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

of about three ordinary city blocks
east OF Division street. lrg.
Strenuous objeetioiis to being as.
sessed at all were made by Mrs.
Grace Fletcher and Mrs. Florence
Stubs. Mrs Fletcher has 2TO feet
and Mrs. Stubs has sos feet, front.
ing on Main street. Both of these
ladies declared that II was not fair
to assess their property for an i'm
provement that did not extend to
their property. They said when the
street was improved In front Of
their property they would have to
pay for that, too, and then. the
property I'm. front Of which the pre-
ent Improvement is being made,
could not be assessed to help pay
the cost. ~
corpstoek States The Case.
Judge w. l. Comstock urged the
argument that no property In Bran.
sons addition ought to be assessed
at all. He said the Improvement
did not benefit that property. and
said II would be foolish on the part
of the council to- make an assess
ment that would not stand. He
also said he believed that there was
a great deal. of property, some of
Il owned By himself. that could be
assessed for the Improvement, but
had not been assessed. He spoke
OF property In Shaubut's addition
by way of illustration.
City Recorder Bates stated that
lots !, 2. 3, IL and IL OF Shaubut's
addison had been included I'm the
assessment.
Commissioner Lamm remarked
that lots I'm Branson's addition had
been assessed only s2.75 apiece and
he did not think there should be
any complaint against that assess.
ment. On his motion the assessmsnt
was approved and the date Tor
confirmation set two weeks from
today. e
Repairing Blue Earth Bridge.
g., A. Rouse, who holds the con-
tract to repair the Blue Earth river
bridge, appeared before the council.
asking what provision might be made
to give him a needed extension OF
time, In case there was an open
winter. He said there would be no
difficulty In fulfilling the terms OF
the contract, in case there was good
frost and the river was frozen over.
The mayor remarked that In case
there was an open winter, and the
usual facilities afforded by q frozen
river were not at hand, the council
could grant him some extension Of
time.
, Mr.. Rouse wanted to know wheth.
or an estimate could be paid him
as soon as he got his materials
on the ground for the repairs. Coun.
Gilman Lamm remarked that moth
ing could be said yet as to what
the city could do in that matter.
but the council wished to do what
was right, and would treat the con.
tractor the best Il could.
Refundins Of Bonds.
A resolution was passed provid-
ing for the refundment of bonds in
the sum Of $4,000. which viii fall
due on Nov. /, 1914. These are
known as the Central railroad bonds.
They are what is left of the original
issue OF $4,000 worth of bonds,
for the bringing of what Is now the
Milwaukee railroad from Wells to
Mankato. This was done In 1857.
The new bonds. are to be I'm de-
nominations Of $500 each and are to
run for twenty years. They are to
bear four per cent interest. They
are to be sold, according to the
present program, at the council
meeting on the morning of October
II. II Is the understanding that IL
the four per cent will not sell, the
rates Of interest, win have to be
raised.
A. X. Sutten, who runs q barber
shop at 22S South Front street,
presented a petition for cigaret
license at the same place. This
was granted.
r. Z. Lusk was granted a license
to hold q dance In Richards hall
on Friday evening, September 4.
Fire Insurance Money.
The sum Of $1,196.72, being the
share that Mankato received from the
state for. the fire insurance license
fee money for the care of disabled
firemen and for similar purposes, was
turned over by the council to the
Mankato Firemen's Relief associa.
ton. This Is this years state money
for this association.
On motion by Commissioner Lamm
an adjournment was taken to Tues.
day morning of next week, because
next Monday, the regular time for
meeting, is Labor Day.
From Mondays Daily.
r. What appears to be two-ply
ven OF mystery still enshrouds the
.disappearance of Mamie Shanahan.
That girl brought up In the country
should suddenly start of to brave
the problems and dangers of the
world, alone mad unprotected, Is in
deed remarkable. She had done
mo- travelling before TO speak OF, ex.