The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-08


fourth class to the three and a hal
class. "
There Is chance to get the insur
ance rates on brick buildings reduce
FIVE per cent, and on stocks and othe
three per cent.
Such was the substance OF a cum
from Walter I. Fisher
manager OF the General Inspectio
of Minneapolis, read ut thi
meeting Of the city council
The proposition was based on recon
made to this company b
Engineer L. II. Townsend. Il will b
that Mr.. Townsend. to
gether with Insurance COMMISSIONS
3. ID. Works. and several Of the city OF
flcials. last August made an exhaus
tive inspection of the city. with
view to getting the class OF the fir
protection raised and the fire insur
ance rates reduced.
The conditions on which this pro
posed promotion is based, are as fol
lows:
First. Increase the number OF
wells from four to FIVE.
Second. Installing an emer-
gency supply connection from the
pump house to the well supply
line OF the Consumers Power
company and the Hubbard Mill
ing company with sealed valve In
the pump house. the line to be
charged with water up. to the
sealed valve.
Third. Maintain steam I'm boil
ers at all times and keep steam
pump in a good state Of repair.
Fourth. Install hose reel
with $50 feet of hose at the water
works pumping station.
Fifth. Discontinue use OF
pumping station for lodging pur-
poses.
Sixth. All hydrants should be
examined annually. and card In
dexed for reference OF operations.
repairs. ets.
One Objection Raised.
There was lust one of the REQUIRE
nents that lid not strike the T. rcy O
the councilmen. and that was the on
OF keeping up the steam at The pump
ing station all the time. Councilman
Eich~ '"edt thought that expense q
keeping IN the steam "Nuld be s,
great that II would offs" the benefit
Of gett'"e the iIsur"~a rates re
duced. Co.." n'~an ack thought IN
matter might be- ken up with Nj
Fisher snd perhaps some settlement
made. The communication was place,
on file.
Mr.. Townsends bill for his service
was $3.50. Mr.. Fisher said he ha,
that the Mankato cit,
council would be willing to pay hal
Of this. A motion was passed, provid
ing that this be done.
Mills Claim Granted.
City ATTORNEY Phillips presente,
the claim of Clyde 8. Mills for iniurie
received I'm running into the barri
iade on Jackson street last Thursda,
night. The claim was $50. Mr.. Phil
lips thought this was very reasonatl,
md would not more than compensat,
MFR. Mills for time lost. doctor
'harges. and other expenses. Tn,
lain was allowed. 80. go 'r
Mr.. Phillips stated that he was in
ormed that there were no lights on
he barricade. and also that somebod,
Else ran into, the same obstruction
hat same evening.
Councilman Bekke expressed tn,
opinion that the city police fore,
ought to see to IL that there are light,
IN such barricades. Councilman
-aack conceded with this view.
General Gustave Widell appeared
Il the meeting to express his appre'
,iation of the kind and courteou;
reatment his company had received
It the hands Of city officials and 10.
al citizens in general during the lay.
ng OF the new pavements.
Petition Grading.
A petition was read. signed hv 8
;. Wilson end severa, others. asking
or the grsdins down by eight feet n
lark street from the silver ravine Il
'arsons street. The matter was re-
erred to Councilman DakKe.
CITY Engineer Blomuuist reported
hat the test OF the cable tn he used
n the Mankato way OF ligh. was
completed by the Electrical Testing
OF New York. and the
able was found to be o! very good
uality In all respects.
Bids were opened on the construc-
ion OF a sanitary sewer on Willard
treet south 290 feet from Van Brunt
ohm Mccall bid 1874 and c. NJ. Mas
ers $242. The contract was awarded
o Mr.. Masters.
Councilman Bekke was instructed
o have a sidewalk laid abutting the
trip of city property on Fourth
treet north OF Lafayette.
City Clerk Bates was instructed tn
dvertise for bids on the laying of
idewalk on the north side OF Iafa-
cite street from Broad to Fourth.
Granted a License.
ID. w. Davis was granted license
, run the R-Cade saloon at 427
outh Front street.
The Citizens Telephone company
as granted permission to lay con-
uits i'm Carroll street from the alley
etween State and Van Brunt to the
LEY between Van Brunt and Pleas
ut. 20
Chief OF Police Klueherz REPORTED
nat during the month Of September
iere had been twenty eight arrests
nd fourteen dodgers at the police
alton. .-
The assessment for the Thompson
nd Fifth street sewer was con-
rmed. ...
The application for the transfer of
saloon license for South Front
rect from c. o. Hall TO 8. p. Miller.