The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-13

$1,000 for the grading. He said
Henry Z. Hance told him that the
promoters had stood part OF the ex.
pense.
HoIiering Heads on.
Henry Zimmerman remarked that
the public property along the pro-
posed pavements would run an ex-
pense Of $4,000 against the public
at large. He spoke OF the Union
school property. He said the Min
neapolis people were paying a tar
Of thirty-tw mills and were "holler-
ing their heads on about It." He
said II the tar paid by the Mankato
people should swell to fifty mills.
II was certainly going to hurt the
city.
Mayor Meyer remarked that the
assessment against the Union school
property would be paid by the school
board and not by the city. but Mr..
Zimmerman Immediately replied that
the people OF Mankato would pay
for II just the same.
me YAK hate.
Speaking OF the recent raise In the
tar rate, the mayor said that Il
was true that the council had made
part Of the raise. but part of Il was
made by the school board. part by
the county and part by the state.
A motion by Mr.. Gerlich was car
ried. providing that the two blocks
on Main street be omitted from the
proposed paving and that bids be
advertised for covering the rest.
The vote was unanimous, though
the mayor remarked that Il did not
look fair to the property holders
on the streets, where the pavement
was being ordered In. Il
Paul Kohler registered protest
against the assessment OF s65 each
on four property owners whose hold
ings were on Mulberry street, be-
tween Third and Fourth streets.
for a sewer. which was put in last
fall. He said he thought that was
too much. &C.,. ...
Councilman Bradley said the cost
OF the sewer was equally divided
among the four. ....
Why Cost 10 High.
City Engineer Blomquist said the
cost was high. because the sewer
was brought all the way over from
Broad street. a length OF 275 feet.
The assessment was made according
to benefits, and not according to
frontage. There we're only four
benefited.
The mayor remarked that II was
a very high assessment for one
sewer. s.-s
Mr. Bradley said each Of the four
had received the same reduction.
from 500 to se5. 49,. ..
The mayor told Mr.. Kohler that
IL anybody else should ever make
q connection with that sewer. IL
would be only fair tina. he should
pay those four property holders for
the privilege. ...r.
Mr.. Blomquist remarked that at
the hearing. the rest OF the prop
erty holders all claimed that they
were already provided with a sewer
and therefore were not
benefited by that Improvement.
Want Water Main Extended.
A petition was read. signed by
John c. Thro and three other prop
erty owners interested. asking that
a uatar ,n,t, he awtz,axl .rz.~ a..
alley between Mulberry and Plum
streets. distance OF 1872 feet. The
matter was referred to Councilman
Geriich and Bradley.
Another petition asking for the
pavement OF the alley on the east
side of Washington park between
Washington and Mulberry streets.
signed by DIR. J. A. Hielscher and
seven others, was presented and re-
ferred to Councilman Bradley. -
Mrs. Kruss owner OF property on
Plum street spoke a short time
against the paving OF Plum street
as proposed, as she feared the one
property owner. whom that would
leave without a sewer. would cause
the boulevard adjoining her prop
erty to be dug up, when he had his
sewer put In.
Turn-oown for Ordinance.
The council gave the proposed
free lunch ordinance another turn.
down. A petition was presented.
signed by six local restaurant keep
ers. asking that the council recon-
slider its former decision on the
ordinance and pass Il. The petition
stated that free lunches In saloons
were unsanitary. and named several
other objections to them, stating at
the same time that the free lunch
system was unfair to the restaurant
keepers. The Communication was
placed on file without discussion.
A request from Roy Lusk for a
license to hold a dance on the even
ing OF Friday. March IL. was grant.
ed on condition OF the payment of
the usual fee of $40.
The bond OF John Mccall In the
sum OF $1,000 for the construction
of the stor msewer at Fourt hand
Vine streets was approved. -
Petition for Street Vacation.
The Hubbard Milling company pre-
sented petition for the vacation OF
that portion OF West Plum street
which tsas Inn g.. ..-~.s - Ar -.