The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-15

| II grows cold. 80 that we. have
really accomplished nothing. asa lzsi
"The ice on the river on the clear
spots where we intend to- cut GOES
to a depth of about twelve inches.
We wish to. get It to d depth or
about fifteen inches before we begin
the actual cutting. Our blowing viii
probably thicken It to much great
er depth than that, but we shall not
begin the blowing again until. there
is. spell OF zero weather. n : & 81
Will Require Twenty Days.
1T will take ms about twenty DAYS
to get all OF our Ice cut, and hauled
All OF the ice men intend to do
what hauling they have, to do. over
the Blue Earth river bridge first.
Later, our hauling over the ice at
the mouth OF the Blue Earth can be
done. We wish to get through with
using the bridge In order that the
contractor who has undertaken to re.
pair the bridge may get through with
his work during the first part Of
February. There win thus be plenty
of time for that work TO be done be.
fore the ice on the Blue Earth FLYER.
where the ice crossing Is made be-
comes weak and unsafe TO cross.
Can't Predict Price.
what the price OF ice viii BIO
next summer ! am not I'm position
to say. II depends on what our ex-
pense is in putting II up This win.
ter we shall have to haul the ice
greater distances than We did last
winter. This IL because we have to
go farther to find the nice clear ice.
Much of the ice. that is near the
mouth of the Blue Earth river is
rough and covered with slush. We
shall get a nice quality or Ice,
though n great deal of Il must be
hauled about two miles. from !, e.
place on the Minnesota river not far
from the brickyard. Last winter our
greatest haul was about a mile and
q half. w. E... .f-.E...
About the slush.
whether slush gathers on the top
CT the ice depends on weather con-
ditlons. Sometimes, after thin. coat
ing of ice has formed on the river,
there will come q warm day, and
the thin ice will be carried down
and forced together In =, the form
OF slush., Other Ice will freeze under
this slush. In some winters there is
a great deal more slush than IN
others.
"All the local ice men last winter
put up about 10000 tons Of lea. p !,
This year we expect to put up
about 1000 tons more than that. /.
Our own firm has built new ice
house and so has Richard fierzberg
on Poplar street. These two con-
Germs, together with Hammett &
Polchow, across the street from. US
on West Front street, and Albert
Weber OF North Mankato. will prob
ably store away all OF $4,000 tons OF
flrst-class clear ice this winter"
From Mondays Daily.
Two claims against the city az.
gregating $1,000, were presented at /
this mornings meeting Of the city
council. Both were for personal in
jury. resulting from falls on slippery
The two were referred
to City Attorney Schaub. '-''-' 70
One OF these, claim for $4,000.
was presented by Mrs. Emma Hem
derson. She claimed TO have been
hurt in fall on the inclined drive
way, which Is part of the sidewalk,
near the Lewis garage on Second
street. She alleges that ON. December.
IL she slipped and fell at that place
because IL was covered with ice and
snow. r..
Benjamin Taylor. attorney for Mrs.
Henderson. said this was an especi-
ally pltiful case. The woman was
Obliged to support herself and child
by washing, her husband giving her
no aid. She broke her hip IN the
fall and had been incapacitated from
work ever since. Her earning power
had been destroyed and she was
now helpless. Tho fall occurred In
The dark.
The other claim was presented
through Attorney John Il. Regan by
Mrs. Mary Martin, wife of the auc-
tioneer John Martin. This accident
took place at Fourth and Cherry
streets. The claim Is for 81 900.
Councilman Lamm remarked that
such accidents showed no negligence
on the part Of the city. Mayor Meyer
observed that It was impossible to
keep snow and ice from gathering
at some places on the sidewalks.
Complaint About conss.
= A communication from the Man
kato Fire Department Relief associa-
ton, asking that something be done
to get different gongs on the street
cars, from those on the fire vehicles,
was read and placed on file.
Adolph Miller, superintendent OF
the street car system, spoke briefly
on the matter, saying he would pre-.
sent his views of the. situation at
the meeting OF the city council next
Monday morning. 49,,
At suggestion Of Councilman Ger.
Itch. a motion was passed, providing
that the city sprinkling wagons BE
repaired and repainted.
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