The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-24
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dent Schulze.
Asked For Water Appropriation.
". ID. Willard on behalf OF the
local Y. NJ. c. A. association asked
tnat the water bill OF $l83.37 against
the ASSOCIATION be met by an appro-
prlation OF an equal amount by the
city council in making this request
Mr. Willard called attention to the
TACT that Mankato boys had been
gwen 1000 free swims, in addition to
teaching swimming to the boys last
year. On motion of Councilman
nleinschmidt the request was
Lawrence Revier appeared last
night and objected TO the street he
has fought for being named Jacob
son street He said that Mr.. Jacob
son has no interest in it, and the
name Revier would sound as sweet
as an o:Gsr name, but the name
Jake grated on his ears. The coun-
that there is nothing in a name.
anyway. that the name Jacobson
will have just as rosy a fragrance
as, the name Revier." The council
did promise Mr.. Revier, however
that lney would aid him in grading
the fifteen foot roadway from his
property TO Baker avenue.
ODleClcQ TO Hiicy STduc.
William r. Crandall appeared be-
grade established in the paving of
the alley between Front and Pike
streets. He stated that approaches
made to the old grade are now high
and dry fifteen inches above the
grade. Mir. Crandall wanted TO know
whether the former engineer had been
+ bonded, when he gave the levels for
= 10, oil do oh coli
that the pl eliminary work had been
done by former council, and he
was not ready to answer; but would
investigate. Mr.. Craoo:ll said that
the approach 10 his garage had been
practically destroyed, when the grade
was changed, and wanted 10 know if
he could not receive damages for
the same. He was again told by
be be- IL Investigated. Cd When asked by
/ Mayor Beach if he objected to his
assessment for the paving of the al
! ley, Mr.. Crandall said that he did
not You have my sympathies in
the matter of that alley Mr.. Gran
| DALI" said Mayor Beach.
Immediately following this the
| matter OF the confirmation of the
and Exchange streets and the alleys
adjacent came TO a vote. The con-
! tirmation carried. but Mayor Beach
and Councilman Lack voted no on
! the measure.
| A petition was received from pro-
perry owners in West Mankato ask
: ing for the vacation of Spence street
! in That section Of the city. The mat
| ter was taken under consideration.
The only bid received for the
| furnishing of new motor pump at
the city pumping station was from
! the Mankato Electric company. The
bid was $540. This was taken under
| consideration.
Bids For Sewers.
Bids for the construction Of sani
/ tary sewer on Vine and Spring
NJ Masters, 1857 Cuddy Plumbing e
Heating company, $7S2.50; Mankato
Plumbing & Heating company $685..
These bids were laid over one week
| for further consideration.
A resolution was passed last night
providing for the paying of assess
ments for the recent paving of Pike,
Exchange streets and the alleys
nearby in ten annual installments.
Councilman Kleinschmidt suggest
ed last night that it would be we'll
to have another motor in reserve at
the pumping station instead of rely
ing on the old steam plant in case OF
| emergency. The matter will be look
ed UP and reported on later.
Councilman Lacks motion to ad
yertise for 500 feet of new fire hose
for the Mankato central fire station
carried. and bids will be asked for
| that amount of hose.
Councilman Lack announced that
the electric motor boat equipped by
the local fire department some time
ago is now installed in a neat boat
house at Sibley Park. and is for use
in cases of emergency.
1t was voted to accept the bid Of
G, A. Lewis for the furnishing of a
one and one fourth ton truck to the
city. at $1.S95. The checks of the
other bidders. who submitted their
bids some two weeks ago, will be
returned.
On motion of Mayor w. A. Beach,
it was decided to place an arc light
at intersection of Mound Avenue
! and Sibley streets and at the inter-
section Of Florence and Lewis
streets.
An ordinance regulating the play
ing of pool and billiards, and the H.
| censing of tables upon which the
same is to be played, received it's
first reading last night. One of the
provisions of the proposed new Or
! dinance is that the present license
Ice VI % per year loI each liable Is
! boosted to 800 per year for each
table. The ordinance will come up
! for its second reading next Tuesday
! night. A member Of the council, so
1t is reported, asked to have the
ordinance drafted.
The meeting was brought to a
close by the allowing of the follow
ing bills: G. L. Kennedy taking up
of state bonds and interest, $S,S4O;
R. B. Thompson, $3.42; Mankato Oil
company, $6S8.94; Lambert Lumber
company, $40; Murphy & Busch.
$1.55; George j. Schwickert, SAT;
Enterprise Machinery company, $2.48;
o. w. Schmidt Co., 1925; Eagle
Lake Broom company, 50; Node
Dairy, milk for the animals at Sib-
ley Park, SIS; Graves Brothers.
$11.20: Mankato Manufacturing com
pany $22.55; Mrs. William Siebert,
$3.50; Electric Service company,
$1.15: National Refining company,
$1275; Cedar Rapids Oil company.
1854; MankatS Brick and Tile com
pany. $3.50; W. A. Roosevelt COM
pany, $10.26: Windmiller company.
500: D. q. ASto company, $3.50;
Northern States Power company
$12.10; Free Press company, SLIPS;
StandarS OIL company $6170: Elec-