The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-18

the fact that when the railroad gates
are down, next TO the bridge, all
automobiles and teams coming across
the bridge must stop on the bridge
until the gates rise and a great many
times one-half OF the span Is filed
with automobiles and teams. also
| pedestrians, which Is a very dan
gerous proposition"
Mr.. Robei Much Pleased.
Mr.. Robel remarked that he was
much pleased that the Widell esti-
mate stated $4,000 as the approx
innate cost Of bridge of fifty-two
feet, whereas he had estimates from
ST. Paul experts that a forty.foot
bridge would cost about $4,000.
Mr.. widell's plan included a pave
ment OF creosoted wood blocks for
the driveway.
Il was suggested that North Man.
kato should be among the contribu-
tors. but Mr. Robel stated that North
Mankato was financially unable to
! contribute. The village was already
bonded almost up to its legal limit.
Mr.. Robel read a letter he had re-
ceived from J. o. Schulze OF Iowa
| City, Iowa. president of the Mankato
Electric Traction company. stating
that the street car superintendent,
Mr.. Mueller, had presented to him
the question OF the company contrib
uting towards the cost of the new
| bridge. Mr.. SchulZe said he would
be In Mankato on Wednesday or
Thursday of this week to see about
this matter.
| Mavor Meyer remarked that he
thought the street car company ought
| To give five thousand dollars towards
the bridge in consideration of being
given the franchise to lay tracks
over H.
The State Fund.
John II. Hohmann, chairman of
the Blue Earth county board. re.
marketed that the state highway com.
mission had fund of about
Sl,6O0,0Oo TO divide among the
various counties next year The
allotment would be made In March
He thought II would be right. In
view OF the fact that the new bridge
was TO be built, to ask the commits
sion TO give to Blue Earth county
larger allotment than usual. say s3O,.
900. Then the county would be In
position to make a liberal .contribu.
ton towards the bridge.
Mr. Robel said that he and other
members Of the special bridge com.
mittee had talked with members OF
the state highway commission about
the bridge matter and the commits
sioners seemed quite favorable to
the idea of appropriating money for
the new bridge. Mr.. Robel said the
new bridge would be a benefit, not
only to people of these two coun
ties, but to the whole state, and
other states. too. as Il would be
part Of the Black and Yellow trail
He remarked that both Blue Earth
and Nicollet counties ought TO ash
for larger appropriations from the
state highway commission, in view
Of the intended building Of the new
bridge.
At the meeting Of the city coun.
ell this morning, the proposed ordi.
nance, modifying the regulation OF
the electrical wiring business, was
given its second reading and passed
The new ordinance provides for the
licensing of electrical wire workers
the license fee being S. per year
No permit Is To be granted by the
city engineer for any such work
without the filing of plans with him
showing just what work Is to be
done. No current is to be sent
through any of the new wiring. with. |
out the approval of the work first
by the city engineer.
Epnaral Enct Vidal rama rkaJ bat
the new ordinance was good one
Such precautions were necessary for |
the prevention Of fires.
A communication was received from
the Cedar Rapids Oil company, ask
ing that the water mains be ex
tended one block to reach the new
plant that the company is going |
to locate I'm the north end of town |
for the handling of the trade OF |
the company in these parts. The |
matter was referred to Commissioner |
Bradley.
Adolph Lundeen of Lundeen Broth |
ers, who had the contract to grade |
and gravel the lane east OF the park |
way on North Fourth street. stated |
that the contract included his TAX |
ing gravel for the job from the city |
gravel pit. The pit had frozen up |
however. and the result was that |
he had to buy gravel for $22.5O. He |
requested that the council REIN |
burse him for this. On motion by |
Commissioner Gerlich, Il was de- |
cided to allow him s12 for this ex.
pense.
Mayor Meyer recommended that |
new street arc lights be placed at |
Walnut and Pake streets and at Jack. /
son and Broad streets. where requests |
for them had been made.
II was expected today that Mayor |
Meyer would present to the council |
the question of the best way of get.
ting way OF light In Mankato.
The mayor Is not satisfied with the |
lighting of the principal part of the |
city, and would like to see the bril-. |
liantly lighted area larger. Nothing
was said on this subject. however.
as the investigation Of the cost and |
other features of the question had not |
proceeded far.
From Mondays Daily.
Entertained Mill employees.
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Palmer
the members of the OF.
fee force of the Hubbard Palmer
company and also of the Hubbard /