The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
CONTRACT FOR LIGHTING
Matter of New Agreement
May Be Delayed
COAL RATES IS FACTOR
Proposed Armory Sites Placed
Before the Mankato i,
City Fathers

Before the Mankato
IS. City Fathers
Members of the city council this
morning decided that they would do
nothing toward passing the proposed
new milk ordinance until the pro-
posed state wide milk bill now pend
ing before the state legislature is
disposed of. The state milk bill will
be introduced this week in the lower
house by Representative John G.
to the bother of passing milk
ordinance until the proposed state
wide milk bill now pending before
the state legislature Is disposed Of
The state milk bill will be introduced
this week in the lower house by Rep
resentative John G. Gerlich. 1t was
thought useless to go TO the bottle
of passing a milk ordinance in this
city which might not coincide with
the state laws. SIS g -.t-. +
Councilman Mahowald called at
tention to the fact that the city's
contract with the Northern States
pired Saturday, February S. Council
man Mahowald stated that the people
are very anxious to know what will
be done in the matter of electric
lighting rates. He would like to see
the matter threshed out open and
above board in the council chambers,
when those interested could be pres
ent and express themselves. Mayor
Matters said that he had talk with
VI. E. Brown, general manager of T.
Northern States Power company Sat-
urday and he gave Mayor Waters to
understand that there will be no
change in the rates so far as the
street lighting and the city pumping
of water is concerned until such time
as the members of the city council
and the representatives of the North
ern States Power company can bring
the matter up officially.
Contract For Pumping. =
Mayor Waters explained that while
the street lighting contract had ex-
pired Saturday, that the contract for
the pumping of city water would not
expire until some time next June. He
intimated that there might be an ad-
vantage in waiting to close a contract
with the Northern States Power COM
pany until such time as spring con-
tracts for the years supply of coal
are closed. With the downward trend
of prices, Mayor Waters though that
better deal could be arrived at
some time.
Councilman Olson was of the
opinion that probably it would be
better to wait until prices are more
stabilized before entering into con-
tract with the company
1t was decided to have r. e. Brown
appear before the city council next
Monday morning and explain the
proposition of the power company,
~ Councilman Mahowald said that
when the residence lighting contract
is entered into, he hNped that the
matter of wire extensions would :be
included in that contract.
On motion of Councilman Steiner
the matter was referred to City At
torney w. F. Hughes and Mayor Wat =
tiers to look up and report at the next
meeting of the council what progress
had been made.
Offers Armory Site.
|, Joseph Blissenbach appeared be-
fore the city council and made pro-
position to sell to the city lots and
5, block 26, on the corner of Main
and Second streets for the sum of
200 for proposed armory site.
Mr.. Blissenbach explained that this is
part of the Krone estate. That there
are now four houses on the property
which could be salvaged for a con-
siderable sum.
Mrs. o. o. Pitcher also appeared
before the city council and offered
her property fronting South Second
street just south of the Mankato
postofficc fol a distance of 80 feet for
the sum of $4,000. 4.
pnth 81,
consideration with number of others
which Lave been made to the armory
committee. consisting of Mayor Wat
tiers, Councilman Olson and Council
man Steiner. -..4s.
The report of Chief o. police jacob
Hilgcrs fol the month Of January
showed that there were nineteen ar
rests made, fourteen defendants were
bound over to await the action of the
grand jury aud twenty dodgers were
housed at the city hall
Bacon L. Garner. the two men who
have about completed the graveling
OF Hinckley street were allowed an
estimate on their contract of $1,337.75
of $500. #
1t was decided at iris mornings
meeting to purchase second hand
blue printing frame for the city en-
cheering department. This frame
was very much needed and can be
purchased at Grand Forks at cost of
$40, or a saving of $110 over the cost
of new one.
Councilman Mahowald brought up
the matter of an appropriation to the
members Of the fire department for
the remodeling of the old hay loft at
the central fire station for hand ball
and vOlley ball room. 1t was decided
by the council to make an appropria-
ton of $3.50 toward the remodeling
of the room. The police are to have
access to the games TO be played
there. The firemen will do the re-
modelling themselves and will equip
the room, which will cost them an