The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02

will be made for the gravel accumu
lated by the city.
II. r. Coughlan company, vitrified
brick, $2.O8 per square yard; south
ern pine or tamarac creosoted block,
with crushed rock concrete founda-
ton, $268; same, with gravel con-
crete foundation, $3.50; tar macad-
am, 81 cents; btuminous macadam,
with granite surfacing, 95 cents;
same, with lime stone surfacing, SO
cents. An allowance of "a cents a
yard will be made for the city's
gravel
North Star Concrete company,
burlington paving brick, $1.95 per
square yard; southern pine or tam
arac creosoted blocks, with crushed
rock concrete foundation, $2.38;
same, with gravel foundation, $3.50.
An allowance of q cents yard
will be made for the city's gravel.
Fielding & Shepley of st. Paul,
burlington paving brick, with crush
ed rock and Portland cement foun-
dation, $212 per square yard; same,
with domestic cement So; same, with
gravel and Portland cement, $2.04;
same with gravel and domestic ce-
ment, $1.S3; tamarac creosoted
block, with Portland cement in
crushed rock foundation, $3.50; same
with domestic cement, $2.44; same
with gravel and Portland cement
foundation, $2.47; same, with domes-
tic cement, 1926; southern pine
creosoted block, with crushed rock
and Portland cement foundation,
1884; same, with domestic cement,
$2.54; same, with gravel and Port
land cement, $2,57; same with do
nestle cement, $2.46. An allowance
of 40 cents yard will be made for
the city's gravel.
General Contracting company, Min
neapolis, southern pine or tamarac
creosoted block, $2.72.
number of bidders were present,
and several property owners. All of
the bids except the last were ac-
companied by the required check.
No action was taken, except to put
the matter over until 2 p. m. The
city has 5000 to 1000 yards of
gravel to sell.
Building Permits.
City Engineer Blomquist reported
having granted building permits
since the last meeting, as follows:
George Atchison, frame garage, 16
by 16 by 10, on part of lots and
5, block IL, Van Brunts Second
addition, estimated cost $125.
A. Borgemeier, frame building, II
by 16, by 8, lot 1, block AZ, city, es-
timated cost SIS.
The permits were approved.
The bond of Lars Overn of st.
Peter, for 1920, on his South Sec
ond street sewer contract, with the
Bankers Security company of Cleve-
land, Ohio, as surety, was presented,
and was approved.
Water for East Mankato.
! A petition signed by twentysix
property owners and residents on
Agency hill and along or near to
Main street and neighboring streets,
was received, asking the council to
take steps to install system OF
waterworks, or to extend the pres
ent system of .waterworks to that
section for domestic purposes and
fire protection. The petition said
that the mains can be laid without
great expense, and that sufficient
consumers of water can be procured
to make it a profitable investment
for the. city at large. The petition
was referred to City Engineer Blom-
quist and Commissioner Henline.
Officer Swedberg Resigns.
Mayor Taylor stated that he had
received and accepted the resigna-
ton of William Swedberg as a pc.
| lice officer, to take effect June l.
as he has been appointed foreman
in stone quarry at KasOta. Mayor
Taylor appointed George Simmonds, a
former police officer. to fill the va
cancy, and the council approved the
appointment.
The bond of ]. C. Wise & Sons
as the official printer, for $500, with
G.. A. Deebach and Edgar Weaver
as sureties, was approved.
A resolution was adopted, declar
ing The Daily Review the official
paper of the city.
A resolution was adopted, ordering
curb and gutter laid on portions OF
Baker avenue and Pleasant, Willard
Marshall BradIey, center, Grove
Main, Plum and Rock streets.
Boiler Contract Let.
Commissioner Henline moved that
the contract for installing complete
at the city pumping station 100
horse power boiler, with $50 pounds
pressure, &C inches by 16 feet, be
awarded to the Mankato Manufacture
ing company, and this was carried
The price is $500
Licenses to sell milk were ISSUED
to S. B. Wilson, Mrs. Frank Schroe
der, Mrs. Joseph Lang, Henry w
Nelson, Mrs. S. K. Yeaple and Henry
Spicer.
The matter of a license for the
White City was referred to City
Attorney Daley and Commissioner
Lamm. H. e. Hance, in presenting