The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-05-28
HARVEY DART RESIGNS
CITY ENGINEER WILL QUIT
OFFICE ON JUNE I
TALKING ABOUT TARVIA
Report of Lack of Money Reason
For Curtailing Street
improvement -
From Mondays Daily.

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From Mondays Daily.
Shortage of money Is the reason
given by the council to treat only
the streets in the heart of the city
with tarvia. and eliminate the out
lying streets, which were originally
included in the estimate for treat
mept with that substance. It was
voted at the council meeting this
morning to issue certificates Of in
debtedness to the amount of $4,000
to meet the price, Of material and
labor for the same.
Councilman Hammett brought UP
the matter of the treatment of streets
with tarvia, and asked that some def =
mate action be taken in the matter.
ment with tarvia will stand each
sixty six foot property owner about
Sc. go. After considerable discussion
it was decided to send out bills for
these amounts to the benefited prop
erty owners, and collect the same as
soon as possible. At least three cars
Iof tarvia will be ordered at once, and
the work of treating the streets in
the heart of the city will be proceed
ed with as rapidly as possible. The
benefits will be assessed to the abut
ting property wherever the tarvia is
put on.
Harvey s. Dart Resigned.
! City Engineer Harvey s.. Dart
who came here in September, 1918
from the city Of Owatonna, where he
had been city engineer for several
years, handed in his resignation this
morning to take effect June 1. The
resignation was taken under advise
ment by the council for another week
A communication was received from
Q. w. Schmidt stating that he would
feet wide to the city on the south
side Of the, Milwaukee crossing on
West Front street to connect West
street and West Fourth street, pro
vided the city pave, curb and gutter
the same, and put a retaining wal
| along. Mr.. Schmidt's property along
the line Of the strip donated for q
ed on file.
George H. Ulrich of Jefferson. Iowa
! hearing Of the rat nuisance in this
city, appeared before the city coun-
Gil this morning with a number OF
trained rats. and when he called an
Endless Rat Trip He had the rats
perform for the city fathers, but they
could not see their way clear to pur-
chase any of the traps.
! Extension Of Sewer.
One or two persons interested II
the matter of the extension of water
and sewer connections on Third ave
nue., appeared this morning TO see
II their petition had been acted upon
man Olson, that with the present
high cost Of material and labor, IL
would be out of the question to grant
the request this season.
Mayor Waters brought uD the
matter of band concerts for this
season. There was considerable dis
cussion as to where the concerts
should be held this year. It was fin
ally decided to hold the concerts
twice week. On Sunday afternoons
at Sibley Park and during the week
grounds and Washington park.
The matter Of securing a band to
give the proposed concerts will be
Immediately taken up. 1t was sug-
gested by Mayor Walters that In
making the contract for the concerts,
to. include playing at the Mankato
It was decided at this mornings
meeting to repaint the city hall bar
Der shop.
Hammett Said Something.
Mayor Waters called attention OF
the city council to the fact that the
Minnesota League Of Municipalities
will meet In Bemidji June 16 and II,
and that the city Of Mankato should
be represented.
| The mayor explained that 1t would
be q great education to touch elbows
with the men who will be present at
that meeting. Councilman Hammett
said that he would not go for the
sake Of the education, for he is get.
ting all of. that he wants here by
and telling him how to run his de-
partment. The mayor replied that
postgraduate course might not hurt
him. Practically all of t\e members
of the council decided to be present
at Bemidu on the dates mentioned
City Engineer Dart stated that
representatives of the Omaha road
had been here few days ago, and
indicated that that road is ready to
go ahead with the paving Of a part
of Pike street, and laying of reinfor.
the rear Of the Omaha Union depot
from Pike street to Main street. The
company's representatives did state
however, that the company could not
see its way clear to remove the
tracks from the rear Of the Union de-
pot. The revamping Of the yards to
accommodate this change can not be
brought about at present.
The city engineer said that he had
not heard anything from the Milwau.
kee people in regard to the removal
Of the old Milwaukee round house at
the end Of Pike street, or anything
as to that company's attitude to-
ward taking It's part in the pavement
Of Exchange street. City Attorney
Hughes was instructed to take the
matter up again with the Milwaukee
CITY Councilman Hammett stated
that all dumping on the Pleasant
street slough had been stopped, and
all ashes and rubbish is now to be
dumped on the end Of Van Brunt
street.
After allowing number of bills the
meeting adjourned.
GEORGE EITzIMMoNs DIES.