The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-08-14
Mayor Meyer Wants
To See Color Of the
Money Promised
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily. -. 81.
81 will never again stand for the
city going ahead with an improve
ment on promises OF contributions
TO a fund TO pay for H." declared
Mayor Meyer at the regular meet
ing OF the city council this morning.
I'VE should have gotten the money
paid over and in the treasury before
we went ahead with the building OF
that culvert." 81. -.. ID.
The culvert to which the mayor
refeued was the one built across
Warren creek near the state normal
school. t,.r.',
The matter had been brought up
by City Engineer, Blomquist. He
called to mind that the normal school
authorities had promised TO pay 5000
towards the construction OF this cul.
vert
Wanted Ten Years Time.
Lately the secretary in the office
OF the president had called him up
and wanted to know whether the
normal school would have ten years
In which to pay this 5000. The
city engineer answered In the mega
tive. II was necessary to have the
cash at once to pay the bills for
the construction Of the culvert.
Councilman Gerlich spoke OF John
Page as one of those who had agreed
to contribute. and not only that. but
he had agreed to get contribu-
tons from others.
Mr.. Page himself addressed the
council, stating that he had indeed
agreed to give $40, in recognition
Of the benefit that the culvert would
be to his property. but he said that
he had furnished sand for the culvert
and the bin for the sand was greater
than his promised contribution would
amount to.
The mayor said he had understood
that Mr.. Page had agreed to give s65.
String Attached to Promises.
Mr.. Page told OF others who had
made promises to pay part Of the
money for the improvement, but
these promises In some cases had a
string attached to them, being con.
ditioned on the payment Of certain
sums by others.
The mayor observed that the cost
OF the culvert to the city, in addi-
ton TO furnishing the stone, would
be. between $500 and $500. The
normal school had promised 5000.
There were other promises. The
money should have been collected TO
pay for the improvement before II
was made. The mayor said he had
kept asking whether any more mon.
ey had been spent than that which
had been subscribed, and. he had
continually received assurances that
there had not
Bids For CURLING.
Bids were opened at the council
meeting today for the curling and
guttering Of North Fourth street from
Elm to Lafayette and Madison aven-
ne from Broad to Fifth street. Fow.
Ter G. Pay bid forty-nine cents per
lineal foot and s. X. Fowler bid
fifty cents. The contract was award.
ed to Fowler & Pay.
Mrs. Olson of North Fourth street
addressed the council In regard to
the condition OF that street where II
had been widened by the purchase of
the Omaha right-of.way, and graded.
She said the grading had put the
street into such condition that Il was
almost impossible to get into or out
Of many OF the yards. She said the
street had been altered without. the
consent Of the property owners.
Hearing Had Been Advertised.
Mayor Meyer remarked that there
had been a hearing on the grading
according to the regular course of
procedure and that any OF the prop
erty owners who cared to speak had
been heard.
~ Mrs. Olson was informed that the
hearing on the disposition of the strip
OF property on the north side Of the
street, where the street was wider
than II need be, would be discussed
at hearing to be held on the eighth
day OF September After that ques-
ton had been disposed of, the whole
matter Of fixing up the street could
be taken up. 49,. ..'...
Wants Property Beautiful.
NJ. @. Willard appeared before the
council and wanted to know why
something was, not done for the
Identification OF the property that
he bad given 10 the city some years
ago for park purposes. This is the
property known as the Willard hill
In. the Gienwood, avenue district. He
declared that something should be
done SO that people could drive up
In their automobiles and get view
OF the city and the surrounding
country. He said he knew OF no
other city in this part OF the country,
with the single exception of Duluth
that had such a beautiful landscape
with such excellent facilities for
viewing II. The people of Mankato
did not realize what they really
had. Something should be done to
make 1t easier for the people TO get
up on that hill and enjoy the ma.
tural beauties OF Mankato and the