of part of the cost of the cor
ners on the inside property.
Aid. Pass spoke with much heat in
favor of the petition, and referred
slightingly to some of the other Off
cials, including brother aldermen. He
said he did not ask for the corners,
but wanted the ten per cent.
Aid. Hampl said that if the petition
was granted, people who put in their
own improvements in past years could
come in and ask the city to donate
them ten per cent. Aid. Eichstaedt
took the same stand.
City Attorney Schmitt said that the
charter did not allow a discount or
ten per cent where parties let their
contracts privately.
AID. Pass said that it was another
case of the present charter being so
rotten that it would not hold water"
President Thompson said that Mr..
Pass and the other petitioners were
all honestly mistaken in their conten-
tion.
Aid. Eichstaedt said that number
had thought to save moro than the
ten per cent by letting the contract
privately, and had got fooled, and now
wanted the city to help them. They
had simply taken chance and lost.
His Job Threatened.
City Engineer Wilson said that none
of the property owners had made OBJ
jections when the published notices in
vited objections, but next day an alder
man who was interested had appeared.
To have done as requested by this al
derman, the board of public works
would have been SO uni ust as to raise
the assessments of twenty seven prop
erty owners $66S without notice. The
alderman had stood up and made
threats that the city engineer would
lose is Job on account of not comply
ing with his wishes. The property
owners who let private contracts did
SO expecting to come out ahead, but it
resulted that they did not. The board
had followed established customs, and
tried to be fair.
AID Pass said that he did not tell
Mr.. Wilson that he would lose his
Job, but that 1--WE would remember
him.
The petition was ordered placed on
file, over the opposition of AID Pass,
who with AID Lloyd, voted against the
motion, which it is understood puts the
matter to sleep.
Mayor Meyer said that he was sorry
that hardly council meeting passes
without hot and ungentlemanly words
being uttered. He urged both the cOun-
Gil and board OF public works to get to-
gether and work in harmony.
The report of the library board for
the past year was received and ordered
placed on file.
The council waited to pay l.. II. Skiff
about $52 extras on his Sixth street
sewer contract. His bill was 800
greater.
The committee on fire department
reported the purchase of new tire
horse.
Greater Economy Urged.
\ discussion in regard to buying oats
for the fire station brought out the
fact that the city has been paying 42
cents bushel at the feed stores, while
farmers are selling for 80 to 80 cents
chase 500 bushels at 81 to 35 cents
1t was brought out that the city is
buying % pounds of bran at time
which costs % cents a 100 pounds morc
than by buying in larger quantities
Mayor Meyer recommended that SOC
po, nds of bran be bought at time.
President Thompson recommended
thai steel shelving be placed in the
city recorders vault, the total cost tt
be 500 to $500, but that only $G(
worth be bought now, and more al
the recorder gets time to do the work
The council authorized Nh. Thompson
TO make the purchases.
Mayor Meyer said that it took Mr.
Thompson and City Recorder Schcrcl
two days to find the telephone contract
and the MAYOR and recorder severa
weeks to find something that they
wanted
AID. Mam'l sale that he had beer
unable 10 make much progress in get
ting information as to municipal light
ing plants.
'"he council voted to allow Mrs
Perry to remain at Highland pari
through the winter. She claims the ami
mails, and is keeping them free o
cost TO the city.
/ Bonds Falling Due.
Mayor Meyer said that 5000 o.
bridge bonds, bearing five per cen
interest. fall due March |, AMI mus
be refunded. The committee on way
and means was instructed to prepar
the necessary resolution.
President Thompson reported tina
one property owner on Jackson stree
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