The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-05-26

Killmar, of the Barber Asphalt Paw
ing company, stating that he expect
ed to visit Mankato in the near fu-
ture with a view to looking into the
need of repairs on Broad street. This
was in reply to letter sent him
by the city May 10, calling atten'
ton to the condition of the street
Since the letter was received, Mr..
Killmar has visited the city and ar
ranged to repair considerable pOr
ton of the street.
A remOnstrance was received from
eleven property owners on Cherry
street between Broad and Fifth street,
against the macadamiZing of that
portion of the street, because other
public improvements in that portion
Of the city were not completed, be-
cause of the expense, because no pub
lie necessity exists for it, etc. 1t was
placed on file.
Peter Lloyd and Mrs. w. w. Pad
dock appeared before the council and
grading and curbing of Fourth street
first They said that they were not
opposed to paving later.
Charter to Be Reprinted.
Bids for printing 1000 copies of
the city charter, indexed, and fifty
bound in sheepskin, were opened, as
follows:
Free Press Printing company, 80
cents per page, and 81 extra for each
of the bound copies.
Mankato Post, 1851 for the job
complete.
The contract was awarded to the
Mankato Post.
1t was voted to make The Daily
Review the official paper for the
coming year. The notices will also
all appear in The Daily Free Press
Boiler Bids Opened.
Bids for furnishing boiler for
the city pumping station, 125 horse
power, were opened, as follows:
Johnston Bros, Ferrysburg, Mich
Scotch stationary boiler, $3.50; hOri
zontal tubular, $1,400; delivered in
Mankato, but not installed.
McLaurin & Northrop, tubular
complete, installed, $1,7O5; internally
fired boiler complete, installed, 1888
| Mankato Manufacturing company
tubular boiler, installed, $1,64l; in
ternally fired boiler, installed, $1,SS9;
steel tubular boiler, &c inches by II
feet, $3.50.
The S. Freeman & Sons Manufac
turing company, Racine, Wis, inter
nally fired boiler, SLABS, f. o. b., Ra
cine; horizontal tubular boiler, 1929
| f. O. b. Racine, with $1S extra fol
stop valve; internally fired, erected
complete, $1,000.
The bids were referred to Commits
sioner Henline and City Engineer
Blomquist.
Street Improvements.
Plans and specifications and pro
| files for curb and gutter on Baker
avenue, Plum, Main, Grove, Center
Bradley, Willard, Rock and Marshall
streets were adopted. The improve
ment will probably be ordered later
The profile establishing the grade
and position of sidewalk on Poplar
street and Mound avenue was adopt
ed. A resolution was adopted declar
ing that public necessity exists fol
the walk and directing that it be
built 1t is to be four feet wide OF
the north side of Mound avenue, ant
six feet wide on Poplar street.
Width of Roadway.
A resolution was adopted, estab
fishing the width of roadway, as fol
lows: Baker avenue from Morelant
avenue to Blue Earth street, thirty
six feet: Pleasant street from Baker
avenue to slough, thirty-six feet
Willard street, Sixth to Fulton, thir
ty feet; Marshall street, Front tt
Lewis, thirty feet; Center from Lin
coin to Clark, thirty feet; Bradle!
to Lock, thirty feet; Lock from Clarl
to Bradley, thirty feet; Grove from
Second to Broad, thirty-six feet
Main from Broad to Fulton, forty
five feet; Plum from Second tt
Broad, forty feet; Rock from Broat
| to Sixth, thirty feet
The council voted to send Cit!
Engineer Blomquist to Albert Lea tt
inspect the creosoted block pavemen
there and learn what he can abou
it. He will go Wednesday.
The bills were allowed.