The Mankato free press., 1913-03-07
Move To Purchase
Better Fire Apparatus
From Mondays Daily.

Without a dissenting vote, the
council decided, this morning, to ad
verties for bids for the construction
of the four cylinder, four cycle
chain driven, combination double
tank chemical fire engine and hose
car, which was described fully in
The Free Press week ago today.
The matter has been seriously con.
sidered by the council and it is be-
lieved that the engine will satisfy
long felt want in the fire fighting
apparatus of this city. Fire Chief
John Lulsdorff told the councilmen
that the specifications he had pre-.
pared for the engine were very mi
mute and complete and that it would
be quite a task for any manufac-
turer to fill them. If the engine de.
scribed is furnished it will be one
of the best pieces of fire fighting
machinery in the northwest. Mr..
Lulsdorff says that he does not
want anything cheap, and that the
best that can be bought is none
too good for Mankato. Ordinary au.
tomobile companies which manufac.
ture trucks and cars, with fire ap-
paratus as a side line, Mr. Lulsdorff
thinks are not competent to put out
an engine such as he has describ-
ed. and he states that the right
kind Of a machine can only be built
by exclusive manufacturers of fire
fighting apparatus. City Clerk F.
w. Bates will advertise in the local
papers and will send copies of the
specifications to several manufac-
turers and The Firemen's Herald
Bids For Nursery Stock.
Nine bids were opened this morn.
ing for the nursery stock required
TO improve Sibley park. The bids
ranged from $27S.04 to $754.45, diff.
ference between the highest and
lowest bids of s47641 The Clinton
Falls Nursery company of Ovation.
ma sent a list of the specified stock
and quoted prices per piece, but did
not quote a total The Jewel Nurs-
cry company of Lake City made a
bid of $510, and enclosed a check
for ten per cent of the amount. l..
z. Smith of Mankato offered to fur.
nish the shrubs for $400, laid down
st Sibley park, but he did not en-.
close ten per cent check. 1t was
suggested that perhaps the land.
scape gardener. John Quitting, had
stolen his check book when he cash.
ed the checks on Mr.. Smith and
made a slick getaway some time
ago. Strands Nursery company Of
Taylor's Falls made a bid of $3.50,
but enclosed no mazuma. Charles
r. Presley, representing the Fruit
Growers Nurseries of Newark, New
York, made bid of $3S790 and sent
the welcome ten per cent check l..
L. May & Co. of st. Paul offered
to deliver the goods to Mankato
for S27S.04 and sent the check
Klehm's Nurseries of Arlington
Heights. ILL.,. made bid of $559.24,
and also sent the check. Neil Neil.
son, florist. Mankato, offered to get
the stock here for $75445. His ten
per cent check accompanied the bid
No action was taken on the bids
this morning and the matter was re.
ferred to Commissioner Henlein to
report to the council tomorrow after.
room at two O'Clock. He will check
over the specifications sent by each
of the bidders with the specifications
sent them by the city and tomorrow
some action will be taken on the
bids.
Ask For Water Mains.
petition, signed by twelve men
from the district represented, was
presented to the council asking that
water mains be laid from the inter. |
section Of Mulberry and Hinckley |
" II lin Ill
street and Pearl street to Beech |
street. thence on Beech street to
Putnam street, and also on East
Main street from Hinckley street to
DIVISION street. Ed. Gugiesberg, who !
circulated the petition, was present I
and said that in this district there |
were only three wells and some of
the people had to go as far as three
blocks for water. Some of them. |
he said. were without cstern or |
drinking water. He said that on this !
account fire protection in this local |
lty was a minus quantity, and urged |
the city to lay mains along these !
streets as soon as possible. The |
matter was referred to Commissioner
Henlein.
In regard to the letter from the |
city clerk of Minneapolis, regarding
the public utilities bill which is
now before the legislature, which
communication was received by the
council last Monday, City Attorney !
c. .. DALEY said that after looking /
the matter up he thought that the
bill was good one. and that II
would be well for the council to /
comply with the Minneapolis city
clerks request to ask the Blue
Earth county representatives and
senators to work for the passage of
this bill. Accordingly motion was
made and carried that Mr.. DALEY be
authorized to write to the represent
atives and senators for this district
and ask them in behalf of the city
OF Mankato to urge the passage of
this bill.
Election Judges Appointed.
"A resolution was adopted by the |
council whereby the following per.
sons were. selected as judges of cleo.
ton, for the next primary election
and general election, to be held
March "a and April l: First ward.
Pat. Madigan, Ben Deike and Fred
Schultz; second ward, H. F. Leon.
ard, Ed. Schumacher and Jacob
Traub; third ward, George Pond, NJ.
l.. Fallenstein and M. w. Allwortb.
fourth ward, Peter Lloyd IT UyoJ |