The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-05-27


PLANTATION Manager Mueller took oc
casion to take a slam at block paw
ing; which he styled an Invention Of
the devil" 1t does not bob up 1t
pushes to the side and raises hop all
OF the time. Asked If the fares on
the street cars would be raised il the
Northern States Power company in
ceases the rate for current. Mr..
Mueller said that the present current
contract which was made ten years
ago, expires July first. The company,
no more than the city knows what it
will have to pay for current. If the
city would get back of this proposition
the Northern States Power company
could be induced to make reasonable
rate. In that instance the fares will
not be increased. He hoped thar
they, would not. The company had
years without making any money,
and are willing TO go on II little
above expenses can be realized.
Carl Jacobson, representing the
Carney Cement company, said that
the street car lines in Mankato are
an absolute necessity, and on behalf
OF the company he represented, he
asked that the traction company be
exempted from the cost of paving
oohh n. OuoW anu OIlO Lille want
the paving and are willing to stand
their share OF the COST to the center
of the street.
Aid For Company Favored.
Dr. ]. w. Andrews at this point in
the meeting moved that it be the
sense OF the meeting that the street
car company be relieved from the
burden OF paving. He asked for a
rising vote on this, and practically
everyone stood up. The matter was
then taken under consideration by
the members of the city council, who
will report on the same at the next
meeting.
The bid OF the Barrett Company
of Minneapolis, for the furnishing
or tarvia at ten cents per gallon for
street work was accepted.
The hearing on the assessment for
the paving of Pike, and Exchange
streets and the alleys adjacent was
set for TWO weeks from last night
me total assessments comes to $I4,-
City Engineer Phil Comstock pre-
sented plans and specifications for
sanitary sewer on Vine street. The
same was placed on file, and a near
ing On the Improvement was set for
the meeting two weeks from last
night.
Names Dog Catcher.
Jim Boarman (colored) was ap-
pointed by Mayor w. A. beach as dog
catcher.
At the suggestion of Mayor w. A.
Beach the wages of men working on
the public dumps was set at o. pei
day.
Mayor Beach said that the commit
tee consisting OF the entire council
appointed some time ago TO investi-
gate the request OF the city tealnsters
Tor a reconsideration OF the recent
slash in wages, had decided that six
ty-five cents per hour is all that the
city will Pay. Mayor Beach suggest
ed that Councilman Anderson a. once
hire teamsters to fill the vacancies
of the tesmsters who quit -Hhem the
slash was made from eighty five
cents per hour to sixty-five cents per
hour. AS a justification of the cut
in wages Mayor Beach stated that
the cost of groceries had come down
ABOUT forty per ceat clothing fifty
per cent.
Mayor Beach said tina, one year
ago a hundred pound sack of sugar
cost $22. That same S22 will TO-DAY
buy the following:
100 pounds Of sugar.
100 pounds of potatoes.
10 pounds of dry onions.
Five pounds of navy beans.
Five pounds of fancy rice.
Five pounds of cornmeal.
24h pound sack -four. e,
Pound Japan tea.
Three cans fancy corn.
Three cans wax beans.
Three cans green beans.
Three cans fancy peas.
Three cans fancy tomatoes.
Three cans fancy salmon.
A pound butter.
Pound cheese.
Dozen eggs.
Five pounds Santa Clara prunes.
Four pounds crackers.
Three cans peaches.
Ten pounds buckwheat -four.
A dozen oranges and lemons each.
Ten bars, of Rose Queen soap.
Jar of jelly.
Jar preserves.
Ten pounds relied oats.
Three cans sardines.
Three packages of jelly desert.
Want Water Mains Extended.
ner of East Main and Dickinson
streets asked for the extension of the
city water works be made to that
part of the city. Mr.. Rose was ask
ed to have property owners petition
the council for the improvement,
which he promised to do.
At the close of the meeting the
following bills were allowed: Clarks
Book Store, IS cents; Jacob Hilgers,
$40; S. X. Fowler, 5000; Free Press
company, S.; Northern States Power
company, $12720; Mankato Manu-
featuring companyfi s10s.61, j. w.
Johnson, Sal; Byrnes & Nachbar,
5000; S. X. Fowler, $3.50; Little
street on behalf of property owners
there asked that that street be
sprinkled instead of being coated with
tarvia this year, for the property
owners want paving next year. The
matter was referred to Councilman
Anderson.
William Hottie Of North Front
Giant company, SO; r. B. Thompson,
city treasurer. coupons on $4,000
four per cent bonds: ssO2.25; Stand
ard Oil company, $40; Free Press
cOmnanV SO Ok. Cadar RaDids Oil