The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-11


thousand discount Salem, Oregon,
/ has the highest rate, paying $3.50
with a per cent discount. Aber-
deem, S. D., comes next with a rate
of $1.75 and a 10 per cent dis
count.
In cities from 10000 to $4,000 pop
ulation the highest rate paid is in
Everett, Wash, where the rate is
$3.50 with no discount. The next
highest rate is $125 with a 20 per
cent discount in Kalamazoo, Mich.
Davenport, Iowa, has the lowest
rate, 80 cents with no discount. FL
gin, H., has rate of 95 cents with
"a discount of 10 cents per thou
sand.
Duluth, Mimi, has the cheapest
rate for cities over $4,000, charg-
ing 80 cents with Is per cent
discount. Des Moines, Iowa, charges
80 cents with 10 per cent dis
count The highest rate is in Spo-
kane, Wash, where $1.4O straight
rate is charged.
/, In the municipal ownership cities
Pierre, s. D., a city of $500 popula-
ton. pays a straight rate of 81.
Lansing, Mich, a city of 10000
population pays 81 with 10 per
cent discount. Marquette, Mich, a
city of $4,000 pays $135.
Electricity Rate.
The rates for electricity furnished
by private concerns are as follows
Highest electric light, La Sale, H.,
population, 10000, Is cents, ten per
cent discount. Lowest electric light
rate, Salem, Oregon, population, A..
600; four seven and nine cents, with
a five per cent discount.
In the municipal owned plants the
highest private consumers light rate
was found in, st. Peter, where the
rate is thirteen and one-third cents
with a discount of ten per cent
Power there costs 6 cents and there
! is ten per cent discount. Austin,
Mimi, has a light rate of cents
1 with discount of from ten to forty
per cent. The power rate there is
5 cents.
The rates for street lighting under
private ownership were as follows
Highest rate, WATERFOWL, S. D., rate
800; lowest rate. Appleton, Wis
rate SIS.
Municipal Plants-Bay City, Mich
500 arcs, $29,264 per year; Kalama.
zoo, 400 arcs, $4,000; Austin, 12O
arcs; 80 cluster, $1,000; st. Peter, 80
arcs, $2,106.72.
After listening to Mayor A. G.
Meyers communication relative to
electric lighting, the council this
morning decided that it would be a
wise plan to call a mass meeting
of the citizens and the Commercial
club to consider the matter of cheaper
and better lighting, both on the
streets {. and for private consumers
The system of a white way" will
also be considered.
H. e. Hance and F. w. Hunt
asked the council for an appropria
ton of $500 for the band which
has been organized, and which is
ready to give concerts, and their
request was granted. These gen
tlemen reported that they had so
licited $500 from the business men
in the city for the purpose of buy
ing SUITS, music and instruments
for the band men, only on condition
that theA city give an equal amount
as pay for the concerts which will
be given this summer. Thus the
$500 from the business men did not
become available until the appro
priation was made by the city.
/ Report From Health Office
Health Officer C. C. Pratt, NJ d.
made very encouraging report on
the sanitary condition of the city
He said that the city had been in
spected thoroughly during the
months of May and June, and found
to be in excellent sanitary condi
.tion. Mr.. Corbin, the special health
inspector, he said, had been doing
very good work, and after reading
the report, the council promoted
him to sanitary policeman. The
only objection to the present SAM
tary system which Mankato is us
ing, Dr. Pratt gives as the manner
of disposing of garbage. 1t seems
| that the garbage is dumped and
left uncovered, and the doctor sug
gests that some sort of method be
adopted for burning it. He also
called attention to the crying need
of a conveniently situated sanitary
slaughter house for use by local
butchers. He also asked that a
place be provided for dogs which
have bitten people or cattle, as a
dog which has bitten a person
should be shut up and watched fol
signs of rabies. If the dog has
rabies, it will die in a few days
and thus give ample time for Pas
teur treatment of the victim. Ac
cording to the report, there are sew
eral places in the city where short
sanitary sewers could be installed
to good advantage. DR.. Pratt urged
that the building of the isolation
hospital be progressed at once, an(
also urged upon the city the neces
sity of building tuberculosis sani
tarium, since the county commits
sioners had refused to take the
necessary Important steps towards
the institution of this sanitarium
The inspection of the schools, DR.