The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-02-28
Fire Chief Before Dads
From Mondays Daily.

| "A llSi Ol SPECIFICATIONS, prepared Ds
Fire Chief John Lulsdorff was hand
ed to the council this morning fol
consideration. The list contained 6
detailed description of a four cylin
der, four cycle, chain drive, comb
nation double tank, seventy horse
power chemical fire engine and hose
car Chief Lulsdorff says that this
style of engine is needed just now
more than the style OF pumping en-
CINE urged by the Commercial club
1t can be used on the outskirts OF
the city where there are no water
mains and will be entirely adequate
for an ordinary sized fire. 1t will
also be quite as useful in the heart
OF the city. 1t will also be able to
get to 4 fire quicker than teams, and
as the chief says, the speed in get.
| ting TO a fire is the secret of getting
the fire eXtinguished. The engine
! will develop seventy horse power on
! the brake and will have a wheel
base of l44 inches. The frame and
chassis is to be designed for heavy
| service. 1t will start with a crank
and will also be equipped with a
| airless tires are specified. 1t will
have a capacity Of 1900 feet of
| 2Ia inch hose and 200 feet of one
| half inch chemical hose. On the rear
will be a ten inch locomotive bell
operated from the rear step. A siren
horn, extraordinarily loud, will be
fixed to the front of the car, me-
chemically operated from the seat,
| which will be built for two persons.
Two eight inch headlights will be
fastened in front of the radiator and
a powerful electric search light will
be fixed on pivot at some conVen-
lent part of the car The search
light can be turned to shoot it's
CLEANS in any direction The car
will carry two thirty-fve gallon
chemical tanks, four three gallon
hand extinguishers, all the required
tools and several ladders. 1t will be
handsomely painted in coach colors,
and will bear the legend, auxiliary
No. l, VI. F.. d." on each side.
Held Matter Over.
The council decided to let the mat
ter rest until next meeting when it
will consider the matter of adver-
Using for bids to have the engine
made. The councilmen will also
consider the specifications and go
over them. thoroughly and make
changes if thought necessary. They
desire to have the specifications
commented upon and find out what
the public thinks of the proposition.
The auto engine will cost between
five and six thousand dollars.
Bids were opened today for the
crawling of East Main street and
Bunker hill. A. Hegemon agrees to
put eighty-five yards of gravel on
Bunker hill from the top of the hill
on the Silver ravine road to the
city limits for so cents a cubic yard.
The gravel is to be taken from
Browns pits. Ewald aud White will
take 400 yards from Kenn's pits and
distributing it ON East Main street
from Hinckley street to the CITY
limits at the rate of 81 per cubic
ward. They will also put the required
rs yards on Bunker hill for $S5. A.
Bashaw will gravel East Main street
for $1.1O per cubic yard. John Bowen
and John II. Peg Tered to take
gravel from DR.. Osbornes pit and
use it on East Main street at the
rate of 80 cents a yard and if taken
from the river will distribute the
gravel for SO cents yard They will
nut gravel on the Bunker hill for
70 cents yard, taking it from
DR. Osborne's pit The council refer
red the matter of looking up the
quality of gravel in each of these
pits to City Engineer II. f. Blom-
qulst and held special meeting at
two o'clock this afternoon to de-
eide the matter.
Wants Councils Influence.
a motion was passed authorizing
the city clerk to make the necessary
replenlshments to pay up the month
~ DIS. communication from II. |
n. Knott, city clerk of Minneapolis,
was read asking the council TO use
its influence on the senators and
representatives in this district to in.
duce them to pass the public utili. |
Ties act, which gives the city govern.
ment right to fix the prices on
public utilities. The letter was
placed on file and referred to City
Attorney c. o. Daley. He will re. |
port at the next meeting.
The following building permit was
granted: To John Page, on lot 3. au.
dltor's plat of block C, Warren's adj |
dltlon, two story frame dwelling.
70 by %, estimated cost $4,000.
Gravel Is Accepted.
Alter looking over the gravel i'm
the several pits named in the bids
received by the council this morning
Tor graveling East Main street and
Bunker hill, City Engineer Blomuuist
reported that the gravel in Browns
Or. Osborne's and the river pits was
suitable Tor the work to be done and
Hegemons bid was accepted to
gravel Bunker hill, the gravel to be
taken from Browns pit The bid of
Bowen and Page was accepted for
me crawling of East Main street.
me gravel to be taken from DR.. Os-
oornes pit as long as the gravel
asts, and when all of it is used from,
ms pit, river gravel will be used.
me Commercial club reported that
unds were needed to decorate for
he seed fair which will begin here
tomorrow and the council appropri.
ited $l5 for this purpose. The work
IL decorating will be done by w, Fl
Anderson. Flags and bunting are 10
De hung on Front street in honor of
he gala event.
According to Deputy Sheriff w. J.
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