The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-02-04


It would be a great saving. to the city
to have the city hall located on that
corner, as one heating plant would heat
the hall and the fire station and public
library, and one janitor could do the
work. The police would also be handy
Ito go to fires. "The time will come
when the city, will have to pay 500,
600 for this site. Or some other as
good" said the alderman, q
Mayor Meyer said, that he would like
to get the property, but did not sec
how it could be done without money
as the purchase could he 'enioined. He
asked the city attorney what he
thought about it. s !.
Mr.. Sehmitt replied that he thought
that the purchase could be arranged.
Aid. Hampl; Interest on the pur.
chase price would be saved by having
so central a locatiOn' -
| Mayor Meyer: at would make q
civic center, such as other cities are
working for
A design of a city hall building
that corner, drawn by someone, wa:
passed around.
Aid. NIahowald moved that the co,n
| Gil as whole meet with Mr.. Pihale at
ten o'clock today to talk the matter
over.
Aid. Eichstaedt feared that the coun
Gil was getting too many irons in the
fire.
Aid. Lloyd liked the idea if it could
be brought about, and Aid. Pass favor.
ed it if the money could be had, anc
thought that the present building
would sell for enough to put up 8
new building.
/ DR.. Andrews said that every either
knew that this city has needed new
city hall for ten or fifteen years past
The citizens were ashamed of the pres
ent hall and dislike to show it t.
strangers. The Pihale property is al
ideal location, and if it could be pro
cured at a reasonable price it ought t.
be secured. The present city hal
could be sold for a good price. HI
thought Aid. Hamprs suggestion ;
lgood one, not only theoretically bu
practically.
City a Poor Buyer.
Aid. Wiltgen thought that it could
be had for less money than asked ant
said that everybody expects the city t.
pay a good price for what it buys. i
had been paying seven cents bushe
more for oats than the market prize
and 81 ton for hay when it was sell
ing for SIS.
Mayor Meyer: "You are on the fr'
committee, and 1 wish you would bu.
oats and hay cheap when you can. Th'
lpractice has been to wait until thu
supply was exhausted and then pay Sl(
to SIS ton by the bale when tn
roads break up. Things should b
bought when they are reasonable anc
stored" -,
Aid. Hampl said that Aid. Wiltger
always claimed that he could buy
things cheaper than everybody else, but
he did not believe, that he could. If h,
could have gotten the Pihale property
as cheap as he said, why did he no
get an option on it for the city?
This sally coused Aid. Wiltgen to ge
red in the face, and he proceeded tt
relate heatedIy some of his bushes.
transactions, how he had bought one
property for $500 and sold it for So,
500, and made almost as much on othcl
lplaces. @
The council found that it had driftet
lar from Aid. Mahowald's motion, ant
came back to that and passed it.
Mayor Meyer took up the Contra
park matter again and said that the
property owners in the neighborhoot
had promised to pay 81 800 on it, but
had not done so.
Aid. MahowaId said that the property
owners have the money but were afraiC
that the city was not going TO do any
thing with the park and were holding
it.
/ City Attorney Schmitt said that they
had made a payment of $500 on the
purchase price. ~
The discussion might have been end
less had not motion to adjourn have
been sprung.
City Will Not Pay More Than $4,000
The mayor and aldermen held d
meeting with j. ]. Pihale this fore
noon TO consider the matter of buying
his sixty four-foo property at the
corner of Second and Walnut streets
las site for a new city hall. After
looking the building over, the council
offered him $1,000 for the property, but
he refused it, saying that he could gel
more. The mayor and aldermen felt
that the city would not be justified in
Offering more, as the city will want
to use its surplus money the next few
years in doing paving and can get
along without a new city hall for a
few years.
Members of the city council as in.
dividuals have offered higher price
than $4,000 for the property, and they
feel that it is. worth more. than that
rendered by the city. One alderman
has stated the the corner would be
worth 81 800 to him. u: <ss;s: = !.
From thursdays Daily.
The one hundred and fifty first an.
niversary of the. birth of the great