The Mankato free press., 1914-05-29

formance in the city or $3.50 for the
two performances, one In the after.
noon and the other in the evening
Mr.. Petit said at the time the
ordinance was passed the Ringlings
had but forty cars. Now they had
eighty-four, having much bigger
show. He said other cities charged
fat rate OF s25 to 500 a day
Chicago charged one 500 a day
They did not pay over 800 any
where. In Philadelphia they could
show for a whole week for s25. II
the council adhered to the provisions
of the ordinance. the Ringlings would
not come here. They did not come
last year. because thy were charged
too high a license fee.
Councilman Gerlich remarked that
II would cost the city all of SIS to
repair the streets after the circus
was gone. II had cost that much be
fore. Councilman Bradley observed
that that would leave the city just
- to the good. II the Ringlngs were
allowed to come for 800.
seorned the si8.
Couscilman Lack moved that there
be rebate of SIS from the total
charge OF lies, leaving $3.50 net to
be paid by the Ringlings.
There Is no use refunding s1S.'
exclaimed the agent scornfully. 1--WE
do not want the SIS. This means
that we cannot come"
"Owatonna gets the show" said
the mayor.
City Recorder Bates presented q
the licensing of the John Sparks show
for June 16, for SIS as a license fee
and 81 to be paid for the use OF the
city water. The deal was confirmed
Attorney c. o. Daley presented
complaints on the part of severa
property owners on Fourth street
between Walnut and Main about the
proposed slope of the pavement. The
property owners claimed that to have
the pavement slope from east to
west as much as was planned wouId
make the pavement a detriment tC
their property and not an advantage
and some of them were prepared
TO fight against being assessed fol
such a pavement.
Slope 10 Necessary.
City Engineer Blomquist said Il
would be necessary to slope the
pavement. because Walnut street was
already paved there, and the new
pavement would have to conform
with the old. He said the slope al
Walnut street amounted to LII fee
over the width of Fourth and Al
Main street II amounted to 1.2;
feet. TIE also observed that ther,
were other places that were still
worse. At Broad and Lincoln there
was a slope of foot and half
To change the slope at Walnut
street would derange the whole in
tersection. 'ili..
At length II was agreed that the
councilmen and the city engineer
should meet with the property own
ers on the place where the intersec
tion Is to be made this evening a
seven o'clock.
Dr. w. p. Seafulst addressed tn,
council with a query as to whether
the earth that was taken in tn,
excavation of Fourth street for tn,
new pavement could be taken to nj
up a piece OF low property he hat
at Fourth and Cherry streets. Mayor
Meyer asked how much DR.. Seaquis
would be willing to pay for the earti
a'l thu doctor was surprised tina
any pay was expected for II. III,
thought II should be donated as Ions
as tas property !Grers were as
sesed for the Improvement Of the
street. The mayor said IL had beer
customary to give to any propert!
owner an surplus earth hat HI
wanted, IL Il came from ,mmediatel,
In front of the property he owned
However, what was needed, woult
have to be used on the street itsel
before any was disposed of in an,
other manner
What rs Claimed.
DR.. Seaquist also brought up ths
point that he ought not TO be assess
ed for the improvement according
to the frontage of his property. re
marking that he had seventy-twt
feet on Cherry street and 1872 fee
on Fourth. and the property ran al
most to a point. He would not there
fore get the full benefit, according I,
frontage. that other property-owner'
did, and he thought an allowances
for this fact would be made in de
termining the assessment. He wa:
told that there would be a publ,
hearing on the mater Of the confirma
ton of the assessment for the Who'll,
pavement two weeks hence. Hi
complaint would be taken up at tha
time.
There were two other propert!