The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-05-05
REPAIR BIDS HELD
OvER;BIGPROTEST
WANT WORK DONE TWEEN
STREET CAR TRACKS
BUCK DEER FOR PARK
Was Presented by Watab
Paper Company of Sartell,
Minnesota.

Bids for the repair of the wood
block paving both on the north and
south end of Front street, along the
street car tracks were received by
the members of the city council
last night at their regular meeting.
The bids were taken under consid =
Grafton for one week. Accompanying
the bids was protest signed by
thirty property owners along those
parts of Front street, who object to
the repair of the paving unless the
right Of way of the street car com :
pany is also repaired. This petition
of protest was filed with the city
council by Frank J. Mahowald.
The city asked for bids for the
repair of the wood block paving
from, the curb, if necessary TO with :
in one of the rails of the street
car tracks, where it is proposed to
construct concrete header 10
keep the seepage Of water beneath
the block paving. The petitioners
object to the repair OF this portion
OF the street alone, and want the
entire width of the street, where
needed repaired. The remonstrance
was placed on file for further con
sideration.
The bids for the repair Of the
wood block paving from the curb
TO a foot outside the rail of the
street car tracks and including the
header, were as follows,
Samuel h. Fowler job complete
$40, 062 40; Lundeen Brothers, com =
plete job, $9,537.76.
Both bids were taken under con
sheraton by the council for one
week
Protest Was Received
A protest in writing was recely-
ed from nine property owners In
Dukes addition protesting against
the paving OF the alley in block
three between Thomson and Ann
streets. The petitioners hold that
the traffic on that alley does not
warrant the expense of paving the
alley. The protest was placed on
file on further consideration.
The Steiner Pharmacy was grant
ed soft drink license at last
nights meeting. :.
The report of Chief Of Police
Phil landmark Tor the month end D.,
ing April 80. shows that a total Of
S36S.65 was collected in fines dur
ing the last month Sixty two ar
rests were made and 220 dodgers
were housed in the city Jail.
The appointment of Nick
Schullenberger as water works
foreman to succeed F. n. Buck
meister resigned, was approved by
the council, and Mr.. Schullenberg
er's salary was placed at $125 per
month. .,.-.. ~.
CITY Councilman A. G.. Lack re-
ported to the council that the city
had been presented with tine
specimen of buck deer by the Wa
tab Paper company OF Sartell
MINI. Mr.. Lack got in correspon
dence with the paper company
some time ago with the idea oil
purchasing a male deer to replace
the buck which died some time age
of lumpy jaw. The company Grated
up the animal and sent it to Man :
kato free of charge. His deership
(which is fine specimen, arrived
here at midnight Monday and was
taken out that night to the deer
park and turned lose with the three
does now in the deer park at Sibley
Park.
structed last night to write the
Watab Paper company extending
the company the thanks Of the city
of Mankato for the gift.
At the close of the meeting the
following bills were audited and
allowed: Steiner Brothers, 1856;
Coys Taxi, s2.15; Fowler & Pay
$2i.2O; Neff Printing company
SIS; illinois Oil company, $3.50;
Lindholm Laundry company $12:7S;
Standard Oil company, $27.79; Zim
norman and Bangerter, Sails;
Unzeitif & Kenneth, $3.50; Enter
prise Machinery company, $l44.S7;
w. E AIworth, $50; City Treasurer
$50; Mankato Service company
$3.50; Mankato Laundry company
S5.O5; Lampert Lumber company
$21.50; Cities Service Oil company
1882; Sheriff Osten, $50; Manka
10 Scrap Iron and Metal company
$3.50; Fred Swan. $5.S6; S. X
Fowler, $4.3S; Loren Clark, $3.50
Standard Oil company, $3.71; Man
kato Manufacturing company, $4O.O7;
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