The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-24
CITY DADS PUT IN THE
Time At BUSY SESSION
Bonds of Contractors Are Given
Council Approval.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Bonds of several contractors, plans
and specifications for sewer construc-
ton work were received, and other
matters of Importance brought up at
the city council meeting this morn
ing. The "city dads" sat in session
from ten o'clock until almost noon,
caring for the city business. Mat
tiers of minor interest and details
took up the time. but the business
was transacted with despatch.
A letter was received from the
Barber Asphalt Paving company OF
Minneapolis, which stated that their
repair crew would come to Man
kato about June 1, after completing
job in ST. Paul They will repair
some of the street paving which is
in bad condition is some places. es-
pecially on Broad street. The letter
was accepted and placed on file.
The liability bond of Frank FL.
Nuebel, with A. Bashaw and An
thony Nj. Klages as sureties, for
$4,000, for the use of the streets
in construction work, was accepted.
The liability bond of Alec Bashaw
for $4,000, with John Butter and
Frank ]. Mahowald as sureties, was
also received. This bond was for the
same purpose and was accepted.
Attorney Benjamin Taylor appear
ed before the council on behalf OF
Neils Nelson, for the vacation Of
Marshall and Front in Van Brunt's
addition This street is one on pa
per only, he said, and is not used
for travel but is one that could
be used by the adjoining owners.
Commissioner Lamm moved that this
matter be deferred until next meet
ing for decision. This was carried.
Asked For Lowering of Assessment.
Attorney Taylor also appeared on
behalf of Dr. Henning of Chicago
for the lowering of some of the as
sessments on the latter's property
on Pleasant street. The city had
raised and widened the grade on
Pleasant street, over the slough, and
the assessments were high, he
thought. He said that in the last
fifteen years, $2,84O05 had been
paid as taxes and in the last ten
years, $1,65S had been paid as
taxes, with an average of $3.50 a
year as assessments. This property
contains about thirty-eight acres.
He suggested that because DIR. Hen
ming has been asked to bear more
than his legitimate taxes on assess
ments, the council make only one
half assessment of the face value OF
the assessment which was $1,494.14
or about $3.50 as one-half.
In the matter of petition signed
by eleven property owners along
Pleasant street, for the construction
of a sidewalk along the northerly
side of Pleasant street to where the
sidewalk ends on the westerly side
of Van Brunt slough, on Pleasant
street extension, the council defer
red action until the next meeting.
Wanted Property Confiscated.
Evan dppCoiOu 'oi
the petitioners to get this sidewalk.
He emphasized the necessity of this
sidewalk, but said that the thirty
eight acres of the Henning property
was a valuable piece and thought
this property should be taken away
from the owner unless he made bet
ter use of it than he has in the past.
He did not think that ID. Henning
should be allowed to own this prop
erty i'm the heart of the city unless
he paid his proper assessments
fully.
Attorney Taylor arose after Judge
Hughes had completed his remarks
and said that he did not like the
spirit which Judge Hughes had dis
played. Mr.. Taylor said that If $3.50
as assessments were paid into the
city treasury, it would be for the
beueft of Judge Hughes and his
neighbors, who adjoin the property.
He thought Judge Hughes remarks
were entirely uncalled for. On mo-
ton of Commissioner Bangerter. the
council decided to defer action on
both matters until the next meet
ing.
Specifications Are Submitted.
Specifications for building road
from the corner of North Fourth
street and Mabel street to the Moth
err House were submitted by City
Engineer H. F. Blomquist. The spec
ifications included an estimate OF
the cost of grading road for a
distance of LOO feet to the Mother
House. Following is the estimate
for a roadway twenty-four feet wide,
surfaced with gravel or stone dust,
sixteen feet wide and six inches
deep at the center and four inches
at the outside: 1866 yards cut
and fill at 20 cents, $309.32; 30
yards surfacing at 81, s27O; grubbing
and clearing, $40; total, s599.32.
These plans were adopted on mo-
ton of Commissioner Humiston and
the city clerk was instructed to adj
yertise for bids to be opened June