The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-19
OPENED SEWER BIDS,
ACTS OF THE COUNCIL
Session Is Held This Morning;
Buying Garbage Cans.
From Mondays Daily.

from Mondays Daily
Contractors were among the inter-
ested spectators at the meeting OF
The city council. This morning. This
was the date set for the opening of
bids for the construction Of the
North Fourth street sewer. Bids
were received as follows:
+ Desormeaux Construction com,
pany, Sll,l50; +. T. Webster. ST.
Paul. Sl2.02S,f0; Fraser & Danforth,
81, Paul. Sll,590.SS: G.. S. Redmon.
Pipesione. Mimi. $ll.G0l0S: John
Mccall. Mankato. $l4,9S7; l.. Oyern,
st. Peter. $10,220.7S; \. j. Jones.
Sioux Falls. S. d., Sll.537.Sl; Jo-
seph l.andkamcr.. Mankato. So.
1870; Mankato Lime and Cement
company, $n.27l.2S; Dearborn &
jackson. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. s9.-
slooS. Charles NJ. Masters. Man
kato, $l2.S72.
No bids were accepted at the
council meeting this morning. how
ever, as it was decided TO meet
again this afternoon. in order 10 give
the city engineer time 10 consider
All bids.
ID. G. Willard presented a petition
signed by 1913 names, residents of
The city. asking that the council for
bid people owning cows 10 pasture
them on the streets or near the
stone quarries, because il was a det-
riment 10 the health OF the city
The petition was referred 10 The
health commissioner.
Bids For Lumber.
The bids for lumber for the re-
pairing Of the bridge over the Min.
nesota river were then opened rs
follows:
l5otsford Lumber Company-No,
hemlock. $4,000 feet. $754; tamarack.
29.o00 feet. S2i per NJ. white oak,
$4,000 feet. S3i per NJ.
I.ampert Lumber Company No.
hemlock, $40 per NJ; tamarack.
$27.50 per NJ; oak. $50 per NJ.
c. w Monks Lumber Company
No. hemlock. $2250; hemlock.
S23.50 :tamarack. SO; white oak,
500.
Standard Lumber Company-Hem-
lock, $25: hemlock, $3.50; hemlock.
SIC: hemlock, $3.50; white oak,
20.OG0 feet, $500; tamarack, 10000
feet, $8l2
It viii be noticed that the Stand
ard Lumber company gave bids on
Il large variety of hemlock lumber
at different prices These bids were
also laid over until the meeting this
afternoon.
Bids For Garbage Cans.
The bids for the garbage cans
were then opened Ole Nelson offer
ed 10 build twcnty-fonr cans accord
ing to specifications without the
sacks for $162. His certified check
OF $16.20 accompanied the bid +. H..
Nuebers bid was for $40 each.
complete, making a total of $177.G0.
II was also moved that these bids
be laid over until the two o'clock
meeting
Gilbert II. Trafton and ]. b. Coy
petitioned the council to vacatc that
part OF the public alley lying be-
tween lots four. five and six in block
Two and lots six, seven and eight
i'm Davis and Coy's addition. The
petitioners are now the owners OF
the real estate on both sides OF
said public alley and the portion
thereof prayed TO be vocated. The
fnga 10 oil nf ut
for garden Purposes and the said
alley has no opening on the north.
The matter was referred To City En-
2inecr Blomquist and Commissioner
lIumiston.
petition by three property own
that the city build Il sidewalk on
the east side OF Prospect avenue
from Clark street south to and in
Guiding lot II. block 4. Prospect
Heights. The petition was signed
by Charles Foelschow, Walter A.
Weaver and Frank Bienapf. The
matter was referred 10 Commissions
or Humiston for investigation.
a milk license was granted to the
Mankato Dairy association and an
other 10 Mas. Cora Davis.
City Clerk Bates was instructed
10 advertise for bids for the privi
lege of selling candy and ice cream,
etc, at Sibley park this summer.
Council Action Rescinded.
\ resolution for constructing &C.
ment sidewalk instead of wooden /
one on the Bunker hill road was
adopted On the advice of City Att
torney Daley, it was decided that
All former actions of the council
in regard to the sewer on Lafayette. I
Fifth and Sixth streets be rescnded I
and revoked. The council thereup.
on decided To adopt these plans and /
specifications for sewer with one !
block added.
Through Commissioner Bangerter.
General Baker requested the council /
10 either repair the present flag.
staff at Baker park and get new
flag for Decoration day, or else tear
ii down, as the staff is now on n
slant and in need OF repair. Com. !,
missioner Bangerter also brought up
Tie matter OF repairing the base OF