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chow & Son, 119 South Front street;
sureties, l.. Henline and ]. Lulsdorff.
S. F. Nordgren, 416 South Front
Ole Andengaard. Huettl and Wagon
halls, 80 South Front street; sure
ties, Albert Fl. Kratsch and Rudolph
Bierbauer. Henry Veigel, 701 North
Front street; sureties, American
Surety company
H. e. Brandt application for
license to sell liquor at 125 North
Front street was not approved, be-
cause no bond was submitted, and
the matter was continued until the
receipt of the bond.
A license was given to Max Wish
nick to conduct junk dealers es-
tablishment. A. NJ. Stein and Her.
man Szamet as sureties.
Granted Junk License.
Joseph Wishnick was also granted
a junk license, with the National
Surety company of st. Paul as sure
ty. A bond of $1,000 is necessary
in these cases. w. H. Dilley and
Abe Daily were given licenses to
peddle junk, upon their payment of
the fee.
A milk license was granted to
Watts-Fletcher company.
The bond of George E. Charland
for $33.75 with the Fidelity and De-
post company of Maryland, for the
construction Of the sidewalk on
Bunker hill, and the guarantee bond
of 81 was accepted. Joseph Land
kamers bond of $1,270 with Otto
Lamm and Frank Landkamer as
sureties, for the construction of
sewer on Broad street, was ap-
proved, as was also the guarantee
bond of Fowler & Pay for $1,135
with q. G. Harrington and E.
Schoyen as sureties, for the con.
struction of curb and gutter on
Sixth street. The council received
the bond of Johnson brothers for
$S4 for the construction of a side
walk on Madison avenue. Gust John.
son and Frank Landkamer are the
sureties.
Fred Krost's bond for $4,000 for
the use of the street where he is
building the Kruse Terrace, with ].
r. Hickey and Henry Kruse as sure
ties, was accepted.
Commissioner Humiston brought
up the matter of repairing Willard
parkway. The council has made the
property owners proposition to
make these repairs if the people pay
one-half of the 5000 expense. Now
the property owners communicate
with the council and desire simply
improvements amounting to 500
and with the provision that they are
not to be assessed. 1t was finally
decided to make the 500 improve
ment on the south road and the SIS
Improvement on the north road of
the parkway.
Repairs on Hickory Street.
Mr.. Humiston also stated that
Hickory street is in need of repairs
at once 1t was decided to ask the
J. B. Nielsen Construction company
to do their share of the repairing
and if the expense is more than
what the company agreed to stand,
the city will have to pay the re-
mainder.
City Engineer Blomquist had pre-
pared plans for getting a sidewalk
on Prospect avenue, but nothing
was done at this mornings meeting.
1t was removed. however, that resolu-
tons be passed for the establish
ment of the width of Grace street
at twenty feet.
A profile of Second street had also
been made, but not definite action
taken as to the improving of this
street 1t was decided that Com
missioner Humiston also be given
power to repair North Front street
as he thought best.
Will Hold Meetings Daily.
The council will hold meetings
every day this week, in the morning
and evening, and will sit as board
of equalization, to take up the real
and personal estate equalization.
The council adjourned to meet this
afternoon. Every morning and even
ing, those who have grievances will
be gwen an opportunity to see the
council here for the rest of this
week.
Attorney Benjamin Taylor appear
ed before the council on behalf of
Fowler & Pay, E. d. Wilmont. and
Johnson Brothers, and requested the
council to forfeit the contract for
the cement sidewalk on Guenther
hill The contract was let to j. B.
Nielsen Construction company two
weeks ago but no bond has yet been
filed with the city clerk.
Attorney Taylor thought that it is
not reasonable to allow one con-
tractor to make a low bid and then
after he had closed the others out.
to simply let the matter drag along
and do nothing with it. If the bid
was satisfactory, the council should
compel the contractor to fulfill the
conditions. The charter provides
that the bond shall be filed within
five days after contract has been let.
1t was decided to have the city at
torney prepare a bond and notify
the contractor to see if he would be
willing to sign it within twenty-four
hours.
The report of the city engineer
regarding what repairs are neces-
sary on Broad street, was referred
to the city attorney with instruc-
tons to notify the Barber Asnhalt
Paving company to come immediate
ly to Mankato and make these re-