The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-15

pany with the request that per-
mission be granted for the laying
Of underground conduits on Liberty
street from Front street to a point
near Fourth and on Front street
from the Botsford Lumber Office to
the Sherk grocery. He said the
work would necessitate digging up
the boulerards of Liberty street and
taking up the creosote blocks on
Second and Third streets, but the
company would leave everything In
as good condition as II was found
He was asked whether the poles
would be removed from Front street
and he said that before that was
done: some provision would have
to be made for the toll lines on
the poles. The permission was
granted on condition that the poles
would be removed from Liberty
street and also from Walnut street,
within sixty days. The company
was also required to put up bond
of $1,000 to protect the city from
liability. This was done on the mo-
ton OF Councilman Lamm.
Sanitary Sewer Plans.
City Engineer Blomquist was I'm
structed TO draw up plans and spec
ifications fer the construction of a
sanitary sewer on Sixth street from
Elm street to Guenther creek
The city engineer presented the
plan for the assessment of AUDITING
property for the paving, grading,
curbing aud guttering Of Fourth,
Mulberry. Washington and Plum
streets, the total cost being placed
at s14,110.26. The cost of the paw
ing was given at s12,9SS.10; grad
Ing between Cherry and Warren
streets at 1892, and curbing and gut
tering at $3S0.16.
Mayor Meyer remarked that where
large Improvements had been order
ed In other parts OF the city the
city had stood portion OF the cost.
instead OF assessing II all against
abutting property. Councilman Brad
ley thought 1t would be only Just
to make some such rebate to the
property In this case. At length Il
was decided to hold a public hear.
ing on the matter at the meeting
Of the council to be held on the
morning of May 20. What part OF
the assessment would be rebated
was not determined.
Wants Pay for Medical Treatment.
A letter was received from Attor-
ney c. J. Laurisch asking whether
the council would not think II proper
to appropriate $50 to pay for the
medical treatment of Mrs. Barbara
Hoffman, who slipped and fell on
sidewalk in 1912, and injured her
shoulder and arm. City Attorney
Schaub remarked that even IL II
could be shown that the city was
to blame for the accident, the wom-
an could not recover from the city,
as she had not filed her claim. nor
commenced her action In time. II
the council did anything for her, II
would be merely as an act of char
ity. Councilman Lamm observed
that the city authorities were not
notified Of the accident. until about
a year after II happened. No ae-
ton was taken on the request.
c. l.. Scott appeared before the
council with the request that he
be allowed to put a streamer across
the street announcing the sale OF
shoes, as he was going to close out
his stock. On motion by Council
man Lack II was decided to grant
the request on condition that he put
up a bond of 500 to protect the
city from liability in case OF acct
dent.
Plumbers licenses we're granted to
p. II. McGraw and p. J. Powers.
Bonds for the use OF the city
streets, protecting the city against
liability in case of accident, -were
approved, from the following: Erick
Carlstrom. T. r. Coughlan, s. X.
Fowler, J. b. Nielsen and Johnson