The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-06-20
Council Received Figures at
Session This Morning
From Mondays Daily.

City Engineer H. F. Blomquist hand
ed in an estimate to the council this
morning on the cost of paving several
STREETS. Asphalt macadam is to be
used on Main street from Broad
street to Fifth street, on Mulberry
street from Broad street to Fifth
street, and on Fourth street from
Mulberry street to Warren street
Creosote blocks will be from War
rem street on Parsons street and
Fourth street to Clark street, and on
Warren street from Broad street to
Fifth street The cost of the asphalt
macadam paving was estimated at
S., $40 and the block paving at
$14,740.S0, and the total cost $27,-
5000. No action was taken on
the estimate as Mr.. Blomquist re-
ported that he had not had time to
make these figures accurate. He will
prepare a more exact report for next
meeting.
Spoke on Paving.
DIR. w. A. Beach spoke on the pro-
posed paving of Warren street. The
hearing on this proposition is not I'M
til June 30. DR.. Beach said that the
property owners were not averse to
paving this street but that he did
not want this done until the street
car tracks were removed or else the
street car company was induced to
pay for part of the paving. The COM
pany is exempt from paying for paw
i,,c af
are laid, and this time will not be up
for two years.
\ Want Tracks Removed.
At this time the company must
! pay for the paving between the
r tracks and on one foot on each side
: of the tracks. DR.. Beach said that
/ the presence of the tracks depre-
was anxious to have them removed
n to another street. He said that he
# would have a protest prepared and
d signed by the property owners on
O Warren street to present at the hear
>, ing on the proposition. E. F. Scar
q ing also spoke on this matter,
+ voicing the same sentiments as DR..
| IL.
# we'll if the street car company
n. could be induced to run this line
N of tracks on the Silver rayine road
q. and on Clark street instead of on
p Warren.
is Bond Is Approved.
i. The bond of Johnson Brothers fol-
N the use of the streets in Mankato in
the process of street work was ap
n proved, and also the bond of Fowler
n & Pay for the same purpose. The
70 council granted a transfer of liquor
II license from Joseph N. Theissen tc
= Henry PARROT and from J. P. Dineen
20 to M l.. Foss of Kenyon, The lat
~ ter transfer changes the manage
ment of the Rcade saloon on Soutl
Front street.
c. G. Swanson offered to sell t.
- the city three lots on the BLU
~ Earth river near Sibley park 70
-; $500, but his offer was placed ON fill
=, and no action taken. Charles A
49, Chapman, president of the Territori
W al Historical society, asked for tn
oe use of the picnic grounds in Sible
" park for June &c, when the societ
% will mold picnic The request wa
=, granted.
= City Clerk F. w. Bates was al
u" thorized to advertise for bids for tn
construction of sidewalks which hav
- been ordered put in and have not ye
-. been Laid by the property owners
~ Frank Pay and T. r. Coughlan spoR
~ to the councilmen concerning the r
lection last meeting of the bids fl
r. curbing and guttering. Both gentl
men said that the price of cemel
had raised and that the bids wei
no therefore higher than last year The
7ih were asked by the council to put
MS new bids which will be opened ne
r's Monday s... n.
oul Permits Were Granted
has Building permits were granted OF
en- side fire limits to o. w. Walker,
ing the east 60 feet of lot l, block
). Warrens addition, three story bri,
fiat, 40 by 81, composition roof,
4 n be completed October l., estimat
4U cost, $4,000; to Albert Schippel
the south 26 feet of the west So
feet of lot 9 block "a, galvanized ir
garage, ~ by IS, estimated co
'me $50; to Susan Veigel on lot IL
day auditors plat of lot block II, w!
She ren's addition, frame dwelling, "a
ter, 80. two stories high, estimated co
der $4,000; TO T. C. Edwards on
not north 20 feet OF lot and the sou
the 26 feet of lot 6, block "a Warrel
Pet addition, a one and one-half sto