The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-03
ACTION HELD TO AWAIT ANNEX.
ALTON PROPOSITION.


o. Hovis Appointed a Police.
man; Preparations Now Made
for the Coming Municipal EIec.
ton; Polling Places.
From Mondays Daily.
The city council this forenoon had
q full membership present, Mayor
Meyer presiding. The matter OF
Supplying water to North Mankato
was discussed, but no final action
taken, pending the action of the
Legislature on a bill for the annexa-
ton of the village of the city. The
plan for the permanent improve
ment of Sibley park, adopted by the
park board, was approved. Prepare
ton for the coming municipal cleo
ton was made, by appointing judges
of election and designating polling
places. The action of the commit.
tee on rest room i'm renting room
was approved. Two new typewriters
for the city hall were purchased
Mayor Meyer appointed A. O. Hovig
firmed the appointment.
City Engineer Wilson recommend.
ed that the boiler water from the
high school be discharged into the
storm sewer on Hickory street, be-
cause of the limited capacity of the
sanitary sewers on Hickory and
Fourth streets.
The council voted to request the
school board to connect the boilers
with the storm sewer, in accordance
with the recommendation, on motion
OF Commissioner Henline.
Pump Capacity Limited.
The matter OF supplying water to
North Mankato was talked over. It
was brought out in the discussion
that the city pump cannot pump in
the summer months any more than
this city uses, whereas North Man
kato would also want the most at
/ that time.
City Engineer Wilson presented
the following report on this matter:
MankatO, Mimi, February %, 1911.
|
sioner of Water. Dear sir: In re-
gard to furnishing North Mankato
with water, for ten consecutive days
in 1910 the city pumped the follow
in amount of water June 49,:
l.175.32S; 1.341,374; 1,4S2,SS36; l..
477,SOO; 1,453,S96; 1,422,196; 1,47O,.
600; l,521,64S; 1,543,5OO; 1,549, $50;
average for ten days, 1,445,794 gal
Ions; average for three days, 1885,
1876 gallons.
During the summer of 1909 the
city pumped the following: August / !:
9Ol,9SO; 1,197,54O; 1,165,24O; S35,956;
1.3O2,3Os; 1,3O9,536; 1,397,976; So.
9S4; 1,O25,46O.
Average for ten days, 1000. Cos
gallons; average for three days, l..
336,6O7.
The rated capacity of pump is
100000 gallons per day you see
therefor, that the pump raised more
water than it's rated capacity for
three consecutive days during the
summer of 1910. And it will also be
noticed that the average for ten
days was very near the 1900. 900
gallon mark. When we take into
consideration that the mains are be.
ing extended, that leaks as well as
consumption are on the increase. il
would hardly seem good policy to
take in outside parties and thus in.
crease our obligations. 1t is a diff.
cult matter to estimate the cost of
laying main across the river, but
1t is safe to say that a ten inch
main could be laid for $4,000. A
meter best suited for such service
would cost 1926.
Or course with our increased sup
ply it would be possible to run both
pumps for few days or weeks and
thus keep up, but by so doing we
would greatly increase the cost of
pumping and at the same time con.
vert our plant into one unit sys.
TEN.
Taking everything into considera.
ton it is a much better proposition
for Mankato than for North Man.
kato. Yours truly, John Wilson
city engineer.
Annexation Proposed.
City Attorney Porter reported that
the Commercial club committee was
preparing bill annexng North
Mankato to Mankato and would soon
have it ready for presentation to the
legislature. This bill will provide
for annexing North Mankato to Blue
Earth county as well as to Mankato
! In view of this, the council de
cided to take no action at present
The liquor license applications of
Tillman and Ziegler, John a Pearson
and Bader & Peters were granted
and their bonds approved. Mr.
PearsOn's bond is furnished by the
Fidelity and Deposit Co. of Mary
land, Bader e Peters by A. M
klages and John Trenhauser. and
Tillman & Zieglers by Simon Ziegler
and Frank NtZkowski.
The annual report of City Engi
neer Wilson was presented and ac.
copied and ordered placed on file
No doubt it will be printed in pam.
phlet form later, when the other re.
ports of CITY officers come in