The Mankato free press., 1915-08-20
Hits At The Sterling Electric
Company Al Council
Meeting
From Mondays oarry.

"OUody
City councilman Eichstaedt spoke
at the council meeting this morning
very emphatically on the subject OF
the oxidation and deterioration of the
apparatus that the Sterling Electric
company has allowed to lie so long on
the streets and alleys OF Mankato
This apparatus consists or lighting
poles and other equipment for the
new way OF light on Front street.
Mr.. Eichstaedt stated that the por-
Celain portion of the posts had been
Clipped and broken and the electrical
coils showed that they had suffered
greatly from being left out in the
storms and were badly rusted. Mr..
Eichstaedt said he was afraid these
would go to pieces soon after cur
rent was run through them. They
were not made to stand the weather.
Mayor 4. G. Meyer stated that IL
the job on the way OF light was not
satisfactory. the city would not have
to accept it,
At length II was decided TO have
Earl ID. Jackson. the st. Paul electrical
engineer. come to Mankato and look
carefully over the apparatus and the
work that were being furnished to the
city in the installation on that way of
light.
Sprung Another Sensation.
Mr. Eichstaedt sprung another
sensation He did not like to have
IL appear in the minutes as II the
whole council was responsible for the
fact that the afternoon meeting of
August 2, when Il was voted to hire
the Concrete Steel Engineering COM
pany Of New York to draw the plans
for the new bridge. was illegal. He
said he did not tell the reporters or
anybody else TO stay out He did not
have anything to do with making II
a secret meeting. He did not like to
have It appear that the councilmen
were a lot Of criminals He said II
was the mayor that called that
meeting What the council did at the
morning session OF that day was
merely TO adjourn TO two o'clock in
the afternoon.
Il stated before" said the mayor,
that was just as much to blame as
YOU fellows. II was simply a mis-
take 10 do business at such a meet
ing"
The minutes stated that that secret
session was Illegal and no change
was made i'm them.
Accepted Price Bond.
The council accepted, the bond of
Donald ID. Price i'm the sum of $50. .O0G
guaranteeing good faith i'm his con-
tract to draw the plans for the new
bridge and superintend the work
Tho bond was one Of the Lion Bond
ing and Surety company of Ne
braska. The council fixed the bond If
!. H. \. BrahtZ OF Minneapolis. the
engineer who Is to inspect the job. In
the sum of $1,000
City Clerk Bates was instructed TO
advertise for bids OH new steam
boiler at the central fire station. |
The contract for some painting and |
repair work on the detention hos
pital was awarded to Joseph Mandcr-
field for STAG. Mayor Meyer remark |
ed that the rorchcs on the building |
we're rotten. and at his suggestion II |
was decided TO have new concrete !
pOrches erected.
Complaint BY Hielscher.
Dr. J. \. Hielschor appeared before '
the council and complained that the
A'AIfiAbht NOhipdhi hdu hOA
their poles from Washington court
On motion by councilman Lack. City
Attorney Phillips was instructed TO
bring this matter to the attention OF 1
the companies at once.
Mayer Meyer reported that he had
received much complaint from the
street car company about interference
with the traffic in the pavement The
city authorities have been insisting
on having the traffic stopped for
about two days at each place the ce-
ment has been laid to give il a chance
TO set. No action was taken to
change this order. The company
claims il has been losing $50 to SIS a
day. on account of the interference
Councilman Eichstaedt brought up
the matter of having sewer and water
improvements on Locust street.
Mayor Meyer thought the grading
should be done first. After some dis
cussion il was decided TO have the
city engineer prepare plans and speci- !
fications for the sewer, water and
grading. and the question whether
all three will be done at once was left |
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