The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-04-18
WATTERsCAsESET7LED
GIVEN $68BY THE CITY
From Mondays Daily.

to settle the case of E. V. Waters
against the city of Mankato accord
ing to the order of the municipal
court, which allows Mr.. Waters SOS
providing that gentleman would give
the city receipt in full, relinquish
ing all further claims against the
city. City Attorney Arthur Schaut
brought the matter up and although
me did not wish to express himself
in the case, because he said ina
he had now resigned as Mr.. wat
ters' attorney, he intimated that the
cost of appealing the case and get
ting out the necessary briefs, would
be quite as expensive as settlement
with the plaintiff for the amount or
dered by the court In the vote for
settlement, Mayor A. G. Meyer. and
Councilmen Bradley. Lack and Ger
Itch voted for settlement and Coun
Gilman Lamm voted against it.
Street In Bad Shape.
DIR. J. A. Hielscher reported to
the council that Washington street
form North Broad to North Fifth
was in very bad condition and that
during the past week two physicians
ears were stuck in the mud on the
top of the hill. He said that there
are probably two thousand patients
brought to the hospitals here each
year, from out of town and that eacn
patient brings from four to six Wis
itors. and that OIL this account, the
condition of the street and the sight
of the cars mired down would not
give outsiders, a very favorable inn
preston of the town. He therefore
submitted petition signed by
twelve physicians asking that this
street be properly graded and sur
faced. The matter was referred to
Commissioners Gerlich and City En-
gineer H. F. Blomquist. He also
submitted another petition signed by
twelve property owners asking that
the alley in front of Washington
park be filled to grade and surfaced
with tar macadam. He emphasized
the fact that he could have built
his new residence facing Fifth
street, but did not on account of
the park being there, and asked
that as he had shown this consider
alton in not building barn facing
the park, that the city take some
action; to have the alley repaired
This petition was referred to Com
missioners Lack and Gerlich and
City Engineer Blomquist.
Motorcycles in the Park.
The foreman of Sibley park, Clar-
ence Staley, reported that the mot
orcycles were using the park for a
race track and were endangering the
lives of the park frequenters. This
matter was referred to Commits
sioner Lack and he was authorized
to advertise i'm the local papers
that the speed limit for motor We
hicles in the park would be ten
miles per hour. and also to have
signs to this effect posted at all the
entrances to the park. 1t was also
decided to give the park foreman
Clarence Stafey of Sibley park and
Fred Moehlenbrock of Washington
park police power to enforce the
speed limit.
City Engineer H. F. Blomquist
made a report to the council advo-
eating changes in the waterworks
system and estimating the cost of
sucn improvements. Action in the
report was deferred until the next
meeting. He suggested that water
mains he laid on East Main street
from Hinckley street to Division
street and on Parl street from Han
nah street to Beech street and on
Beech street from Pearl to Putnam
street, consisting of the following,
1886 feet of ten inch mains on
Hinckley street and Division street,
O22 feet of eight inch mains on Han
nah and Pearl street, 352 feet of
six inch mains on Beech street. sew.
en- hydrants with steamer connec-
tons, and four valves with the
necessary specials. The estimated
cost OF these mains is $4,S20. Front
age tax would be available on 1922
Feet, at the rate of five cents per
front foot. for each year. for ten
years, aggregating $2,161. leaving a
cost to the city of $2,659. The high
cost is necessitated by the large
size of the mains. but this is neces-
sary for the mains to form feeders
Tor future extensions.
Assessors Salary Reduced.
On motion by Robert Lamm the
saiar yot the assessor, Henry Him
melman, was changed from S62.5O To
sou per month, for the ensuing wear
because it is not until next wear
mat the most of his work will have
to be done. -
Il. a. Mayer asked that one of his
water meters be removed 1t seems
that he has meter connecting with
his shop and one with his house
and Mr.. Mayer wants both the build.
mgs connected to one meter. The
matter was referred to Commission
Bradley with power to act.
Mr.. Mayer also asked that the
Dlllboards on his property be re-
moved. and said that their owner.
Charles Griebel offered to furnish
one man If the city would furnish the
remainder of the assistance required
TO move the billboards. This matter
was referred to Commissioner Ger.
lioh. So
Hold Over Action on Bids.
The council decided to continue
the decision on the bids for the new
combination motor driven chemical
flre extinguisher and hose wagon
until q. r. Townsend, the hydraulic
and electrical engineer from Chit
cago, who was here last week gath.
ring data about Mankato's fire-fight-
ing equipment in view of lowering
the insurance rate. should make his
report. The report will probably he |
In in about ten days and the date
for the hearing on these bids was
set for April %.
The salary of tho nvorcoa, 30 -