The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-01-26
fErom MONDAYS DaiIy.)

Property OWuoFS- III 'MdHkdCO WHO
were benefited by the street improve.
ments of last summer will, in all
probability, be assessed and at the
meeting of the city council this
morning it was decided to have the
council consider the matter Of as
sessments two weeks from now, on
February S, and that the city engi-
neer be instructed to notify prop
erty owners to appear, if they so de-
sire, to show cause why they should
not be assessed. City Attorney
Daley said that there was no ques-
ton but that these people could be
legally assessed ..
"If we were wrong, we want to
be right" said Mayor Taylor. speak
ing about the accusations made
against the council in regard to the
assessments. @ra"ona nur rsa @~,.a
1t was decided that those benefit
ed from the following improve.
ments be assessed: Pike street fill,
between Cherry and Jackson streets;
Willard street, between Front and
State streets; Fourth and Jackson !;
Guenther hill; Third avenue from
top of hill to city limits; corner
Bradley and Locke streets; Main
street hill between Fifth and Sixth
streets, and Spring street. ....
Adopted a Resolution
The city council took some time
this morning discussing finance, and
quite a discussion arose as to the
various fund methods of issuing the
certificates. However, the following
resolution was drawn up and passed:
Whereas, the annual tax levy OF
the city of Mankato for the year
A. D. 1911, has been duly certified to
the county auditor of Blue Earth
county, Minnesota, and
Whereas, it is necessary to is
sue certificates of Indebtedness in
anticipation Of the taxes so levied
in the full amount authorized by
the charter of said city.
Therefore, be it resolved by the
council of the city of Mankato, that
certificates of Indebtedness in accord.
ance with the charter of said city
be issued on the respective funds of
said city as follows: $500 on the
interest fund, levy being $1,000;
$500 on the police fund, levy be-
ing $4,000; $3.50 on the health fund,
levy being $500; $4,000 on the sal
airy fund, levy being $4,000; $4,000
on the fire department fund, levy
$4,000; $4,000 on the road and bridge
fund, levy $4,000; $4,000 on the Ii.
brary fund, levy being $4,000; $4,000
OH the light fund, levy $4,000;
ST, 900 on the permanent improve
ment fund, levy $4,000.
of
numbered consecutively and be in
denominations Of $50 or a multiple
thereof, and to bear interest at the
rate of per cent per annum, in
terest payable semi-annually.
1t was decided to have the city
clerk add to the above figures a
sum for the park fund, which will
be figured out. .-w rlg.t.
Will Take Up Notes.
| This resolution was unanimously
adopted. A motion to the effect that
the mayor and the city recorder be
authorized to sign $4,000 of the tax
certificates of Indebtedness on or
before July %, 1912, was also car.
ried. Another motion that the ST.
600 loaned from the general fund
| to other funds be returned to the
| general fund was carried.
1t was decided to take up the
notes on the Mankato State bank
amounting to $10,110.S3,
Mayor Taylor stated that he un
derstood that there would he a di'
rectors' meeting of the Omaha rail
way officials on February Z, to con
slider the sale of the railroad prop
erty on North Fourth street. Moth
ing, however, was done. -
Regarding the unsanitary Jail.
| A letter was received from ID. A
Lindsey, deportation agent of the
state board of control, which said
that the former letter of City Engi
neer H. F. Blomquist of the 10th
inst. had been misunderstood. He
also enumerated the objection to the
present city Jail.
First, the walls of the building
were solid when they should either
be hollow or lined inside with hol
low tile.
Second, the lookup should consist
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