The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-06

II. rage fcfciS. All VI THESE otus
were considered very high as the
engineers estimate for the work
was only s4,327. The whole matter
was laid over to this afternoon.
Councilman Gerlich remarked that
he would like to have II understood
that whoever got that contract was
to do the work and did not wish
to have any more assignment OF city
contracts to other people. The mayor
said he did not like Il the last
time that was done.
Rev. T. r. Paden asked and OBJ
tanned the consent of the city coun-
Gil to stretch across Front street
from the city hall to Mrs. Peter
Follman's building the banner with
the words urging everybody to go
to church next Sunday.
Bids were opened on the contract
for supplying the city with thou
sand feet of fire hose, two and a
half inches in diameter. Each Of
the bidding companies submitted a
sample OF its best hose. The fol-
lowing were the bids on the hest
Of the goods submitted by each COM
pany: w. s. Mott company OF Min.
neapolls, Liberty hose, guaranteed
for three years at 400 pounds pres
sure, 81 per foot; Plant Rubber COM
pany. Minneapolis. Paragon three
ply hose, 400 pounds, three years,
s1.10; Waterous Engine Works, st.
Paul. Underwater, 400 pounds, three
years, rs cents; B. F. Goodrich
company of st. Paul, Gray King,
400 pounds, three years, so cents;
Robinson, Cary and Sands company,
st. Paul, No. 400 pounds. three
years, $1.05; Empire Rubber and
Tire company, Trenton. N. j., Yale,
400 pounds, three years, IS cents;
Hudson and Thurber company. Min.
neapolis, Cambridge, 500 pounds,
three years, 20 cents. A bid Of
as cents was received from the
United and Glove Rubber Manufac-
turing company OF Trenton, N. J.,
and one of 70 cents tos1 was received
from the Crane and ordway COM
pany OF 81. Paul, but both of
these bids were thrown out as they
were not accompanied with checks.
A petition was received for the
opening OF a new street between
Third and Fifth avenues south of
blocks 2S and 20 of Mankato city.
This was referred to Councilman
Gerlich and City Engineer Blom-
quist.
Paul Dethloff appeared on behalf
OF the petitioners. He said that
the property owners at the north
end of the city felt that there ought
to be street from Third to Fifth
avenue one block south Of Maxfield
street. The quarries, he said. were
working towards the place and
would soon be cutting II out.
Again Asks for Damages.
A new communication was receiv-
ed from Anton Randig, again de-
handing $4,000 because he fell on
the sidewalk In front OF 127-129
North Front street few weeks ago
and broke his arm. This time he
gave the city officials just ten days
to consider what they would do
about It. The matter was referred
to City Attorney Schaub. Mr..
Schaub said he had Investigated II
and concluded that Mr.. Randig had
no just claim against the city.
The Brundage Carnival company
was at last granted a permit to op-
crate in Mankato. The permit was
given at the request of C. H. Griebel,
manager Of the Mankato theatre. II
Is for the week of May Is to 23.
Mr.. Lack alone voted In opposi-
ton. The fee for such a permit
prescribed by ordinance is s25 per
day, or 81 per day per car, pro-
vided the latter calculation makes
the fee more than s25 per day.
A petition was received from G.
H.. Grant and r. e. Lusk, requesting
that the ordinance on public dances
be SO amended as to cut down the
fee OF $40 per dance to IS. This
was laid on the table. .
Saloon licenses were granted to
Peters and Klages. $50 North Front;
Paul p. Ziegler, COL North Front:
and r. J. Nolan, Ocean Wave" 324
South Front. The license of Schmidt
and Fandrey, North Front street,
was transferred by request to Otto
II. Schmidt. =
Councilman bradley presented q
request from Jackson street prop
erty owners that the arch in front
Of the Free Press building be taken
down. being considered dangerous.
The matter was referred TO the
city engineer with full power to
act.
At the suggestion Of Mayor Meyer,
$40 was allowed to Mrs. J. p. Krost
Of North Broad street. on account
OF the burning OF rug with chemi-
Gals, when the house was recently
disinfected after contagious dis
ease.
Help For Boy.
The mayor also spoke OF the
fourteen-year-old boy. Murray Payne.
who has been stranded In Mankato
for some time, and has been I'M
abla IN pat hack IN Gan Antonin