The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-17
COUNCIL OPENED BIDS
FOR WORK ON SEWER
Nine Proposals Received BY the
City Commissioners Today.
From Mondays Daily.

anu olAth 'Otl SStoB oho tHCOC plO-
posals were opened at the city coun-
Gil meeting this morning. The bids
varied from 1920 to $4,4S6 for the
complete work. However, w. B.
Bosworth of Ada, Mimi, was grant
ed the contract at his bid of $4,000.
The other bidders were:
F. Desormioux Construction COM
pany, Mankato, $3,795, complete work
on North Fifth and Sixth street sew
er, their bid being accompanied by a
certified check for $3.50.
Lars Overn of st. Peter, $3.50. 10,
with check for $500.
J. j. Connolly of st. Paul, $3,417,
with check for $500.
L. r. Webster of st. Paul, $4,4S6.
with check for $500.
w. B. Bosworth, of Ada, Mimi,
$4,000, with check for $3.50.
Alex Bashaw of Mankato, $3,343. go,
with check for 1884.
John w. Mccall, 1851, with check
for 1870.
Joseph Landkamer, $3,517, with
check for $500.
c. NJ. Masters. $3,49S, with
check for $3.50.
Mr. Bosworth's figures were as fol-
lows:
Twelve hundred and thirty lineal
feet of twelve inch vitrifed clay
pipe sewer with twenty four
inch US, $1,O5O.
Four hundred and ten feet eight
inch vitrified clay pipe sewer with
sixty four inch Us, s1,375.
Eight manholes, $3.50. Two eight
inch lampholes $40, total, 1920. For
extra four-inch tile drains, per foot,
ten cents, additional Y branches on
sewer rs cents, extra six inch tile
drains fifteen cents. e..
These bids called for the construc-
ton of sewer on Lafayette street
from Fourth to Fifth, OH Lime from
Fifth to Sixth, on North Fifth and
Sixth from Lime to a point $50 feet
south of south line of Madison ave-
nue.. .-
Commissioners Henline moved
that Bosworth's bid be accepted and
the checks of the unsuccessful bid
ders returned. This was carried.
Curb and Gutter Bid.
Fowler & Pay were granted the
contract for the construction of curb
and gutter on Sixth street at their
figures of fifty cents per foot and
fifteen cents for gutter stone. Their
bids of fiftytwo cents per foot and
fifteen cents for gutter stone on
Washington and Mulberry streets
were also accepted. George Char
land was granted the contract for
the construction of curb on Lock
street, his figure being fifty cents
per foot and fifteen cents for gutter
stone. The matter of letting the
contract for the North Second street
curb and gutter was continued until
June 8.
Commissioner Bangerter moved
that the city sell to Stephen Mates,
for $500, a triangular tract of land,
which is fraction of block l,
Fletcher's addition, south of Spring
street, and that deed be executed
to MIR. Mates. This had been used
for Spring street by the city.
The Mankato Daily Review was
designated as the official paper for
the ensuing year. It's bid was Is
cents per folio for the first inser-
ton and 35 cents per folio for each
subsequent insertion. The bid sent
in by the Free Press was the same.
The commissioners took up sew
eral other matters in the hour and
half that they were in session. A
petition signed by eleven property
owners was received, asking that
the city lay a sidewalk on the north
erly side of Pleasant street from
where it ends on the easterly side
to where the sidewalk ends on the
westerly side of the Van Brunt
slough on Pleasant street. This
matter was laid over until the next
meeting, in order that the commits
sioners might investigate.
Attorney Benjamin Taylor appear
ed before the council on behalf OF
DIR. Henning of Chicago, who wanted
to make some amicable settlement
in regard to his assessments on
this property in this city. Attorney
Taylor said that the county taxes
alone would amount to $1,000 or
s23, 900 in a few years, to say moth
ing of the special assessments. This
matter was also continued until the
next meeting.
Bonds Were Accepted.
The bonds of several contractors,
for the use of the streets in their
constructive work, were accepted
and approved. These bonds were
all for $4,000 each. That of E. d.
Wilmot with the Maryland Casualty
company, Fowler & Pay with E,
Schoyen and s.; X. Fowler. j. B.
Nelson's with Carl Oleson as surety,
and Johnson Brothers with Gust
Johnson and Frank .Landkamer as
sureties, we're approved.
e. d. Wilmot's guarantee bond TO"
1923 on the curb and gutter work,
with John Andring and Olof Lund-
berg as sureties and also Mr., Will
mot's surety bond for $1,115 for the
same curb and gutter work on West