The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-31
DR.. b. D. SMITH AIDS IN CASE OF
MRS. JULIA HIDDEN.
Disasrees With Attorney Regarding
Law Points; the Elevator Re.
moval Will Reach Court.

Gil chamber was in use for the prl-
mary election. All of the commission.
ers were present.
The city has received $50 from Dr.
D. d. Smith of San Diego, Cal, to
assist in settling with Mrs. Julia
Hidden for the injury which she sus-
tanned by falling over a defective
coal hole cover along the Cherry
street side of DR.. Smiths property.
The city pays the other $50. The
settlement was approved.
The council adopted resolution
that had been prepared by City At
torney Porter, requiring property
owners to lower the water service
boxes flush with the sidewalks on
grade in front of their property, with
in thirty days after the passage and
publication of the resolution. If the
property owners fail to do this, the
city will do it and assess the cost
on the property. Where the side
walks are not on grade, they are to
be brought to grade around the
boxes.
A letter from F. w. Root, solicitor
to City Attorney Porter, was read
in regard to the removal of the ele-
vator from Exchange street. Mr..
Root said that he thought that Mr..
Porter's letter had stated the facts,
but that he did not agree with his
conclusions of law. He suggested
that they agree upon a state of facts
and submit them to the court to de-
termine the law. This would in
volve very little expense and would
settle the matter. Mr.. Porter will
probably proceed to do so.
Cost of Storm Sewer.
City Engineer Wilson presented
plans and estimates for the proposed
storm sewer on South Second street,
to be constructed of ten inch vitri-
fed clay pipe, with plenty of iniets.
The cost is estimated at $2,9l5.90.
The matter was laid over until the
next meeting, TO find out how deep
the sewer should be laid. MI Wilson
said that cement pipe would be a
little cheaper, but would offer more
resistance and decrease the flow.
Commissioner Humiston reported
against the application Of the Laird
Norton Yards for permission to ex-
tend or erect coal shed partly upon
Patterson avenue. The report was
adopted.
Mayor Meyer said that the applica-
ton could not be granted under the
new charter, anyway.
Sprinkiing Carts Purchased.
The council voted to accept the
bid of John Page to sell the city
two almost new sprinkling wagons
for $500. The wagons are to be re-
painted before the city takes them.
The council also decided to buy Mr..
Pages oil sprinkler, mounted, for $85.
The Studebaker agent who put in a
bid said that the city got good
proposition from Mr.. Page. With
what the city already owns, it is
thought that this will be enough for
the present.
p. H. McGraw presented a bill for
81, for two days time in trying to
find sewer. that was twelve feet
from where the map showed. He said
that E. V. Waters had claimed that
he was in charge of things and that
the city should pay for it, but had
kept the bill two months and had
not O.. K.'ed it. Mr.. McGraw said
that the city had always paid this
kind of bills. The city engineer
saw the excavation, he said.
City Engineer Wilson said that he
knew nothing about the matter until
the bill came in. He thought that
the city engineer should be consulted
as to the location of pipes before
expense was run up on the city in
trying to locate them.
Paving Laid Over.
The matter was referred TO Com
missioner Henline, City Engineer Will
son and Mr.. Waters to look into Mr..
Waters came in later and said that
Mr.. McGraw had used city steamer
and burned out $50 boiler The
council decided not to loan the steam
er again.
The paving matter was laid over
until the next meeting, as was also
the matter of condemnation of side
walks. Some of the Walnut street
property owners want creosoted wood
block paving, if it is used on Hickory
and Cherry streets, it was reported
City Engineer Wilson, in reply to a
question, said that he thought that
three inch creosoted blocks would be
thick enough for use in Mankato
and would cost 20 to 80 cents less
a yard than three and a half inch
blocks. Albert Lea is using three
inch blocks in all of it's paving
Southern pine has worn better than
any other wood in the Minneapolis
tests.
There were no bills.
The council will meet ut 10 a. m.
tomorrow to canvass the vote on the
primary election.
n. =. BIomquist Would Succeed City
Engineer John w. Wilson.
H. F. Blomquist, G. F., city engi-
neer of New Uln for four years past,
a.