The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-04-28

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From Mondays Daily.
The city council transacted a lot
meeting today. The salaries were
fixed. The contract for the Van
Brunt and South Second street storm
sewer was awarded to c.. M. Mas
ters. Specifications were adopted for
renewing two blocks of sanitary
sewer on South Second street that
is too small The garbage collect
ing contract was awarded to the
MankatO Teaming company The
contract for the stand privileges in
Sibley park was awarded to f. c..
Wegner & Co. 1t was decided to get
bids for furnishing teams for haul
ing the city sprinkling wagons. Two
assistant health inspectors were APP
pointed temporarily. 1t was decided
to have 1000 copies of the charter,
as amended and indexed. printed
The paving specifications were
gone over informally. They are to
be ready at next Mondays meeting.
1t may be that Lincoln street from
Parsons to Byron, and Liberty street
from Broad to Second, will be in
cluded in the paving district. The
council will look over Lincoln street
before taking this action.
Salaries Fixed.
resolution was adopted, fixing
the salaries of city officers.
The only salary where there was
a division was on that of city at
torney. AS originally drawn, the
salary was fixed at 5000 year. Mr..
Daley urged that it be more, and a
motion to fix it at $1,000 was car
ried over Commissioner Bangerter's
opposition. He said that he was not
opposed to the amount at this time.
but that it was hard to reduce a
salary when once it has been estab-
lished.
1t was stated that all officers must
put their fees into the city treasury,
unless exempted by ordinance. City
Clerk Scherer vainly protested
against the lowering of his salary.
He will receive 5000 as clerk of the
municipal court, making $500 in all.
Building Permits.
City Engineer Wilson reported
having issued the following building
permits since the last meeting:
S. ID. and e. M. Fletcher, lot 6,
block 8, city, remodeling present
building and adding skylight, roof to
be of metal, estimated cost $4,000.
to be completed by July 1.
Standard Brewing Co., lot S,
Lamm's first addition, two-story
brick residence, "a by 30 estimated
cost, $1,000.
John l.. Peters, north 165 feet of
east 264 feet of lot 20, Marsh Bros.
addition, one-stOry frame cottage, es.
timated cost 5000
The permits were approved.
Sewer Contract Awarded.
BIDS for constructing a storm sew
,er on Van Brunt and South Second
streets, from Carroll street to War
rem Creek, were opened, as follows:
c. M. Masters, cement pipe, 1882:
John Mccall. vitrified clay pipe, 81
ESQ, cement pipe, $4,000; Fl. Overn.
St Peter, cement pipe, $2,3S5: A..
Bashaw, vitrified clay pipe, So, COS. AZ:
cement pipe, $2,371.3O; j. II. Thomp-
son, vitrified clay pipe, $2,7S3.44;
Joseph Landkamer, cement pine. So
1920.
The city engineers estimate ON
vitrified clay pipe was $4,000.
Mr.. Masters stated with the use of
Vitrlfled clay pipe the price would
De $2,O6793, under his bid. All he
asked was the actual difference in
cost.
The council voted to award the
contract to Mr.. Masters at this fig
ure. using vitrified pipe.
Garbage Contract Let.
The following bids were received
Tor collecting the garbage during the
year: A. l.. Daily. $40 month:
Mankato Teaming Co., by r. N.
Erwin, SIS per month.
Gus Dolson stated that the Man
kato Teaming company would fur.