The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-01

speclal report TO the mayor when-
ever the tests do not shown the gas
to be up to standard. -. vgr
inspector to Test Gas. '!|
Upon application of any customer
and after deposit with the city treas
urer by this customer of one dol
lar, the inspector Is to test the Gus. |
toners meter. IL the meter proves
TO be slow or correct within two per
cent, this deposit is to be left with
the city treasurer as the fee for the
test. II the meter proves more than
two per cent fast, the company is to
pay into the city treasury ole dollar
as the fee for the test, and the de.
post OF one dollar Is TO be returned
to the customer. Errors discovered
are to be rectified by refund to the
customer Of the amount overeharged
for the last three months.
Various other provisions are made
regulating the gas business in detail.
The company Is to be subject to q
penalty of $40 to 500 as the courts
may determine as often as II violates
this ordinance and IL convicted
thereof.
The Building Permits.
Building permits, issued by City
Engineer Blomquist, were confirmed
by the council, as follows:
To Mrs. o. f. Liedloff, to remodel
present dwelling into two full stories
and replace porch, estimated cost
$4,000.
To Joseph Schmitt. one story
frame add. to present dwelling, esti-
mated cost $3.50.
To l.. ]. Bennett, frame garage,
estimated cost, $125.
To J. X. Penhale, front porch, on
present dwelling, estimated cost $3.50.
To Andrew Rudberg, one story
frame garage. estimated cost S125.
To Emil Thyse, one story frame
dwelling, covered with single roof,
estimated cost, s140O.
To @. F. Knopf, one story frame
garage, estimated cost 800.
Inside Fire Limits.
To John Dougherty. brick store
building. one story high, estimated
cost, 5000.
To Hubbard Milling company, two
| story brick cooper shop, estimated
| cost $4,000.
Permission TO Erect Poles.
Adolph Mueller. superintendent OF
the street car company. asked for
and received permission to erect a
pole for the electric wires In the
middle OF Front street, near the fair
grounds, where the new extension of
the car line Is to 60.
Mr.. Mueller called attention to the
fact that the boxelders in Lovers
Lane on North Broad street, were
dying out, and he suggested that
new trees be put in to take their
place. No action was taken on the
matter.
A request, presented by w. d.
Willard for permission to grade four
street blocks In Dukes addition.
Fountain street from Fourth to Sixth
and Fifth street from Lime to Thomp-
son. as he wished to level off quite
tract there and improve II with res.
licences. The permission was granted.
The proposed ordinance, reducing
the bond required OF pawnbrokers
from $1,000 to $1,000. was given It's
third reading and passed.
The Road Roller.
The road roller. recently obtained
from the Austin Western Road Rol-
Ter company OF Chicago, at the price
OF $4,000, was accepted. The roller
was claimed to be $4,000 ma
chine. The mayor feared that the
roller was heavier than was resired.
He said Il had been weighed and
proved to be a thirteen-ton roller,
whereas the city had bought ten
ton roller.
There was but one bid on the
building OF the sewer on Washing
ton street from Fourth to Fifth, that
OF Charles M. Masters, $3.50. The
city engineers estimate was $3.50. II
was observed that this would be
quite an expense to the city, as only
one residence could be assessed. All
voted TO accept the bid and award
the contract, however, except the
mayor
| Turned Down Request.
A petition signed by 100, all profes
sing themselves to be property owners
was presented. urging that the city
appropriate $4,000 to finish the con
struction Of the2armory building. On
motion OF Robert Lamm, the measure
was placed on file by q unanimous
vote. No other action was taken
on Il.
| City Attorney Schaub announced
that he had talked with the county
commissioners about county aid be-
ing given for the grading and i'm
provement OF Main street hill, and
was informed that $1,000 had already
been appropriated for that purpose.
A representative of the Illinois OIL
company asked permission to build
oil tanks along the Great Western
right OF way back OF the Monks lum-
Der yard. The matter was LETT In
the hands OF City Engineer Blom-
| quist to look up and report upon at
the next meeting. rt-s ..
Saloon licenses were granted to