The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-09-22
Value Of Cereal Raised On the
Ground Bought Lately
SAMPLE SHOWN COUNCIL
lis Figured That at Least Two
Hundred and Fifty Bushels
Harvested
from Mondays Daily.

FTONn "OHOdy . Oo'J'
That good crop of corn will be
garnered off the land recently bought
by the city as an addition to Sibley
park next to the Minnesota river was
brought out at the city council meet
ing this morning. Councilman Eich-
steadt said several people had been
figuring on buying a few acres of this
crop of fifteen acres. Mr.. EichStaedt
said the park would need at least
$50 bushels. The rest might be sold.
Mr.. Eichstaedt declared that it waS
very wise move to plant the fifteen
acres with corn instead of renting
them out. The land might have been
rented for the season for $50, but as
| it was, there was a nice crop of corn
A sample of the corn was shown at
the meeting by City Clerk Bates
Topped Off More Assessment.
! The city council today Topped off
another $40 from the assessment of
the property of August Blissenbach
/ for the sewer on Washington street
between Fifth and Sixth. This brought
Mr.. Blissenbach's assessment down to
$50. Mr.. Blissenbach was not salts
| fled, having figured it out that his
| assessment should not be above $685.
Mr.. Blissenbach and William Witt
rock have equal frontages on Wash
ington street and Mr.. Wittrock's as
sessment is SIS, but Mr.. Wittrock
will use the sewer with two houses,
while Mr.. Blissenbach has but one
The assessment was completed for
curb and gutter on Pearl, Beech and
other streets. The date for confirma-
ton was set two weeks from today.
Wanted Fifteen Cent Rebate.
Rev. M. w. Fleckenstein appeared
before the council to protest against
having Is cents added to his water
bill of $3.50 for delinquency in pay
ment. He claimed that he had not
been notified However, it appeared
from the records in the office of the
water department that the notice had
| been sent as usual to the residence
then occupied by George Clark, 429
Warren street. Mr.. Fleckenstein has
since moved into that dwelling The
council therefore voted not to allow
the penalty of Is cents to be taken
from his bill.
w. H. Pay presented to the coun-
Gil petition signed by nine property
owners, including himself, for the i'm
provement Of Parry street from Glen
wood and Fifth streets to the east
line of lot 10, block 2, Parry's addition
distance of two blocks. The petit
ton asks for grading, sewer, water
and sidewalks. After some discus
sion "a motion was PASSED intruct-
ing City Engineer Blomquist to pre-
pare plans and specifications and es-
ofo nf oncf Of hn yo
Salvation Army Request.
| Councilman Eichstaedt presented
, the request of the Salvation Army
crops for permission to show pictures
on Hickory street, west of Front hang
ing a canvas on the building of the
Mankato State bank. Mayor Lamm
remarked that this would be all right
if the owners of the building would
consent. The permission will be
granted with that understanding.
Mr.. Eichstaedt suggested that plas-
ter board be used on the partitions of
the city hall building instead of
steel lath. The plaster board, he said,
was not only better, but cheaper. 1t
was agreed that the architect, Mr.:
Pass, be instructed to draw up speci-
fications, providing for the use of the
plaster board. Mr.. Eichstaedt esti-
mated that the change would save
the city about $40.
Councilman Humiston presented a
request by Judge w. l.. Comstock to
have the width of the sidewalk in
front of the judges premises on Beech
street reduced from six to four feet.
This was for the purpose of preserv-
| ing some trees and a portion of the
front yard A motion was passed
granting this request.