The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-04-21
COUNCIL TO ENLARGE THE DIS.
TRicT; MORE REQUESTS.
Commercial Club Committee Pre-
sents Matter to Commissioners;
Ask Appropriation.

Commercial Club Committee Pre-
sents Matter to Commissioners;
Ask Appropriation.
From Mondays Daily.
The council did not take up the
paving matter today, but will do sc
at an adjourned meeting to be held
at nine o'clock tomorrow morning
Ii will start the matter all over
again. as City Attorney Daley holds
that there may be question about
the legality of some features of the
proceeding already taken. The ac.
ton was too specific. and he also
had doubts whether the notice given
was legal, owing to the hearing hav.
ing been adjourned before the time
set. The specifications also call for
The use of crushed stone for the
concrete foundation. which would
leave ont the chance to use the big
piles OF gravel that the city has
aad drawn from the river to use in
this work, and which the city hopes
to be reimbursed for The specif.
cations, it seems. were prepared be-
fore the gravel was hauled. and not
subsequently changed. Some little
delay will necessarily be caused.
The council wants to agree upon
somewhat larger paving district,
so as to make it possible to get
lower bids for doing the work.
Want Larger Paving District.
II. J. Kruse appeared and said
that Walnut street property owners
would not like to have paving done
this year unless larger paving
area was adopted, so as to make
sufficient work to induce large con-
tractors to come and put in bids.
Only about $4,000 yards is called
for, as against 81 900 yards last
year. If Mulberry and Plum streets
were included, this would make a
contract about the size of last years
contract, and the Walnut street prop
erty owners would be satisfied, ex-
cept possibly one or two, Mr.. Kruse
said.
G. r. Hammond of Minneapolis.
representing the Barber Asphalt COM
pany, spoke for Bermudez asphalt
as a binder for macadam, and wish
ed a chance to furnish some. 1t
would cost little more than tar,
which gets soft in summer and
slippery in winter, and would last
longer, he said. The cost would
he about twenty cents yard more
than tar II is claimed to be noise
less and dustless. When the street
has to be opened up, the macadam
can be heated up and relaid without
buying new. Specifications are fur
nished, which require that the stone
be absolutely dry and the work done
in warm weather. Some of the
pavement has been down five years
in the east, but none yet in the
west, although the company has a
contract in Minneapolis. Anybody
can make road that will look
good, but it takes good material
to make road that will last. No
oil compound or residuums are be-
ing put down in the east. Anybody
can lay the asphaltic binder, as there
is no royalty, and any contractor
can buy it, He did not know what
guaranty his company makes on it
to the contractor or city doing its
own work
Two New Buildings.
City Engineer Wilson reported
having issued the following building
permits since the last regular meet
ing:
l.. Raymore, lot 2, block l, Monks
addition, two story frame dwelling,
IS by &c, estimated cost $500
+. C. Brehm, lot 8, block l, Bryn
Mawr add, frame garage, IL by 20,
estimated cost 5000.
The council voted to approve the
permits.
LIQUOR License Transfers.
The council granted the request of
the liquor license formerly issued
to L. H. Lille, having purchased it.
Mr.. Lorenz's bond was approved,
with W. Fl. Anderson, II. Fl. Foley
and A. Herbert as sureties.
The council also granted the ap-
LEGATION of II. f. Heldenbrand and
Charles w. Miller for the transfer
of the liquor license formerly issued
to the MankatO Hotel company, hav-
ing purchased it, Messrs. Helden-
brand and Miller's bond was APP
proved, with Charles w. Miller,
Johannes G. Tegner and c. II. Saul
paugh as sureties.
Want Alley Macadamized.
A petition was received from five
property owners, asking the council
to pave with tar macadam or other
material and also gutter the north
erly 9S feet Of the alley from Clark
to Maple street, Immediately east
of block "a, Warren's second addi-
ton. The petitioners asked that the
city stand One-half of the expense,
the remainder to he assessed on the
property.
S. B. Wilson spoke on the petition.
saying that the alley is muddy and
poorly drained. If a proper drain