The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-02-25
From Thursdays Daily.

shape so that no time need be lost
tomorrow night, when the board of
public works will present its reports
The council added the block OH Main
street between Second and Broad
streets to the paving district. as the
property owners wish that block in
Guided, SO as to round out the dis
trict to the Broad street paving, and
it refused to take out the postofiee
block, feeling that that is one of the
most Travelled blocks in the city.
Mayor Meyer presided and all of the
aldermen were present.
President Thompson gave estimated
figures on the cost of the paving, based
on $2.l2 a square yard. This is con-
siderably higher than the Front and
Jackson street pavement cost, but it
was stated by City Engineer Wilson,
in justification of the figures, that the
price of paving brick has advanced
So thousand in the last year. This
would make difference Of about ten
cents yard. 1t is likely that the
figures are higher than the bids will
be, but it was thought best to esti-
mate too high rather than too low.
The estimated cost of paving Sec
ond street from Cherry to Plum was
S3l ,463, and the cost of the intersec-
tions 1919, or lS.2 per cent Of the
whole cost. The cost Of the postofice
frontage which will have to be paid
by the city, will be 5000, and of the
nj rbn ont
discount will be $2,S5S.
The estimated cost of paving Main
street from Second to the Milwaukee
railway tracks was $9,21171, and the in.
tersection back of the Saulpaugh 1896.
The cost of the block from Second to
Broad streets would be about $4.560
President Thompson said that the
property owners thought that the city
ought to pay the portion between the
rails of the street car track, and if
this was done it would cost the city
$S4S, for the block between Front
and Second. Taking this and adding
the discount and the intersection, the
city would have to pay $2,49G between
Second street and the Milwaukee track,
or - per cent of the entire cost. The
city's share of the other block would
be $500.
The aldermen were opposed to es-
tablshing the precedent of paving for
the paving between the street car rails.
The street car company is exempt
from assessment for the first seven
years, but it will lay new rails and
put down new oak ties. and the con-
tractor will lay them in a bed of con-
crete.
City's Share Provided For.
1t was figured out that the city's
share of the entire expense on the
two streets would be $9.35S, and the
question then arose how to provide for
this. Mayor Meyer stated that the
city'S finances are now in $4,000 to
$4,000 better shape than they were
year ago, and he thought that the
city could easily stand its share Of
the cost, especially as $500 had been
levied for local improvements. \ cou-
pie Of liquor license fees could be put
into the fund, and City Attorney
Schmitt said that transfers could be
made from other funds if there was
money enough in the latter.
A discussion arose about taking out
the block on Second street between
jackson and Cherry this year, and
Aid. Pass moved that it be taken out.
This was lost on a tic vote.
Aid. Eichstacdt then moved that it
be the sense of the council that the
money from the next two liquor
licenses coming in, which will be in
March, be set aside for use in paying
the city's share of the cost of paving
the two streets, and this was carried
without opposition. The council has
already placed one saloon license fee
into this fund, and expects to use
$1,000 from the local improvement
fund, which will make $500 in all.
Another Block Added.
AID. Eichstaedt moved That the mo-
ton passed Jan. &c, sending the mat
ter of paving Main street to the board
of public works under order No. J.,
be reconsidered, and this was carried.
Then he moved that the motion be
amended SO as to take in that portion
of the street between the Milwaukee
railway tracks and Broad street, and
this was carried unanimously. The mo-
tion as amended was then carried.
Brick pavement is provided.
President Thompson stated that Fred
Kron, who owns most of the property
on the block. had asked him for an
estimate of the cost, and when given
this had said that lie was strongly in
favor of doing the work this year. He
wanted to have the benefit of it while
he was alive. The Lampert Lumber
company. which owns half block, is
also anxious to have it done.
Aid, Hampl moved that $1,000 be set
aside from the local Improvement fund
to pay for the paving, and this was
carried.
Uncle Sam Won't Help.
A letter which President Thompson
had received from Congressman w. s..
Hammond in reply to an inquiry as to
whether the government would pay for
paving in front of the postoffice, was
read. Mr.. Hammond stated that the
government will not pay any part of