The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-10
From Mondays Daily.

Bids for the construction of
curb and cutters on several
streets in various locations in
the city, were opened as ad-
vertised, at the city council meet
ing this morning.
The bid Of Fowler & Pay com.
pany gave the following figures: On
Sixth street from Madison avenue
to East Hickory, 80 cents per lin
cal foot; on Second street from Vine
to Franklin, SO cents; on West Front
street to Hubbell avenue, So cents;
on Washington street from Fifth to
Sixth street, So cents; on Mulberry
street from Fourth to Fifth street,
81 cents; on Lock street from Clark
to Bradley street, 55 cents. The
prices for extra curb and gutter was
Is cents in each case.
johnson Brothers bids were as
follows: On Sixth street, so cents
and Is cents for extra curb and
gutter; en- Second street, 81 cents
and IS cents, curb and gutter; on
Front street, 81 cents and II cents,
curb and gutter; on Washington
street, 81 cents and Is cents, curb
and gutter; on Mulberry street, Sc
cents and II cents, curb and gut
ter; no bid on Lock street. Their
bid for extra earth filling was 60
cents per cubic yard; extra earth
excavation go cents per cubic yard
and extra stone excavation $50 per
cubic yard, while that of Fowler &
Pay was As cents for earth filing,
40 cents earth excavation, and $l.6O
for stone excavation.
The bid of e. D. Wilmont was as
follows: On Sixth street, SIS cents;
on North Second street, 55 cents,
and on Front street so cents, with
is cents for curb and gutter on the
above three streets; on Washington,
Mulberry and Lock streets 90 cent
each, with II cents for curb and
gutter. Fifty cents was the price
named for earth filling and also
earth excavation, and $1.75 for stone
excavation.
The bid of T. r. Coughlan was as
follows: On Sixth street, SO cents,
with Is cents, curb and gutter;
North Second street, so cents, and
Is cents for curb and gutter; o
street, IS cents and 16 cents for
curb and gutter; Washington street
and Mulberry street 81 cents, with
16 cents for curb and gutter, and
on Lock street SO cents with ID
cents for curb and gutter.
The bid of George Charland was
as follows: On Sixth and Second
streets, SO cents with 16 cents Tor
curb and gutter; on North O
street SO cents, with 16 cents Tor
curb and gutter; no bid for Wash
81 cents with 16 cents for curb
tngton street; on Mulberry street
and gutter; on Lock street 30 cents
with IL cents for curb and gutter.
The bids of George Charland and
T. r. Coughlan for extra filling n
excavation were so cents per cubic
ward and $l.25 for extra stone ex-
icavatiOn. 1t was moved and carried
that the property owners be per-
mitted to construct curbs and gut
'ters according to the plans and un-
der the supervision of the city en-
Sineer and also that the engineer
be requested to change the speclhca-
lions for curbs and cutters to read
that a ~twelve-inch fOot-stone be IN
cluded in all cutters where neces-
sary. a.
A motion was made that the city
clerk notify the property owners on
Fourth street between Warren n
Cherry to appear at the next coun-
Gil meeting so that they could make
an examination of the profile for
this proposed improvement. "
The council decided to meet again
this afternoon to decide on the low
est bidder and to allow the contract
for the sewer construction.
The bond of George Charland Tor
80 900 with the Fidelity and Deposit
company of Maryland, for the use
az the streets for building material,
was accepted.
Petition For Sanitary Sewer.
A petition for a sanitary sewer
n block long on Broad street
south of Thomson street, was placed
on file. A motion was then MADE
stating the public necessity oe-
manded a sanitary sewer here and
that the city engineer be instructed
to prepare plans and specifications
for such q sewer.
Milk licenses were granted to +.
q. Wagner at 1O1 North Second
street and Joseph Lang at $40 North
Sixth street.
A communication was received
from Neil Nelson, who asked the
city council to have Front street
between Willard and Marshall, va
Gated. He has paid assessments on
several improvements made in lSlO
ON Front street and wanted the use
Of that street. The council decided
to look the ground over before max
ing any decision.
Mellis, Prize & Co. made appiica
ton for the reappointment as audi
tors of the city books. 1t was moved
and carried that they be reappoint
cd at the same salary as they v
received in the past two years.
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