The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-27
FEW CHANGES IN
SALAR|ESORD[RfD
City Council Held Meeting
Last Night
ROUTINE OF WORK
Another Fireman Will Be Ad-
ded To the Central
Station


their meeting last night voted to pay
the same salaries as last year to
practically all Of the city employees.
Street Foreman Albert Magin was
granted raise of ten dollars per
month in his salary bringing his
monthly wages up to $3.50 per month,
Mr.. Magin to furnish his own auto
mobile in going from place to place
in experimenting the street work.
Traffic Officer Henry Kachelmyer
purchase of gasoline for MS motor
cycle, and repairs on that machine.
Mr.. Kachelmyer owns his own ma
chine.
On motion of Councilman Gust
Kleinschmidt 1t was voted to add
another paid fireman to the Central
| fire station force
Bids For Refreshments Stand
Bids were received last night for
rental of the refreshment stand at
the pavilion at Sibley Park. The
following were the bidders. L. A.
Chapman. Mankato. route No; 5.
Dantelson $577. 80. Mr.. Danielson be-
| ing the highest bidder for the privil-
eyes was granted the right for the
use of the refreshment stand ,thds
season.
- The reappointment Of all Of the
employees of the water department as
! made by Councilman Frank~I. Ma
howald was sanctioned by the other
members Of the council
While discussing the water de-
partment last night, Councilman Ma
howald said that as head of that de-
partment, he would like 1t see it put
on working basis. In 1916. he said.
it had been voted to charge certain
| fountains, and water used for the
! sprinkling of the streets. A charge
should be made for this water and
| due credit given the water depart
ment so that it would have a revenue
| like the other departments of the
! city. II this were done, Mr.. Maho-
! wald said that many, of the wants Of
i the people in the way of water main
extensions etc. could be met. The
street flusher at the present time
uses 14.00C cubic feet Of water every
twenty four hours.
j Other members of theI council
heartily agreed with Councilman Ma
(. howald, and asked that he and the
! city engineer arrive at some definite
rate to be credited to the wate- de-
partment and bring in this schedule
at the next meeting of the council
! Repair Street Car Tracks
Councilman Johnson brought up
the matter of repairs to the pavia;
along the right of way of the st-aaG
car tracks on both North and South
Front street. He favors asphaItic ma
cadam between the rails and the
Inv trno fyycy Of yn o--.-
on the remainder of the street so
that the proper expansion 10 nts
will be provided to prevent heaving.
The matter of the repairs was left.
with Councilman Johnson with pow
er to act. He will notify the ManIato
Electric Traction company to pre-
pare the right of way for the work,
which will be started just as soon as
possible.
At the suggestion of Councilman
Johnson the drivers of the street
fiusher will be paid so cents per
hour for their work.
The matter of the purchase Of
small mixer for small jobs about
town was left with Councilman
Johnson with power to act.
1t was voted last night to permit
the dumping of ashes and dirt on the
south edges of the Van Brlnt slough
road on South Front street and on
the Pleasant street extension. No
garbage will be permitted there,
however, just solid material
Storm Sewer Plans
City Engineer Phil Comstock was
instructed to make plans and speci-
fications for the installation Of a
storm sewer on Franklin street.
Councilman Johnson says that he
favors an overhead railway crossing
Fat Sibley Park. If one can not be
managed at the Woodland Avenue
crossing, Mr.. johnson suggested that
steps be taken to make an entrance
to the park beneath the Northwest
ern and. Omaha tracks at Given
street.
The Bills Allowed
At the close Of the meeting the
following bills were audited and al
lowed: Lloyd Scott Auto company, Is
cents; Ed Perry, SIT; Merchants
Loan and Trust company $500; O. w.
Schmidt, 81 as; John J. Lamm, $13.-
45; City Treasury, $515. Sc; Free
Press. $15.75; Standard Oil COM
pany. 3.51: Matt Clements. 81:
Mankato Telegram, 81 .16; Byrnes &
Nachbar, SAL. 85; N. D. Rist, Sc. so;
City Service Oil company, $21. 81;
!; Blissenbach. $Ss;; G; w. Watts.
welt company. S.. so; s. G. Adams