The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-30
bershop in the basement. The appli.

bershop in the basement. The appli
cation was granted.
An application for liquor license
from William j. Coleman, l25 North
Front street, was heard, but as the
bond was not on hand the hearing
was adjourned until next Monday
A letter was received from ]. H.
Killmar of the Barber Asphalt Paw.
ing Co.. Omaha, Neb., saying that
the matter of repairs to the Broad
street paving had been assigned to
him, and that he expected to at
tend to it at an early date.
Won't Remove Tracks.
A letter was received from James
T. Clark Of the Omaha road, saying
that the company had investigated
the track matter on North Fourth
street and had decided that it could
not see it's way clear to comply
with the suggestion for removing
the tracks.
City Attorney Daley said that the
company owns the land it could only
be obtained by condemnation, in all
probability.
Building Permits.
City Engineer Blomquist reported
having issued the following building
permits since the last meeting:
Fowler & Pay, remodeling, raising
and putting on new composition
roof, south one-third, lot 3, block S,
city, for 800.
George G. Schwickert, lot IL, Web
ster's addition, two-story frame dwell.
ing, "a by sc, estimated cost $4,000.
X. G. Bachertz, lot 4, block 1874,
West Mankato, one-story frame cot
tage, 20 by %, and wing, by 8,
estimated cost $780,
The permits were approved.
Did Good Sewer Job.
City Engineer Blomquist reported
that the work of constructing the
sanitary sewer on Second street
from Cherry street to Liberty street,
under contract with Lars Overn, has
been completed in a neat and work
manlike manner, and 1920 is due
the contractor. On account of the
house connections from the west
side of block 8, Warrens add, which
connect with the old sewer, being
at the same grade as the new sewer,
they had to be changed so as to con-
meet with the new sewer. This re-
qured six new US and extra work,
for which a bill was presented.
The j. B. Nielsen Construction Co.
presented builders bond, for $4,000
with Clement Schroeder and John
J. Murphy as sureties for permit
for using the portion of North Sec
ond street in front of the Heinrich
Hotel The bond was approved.
Liquor Licenses Granted.
Liquor licenses and bonds were
granted and approved, as follows:
Huettl & Wagenhals, with Albert
Fl. Kratsch and Rudolph A. Bier
bauer as sureties.
C. Polchow & Son, with Clement
Schroeder and l.. Henline as sure
ties.
S. F. Nordgren, with Sivert Olson
and Ole Andengard as sureties.
Mic Kleinschmidt, with Anthony
NJ. Klages and H. Fricke as sureties.
Frank J. Mettler, with Jacob Wa
gen and Clement Schroeder as sure
ties.
John C. Hagen, with the American
Surety Co. of New York as surety.
Henry Veigel, with the American
Surety Co. of New York as surety.
Gust L. Thurn, with the American
Surety Co. of New York as surety.
Width of Driveway Changed.
f. M. Currier appeared and re-
quested that the curb and gutter
along the Walnut street side of his
candy factory, for half a block, be
set out and boulevarded equal to
that across the street and elsewhere
in the block, both for looks and to
reduce the expense of the paving.
The council agreed to look at the
place in a body. The walks by
Kruse Bros. and the rest of that
block are to be set out two feet, on
both sides.
Contractors Drew Matches.
Bids for constructing a sanitary
sewer on Jackson street from Broad
to the alley in block 10 and along
this alley to Cherry street were
opened as follows: John Mccall,
1895; A. Bashaw, SAG; Joseph
Landkamer, 1892; Charles NJ. Mas
tiers, 1892; Lars Overn, st. Peter,
$40.
Messrs. Landkamer and Masters
drew matches to see who should
have the contract, and Mr.. Land
kamer was successful in getting
the longest match and was awarded
the contract.
Bids Asked For.
1t was decided to advertise for
bids for constructing curb and gut
ters and sidewalks that have not
yet been put in by property owners,
and that have been previously or
dered. Bids are to be received July
II at 10 a. m.
The council decided to change the
width of the rough concrete sidewalk
that is to be laid up Banker hill