The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-09-29
From Mondays Daily.
TAX LEVY FOR YEAR.

Sinking fund, estimated. 49,. $500
Permanent improvement 80. 10000
Municipal court .... 1000
Printing and supply fund. 80. $500
a Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $/o,ouu
This is the tax levy for the en-.
suing year. 1t was read to the
members of the council at their
meeting this morning. The total OF
$4,000 is an increase of $4,000 over
last year. This. together with the
saloon license fees and miscella-
neous collections, will give the coun
Gil more than 100000 to work with
the coming year.
Rally Day for Cleaning UP.
Mankato may have cleaning up
day in early October ii present con-
siderations become concrete plans.
Theodore Williams appeared before
the city council this morning and
asked that body to appoint rally
day for cleaning up the city. The
governor of Minnesota has asked
that November s be set aside as the
day, but the latest city papers say
that this date has been changed to
October 8. Just what day will be
set aside is not known yet. but will
be decided upon later. Council
man Lamm thought this was an eX-
cellent idea as did the others and it
may be that number of old dilapi-
dated buildings will be torn down,
as well as the streets and alleys
cleaned The rubbish in the base
ments will also be taken out if a
resolution is passed to make one of
these days cleaning day. This ques-
ton will come up again at the next
meeting.
Decorations on Taft Day.
Also Mankato may show a new
and neat appearance as far as dec
orations go if present plans do not
miScarry. The route over which
President Taft will ride when he
visits this city on October "a is be-
ing made out and the proper deco
rations considered Three members
of the Taft committee appeared be-
fore the council this morning with
various propositions. John H. Hob
mann gave a general outline of the
route over which the president will
ride. He also stated that it would
be good idea to rope off the rail
way stations as we'll as all other
places where the president will stop
to speak. He wanted the citizens
and merchants to clean up their
places of business and residences
on the streets over which the pres
ident will ride, as well as repair the
streets and crossings so that he
will have smooth ride and, joking
ly said that he might consider Man
kato as a possible summer home.
City Should Take on Nice Garb.
r. E. Brown then said that he
thought the city ought to decorate
the city hall, the library, fire sta,
ton, police station and court house.
The council will consider these at
the next meeting.
Two building permits were also
granted The first was a one story
brick addition with patent roofing,
% by 40 feet on north third of lot
No. 6, block No. 1, belonging to
F. H. Neubel, at an estimated cost
of five hundred dollars. The second
was a one-story addition with con
crete walls and composition roofing
"a by 60, on lot No. 8. block No
5, Van Brunt's first addition, to n
Nelson at an estimated cost of eight
hundred dollars.
The assessments on Lincoln street
together with the cutters and curl
on the north side of Lincoln street
were confirmed. This was in re
gard to the changes and repairs or
this street.
The council next voted TO place
in the hands of the clerk of cour
the sum of SIS for protection in
case of suit by George H. Ballard
who it is alleged, intends to sue
the city as he had hauled some sane
that was unpaid for.
A guaranty bond of $4,000 fol
five years, issued by the iNationa
Surety Bond company for the main
tenance of the streets and purchase
of creosote blocks was approved b,
the mayor and placed on file. Thi'
is the guaranty for the paving o
the streets of MankatO. i.
Tracks on Willard Street.
II was also moved that the Man
kato Electric Traction com
pany be permitted to construct thei
tracks on Willard street under Gel
tain provisions. Some discussion
was had with regard to the obliga
lions of the electric company cor
corning the filling in Of the grad
on Willard street. Just now tn
street is quite low and later viii
have to be filled in. The sides ais
need filling. If the railway CON
pany will agree to raise the track
with that, of the grade, the compan
will be allowed to run their track
through. In other words, as 500
as the city fills out the street tn
electric company will also be re
hn trapkc n