The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-08-15

borrow money, as follows: Two
thousand dollars on the general fund,
the levy of which is $4,000; $1,000
on the interest fund, the levy for
which is $1,000; $1,000 on the fire
fund, the levy for which is $1,000;
81 1000 on the salary fund, the levy
for which is $4,000; $1,000 on the
light fund. the levy for which is
$1,000; $4,000 on the permanent inn
provement fund, the levy for which
is $4,000 The total is $500.
A liquor license transfer was
granted from H. F. Hildenbrand to
&c. III. Saulpaugh The hearing for
confirmation of the curb and gutter
improvements on Sixth, Fifth Broad
and Franklin streets was given, but
there were no objections, and work
will be progressed.
Request For Legal Talent.
The petition asking the council to
secure additional legal talent to in
vestigate the franchise of the Con.
sumers Power company, was read,
and Councilman Gerlich moved that
the request of the petitioners be COM
piled with, but the action on the mat
ter was delayed until the next meet
ing to await an opinion on the sub
ject from Assistant Attorney General
Stevens
~ inv bot xxrhin m 4.
ed upon in The Free Press last week
asking that the mayor be sent to a
meeting in Minneapolis on August 81
to organize a Minnesota Municipal
league was read, and it was decided
to send Mayor Meyer to the meeting.
M. T. Clark, representing the
Brundage Carnival company. asked
for a lower license rate than So
per day per car to have his carnival
here. He wished to have it on the
circus grounds, and thought that $40
per day, for his twenty cars, was too
high, as a circus with thirty cars
could do more business in a day than
the carnival would do in week, and
still only pay license fee of $50.
Nothing could be done, however, ac-
cording to the present ordinance, and
it was not proposed to change this.
A motion was carried granting Mr.
Clark license at the regular fee.
Bonds of T. R. Coughlan of $4,000
for use of streets, $500 for curb and
gutter work and $50 as a guarantee
bond, were accepted.
Building permits were granted out
side fire limits to Adolph Mueller on
lot of block Z, Dukes addition, two
story tile and stucco dwelling, 81 by
80, estimated cost, $4,000; to D. E..
Walker on the east 43 feet of the south
80 feet of lots and 7, Syndicate
subdivision of the north half of block
IL, Van Brunt's addition, two story
frame dwelling, "a by %, estimated
cost $2,750; to George G, Krost, on
the south half of lot 9, block 40,
Everett's plat, two story cement
plaster dwelling, q by SO, estimated
cost $4,000; to Ed. L. Lamm on the
west 80 feet of the east 118 feet of
the south SO feet of lots 6 and Z,
block 49, a two story frame dwell
ing, "a by %, estimated cost, $3.50.
A communication from City Attor-
ney Arthur Schaub regarding the
franchise of the Consumers Power
company, was read and placed on
file. 1t gave decisions of the su-
preme court on the franchise ques-
ton as were published in The Free
Press on Saturday.
Sinking Fund Report.
To the Council of the City of
Mankato, Minnesc*a: The under
signed sinking fund commissioners
beg to report as follows:
We find on hand in the said fund;
lash 1900. ..'........... Sf,lbO "
Investments heretofore
Investment made by us in
detention hospital mort
gage .................. 1,751 90
Making the total re-
sources .............. $17,275 Is
We have replaced $3,905 So, which
wac duo tho oinlzinn frnl fr1,o, a.