The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-09
MUCH SEWER
WORK FOR THIS SEASON
From Mondays Daily.

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Sewer work on Vine street will not
be carried out, according to the &C
ton taken by the city council at it's
regular meeting this morning. Alec
Bashaw was the lowest bidder on
his job, but the council last Thurs
day went over the ground, and it
was found that the sewer should be
extended two blocks up Vine
street and the water allowed
to run into Guenther creek
at that place, and Commits
sioner Humiston then moved that
the bid of Mr.. Bashaw be not ac-
cepted and the work be abandoned
for the present. 81 presume there
will be no more work done there
this year, added Mr.. HuJniston.
AT last repair work will be begun
on Broad street pavement by the
Barber Asphalt Paving company.
James Bryant, representing that firm
is in the city, and says that his
crew of men will begin as soon as
possible. The tools have been ship
ped from Chicago but have not ar
rived here yet. He said that he would
do a complete and satisfactory job
of it. The council decided to go
over the ground this afternoon in or
der to determine just what work the
paving company should do and what
repairs the city must finance, as
there was. for a while, some question
as to just what the Barber Asphalt
company was required to do. How
ever, the city is assured of a good
job under the superintendency of Mr..
Bryant.
Bids For Alley Improvement.
Bids for the improvement of the al
ley north of block "a, Warren's Sec
ond addition, commencing at Clark
street and running 1913 feet south, or
in the rear of S. B. Wilson's resi-
dence, were opened. Fowler & Pays
bid was the cheapest and a motion
made that the contract be let to that
firm at their bid of $1.32 for five
inch concrete base and a two-inch
wearing surface, and for straight
curb of concrete 6x18 inches, twenty
nine cents. The other bidders were
Alec Bashaw, whose price for the five
inch concrete base was $1.65 per
square yard, for a four and one-half
inch concrete base with one and one
half inch wearing surface, $1.54, and
for straight curb, fifty-two cents per
foot. That of George E. Charland's
was $3.50 e yard and twenty-five
cents for curb, that of E.. d. Wilmot,
$1.70 for a five inch concrete base,
$1.60 for a four and one-half inch
concrete base, and twenty-five cents
for straight curb; that of Fowler &
Pay, $1.32 for five inch base and
$1.13 for four and one-half inch base
and Twenty-Five cents for straight
curb.
Building Permits Issued.
Building permits were issued to the
following: Outside fire limits: R.
Herzberg, lot q, addition 3D." West
Mankato, frame barn with stone base
ment, cost $3.50; James Wilson, lot 4,
Shoemaker's sub addition, block SO,
Mankato, frame shed with compost
ton roof, estimated cost, $50; w. H.
Anderson, lot 6, block Is, Van Brunt's
addition, frame shed, estimated cost
$50.
A petition signed by eleven prop
orfx = ouyr,,,p ,cIinr fhof fho n;tr n,f
in a cement sidewalk facing lots 8
to IL, Lindseys addition, West Man
kato, vas received, and a motion
passed that the city attorney pre-
pare resolutions to have said side
walk laid.
Chief of Police Donahue reported
thirty-one arrests and twenty-eight
lodges for the month of July. His
report was accepted.
Charles Foelschow appeared before
fathers take some steps to improve
the roadway leading to his place on
Prospect Heights. At present this road
is not passable, and he was assured
that the council would take action in
a few days to relieve him.
At a recent council meeting, a mo-
ton was made to strike out a resolu-
tion to put in a sidewalk on Guenther
hill, and at the meeting today, it was
moved that the council reconsider
this motion, and allow the resolution
to remain. Thus the city will put
in this sidewalk.
Wants Property Surveyed.
Commissioner Lamm reported that
Mrs. Anna Meixner wanted the city
engineer to survey her property as
some other property owners are en-
croaching upon her territory, she
and she wanted the line de-
termined upon. The council decided
to send City Engineer Blomquist
there in a few days.
The matter of laying sidewalks on
Pike and Minnesota streets was de-
ferred until the next meeting. Some
time ago the private property owners
were to put in sidewalks there with
in sixty days. This term has ex-
pired, and now the city will prob
ably do the work.
Commissioner Humiston asked for
permission from the council to spend
not more than $3.50 on the Guenther
ravine for a retaining wall, and a