The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-07-27
CLAIM OF $1,000
FILED BY FATHER
He Wants Amount For Loss
Of Child's Finger
George johnson Complainant;
City Affairs at Council
Meeting

Notice Of a claim for $1,000 was
filed against the city Of Mankato at
last nights meeting of the council
| by George Johnson of Waseca
through his attorney, Ray Moonan.
| This claim, according to the COM
plant hled, is brought by the father
of Clifford Johnson, two years old,
who 1t Is alleged suffered the loss Of
the first joint of one OF his fingers
on July s, 1929, at Sibley Park in
this city. 1t will be recalled that
one of the large black bears bit of
the first joint Of o child's finger
when the youngster stuck his hand
through the bars Of the cage and
tried to pat the bear. The COM
plant alleges that a hole was torn
In the wire netting thus exposing
people to danger from the bear.
The complaint alleges negligence on
the part Of the oity. The claim was
more.
| L. P. Wallfsch was granted soft
drink license last night.
A petition was received from the
residents of West Sixth street ask
| ing for the grading and gravelling
of block 1873 on that street and the
establishment Of the sidewalk level
or grade. The matter was referred
to the department of streets and
alleys.
A resolution was passed last
night calling for the establishment
of pieces of sidewalk in several
different places throughout the city.
Most of the work has been petition
ed for by the property owners.
But one bid was received by the
council for the furnishing of 800
feet of fire hose. The H-Lateral
Fire Hose company of Chicago, was
the only bidder, its price being S1.2S
per foot, which was accepted and
the contract awarded.
! Councilman Frank J. Mahowald,
announced that r. E. Sullivan had
completed building the new roof on
the city reservoir, and City Engineer
Phil Comstock, suggested that the
contractor be allowed an estimate
Of $500 on the work. This was al
lowed.
Allowed In Estimate.
James Sorenson was allowed an
estimate of S623.05 on his contract
for the installation of water mains
on West Eighth street.
Plans and specifications for the
extension Of water and sanitary
sewer on Glenwood,7 avenue were
submitted last night &c the city
council by City Engineer Phil Com
stock The entire cost Of both the
sewer and water extensions was es-
ttmated by Mr.. Comstock at s4,-
provement cost the property own
ers about S158 per running front
foot. The hearing on this proposed
improvement was set for August 6.
Councilman Mahowald suggested
that a wire netting fence with iron
posts should be built around the old
reservoir. The city engineer Will
make estimates of the probable cost:
Children are now in the habit OF
crawling all over the roof Of the
reservoir.
Members of the city council will
investigate the feasibility Of i'm
proving Division street az an easy
means of reaching the hill district
of the city.
! BY the city be disposed of, and a
heavier truck and scarifler pur-
chased. The proposition will be
looked into.
A car load Of tarvia X was order
ed last night for use on the streets.
At the close Of the meeting the
following bills were audited and al
lowed: Mankato Storage Battery
company, 80 cents; Landkamer
Brothers, $3.50; Lack Drug com
pany, $10.45; Neil Nielsen company,
$28S.l3 for plants for Sibley Park;
r. H. Nuebel, $3.50; Blue Earth
county, $62.8e; Mankato Awning
and Tent company, $62.S0; election
judges in the first, second, third,
fourth and sifth wards, $3.50 each.
places 500; A. Onnger $50; STAN
dard OIL company, $32.11. Model
Dairy, SIS; S. K. Fowler, $4.95;
| Mankatn OIL company. $500