The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-24
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Bids For The Structure Will Be
Opened Monday Morning,
March 27
From Nesday's Daily.

street was taken this morning by the
city council. A resolution was passed
providing for an advertisement for
bids on an issue of bonds in the sum
of $4,000. The bonds are to run
twenty years and are to bear inter-
est at the rate of five per cent. They
are to be in $1,000 denominations. The
bids are to be opened On the morning
of April 8.
81 Bids on the construction of the
bridge will be opened at the meeting
of March 81. 1t is not intended to
award the contract at that meeting,
but to wait until the bids on the bonds
are opened. Then the council will
know pretty well how much money is
available. 1t is probable that the sale
of the bonds and the award of the
contract will be accomplished at the
same meeting.
Plan For Fairgrounds.
]. E. Reynolds, chairman of the city
playground commission, appeared be-
fore the city council to see what the
city could afford to appropriate to-
wards the equipment of Fairgrounds
suitable for the little children of the
city during the coming season. Mr..
Reynolds remarked that the commits
sion had had hard time looking up
suitable site. 1t seemed that there
was nothing available nearer than
Sibley park, that would suit the COM
mission. That would be an excellent
place for the playground though pref
ty far away.
Mr. Reynolds was asked what he
thought about the lots on the east
side of South Front street, where
Warren creek ran through. He said
he thought that would be an excellent
place, but the other members of the
commission were afraid that it would
cost too much money to equip that
place properly for a playground.
Councilman Eichstaedt remarked
that the commission still had in it's
hands 500 that had not been ex-
pended. He asked how much the COM
mission needed, and Mr.. Reynolds
.. thought the sum of $500 at least should
be at hand. He realized that there
were many calls on the city funds, but
something, should certainly be done
to take care of the little folks.
Mayor Robert Lamm suggested that
it might be well to put a playground
on the boulevard property that the
city had on the east side of North
Fourth street, where the street was
greatly widened by the taking out of
the Omaha railroad. Mr.. Reynolds
thought the suggestion an excellent
one.
Mayor Lamm told Mr.. Reynolds
that the commission might go ahead
and make it's plans to have a play
ground there and details could be
worked out later The mayor thought
a $500 appropriation was a little bit
steep, but the city could extend aid
from time to time. He thought the
matter could be handled all right in
that way.
Mayor Lamm and Councilman Lack
said the city council should have
definite statement from the treasurer
of the commission before anything
was done.
Wants Storm Sewer.
&, E. ]. GustafsOn appeared before the
council and urged that something be
done soCn in the direction of getting
: storm sewer on Franklin street from
Seventh to Fourth and on Fourth to
Lime, connecting with another sewer.
A petition was presented to the coun-
Gil for this improvement. Mr.. Gustaf
son said this improvement was very ur-
gent and necessary. The land was very
wet through that neighborhood, and
the people wanted the drainage very
urgently.
Mayor Robert Lamm explained that
in order to get this improvement
made, it would be necessary to get
provision made in the next budget,
and it would be October when that
budget was made up. Therefore it
would be hardly possible to make the
improvement this year.
John Koch also addressed the coun-
Gil on behalf of the petition. He re-
marked that the property owners OF
that neighborhood wanted to put in
some curb and gutter, but the storm
sewer should be put in first
The petition had twenty nine sig
natures. It was placed on file.
Claim Against City.
City Clerk Bates read communi-
cation from Attorney C.. J. Laurisch,
presenting a claim of $275 against the
city, for the loss of horse by w. E.
Stewart of North Mankato. Last
Thursday this horse got his leg caught
in the street car rail at Front and
Main streets. broke the leg and had
to be shot The communication claimed
tnaL the city AUTHORITIES, were ueSll-
gent in allowing the rail to project
above the street pavement. The mat
ter was referred to the city attorney.
Mayor Lamm reported request by
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton for the use of Sibley park on
the Fourth of July; also that the
city put up wooden benches there and
provide band. After some discus
sion it was decided to grant this re-
quest and leave the matter in the
hands of the mayor.
West Front Street Flooded.
Councilman Eichstaedt brought up
the matter of the flooding of West,
Front street near the Blue Earth riv-
er bridge. He said something must
be done to drain off that water. Many
people out there had water in their
cellars. He thought drain pipe of
two and half blocks was the short
est that would do. The matter was
referred to the city engineer
City Engineer Blomquist presented
plans and specifications for the con-