The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-03

the COnurOVertou IaCIS against IHe
sureties. Hence the verdict against
| them.
The sureties VIII move for new
trial in the bank case, chiefly upon
the ground that the Act of 1911, un-
der which the suit was brought, IS
invalid, because it attempts to
change vested contractual rights.
In the other case it has not yet
been determined how to proceed to
recover from the United States, the
balance it owes upon this work.
From Mondays Daily.
Because of the carelessness or
property owners in Mankato in re-
| gard to the burning Of the dried
leaves and other rubbish, the ordi-
nance now in effect concerning this
matter will hereafter be strictly en-
forced. The other day certain
property owner was found burning
a pile of rubbish and dried leaves
on the newly tarred pavement.
Should this tar and pitch catch fire,
the entire street might be burned
out and in order to stop any fur
Their proceedings of this kind strict
er prosecution of law is necessary.
This was the ultimatum reached
this morning by the city council.
Word for Mr.. Brand.
Application was made by Henry
Brand, formerly of Fort Dodge,
Iowa, to get license for the sale of
liquor at the former William j.
Coleman saloon at 125 North Front
street. This application was accom-
panied by bond of $4,000, with
the National Surety company, which
bond was finally approved by the
city attorney and the license was
granted. A letter of recommends
ton was read from the Fort Dodge
National bank, which stated that
the past dealings with Mr.. Brand
had always been of an honest ma
ture, and that Mr.. Brands property
near Fort Dodge was surety enough
in case his word was doubted.
Mother House Road.
The building committee of the
mother house has written a commu-
nication to the city commissioners
asking that the road leading to the
mother house be repaired at once
if possible so that material for the
new structure can be brought there
before the cold spell. This cOmnu-
nication was read at the city coun-
I, 80 c3o
that the road as it now is, will
prove a loss to the sisters of the
mother home as well as to the city.
Commissioner Humiston had for
merly proposed that the city would
stand three-fourths of the expense
of the up-keep of this road if the
]. B. Nielsen Construction company
stood the other fourth, and thus ar
rangements had been made to keep
the road in repairs, but it appears
that this was never carried out.
The city gave this firm $40, it is
said, to help pay for the cinders
that were to be placed on the road,
but the directors of the mothers
home seem to want more money
for the repair of this road than the
city can afford. Commissioner LamM
finally moved that the communica-
ton from the directors of the moth
er's home be placed on file. This
motion was carried.
Building Permits Granted.
The following building permits
were granted
Outside Fire Limits-To G.. Lloyd,
lot 10, block 2, Lewis and Shaubut's
addition, frame barn, 16 by 20. Es-
timated cost $3.50.
To Standard Oil company, lot l.,
block 1876, city of Mankato, one
story addition to present warehouse,
so by 100, brick walls, composition
roof. Estimated cost, 1900.
Eliminating the "squeaks."
H. E. Hance appeared for the
street car company and wanted the
motion which was passed at the last
meeting which provided that the
traction company be allowed to lay
the inner track five feet from the
curb at the corner of Willard and
Pleasant streets, to be amended. He
stated that if the inner track was
allowed to run four feet instead of
five from the curb, it would do much
toward eliminating the squeaks and
noise produced by the turning car,
which has proved a nuisance to the
people living i'm that neighborhood.
Commissioner Humiston made a mo-
ton that the traction company be
allowed to move the track to within
was carried unanimously.
The hearing on the local improve
meht No. 232 on Front, Second and
! Fourth streets was then taken up.