The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-04
LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY
MAKE PURCHASE
Thirty Thousand Dollars Worth of
Paper Disposed of Today BY Council;
Purchase of Road Oil; Telephone
Wire Contract Authorized; Firemen
Come Forward With Request For
More Pay; Assistant Engineer Elected
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Thirty thousand dollars in bonds
were sold by the city today. The
transaction was carried out at the
meeting of the council this morning.
The Mankato Loan and Trust COM
pany, through the company's treas
urer, w. d. Willard, purchased the
bonds offered for sale by the city of
Mankato at commission of $500 for
the service. Mr.. Willard, who was
present, stated that the offer was
based on six per cent interest for the
$4,000 bonds, issued for one year,
and five per cent for the two year
bonds. Councilman Lack moved
that the proposition be accepted and
the mayor and city clerk authorized
to execute the same, which was
unanimously passed. The offer of the
Mankato Loan and Trust company
was unanimously accepted.
The bid of the Standard Oil COM
pany on the furnishing of road oil
was opened, there being only one bid.
The company offered twenty-four
thousand gallons of road oil at $685.
per gallon F. o. B. MankatO, through
Manager F. l. Packard In behalf OF
the company l. w. Postlewaite ap-
peared before the council and eX-
planned the great difficulty OF the
company in getting road oil to their
patrons at the present time. -Coun-
Gilman Eichstaedt moved that Coun-
Gilman Steiner be authorized to or
der what oil was needed, which was
seconded and passed.
+; Phone Contract Entered Into.
P. M. Ferguson, manager OF the
w. A. Funk, captain of the fire de-
partment and the fire men, had sent
request, which was read by City
Clerk Bates, asking for an increase in
salary for the members of the de-
partment. Upon motion of Council
man Peterson the matter was laid
over until the next meeting. The
firemen now get a salary of $65 a
month.
Chief Philip Leas of the fire de-
partment submitted a communication
from R. w. Hardinger, state fire
marshal, to the affect that he did not
approve to the building of coal
shed at the rear of the old Mankato
house block, which was inside the
fire limits. The report was accepted
and filed. .N
Owing to the fact that Harold
Jorgenson, assistant city engineer
has enlisted, Councilman Peterson
moved that he be granted leave OF
absence for the time he was in the
government service, which was
passed. The appointment of Hugo
Johnson, at a salary of $50 month
to take Mr.. Jorgenson's place, was
confirmed Krost & Harry We're
granted a plumbers license, anc
bonds for the use of the street fol
building purposes were accepted from
the J. B. Nelson Construction com
pany; Fowler & Pay, Jake Hoy, Otto
Neitge, and Eric A. Carlstrom. The
bond of Jos. Wishnick for operating
junk shop, corner of Second anC
Plum streets, was accepted. The
bonds of Mic Thilgen, Frank Bienapf
and Charles w. Bell, as patrolmer
were accepted and filed.
Some Leaky Water Mains.
Leaky watermains on Warner
street and near the German Lutheran
church were discussed, and a motion
was made and passed authorizing
City Attorney Phillips to confer witt
Contractor Wolf, and have the mains
repaired.
The Carney drainage matter was
referred to the authorities on pubic
health, and the city engineer.
City paving in a number of places
needs repairing badly, and the cit!
attorney was authorized to notify thu
paving contractors to repair the pave
ment according to contract.
City Engineer Romquist submitted
estimates on grading and gravelling
| number of city streets, which were
filed for future reference.
An increase of $40 in salary Wa'
| given to Paul Olson, city employ
at the pumping station.
i Purchase of city auto truck TO az
away with the expense OF hiring
draws, etc., for city work, was dis
l,cussed, and the matter was referred
Ito City Engineer Blomquist ant
| Councilman Steiner to report at the
next meeting.
/ The city recorder was authorized q
Tissue pool and cigaret licenses II
j those whose licenses were now ex
piring.