The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-11
CUTS LIGHT COST
ADDS MORE ARCS
From Mondays Daily.

streets, frum sixty-fiye 10 sixty dol
lars per month was announced by
Mayor A. q. Meyer at the regular
meeting OF the city council THIS
morning. Tie mayor stated that the
reduction would result In the city
being able 10 add thirteen arc lights
10 those already on the streets, with
out increasing the monthly bill for
the lights. The mayor said the com.
pany should be thanked for this
generous action and that Il showed
that the company desired TO do what
was right. The request was granted
without any trouble over II. The
new arrangement would go into ef-
feet on the first of next January.
The mayor said he had on hand
petitions for quite a number of ad-
dltional street lights. He had not
investigated them all. but he recon.
mended that arc lights be placed at
lie Sueur and Second streets, at
Mound avenue and Owatonna streets,
Fulton and willard streets. and Lew
Is and Byron streets. 4 motion was
passed to carry out the mayors rec.
concentrations.
A new ordinance providing for the
licensing OF electric wire workers In
the city was given its first reading.
The city engineer Is to grant such
licenses to properly qualified per-
sons. who apply for them. There Is
to be q fee charged. How much
this Is has not been settled. II may
be about two dollars year. A pen
atty of fine up to 500 or 80 days
I'm Jail Is provided in case anyone
does such work without license. The
ordinance will be amended slightly,
when Il Is given its second reading.
City Councilman Lamm ANNOUNCED
that he had recently had a talk with
State Auditor Iyerson on the ques-
ton of when the state would pay
over the $1,000 still due for the
refunding bonds purchased from the
city Of Mankato by the state. Mr..
Iverson had told him that the money
would be available and would be
turned over to the city of Mankato
on the ffteeRth Of this month.
-.. Protest Against travelling.
Several owners Of property on the
east side of North Fourth street be-
tween Elm and Lafayette, both men
and women, gathered in the council
chamber to protest against having
been assessed for the graveling of
the new driveway I'm front Of that
property. adjacent to the new. park
way. This was the day for, the con-
firmation OF the assessment. The WIS.,
itors protested against paying for
the travelling of the parkway, after
they had already paid for the gravel
ing of the main street.
Councilman Gerlich spoke of the
petition that had been signed by
all the interested. property owners.
asking for the Improvement that had
been made. and stating just how tlfe
cast was 10 be divided. Mr.. Gerlich
said he did not see how the council
could get away from the provisions
OF that petition. as the council had
accepted them and carried them
out. lie moved that the assessment
he confirmed and the. motions was
carried without a negative vote.
City Recorder Bates. IN response
TO an inquiry stated that the total
amount paid by the city itself 20
nay for the improvement of North
Fourth street from Elm to Lafayette
and Madison avenue from Broad to
Fifth was In the neighborhood Of
81. 800.
Mayor Meyer expressed the opin.
ion that the property owners should
be more than satisfied with what
had been done.
City Attorney Schaub remarked
that the council could have assessed
the cost Of the curb around the
whole parkway against the property
owner. but this was not done.
Want Cinder Walk.
a petition was read, signed by
twelve residents OF lie Hitler ask.
ing that cinder or other walk be
constructed from the Blue Earth riv!
er bridge for q distance of about
a block on West Front street, for
the children living In lie Hitler and
attending the West Mankato school
A motion bv Councilman Gerlich was
passed. authorizing the construction
of such a walk. B. -,-, RI
This was the day for the confirma-
ton of the assessments for some
sidewalks and curb gutter improve
ments I'm various parts Of the city.
Among these were the improvements
on North Fourth. Ann and May
streets. No objections had been
fled and the assessments were con-
firmed. .
NJ. +. McLaurin, plumber, appear.
ed before the council to protest
against bill. presented to his house
by the city. charging SO for turning
the water on and OF, when sprink.
ling system was connected by Nc
Laurin & Northrup at the Hubbard
mill. Mr. McLaurin stated that
while the bill was q perfectly proper
one. 1t was a new departure from
what had g long been the custom.
Heretofore the city had done this
shutting of and starting OF the
water Without extra charge IL he
had known the charge was going
tn be made. he would have added
the amount. To bis bill against the
lockwood Sprinkler company.
At length II was decided to cancel
this bill, this being done on the
motion Of Councilman Bradley. but
Il was agreed that all plumbers be
notified that henceforth this charge
would be made.
Chief OF Police Klugherz reported
that during the month of November
there had been 129 dodgers and ten
arrested persons at the station.
Building Permits.
building permits. issued by City |
Engineer Blomquist, were approved |
as follows.