The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-04

three O'Clock at the church. The
members are requested to be pres
served after the meeting to which
gentlemen are also invited. The re-
freshments will be served after five
O'clock.
The rain OF Monday evening did
not hinder the weekly shoot of the
gun club. Much of the shooting was
done in the rain. Kenneth Keene,
who has been doing some good shoot
ing this season, made an unusually
good record Monday evening, hitting
twenty-five straight.
Mrs. w. E. Stewart returned last
evening from Wells, where she has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. DIR.
Mott, since last Thursday.
From thursdays Daily
With Abraham Lincoln and Theo-
dore Roosevelt both gazing down upon
him from the wall of the village hall
Of North Mankato, Henry Robel last
night made an eloquent plea for the
extension of the water mains in
that beautiful and enterprising CON-
munity. Mr.. Robel certainly is an
inspiration, and with fervid flights
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pipe to st. Peter if necessary to
provide those who would consume
the aqua pura at so much per cOnsump-
ton. "Give them all water, if they
are willing to pay for laying the
pipe. The more pipe the village lays
the larger the revenue to be de-
rived from property owners. 1t is
just about as cheap to pump water
for one hundred consumers as 1T is
for fifty" declared Mr.. Robel, who
believes in keeping in the van OF the
procession of progress.
No Opposition Was Manifest
IF there was any opposition to the
proposition to advise the village
council to call special election to
vote on the matter of issuing $4,000
additional water works bonds, it did
not manifest itself at the meeting OF
the Commercial club. There were
property owners present who sought
information but they offered no OBJ
lection to the motion which was
adopted IN favor OF the plan TO
extend the mains to meet the de-
mand of citizens who are not now in
the favored district.
w. e. Stewart, member of the
council, brought the matter TO the
attention of the Commercial club.
He stated that the council has had
we'll sunk, the reservoir is under
construction and the mains are be-
ing laid. The we'll has cost more
than was estimated: SO has the res
ervOir The laying Of the mains has
not cost as much as was expected.
In order to complete the contract
81, 1000 more is necessary. There are
$4,000 feet of pipe yet to be laid.
This will cost 76 cents foot.
Better Pump Is Planned.
1t is proposed to install a better
pump than was originally contem-
plated, and this will add to the
cost of the water system. The coun-
Gil does not wish to take action UNI
til the voice of the people has been
heard. Therefore, the question is
put up to the Commercial club for
it's acceptance or rejection.
Mr.. Stewart explained that the
cost of laying the pipe would be
assessed up to the property owners
whose property is benefited by hay
ing the mains laid in front Of it.
In other words they pay a frontage
tax. Seven hundred dollars has
been laid aside for the extra pay
ment due on a pump. This sum is
taken from the amount originally
explained that the mains would be
laid on South avenue to Cross street,
thence to Nicollet, from Page avenue
to Garfield on Sherman, west on
Garfield 10 Cornelia street, south on
COrnelia and connect up on Page,
continuing 600 feet on Range street,
continuing on Wheeler from Range
to A street and from Wheeler on A
to Belgrade. I'VE have built a bet
ter reservoir than was intended and
will install a more improved pump.
1t is our intention to make a perma-
nent job said Mr.. Stewart
Must Act at Once.
"If anything is done toward rails;
ing the additional $4,000, action must
be taken at once" explained Mr..
Stewart. I'VE must have special
election right away. The contractors
are doing the work cheaper than
they have done the same work any
where else, and they stand ready
to lay the additional pipe at the
same price" 1t was brought out
during the informal discussion that
the rcSluentS III one DUCK udu ca
pressed their willingness to pay
their assessment as soon as the pipe
was laid.
Dennis DonOhue stated that the
village was close to the bond limit
or would be if the additional $4,000
should be voted. He offered no OBJ
lection to the additional bonds.
The village is bonded for $4,000
and the limit is about $4,000
Fred Lossow wanted it understood
that he was not opposed to the
proposition to extend the water
mains, as he considered it a good
business move. He did not believe
the work could ever be done any
cheaper than at the present time.
but on the other hand he could not
see the necessity of laying pipe so
deep in streets that later on would
have to be graded up. He believed
that, the pipe could be laid at a GER
tain depth, not so deep as it is now
being Said; and at less expense.