The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-09-10
Another Well Must Be Sunk, So
City Experts Declare
From TUESDAYS Darry.

, From Tuesdays Daffy.
Mankato must have an additional
well. This was brought out I'm a dis
cussion al the city council meeting
this morning. Charles F. LEM, su-
perintendent of the pumping station,
stated today that the city water
system had a producing capacity of
$50 gallons per minute. While no
shortage had yet been felt, he feared
that there would be a shortage, II the
flow were not increased. He said the
system ought to be able TO furnish
1900 gallons a minute. The city should
look to the future.
Ii was decided that Mayor Meyer
and the other members of the city
council hold accommodating expedi-
ton in the near future and see what
is a suitable place for an additional
city well.
City Attorney Phillips presented
two deeds that he had executed,
whereby the city bought two small
tracts OF land on the east side of
Front street. where that street makes
sharp bend, just as one approaches
the Blue Earth river bridge. To
each of these grantors is to be paid
SIS. Two strips of land have been
bought to straighten out the street.
The county authorities have been
cutting away the bluff here to get
road material. This has the addi-
tional good effect of widening the
street by bringing the new part down
TO grade.
Inquiry About Way of Light.
Councilman Eichstaedt stated that
fifteen TO twenty people had called
OH him lately, asking IL the Sterling
Electric company was going to get
the way Of light installed in time for
the Mankato fair.
Mayor Meyer said he wished that
could he done.
Councilman Bekke said the men on
the job seemed to be working pretty
we'll. but somehow, they did not make
much Roadway
Mr.. Eichstaedt said six or seven
men at work on a block getting out
the paving bricks and putting them
back again counted up pretty fast in
expenditure II was the general opin-
ion of the councilmen that the COM
pany found the job harder one than
was anticipated.
Chief OF Police Klugherz reported
that during the month of August
there had been twenty-siX prisoners
and eighteen dodgers at the central
police station.
The date for the hearing on the
proposed improvement of Locust
street from Sixth to Pearl was set to
be September 20. The improvement
includes grading, sewer and water.
Councilman Eichstaedt remarked that
nobody seemed to be against the
proposition.
City Engineer Blomquist presented
proposed assessment for the Thomp-
son street sewer The hearing on
this assessment was set for Septem-
Der 90
Plans For Laying Water Mains.
Plans and specifications for the
laying of water mains on West
Eighth street from Baker avenue to
Owatonna street were presented by
the city engineer. the estimated cost
being $685.. City Clerk Bates was in
structed TO advertise for bids. MIR.
Eichstaedt said quite number of
people were going to build OH that
street
The city engineer also presented
plans and specifications for a sani-
, tary sewer on Willard street from
Van Brunt street 800 feet south, at an
estimated cost of $3.50. The hearing
was set for September 90.
A motion by Councilman Lamm
+ was passed. providing for the issu-
ance of city certificates i'm the sum of
$4,000 to raise that sum for the WI
dell company on the street paving
contract.