The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-13
WAS LACK OF the EloQUEncE
Members of Women's Club Did
Not Show Up Today
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Never did the city council Of
Mankato hold mere harmonious
needing than took place this morn
| ing. Those who were expecting
some eloquence from a committee
of the Mankato Women's club were
disappointed, for no committee ap-
peared. and the only indication that
there was anything doing along the
line of reform In the dances OF
Mankato was a telephone message
from Mrs. w. l.. Comstock to the
effect that the committee would not
appear before the council at that
meeting, because II was not ready
to report.
A license was granted to Roy
Lusk TO hold q public dance in Rich
ards hall on the evening of Friday.
February -.
The contract for the construction
of a storm sewer on Vine street
from Broad to Fourth and along
Fourth street TO Lafayette was
awarded to Alexander Bashaw, he
being the lowest bidder. The fat
bottom pipe was chosen I'm prefer
ence to the round pipe, though the
round was a little cheaper. II was
decided not TO use vitrified brick,
though bids were taken en- that, be-
cause II would be no better for a
storm sewer than the cement pipe.
while the price Of the verified brick
was higher.
These Were The Bids.
The bids were rs follows:
T. r. Coughlan company: Round
pipe, $4,000.
Alexander Bashaw: Round pipe,
s6.747; fat bottom pipe. $1,000.
William Danforth. ST. Paul: round
or fiat bottom, s11,5OO; vitrifle clay
pipe. $4,000.
Kircher Brothers. ST. Paul. Round
$s.3s3; fiat, $500; vitrified clay,
s1O.7S3.
Pastoret Construction company;
Duluth; Round. or fiat, SS,5Ss; vitri.
fed clay. s11,240.
P. H. McGraw: Round, $1,000; fat,
s. 900.
John Mccall: Round, s7,40O; Wit.
rifled clay, $3.50.
Joseph Landkamer; Round or fat,
s7,267.
II seemed at hrst that Mr.. Bashaw
and Mr.. McGraw were tied on the
fiat pipe. but Mr.. McGraw explained
that there was mistake in his bid.
and that the sums were transposed
He intended to bid $1,000 TN the
fat pipe.
The Widell company brought In
bid that was a little late and IL
was not opened. u was understood
that the bid of that company on the
fiat pipe was s7.095, just little over
that Of Mr. Bashaw.
Hearing on the Grading.
There was a hearing on the grad
ing and bouleyarding of Fourth
street from Elm to Lafayette and to
Madison avenue from Broad to Fifth.
There was quite an aggregation of
property owners present to look
over the plans of City Engi-
neer Blomquist and many asked
for explanations of various points,
but there were no protests against
the improvement II is designed to
make the roadway thirty feet wide
on both streets, though this may be
changed with regard to Maids IN ave-
nue. before the contract Is awarded.
A motion was passed providing that
bids for this work be advertised for,
and that they be opened at the
meeting on March 2.
II was decided to hold 4 meeting
Of the council on Tuesday morning,
February "a, instead OF February IS,
the twenty-third being a holiday.
AS a mater of form, according to
the charter, a resolution was passed,
confirming the action of the council
of a week ago. purchasing the big
road roller.
The report of City Recorder Bates,
which is published officially IN this
issue. showing the state of the city
treasury was received and placed on
sfile. The report shows a balance on
january IL, 1914, of $9,S4O.19. against
s12,3s9.06. Receipts for the month
were s9,s4l.S7 and disbursements
were s7,3s3.
From Mondays Daily.
Very Fine Entertainment.