The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-10-23
Push The Work Of Bettering
North Fourth Street
from Mondays Daily.


of cement curb and cutters and
driveway on the easterly side of
North Fourth street from Elm TO
Lafayette. Bids we're as follows:
n. l.. Misunderstanding with river
gravel and fifteen per cent clay. 81
cents per cubic yard; Indian Lake
gravel rroI city pit, s1.1O per cubic
yard
Alexander misunderstanding the
driveway and boulevarding on the
easterly side and leveling the ex-
cavated material on the park way.
$500: river gravel with fifteen per
cent clay, rs cents: Indian Lake,
sl.OO; curb and eighteen inch gut
ter. 40 cents per lineal foot.
T. Il. misunderstanding, boulc-
varding and lcveling. s344; river
gravel. fifteen per cent clay. so
cents; Indian Lake, SIZE; curb
and gutter. ~ cents.
Fowler & Pay-Cement curb and
gutter, 43 cents per lineai foot; re-
setting curb ut 90 cents per lineal
foot.
John notwithstanding, boulevard
ing and leveling. $3.50: river gravel,
s1.25 per cubic yard; Indian Lake.
sl.65.
8. X. Fowler-Curb and gutter. ~
cents per lineal foot.
Lundin Brothers-Grading, boule-
varding and ieyeling. s269: river
gravel, total. s265: Indian Lake, to-
tai. S3l5: curb and gutter. AZ cents
Mr.. Mccall was the lowest on the
grading, boulevarding and leyeling
but he did not care for any part Of
the job. unless he could have IL all.
Fowler & Pay were lowest on THE
curb and gutter work and therefore
the job was awarded to them.
For the rest of the work, includ.
ing the grading and graveling, II was
figured out that Lundin Brothers
were the lowest. and the contract for
that work awarded to them. Indian
Lake gravel Is TO be used.
Letter From Captain Scott.
a letter was received from Captain
A. o. Scott OF Company Ii to the
effect that some Of the cny workmen
recently took away some of the
sidewalk stones while taking up the
drain from the water fountain at
Plum and Second streets and had
not returned them. This matter was
referred to the city engineer to
adjust.
In the same letter, the captain
called attention to the fact that last
July Company II had not received its
usual allowance OF $500 from the
city.
II will be remembered that prior
to the building of the present
Armory block, the city was accus-
toned to pay $500 per year, in two
semi-annual installments, for the
rent of an armory for the company,
light, heat and other expenses.
Councilman Lamm remarked that
II should be remembered that the
company had agreed, In case the city
gave the lot for the present new
building. the semipnnual 5000 would
be given up by the company.
City Recorder Bate, on inquiry,
stated that no bill for the 5000
claimed. had ever been presented.
Il was the consensus OF opinion
that nothing should be done about
this, as the company had received
something In place Of what the city
used to give IL.
Ask For Culvcrt.
A petition was received asking that
something be done TO construct a
culvert over Guenther creek, where
Il ran through block seventeen of
Waite & Roelofson's addition. Com
plant was made that the creek
at present was unsightly and I'M
sanitary.
Councilman Gerlicli said the prop.
erty owners were willing to do the
work If the city would furnish the
material for such culvert.
Mayor Meyer said he did not see
that the city should donate anything
for the improvement OF private prop.
erty. II those property owners
wanted cuivert IN their property
they could go ahead and build II
without consulting the city. How
ever he thought II would be fair
enough for the city To pay for that
part of the culvert that crossed Sew.
enth street and the alley. At length
IL was decided that the city would
pay for that much. or have It done
BY city labor. II the property owners
would do the rest
The Main Street Bridge.
Councilman Gerlich stated that he
was convinced that something should
be done to strengthen the driveway
on the Main street bridge. Both the
stringers and the planks should be
in part replaced. He said he had
been told by North Mankato resi-
dent that three or four loads OF
gravel going over at once, would be
likely TO cause breakdown.
Mayor Meyer said he had been In
formed that the people OF North
Mankato would bring before the
Nicollet county commissioners at
their next meeting the question of
appropriating something for the fix
ing of the driveway.
The matter was deferred, pending