The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-05-07
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oratory ut Mankato going Tor three
months. until the state money can be
obtained for this purpose. the city
OF Maukato will give an equal sum.
So the city council decided this morn
ing. u will take $3.50 to keep the lab
oratory I'm operation during the COM
Ing three months The council took
this action by vote of Tour TO one,
Councilman Lauin casting the neg
atiyc vote. DIR. T.. e.. Pratt. who Is In
charge or tile laboratory. argued that
IL would be well To keep the labora-
tory open Tor examinations and tests
Uf contagious diseases. lie took tho
position that by prompt action, such
rs could be obtained at n laboratory
located here. epldemics might often
be avoided. The city water could be
examined at any time. Mr.. Lamm
thought the city could get such serI
ice. promptly enough. by getting the
services or a laboratory I'm the twin
cities. County Commissioner Foley
promised TO bring the matter up at
the meeting OF the county board to-
morrow.
Nicoiiet County to Assist.
Mayor Meyer briefly reported the
visit that he and other local men in
terestcd In the project OF new
bridge at Main street over the Min
nesota river had made to ST. Peter
with the result that the county board
has passed a resolution turning over
TO the city of Mankato the $4,000 OBJ
tanned from the state as Nicollet
county's share OF the state money
given for The bridge. lie stated that
the commissioners had told him that
. they were willing also TO give some
Of Nicollet county's own money for
tho bridge. but could not do so at
present. as there was not enough
money ava'lable They thought they
could give about $4,000 next spring
The mayor said he told the Nicollct
county commissioners that an effort
should be made next year to get So.
900 FROM the state as that county's
share OF the state money for this
bridge.
City Engineer l,lomquist reported
that hc had estimated that tho nov
way of light on Front street would
neccssitaic an assessment Of sol per
&C feet from Vino street tn the bend.
s21 from the bend TO Record aud $50
from Record TO Marshall. all this be
ing In proportion 10 the number OF
lights. \ motion was passed provid
ing that the city council approximate
$1,000 for the way of light and the
rest is To be raised by assessment. 4
hearing on the assessment Is tn be-
held two week from today. There was
some discussion about the part Of the
way or light abuitinE on railroad
property. Mayor Meyer thought the
railroad company would pay the
whole assessment without any truu-
Bile.
Letter From Street Car Company.
4 communication was received from
J. y. Schultz. president OF the Man
kato Electric Traction company. re-
ducstinS that the city council refrain
from laying too heavy a burden on
the company in the pavements order
ell 10 be laid this year. Mr.. Schultz
stated that the company had been
paying dividends. and he did not like
10 disappoint the stockholders In this
matter. Therefore. he did not wish to
see the company put under too great
an expense i'm the paving.
IL Was found on investigation that
the proposed paving would necessitatc
the street car company paying for its
share OF eleven blocks. Councilman
1amm suggested that the company
might have the privilege of paying the
assessment I'm ten years on the in
stsllnent plan. but City Attorney
Phillips and City Clerk Bates did not
think this was the case. as tho ten
year provision appeared TO apply only
10 the assessment of abutting prop
eriy.
But One Bid Received.
There was but one bid for the con =
struction OF the sidewalk on the north
side Of the bridge over the Blue Earth
river and his was by s. 4. Rouse.
With steel stringers Mr.. Rouse offer
Cd to do, the work for 1895. exclusive
OF the foundation. With wooden
stringers his bid was 1875. For the
Concrctc foundation his bid was 20
cents per cubic foot. City Engineer
Blomuuist remarked that these fig
urcs were a little in advance OF his
estimates. which were $3.50 with steel
stringers and $3.50 with wooden
stringers, the work including the
foundation. At length motion was
passed providing that the contract be
awarded. provided the county con-
sent TO pay half the cost. as was IN
dcrstood to be The attitude of the
county board.
Four bids were opened on tho fur
nishing of, wafer meter for the city
power station Til" Iicrsey Naurfr-a
turing company ar Boston. Mas lid
sttl. $500 and $40 on different kinds
of meters: the Neptune Meter COM
pany. $500 and $3.50: the National
Meter company OF Chicago. sfa0.
and the George n. Worthington
company OF Chicago. $3.50. The repre-
sentative of the Neptune Meter com
pany explained TO the council that the
meter on which his company bid
st50 was really n $3.50 meter but Il
had been, sold TO another customer.
Who. on finding that no could not use
u. returned II In exchange for some.
thing else. The meter was as good as
new. and had never been even un-
hacked. The council decided to take
no action at present. but 10 study out
the bids and the different makes OF
meters that the bids covered.
Draft Of Ground Lease.
City. Clerk Bates presented the
draft of lease. proposed by the
Northwestern railroad. whereby the
city was TO rent from that company
three lots and part OF another across
Main street from tho Saulpatteb bofei