The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-30
Contract For Kato
Way Of Light
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From Monaay's DAILY.
For the installation of the proposed
way of-llgbt on Front street from
Vine to Marshall, the city council this
morning passed n resolution awarding
the contract to the Sterling Electric
company of Minneapolis. There are
% be four posts TO the block from
Vine TO Liberty and two posts to the
block from Liberty to Marshall. The
posts are not to be the Broadway
Cutter posts. picture of which was
printed I'm last Saturdays Free Press,
although that was the post that had
been selected by the council. This
WAS changed this morning to the AS
trial Morris post. The main difference
Is that tho latter has square base.
instead OF a round one. and Is little
less slender all the way up. To get
the Astral Morris post the city must
nay s47S.43 moro for the installation.
The nitrogen lamps we're chosen I'm
preference TO the luminous arcs. The
make OF lamp will be the Laco. and
fhe tops Of the posts VIII be the
Cuttef Sollux. such as was shown In
the picture of the broadway Cutter
post. Each pest Is 10 have LOCO can
Rle-power. The bid OF the Sterling
Electric company on oil OF this work
was sg.3ep.Gg. Their bid was by far
the lowest OF all that were submitted.
The next lowest was In the neighbor-
hood OF $4,000.
Statement BY Henley.
H!aH. Henley, representing this
company was at the council meeting
this morning. He remarked that his
company had been approached with
the question OF how much his COM
pany would accept to withdraw from
the tield and let the job go. but the
company would not listen To any OF
those propositions. Tho company he
said. had received three such propc-
sitions. He said there were no
strings attached to the company's bid.
VT. HENLEY was asked wat he
thought OF the question OF choosing be
tween the luminous arcs and the nj
trogen incandescents F. NJ. Currier
had told the council that he wanted
to 60 on record In favor OF the lumi-
nous arc lights as opposed to the nj
trogen lamps and state that he thought
Il would be a mistake to put tin the
nitrogen lights because they we're
while the luminous arc lights we're
perhaps a little bit more economical
at the present time. Il should be
borne in mind that the nitrogen lamps
were being improved right along and
as the old ones wore out they would
he replaced with more modern and
improved ones and thus the lighting
system could be kept up to-date far
better than II the luminous arc lights
we're put In. --..- 49, !"
At the suggestion OF Councilman
Lack. three other such lamp posts
were ordered to be placed In Sibley
park at points TO be designated
These posts VIII be twenty feet high
Those on Front street are to be four
teen feet high. ...
The state Medical Laboratory.
Dr. G.. &. Pratt. who Is In charge
OF The local state medical laboratory,
stated that he had been requested by
Df. ~. ~. Bracken OF the state board
of,-health co. see whether the . city
council would be willing to appropri-
ate $3.50 In order TO keep this labora :
tory up until the state funds for the
purpose would. be available ON the
first of August He said II this was
not done the laboratory would have
tp close. He remarked that the state
laboratory had TO close at Minneap
oils for the same reason. lack of state
money. The state laboratory at Du-
luth would be kept up by the money
supplied by the light and water com
mission OF the city and by st. Louis
county. The matter was referred TO
Mayor Meyer for consideration.
J. Msyor Meyer spoke of the petition
that had been fled for the street light
at Locust and Pearl streets. He said
there we're two other lights. one a
block each way from this corner and
nc therefore recommended that no
light be granted. The council took
no action.
Councilman Lack reported that he
Rad been getting letters from people
desiring 10 buy does from the park
He was OF the opinion that no deer
should be disposed OF until the fall
End he asked that the council pass
a motion indorsing this position The
motion was carried. ..-
Regarding the Park Addition.
A committee OF the Mankato Com
mercial club. consisting OF Judge
Lorin Cray. +. W. Hunt, F. ". Cur
rier and II. +. Carney. appeared be-
fore the council. and presented the
proposition OF having the city buy
the twenty-five and one-quarter acre
strip OF land lying between Sibley
park and the Minnesota river. This
property has been purchased by J. s.
Mclaughlin of the Minnesota Pipe
and Tile company for $1,000 on the
installment plan. Mr.. Mclaughlin Is
willing TO turn over the contract 10
the city. en- the othcr hand the coEi-
mittec presented to the council the
proposition that number OF Local
citizens would be willing to purchase
the tract and hold II for the city, let
ting thercity buy Il and make the
payments as II saw fit The council
took no action on the matter but will
look into the proposition.
III. s. Mabee. 911 Mulberry street
cmplained to the council. that some
street work done by the city near his
house has resulted in displacing and
blocking some tile that drained his
cellar. Tie result was that the eel
lar was flooded. vegetables spoiled
and the family made sick. The mat
ter was referred to Councilman
Bids For Refreshmcnt Privilege.
Bids were opened on the refresh
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