The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-04-28
Official Action to That End Was
Taken This Morning
WATERS Is CONFIRMED
Number Matters Were Brought
To The Attention of City
Fathers
From MONDAYS Da!Iv.

en- by the city council at the regular
NEE ting this morning.
Councilman HumiSton brought UP
the matter OF the paving of this al
ley through the main part Of the city
He said a great many people had
come to see him about that. The al
ley was in horrible shape. Much
dirt was dragged out upon the streets
from the alley and it was a continual
expense to flush that dirt Off He re-
marked that City Engineer BIomquist
had made the statement that plan
could be made whereby the alley
! could be paved so that portion could
, be opened for the laying of the fire
main at some future date at no great
additional expense. Let us have the
use of that alley while yet we are
alive" said Mr. Humiston.
Remarks BY Engineer.
City Engineer BlomCuist remarked
that two joints could be made in lay
ing an asphalt pavement, half-inch
boards, being used, so that two and
half to three feet of the alley pave
ment could later be taken up, in case
it was decided to put fire main
tlldt HlltN. Ilt IL
might be possible to take up that pOr-
ton of the pavement and put it back.
At all events it would not be neces-
sary to destroy the whole pavement
Councilman Eichstaedt spoke of the
large amount of money that was be-
ing spent by the city for flushing,
graveling and riprapping, expense
that might be saved by paving the
alley. AS it was, in many places in
the alley the people were walking
through eight and ten inches of mud.
Mayor Lamm remarked that it was
necessary to do something to take
care of the drain water
Mr. Humiston said a concave alley
would carry the water out to the gut
ters nicely.
Mr. Blomquist gave figures estimat-
ing that it would cost about S23 for
each twenty-five foot lot. Council
man Lack thought the benefit would
be well worth such an outlay.
Mr.. Blomquist remarked that the
gas and telephone companies ought to
be notified in advance of the laying
of the pavement, that they would bet
ter get busy at once if they wished
to put in any conduits.
On motion by Mr.. lHumiston, the
city engineer was instructed to pre-
pare plans AMI specifications fo~ the
pavement of that alley from Liberty
to Vine He was also instructed to
prepare plans and specifications for
the paving of Liberty street from
Front to Second and Byron street
from Front to Second.
Finishing Touch On Bond Sale.
Finishing touches on the deal for
the sale of the issue Of $40 coo worth
of city bonds for the construction Of
the new bridge across the Minnesota
river at Main street were made by the
city council this morning. A resolu-
ton was passed providing for the is
sue of the bonds at four per cent, to
be sold to the Wells DickeY COMPANY
at Minneapolis, at par plus accrued
interest, and an additional commits
sion to be paid to that company of
$1,000. Such was the deal that the
Mankato Loan and Trust company
engaged itself at a recent meeting of
the council to obtain for tho city
The city gets par for the bonds, pays
commission of $1,000 and pays four
per cent interest.
Confirmed Mr.. Walters.
By the vote Of three to two, E. v,
Walters was reelected police and
health officer at the city council
meeting this morning. Mayor Lamm
announced his appointment and then
came the vote of the confirmation.
Councilman Humiston refused to Vote.
Councilman Lack voted no, at the
same time remarking that Mr.. Hum
iston's refusal to vote meant vote
in the negative. But the three other
votes those of Mayor Lamm, and
Counci'men Eichstaodt and Bekke
carried the confirmation Mr. Wat
ters' bond in the sum of $500, cover
ing the period of ore year was ac-
copted.
Councilman Eichstaedt called the
attention of the council to the very
bad condition of a portion of the
Eagle Lake road on Guenther hi]l. He
fpoke of the snringy ground for a
short distance, and said several auto
mobiles had lately been stuck there
Something should be done, rs that
bad place tended to keep the farmers
away from the city.
The discussion brought out the fact
that the bad place in the road was
just outside the city limits and was
really in Mankato township. How
ever the councilmen decided to speak
to the committeeman of the Mankato
Commercial club, having such matters
in charge, and to lay the matter par
ticularly before George NJ Palmer, in
the hope that something might be
done to get that troublesome place
fixed.
Mayor Lamm announced the reap
pOintment of the play grounds COM
mittec, consisting of !. E. Reynolds,
Albert SLIDER end r. F. Neubert.
Sanitary Sewer on Eyrcn Street.
On motion by Mr. Bekke the city
engineer was instructed to prepare
plans and specifications for a sani-
tary sewer On Byron street from State
to Second
Mr.. Blomquist remarked on the me-
cessity of having a sewer on Wash
ington street from Fifth to Sixth. He
thought it would be we'll to have an
eighteen inch sewer there The mat
ter was deferred for one week
Saloons licenses were granted as
follows: Charles o. Hall. rs East
Jackson street; Hide & Tillman, 2O5