The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-09-04

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From Wednesdays DAILY.
At the regular monthly meeting
of the North Mankato village coun-
ell last evening, a levy of $4,000 was
made for the ensuing year. This is
believed to be about the largest
levy ever made on the village for
village purposes OF this amount ST.
500 81 to go for the general revenue
fund, $4,000 for road purposes and
800 for the village library. Last
years levy was 50 800, being S2,500
for the general fund, s1,355 for the
road fund and S135 for the library
fund. The road fund, Village Clerk
III. K. Clayton explained today, has
been running low and the council
desired to replenish it. One reason
why money has been scarce in that
fund, he said, was the fact that a
few years ago the fund happened to
be omitted altogether from the tax
levy. This happened when the
change was made from the poll road
tax system to the system OF assess
ing road taxes along with other
taxes.
There was quite a lengthy discus
sion over a bill for $25, presented
by two members of the Hook and
Ladder company, Joseph Kercher
and Fred Strusz. to cover their ex-
penses while attending the recent
state convention of firemen at Fair
mont. At a previous meeting they
presented a bill for SIS. The vii.
lage council refused to allow this
unless 1t was itemized. So an item
lied bill was made out in its place
and the delegates added $40 as what
their time should be considered
worth for the two days they attended
The council last night could not see
that it ought to pay the two men for
their time, as we'll as for the money
they spent, so only the amount of
SIS was allowed
A petition was presented to the
council or crosswalk at Range
street and Nicollet avenue on the
west side OF Nicollet. The matter
was left in the hands of the street
committee, consisting of j. b. Coy and
Olaf Larson with power to act.
The new plat of Frank ]. Mentions
property at the west end of the vii.
lage was presented but was not ap-
proved, as It had not been certified
by the surveyor, A. A. Cram, nor was
the written approval of the owner
at hand. II was therefor referred
back to the committee that had the
matter in charge consisting of w.
III. Sharp, Mr.. Coy and Mr.. Larson.
A contract was awarded to r. j.
N. Cornelius for the construction of
four crosswalks one at "A" and
Wheeler streets, another at Nicollet
and Center, another over an alley
along Center street between Nicol,
let and South and another across
South avenue at Center street.
The council took up the propo-
sition of the city council of Mankato
that the village ought to pay some
thing towards the proposed new
crosswalk on the south side of the
Minnesota river bridge. It is esti.
mated that this new crosswalk will
cost In the neighborhood of $500. The
village council instructed the vii.
lage recorder to correspond with the
Nicollet county commissioners and
see whether the county would not
give some money to meet part of
that expense. ...
The street committee was in
structed to remove the old hay scale
at Belgrade and Sherman avenues.
belonging to Emil Rohde.
Several places were mentioned as
spots where there should be side
walks. These suggestions were re
ferred to the street committee.
The committee on finance, con-
sisting of c. A. Keene. Mr.. Coy and
Mr.. Clayton, was instructed to as
certain the cost OF a machine shed
to house the sprinkling wagon, the
road grader and various tools.
A bill presented by the Mankato
Plumbing and Heating company for
the extension of water mains on two
blocks. one on Wheeler avenue and
the other on "a" street, amounting
to $1,132, was allowed.
A party of young ladies of the
village. who expect soon to be sep
arated, on account of the opening of
the school year, held picnic sup