The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-12
HE DECLARES THERE ARE TOO
MANY COMPLAINTS.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
The council transacted good deal
of business at its session this fore
noon. Mayor Meyer presided, and all
Of the members were present.
An invitation was received for the
chief of the fire department to attend
the annual meeting of chiefs, but ow-
ing to the condition of the. city treas
ury, Commissioner Bangerter stated
that he would not recommend it, al
though the chief generally picks up
some information at these meetings.
A bid was received from the MAN.
kato Sidewalk company for putting in
curb and gutter OH Hickory street at
so cents foot, and footing at Is
cents foot for stone or 10 cents a
foot for cement. The council voted
to award the contract, with stone foot
ing.
The council voted to adopt the plans
and specifications for extending the
water mains to the new Lutheran
aud Catholic educational institutions,
and to ask for bids for laying them,
to be received August 22nd at 10 a. M.
Water for Poplar Street.
Charles Jessup appeared and advo-
Gated the extension of the water mains
on Poplar street, and said that he had
got to provide water some way, as
he had leased a building there and
agreed TO. furnish water by January l..
1t would save him good deal of
money if the mains could be extended.
j. w. Wilcox also asked for water
on the street. His firm had put down
three wells last winter to get wa
ter, and they played out. There would
be good many consumers.
Mayor Meyer said that the street
is thickly settled and that the mat
ter of laying mains there ought to be
taken up.
The council promised to take the
matter up favorably a little later.
S II. Grannis asked for permission
to put in a ten foot addition to his
coal shed, near the railroad tracks. 1t
would be i'll the fire limits.
The charter forbids the council to grant
such permits, but it was tacitly under
STOOD that Mr.. Gramis will be allowed
to build. 1t was stated that the Lam
pert Lumber company has built 40
/ foot addition to it's Sheds without
getting permission. The location is
such that no danger is caused other
property.
Commissioner Humiston stated that
the repairs to the Minnesota river
bridge pier have been completed. at
a cost of $50 for labor and $47.25 for
material. 1t was thought that this
was very reasonable.
Street Improvements.
Commissioner Humiston recommend
ed that curb and butter be constructed
ON the north slope to the Pleasant
street extension, and on Record street
between Fulton and Front; also that
new sidewalks be constructed in front
of certain lots on State, South Fourth
and Mulberry streets.
/, Commissioner Humiston moved that
the street car company be ordered to
grease all corners and curves SO as
to stop squeaking, not less than three
times day, and this was carried
This followed statement by Mayor
Meyer that the city had been greasine
a corner for a week as an experiment
and that this treatment had proved
efficacious.
It. was decided to notify the Con
Fsumers' Power company to remove its
gas mains from city storm sewers on
Mulberry, Broad and Vine streets
within thirty DAYS, or else the c;ty