The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-09-22

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they all have the best of sanitation.
The sprinkler passes them three
times a day, covering three widths
No one is more benefited than the
ST. Josephs hospital or the high
school. This was the opinion OF
Commissioner Bangerter.
The matter of sewers and the as.
! sessment of sewers was also taken
up. A motion was made that the
second of October be set as the day
for the hearing of the confirmation
assessment on Second street. The
motion was carried by unanimous
vote. m
S. B. Wilson, attorney for Dr. A.
o. Bjelland, appeared before the
council and objected to have assess.
ments made on sewer on Second
street when he already had a sewer
on Liberty street.
Two communications were read.
The first was that of w. w. c.. Nc
Cornell, who said that the sewer
on Fourth street in front OF his
property was assessed on Fourth
street all right, but improperly as
sessed on Jackson street.
A communication from the admin
istrator of the Roblee estate appear
ed before the council and claimed
that the sidewalk which is laid on
Mound avenue is not laid according
to the public survey. Both commu-
nications were placed on file.
A building permit was then grant
ed to A. G. Lack for the remodel
ing of the building in lot four, block
twelve, formerly occupied by the
Moore & Tobin hardware store.
Improvements costing $500 are to be
made on this building. The permit
was granted.
Objected to Paving.
C.. NJ. Masters appeared before
the commissioners and explained
that the street paving on Jackson
was practically no good, and that
the proposed paving on Cherry
street which is to be of the same
material should not be put in. He
said that when wagon passes over
Jackson street now, the wheels pick
up the stones and gravel, while
if the sand was oiled it would
prove of great benefit, as this ex-
pertinent of oiling the sand roads
had been tried in other places and
found excellent The city engineer
was called and his advice asked. He
thought that this trouble would soon
be passed, as the street was newly
down, there would be no further
trouble. a
Mr.. Masters said that the total
cost of a sewer was assessed to
him, that fifteen inch sewer pass
ed his place but that while he re-
ceived no benefit from it he. was as
sessed the full amount as though 1t
really benefited his property. In
other words, the people in many |
places are paying for the service OF
a fifteen inch sewer where they |
have one of less diameter.
The discussion then came up as
to whether or not it would be cheap
er to lay new sewer or to hunt
time there was something the mat
ter. The council thought that it
would be better to lay new sewer
than to have trouble with the old |
one and continue to repair old ones.
The representative of DR.. Bjelland |
stated that the second lot of the
1octor's cannot be assessed when
here is no sewer there. That is,
he sewer on the second lot from
he corner could not be assessed un-
ess there was a sewer passing that
OF.
Attorney r. f. Hunt appeared for
Mrs. d. A. Swan and desired that
OF No. 9 should not be assessed.
lie asked the council to explain just
What the sewer in lots nine and ten
n block ten were built for, whether
hey were built for any particular
PARTIES or what was the real purpose
If that sewer. He said that these lots
we're not benefited in the least. He
wanted to know why Mrs. Swan
should be assessed any more than
he owner of lots two, three and
our in that block.
Mrs. Swans lots were assessed
i112, and this Mr.. Hunt thought was
90 much. Also it was questioned,
What part of the lot was benefited,
whether the front or the back. eff
me lot is benefited and not the
lext," said Mr. Hunt, that is no ]
eason why the next lot should be
.ssessed." This sewer also runs to ]
he other two. houses with waste con-
lections. He then asked the coun-
Ill to omit lot No. in the assess
nent. Commissioner B. Bangerter
bought this was not more than fair,
nd when final action of the council
vas taken, this lot was eliminated,
While lot No. 10 was assessed. The
notion was made by the mayor and
hen seconded by Mr.. Humiston.
The council then had before them
lans and specifications made by
lily Engineer H. F. Blomquist,
roviding for storm sewer that