The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-03
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sented q petition signed by practi.
Cahy every property owner along
nose streets asking Tor the i'm =
plovement. Mr.. Rose said that at
me present time water has to be
nauled from the river. There is no
nre protection in that part or the
city, and speaking Tor all parties
could see It's way clear to make the
extensions asked Tor this. season.
lie mater was taken under con
SHERATON, and report on the same
Viii be maze at the next meeting
uI the council.
Miliiam noltze OF North Fourth
street presented a petition signed
by practically all OF the property
owners on that street asking for
the paving of the street in the spring
OF 1922, put this year they do not
they cannot have water sprinkling,
lney would sooner put up with the
dust. The matter OF sprinkling was
reIerred to Councilman Anderson,
ana the petition for paving was plac-
Ell on file.
NJ. w. Kelley who lives at the
corner of North Fourth and Spring
streets said that he had already
paid his assessment for sewer on
know if he would have to pay the
assessment for the installation for a
sewer running on the other side of
lis property on SpIUg street. He
WAS informed that the frontage he
paid for on Fourth street would be
deducted from his assessment on the
SIDE street.
City Water Pure
A report on the test of the city wa
feas. 81 - IS
health shows that the city water is
pure and perfectly fit for human
consumption.
A report was received from City
Health Officer Dr.. A. F. Kemp in
which he called attention to the
dumping of garbage on certain va
cant lots, which he said would have
TO come to stop. Several com
plants had been received by the
nealth department in regard to IT,,
gathering of garbage. 1t was su.
necessary to put on another man and
team in order to properly handle
the work. DR.. Kemp in his report
said that he thought this a good
time 10 draft milk ordinance for
the city. The present ordinance with
few minor changes would fit the
bill, he thought The report was
accepted and placed on file.
Owing to the fact that property
owners living in Ogles Addition to
West Mankato have donated seven
and half feet OF their frontage for
road purposes in order to give Law
renee Revier an outlet to Moreland
avenue, the city through a resolu-
ton last night accepted the property
and will proceed to open fifteen
foot drive way to the Revier prop
erty. Those setting aside property
for that purpose are: Z. c. Willard,
A. J.. Peterson, L. ]. Carney, F. K,
Meagher, and Lawrence Revier.
The work of the Cuddy PlumbiL &
end Heating company in laying wa
ter mains in West Mankato was ap-
proved, and it was voted to allow the
company the contract price for the
work
A report was filed showing that
repairs TO the Main street bridge
had been made costing $500. Half
of the expense is to be paid by this
city and half by North Mankato.
City Engineer Comstock filed re-
port showing that Pike and Elk
legs adjacent have been paved by
the Widell Company at a contract
price of Sl5:314.14. The amount as
sessed to abutting property is $14,-
$3.50 and the city's share is
$663.44.
At the suggestion of Councilman
Anderson, il was decided to adver-
tise for bids for ton and halt
auto truck to be used in city work
the bids TO be opened next Tuesday
evening
City Attorney C. E. Gilmore is busy
at present having the council re-
peal old out of date ordinances, and
replacing them With others which fit
the situation at the present day
4! When all of the same have been
gone over they will be printed in
| book form and indexed.
At the close of the meeting the
| following bills were allowed: Ed
ward Vogel, SIS; A. He'll, $3.55;
Schwickert Hardware company 1925;
City Treasurer 1925; Anderson
! Paint company, $3.50; Mankato Elec-
! trio company, IS cents; E. L. Lamm
$3.50; S. K Fowler, $3.50: Purdy
Taxi company 81; Free Press com
pany, $3.50: Enterprise Machinery
! company, $685.: Standard Oil com
pany. 27.19; City Treasurer, $48.3s
and $442.22, the latter being for the
| taking UP Of certificates of indeb-
tedness; James Boarman, 81; Ario
Electric company, $22G21 for wirile
| tho M iIioo at Cihlov park. IjttIe