The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-05-05

on ID kilowatt basis and not on a
million gallons.
The council decided to advertise
for bids for a. new boiler, the bids
to be opened May %.
The council is this afternoon meet.
ing with Representatives of the Con.
sumers. Power company, which de.
sires power for operating the pump.
ing plant of the city. Heretofore the
company has desired to furnish DOW.
er by watt measurement but the city
has insisted on having any propo.
sitiOn based on the actual water
pumped per million gallons. The com
pany was to furnish such a pro.
posal this afternoon. Mr. Callahan
of chicago and Mr.. Gresham OF
Minnea polls were present fer the
Consumers Power company. The
council will probably take under
careful consideration any proposition
submitted. 1t is having plans and
specifications prepared for enlarg
ing the 'boiler capacity of the pump.
ing station.
Building Permits Issued.
City Engineer Wilson at the coun.
Gil meeting this forenoon reported
the fold wing building permits issued
since THE last meeting.
Hoerr estate, lot Is, Leach's sub,
block Is, city of Mankato. brick
garage, Que story. 471a by 100. com.
position roof. estimated cost, $4,000
to be completed by July 1.
o. o. Ulvin, lot 4, block 80, War.
ren's addition. frame dwelling two
story, "a tG 80 feet, estimated cost
$1,000.
Jacob Sdhorn;, north 32 feet of
lot 6, and south "a feet of lot Z,
block Z, Waite & Roelofson's add.
ton, frame butcher shop, one-story
Is by "a, estimated cost $3.50.
The permits were approved.
Bonds Approved.
The bond of II. +. BlOmquist as
city engineer for $4,000 with the title
Guaranty and Surety Co. of Scranton,
Pa, as surety, was approved.
The bond OF Arthur Meyer as city
treasurer, for $4,000, with the Mas
sachusetts Bonding and Insurance
Co., as surety, was approved
The hearing on the sprinkling dis
trict was set for May Is at p. m.
The resolution calls for the same
district as last year. 1t will be pub
lished in day or two officially.
1t was decided to rescind the pre-
vious action calling for bids for do
ing the sprinklins as the present
plan is working we'll, and it is feared
that not as good teams would be
secured under a contract as are sup
piled now, and that nothing would be
saved.
Must Fiji Up Street.
The city clerk was instructed
to notify r. r. Coughlan & Co., to
fill in Madison avenue from Front
to Second streets with dirt or stone
and to bring it no the present grade
of Front and Second streets. There
has been a good deal of complaint
as to the condition the street was
left in after the stone was quarrieG
out of it.
Milk licenses were ordered granted
to the following dealers: August
Kuskouski, C. L. Thayer, Phil c..
Humid, Victor Tenney, Mrs. Leonard
Berg and M. ID. Fritz.
The agreement with Mcllis, Perie
& Co., to audit the city books during
the coming year, once in three
months, was approved the pay to be
not at a greater rate than in the re-
cent auditing.
The council adopted resolution
to issue about $500 certificates OF
indebtedness at five per cent to re-
fund certificates now drawing six
per cent.
Doctor Bill DisalIowed.
A bill from Drs. Andrews and
Andrews for $500 for treating Theo-
dore Schuette the ex-police officer
who was badly injured when his
horse fell dead during the Eberhart
parade last November was disal-
lowed
Some of the funds were replen-
ished from the general fund, and
number of bills were allowed, and
adjournment was taken until p.
m, to meet the representatives of
the Consumers Power company.