The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-22

FRIDAY,
therefore the cost was merely that
of hauling. The estimated outlay Of
this dump, according to Mr.. Waters
was 5000.
Trip to sibIey Park.
The trip then extended through
Sibley park. Here Park Commission
er Bangerter was cOmplimented on
the neat and effective work that had
been done. In former years, i'm
prOvements to the park were made
without system. Under the commits
sion form of government, a land
scape artist had been engaged and
each year improvements are added,
according to the plans of this archi-
tect, which put it upon systematic
basis. The boulevards here were of
fine Indian lake gravel.
Look Over Sidewalk.
After going through the park, the
inspectors, as they might call them
selves, passed along Mound avenue
where a long cement sidewalk had
been laid, extending from the park
to the corner of Mound avenue and
Poplar street. This sidewalk was
laid on slight elevation that had
been rallied by filling in with dirt 1t
extended to the Jessup warehouse.
On Liberty street another inn
prOvement had been made, and al
though not considered very great,
yet it is permanent one that has
proven its value. Several alley
crossings have been. made in a num-
Der of different places.
A storm sewer has been construct
ed on Second street from Cherry
street to Byron street and also a
sanitary sewer from Cherry to Lib
erty on south from Clark to Lincoln
street
Inspected Curb and Gutter.
Coming up Byron street, the party
went to the corner of Bradley and
Locke streets where they inspected
the curb and gutter and the grading
done there. The estimated cost by
Mr.. Walters was $500, whereas City
Engineer Blomquist said that the
price stated was ridiculous, $50 be-
ing about the actual cost.
From here the party proceeded TO
Bunker hill. The ravines near the
road at this place were connected
in a number of places by culverts
and storm sewers. Along the road
leading down the hill thing has been
placed to drain off the flow Of wa.
ter. This relieves the hill of lot
of surplus water that wears away
the roadway at every rain. There is
place for still other improvements.
but as the property near the foot
Of the hill belongs to the normal
school, it is thought that this prop.
erty which is really a knoll, will be
levelled off, which will make up
f! for these defects This is one of the
| best pieces of work done by the
I! city last summer, and is one OF
which to be proud Along the road
has been erected a board fehc.
which showed in it's details the per
, sOnal overseeing of Commissioner
Humiston.
Cut Price Somewhat.
The retaining wall on Jackson and
Fourth streets was constructed OF
rocks that had been picked up and
other stone that was had for the
hauling Thirty-siX cords of stone
were used which were made into
the wall for the usual price of 81
cord, or $144 in all Mr.. Waters
has the city charged up $500 for
this wall.
! A storm sewer has also been
placed in the alley between Cherry
and Jackson street down to Broad
street, which has proved boom t
the nearby residents.
On Main street between Fifth
and Sixth streets, the macadam roat
was built at comparatively small
cost. The stone was hauled from
Hickory street and nothing was paiG
out except the hauling and the cos
of laying it down and rolling the
street. Twenty-Five cents a cubic
yard was charged for hauling.
Where Conditions Have Improved.
The party then proceeded up Sixth
street and noted the conditions be
tween Vine street and Madison ave
nue.. In former times every rail-
washed out the roadway and these
had to be repaired SO often that the
sewers which were built were {
necessity and a gain i'm the long run
! City Engineer Blomquist said tha
the actual cost was about 5000
while the estimate of Mr.. Waters
was $3.50.
Another Permanent Improvement.
The retaining wall built at the
Eagle Lake hill proved to be one
of the best permanent improvements
! that the city had made. Formerly
every rain would wash and wear
away the road until it was positively
unsafe to travel over it, and when
| two teams met half ways up the
hill, there was at all times danger o.
a cave-in. The retaining wall ant
! the addition of a lot of gravel ha(
improved this wonderfully, and now
it has the appearance of fine road
| However, it is thought that further
! improvements will be made next
year 1t is possible that one of the
projecting knobs will be cut away
giving a clear view to Mankato and
making straight road. The only
comparative cost of the improve
ments already made here was tina
d Of han1iup and UNLOADING tbo rOp1xs