The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-10

a guarantee of one year. During the
course OF the year $50 has been paid
out for repairs, and as the company
guaranteed the flusher, the city
sought to have this money refunded.
There was a balance of $50 due the
Studebaker company on this machine
and after Commissioner Humiston
had taken the matter up, a compro-
mise was agreed upon, whereby the
bill for $50 would be cancelled and
the company's bill of $50 would be
cancelled, thus making both bills
cancelled. Some complaint has been
made of late by the citizens and Of
ficials about the fusher, claiming
that the force of the water wears
away the brick and the cement be-
tween the brick.
Talk BY Mr.. Hadley.
Mr. Hadley then gave a little talk
about the success of the flusher in
other cities where it is used on brick
pavement. He stated that Faribault
has fusher and after using it for
some time, thought so well of it,
that the mayor would not resort to
the old time method of sweeping the
streets, and so we'll satisfied were
the council that the mayor wrote a
letter to the mayor of Bemidji rec.
ommending the f1usher as the only
sanitary and economic method of
sweeping the treets. Fargo also
seems we'll satisfied with the flusher.
1t reduces the sprinkling cost and
does the work better, so it is claim
ed. Commissioner Humiston, in a
letter to the company, stated that
so far there has been no reason for
complaint in Mankato as with the
flusher in operation and a one-horse
dump cart, the streets have been
cleaned and sprinkled at a very re.
duced cost. Formerly the main
streets were sprinkled three times
during the day but now the flusher
washes the dirt and dust out so
we'll, that one flushing with the dump
cart to carry away the small piles of
dirt does the work much better"
Liquor License Applications.
Joseph Stahl made application for
a liquor license for his bar in the
Stahl house. Zeb Zimmerman and
Christ Steiner acted as sureties. The
request was accompanied with a
$4,000 bond and the license was
granted.
Hildebrand and Miller of the Saul
paugh ho'el also made request for
license 20 sell liquor. AS the request
was not accompanied by bond, the
license was granted, subject to can
collation. in case the proper bond is
not presented.
H. B. Johnson of 1876 LIE Sueur
street and c. B. Edwards of 1913 Full
Ter street were granted licenses to
sell milk
Request for improvements.
A petition was read from twelve
property owners on Minnesota and
Cherry streets, requesting that the
city make some more improvements
in front of their property. They
want cement sidewalks laid, begin
ming at the southeast corner of lot
8 of the Cummings addition and
running to Pike street. The matter
was referred to Commissioner Humis-
ton
The report of Chief of Police
Donahue was read. During the
month there have been twelve ar,
rests and thirty-two lodgings.
The action of the city treasurer
in paying two certificates of $4,000
each was approved. The motion
was made by Commissioner Lamm
and carried unanimously.
A motion to allow the estimate
of $4,000 on the paving by Fowler
and Pay was also carried.
The following building permits
were granted by City Engineer
Blomquist.
Carl Born, lot 16, Shepard's cor.
ner plat of block 1876, West Mankato,
two story brick and frame dwelling,
rs by 49,, estimated cost, $4,000.
Carl Born, lot Is, Shepard's cor.
plat, of block 1876, West Mankato,
frame barn, IL by Is, estimated
cost, $4OO.