The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-23

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From Mondays Daily.
A short session of the city coun.
Gil was held at the city hall this
morning. In the absence of Mayor
Taylor, Vice President Ben Bangor
ter, Jr., presided. Mayor Taylor
gave the address of welcome to the
Federation of Labor at ten o'clock,
returning to the council chamber
just before adjournment. The bonds
of the paving contractors were ap-
proved by the council and signed by
the mayor, and according to the stat
ute, were delivered to the city treas
urer for his approval.
Fowler & Pay, who have the con-
tract for paving with macadam, Wal
nut, Jackson, Cherry and Lincoln
street, presented their contract and
bond with Dr. q. G. Harrington and
E. Schoyen as sureties. The coun-
Gil reserves the right to withhold for
paving at present parts OF Lincoln
anu Cnorfy SlreeIS.
Bonds Are Approved.
Bonds of the North Star Concrete
company, who have the contract for
the brick and creosote block paving
of Second, Broad and parts of Cher
ry, Hickory, Walnut, Liberty and
North Warren streets, were also ap-
proved and signed by the mayor.
The company's bond is in the sum
of $71,693. The sureties are Alex
Hanson, B. F. Pay, Peter Lloyd, T.
R. Coughlan, Frank Fowler, George
Sugden, F. K. Meagher, z. G. Har-
rington, E. Schoyen, F. w. Kruse
and Ed. Weaver.
The following building permits
were issued by the city engineer
during the week:
School Sisters of Notre Dame, on
lots A, B and c, east part of Dukes
subdivision and outlets l and 2,
Shaw's addition.
Four story brick mother house and
academy, 354x56 with 15Ox7O, esti-
mated cost $4,000.
Martin Wiltgen, north half of lot
8, block II, city, two story brick
dwelling, 16x24, composition roof, es-
timated cost $4,000, to be completed
November l.
Consumers Power company, in
rear of vacated Walnut street, north
of lot 1, block 6, Mankato, metal
garage, ska, cost $50.
l.. w. Baker, north one-third Of
lot z and eleven feet of lot 8, block
9, city, brick garage; first story and
basement, concrete floors, patent
roofing, estimated cost $4,000, to be
completed September l, size 33x150.
North Broad street is badly in
need of repair and the council in
structed the city clerk to notify the
Barber Asphalt company to repair
the same at once.
Tracks Ordered Removed.
The city attorney will notify the
Chicago, ST. Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha Railway company to take up
it's old tracks on Fourth and Broad
streets, as they are now used but
little and are not complying with
the terms made by the city in run
ming trains daily over the tracks.
The removal of the elevator across
from the Saulpaugh, located on Elk
change street and owned by the Mil
waukee road, was also ordered re-
moved.
Complaints from the street car
company of explosives being placed
on the car tracks have been fire.
quent and as there was no ordinance
covering this matter, the council in
structed the city attorney to pre-
pare an ordinance. 1t was explained
that boys have for several years
placed fire crackers and other ex-
plosives on the tracks which blister
and hatten the car wheels and
brighten passengers.
Commissioner Lamm, chairman Of
the ways and means committee, in
troduced a resolution which was
unanimously passed, making the
Mankato State, First National, Ma
tional Citizens, Commerce and Ger
man American banks repositories for
the city funds for the ensuing year.
More Oil for Streets.
Commissioner Humiston was in
structed to purchase more road oil
to complete the work of oiling such
streets as needed Mr. Humiston es-
Inmates that about 1000 gallons or
two wagon tanks full will be required
to complete the work contemplated.
The oil is purchased of the Standard
Oil company and is especially adapt
ed for this work. The oil costs
about cents gallon in such guam
titles as used by the city; and the
cost to the property benefited about
equals the cost of sprinkling. 1t will
probably require two oilings during
the season. Oil is very effective in
keeping down dust, and while there
is some smell, this will evaporate
and blow away a few days after the
oil is put on. Last week West Clark