The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-05
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They Put In Busy Session
Last Night
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TRACTOR BIDS OPENED
Contract Was Let For Building
Of the Sewer In West
Mankato

Members of the city council held
long and busy session last night.
Contracts were let for the construe-
ton of a storm sewer in West Man
kato, and a contract for the furnish
ing OF a five ton caterpillar type
tractor. An ordinance regulating the
traffic Of hack and taxi drivers was
given it's first reading. Several bids
were received for the furnishing or
an electric pump for the city pump
ing station, but these latter were held
over for further consideration to an
adjourned meeting at two O'CLOCK
this afternoon.
The bids received for the tractor
were as follows: Holt Man Sfa
company, OF Peoria, H., $4,250; J. f.
Russell Brothers being the lowest
bidders were awarded the contract
for the furnishing OF the tractor to
the city. .H
Bids for the construction of
storm sewer In West Mankato were
as follows: Cady & Sartinell, Mimi
eapolis, vitrified pipe, $11.S9O, ce-
ment pipe, $3.50; Cuddy Plumbing G
Heating company, vitrified pipe, $lO,-
997; cement pipe, S9,592.65; Mankato
Pumping and Heating company Wit
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$l2,4T2; John Mccall, vitrified pipe,
$9,95S95; cement pipe, $11,458
The Cuddy Pumping and Heat
ing company being the lowest lid
der for the job was awarded the con-
tract for the work.
Following are the bids received
for the furnishing of an electric
pump for the city pumping station:
The United States & Cuban Allied
Motor Works, New York. $2,S50;
Ingerson- Rand & Co., Chicago. So
Manufacturing company, Minneapolis
$3.50; s2,460; $3.50; and s2,21O.
Worthington Pump and Machinery
Corporation, st. Paul, $2,555; r. B.
Whitacre & Co., St. Paul, $4,000 and
$3,577; Fairbanks Morse & Co., St.
Paul, $3.50; John w. Hilderd COM
pany, ST. Paul, $2,7SS; $2,780; j. G.
Robertson, st. Paul, $2.471; North
western Electric Equipment company
of st. Paul, $2,7SS; Mankato Electric
company $2,780. f..
Representatives of each of the
companies mentioned and bidding
were present and each was given an
opportunity to state the good quail
ties of the machines represented.
All bids were taken under considera
ton until two o'clock this afternoon.
Councilman A. G.. Lack brought
up the matter of plans for the repairs
to the West Mankato hose house,
and the proposed cement stairway in
Sibley Park leading from the pavilion
to the top of Sibley Mound. Henry
Gerlach Jr., had plans and specifi-
cations prepared for the same. It
was decided to. ask for bids for the
work at some future meeting. Mayor
w. A. Beach asked that the city
board of health take steps to draw
up milk ordinance and report later.
Water To Fair Grounds
Councilman Kleinschmidt offered a
resolution which carried, calling for
the extension of the water works to
the Mankato fair grounds and up to
the live stock pavilion. This extern
sion will be made provided the fair
association digs the trenches for the
laying of the mains, and fills them.
The fair association will also be ask
ed to secure the easements across
certain property.
J. ]. Holcomb Manufacturing COM
pany, $28.5S; zimmerman & Ban
eerter, $3.50; Standard Oil company
$3.50; Link Belt company, s14.50;
Little Giant company, $3O5; Mankato
Oil company, $1,922.67 for road, OIL
Gallon Iron Works Manufacturing
company, $3.50; Heidel Electric con-
pany, $3.50 The Barrett company,
tarvia, $1,OO1SO; Ben E. Bangerte-,,
$163; J. C. Thro, $40; Mankato
Plumbing and Heating compa y,
$3.50; Mrs. c. A. Anderson, So; Mel
Nelson, plants for Sibley Par,
$256.39; Mankato Fire department,
SIS; Carl Dethloff, Sc; Lamm & Yen
ter, 40 cents; Free Press companr I,
s51.45; City Treasurer, s90.55; H. y.
hodgers. $9.41. ..-~a