The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-31
MAYOR AND OFFICIALS SPEND
DAY IN, THE TWIN CITIES.
Engineer John Wilson Is Likely
to Remain Here.

Mayor Meyer and Commissioner
Bangerter returned last evening
from Minneapolis, but the other
commissioners and City Engineer
Wilson will not return until this
evening.
Mayor Meyer stated to The Free
Press today that they investigated
the creosoted block pavement, and
found that yellow pine and tamarac
blocks make the most durable kind
of creosoted block pavement. They
found one creosoted block pave
ment that has been down for ten
years in the business section and
it has worn only an eighth OF an
inch. On another street brick that
has been down eight years butts up
against creosoted blocks that have
been down seven years, and the
wooden block pavement is in far
better condition than the brick pave
ment. The city engineer of Mime
apolis believes that .creosoted block
pavement is by far tic best, and in
the end the cheapest, because out
lasting brick or asphalt.
Thickness of Blocks.
III Minneapolis four inch blocks
are used in The business district,
and three and half inch blocks III
the residence section. Mayor Meyer
tbelieyes that three aud a hall inch
blocks in the business section Of Man
kato and three inch blocks in the
residence section, If this kind of
pavement should be DECIDED upon,
would be thick enough and not cost
as much.
Mayor Meyer found that the gar
bage tanks IN use il Minneapolis
are of the dump kind for the Gre
! matory or incinerator, and would
not be suitable FOR Mahkato.
The other commissioners will look
further into the pavement matter to-
day and will also look into the mat
ter of the kind of a boiler for the
city pumping station.
Want Wilson to Remain.
City Engineer Wilson accompanied
the council to the twin cities AT the
invitation of Mayor Meyer, and the
latter urged him to reconsider his
determination not to be candidate
for reappointment. After some talk,
Mr. Wilson finally consented to in
form the other councilnen today of
his determination: Mayor Meyer
hopes that he will consent to take
the office again, and he believes that
this is the wish of the other COM
misSionerS.
Mayor Meyer states that Mankato
has better brick pavements than
either of the twin cities, and better
and cleaner streets.
Chief ]. A. Lulsdorff of the fire de-
partment was member of the Man
kato party, and enjoyed a ride with
the Minneapolis fire officials, and in
spected the apparatus.
Mayor and Commissioners Seek In
formation in the Cities.
st. Paul Dispatch: Mankatos COM
mission government visited st. Paul
this morning. Mayor A. G. Meyer
and Commissioners b. Bangerter, Jr.,
L. Henline, J. d. Humiston, Robert
Lamm and City Engineer John Will
son comprised the party. They are
especially interested in paving prob
lens. This year Mankato is going
to lay good deal of pavement and
they want to see what sort is best.
They have been laying brick, as
phalt and cement and are now going
to try creOSoted wood blocks. The
officials also are interested in wa
ter supply.
Cur commission government is
working nicely" said Mayor Meyer.
eff it is unconstitutional, we have
not heard Of it,
This sentiment was shared in by
the remaining members of the
party.
They say that they have solved
the water supply problem An arte-
sian we'll about 1900 feet in depth
is supplying the city with about one
and cbalf millions of gallons daily,
"A plentiful supply.
:"rhe water is soft, too" said
Mayor Meyer.
The mayor, commissioners and en-
Sineer consulted for some time with
City Engineer Claussen as to paw
ing and water machinery, and then
went on to Minneapolis to continue
their investigation.