The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-24
COUNCIL FAvORS
SAFETY CABINET
BuildingO rdinanceChan
To Meet Device
READ SEWER BIDS
Contract For Franklin Street
Job Goes To J. n.
Sorrenson

After a conference with X. f.
Brown, general manager of the
Northern States Power company in
this city, the Mankato council in
structed City Attorney c. E Gil
more to draw up an amendment to
the present electric wiring ordin-
ance, which would require all
owners of buildings In the future
to install safety cabinets in the in
terror of the building as a safe
guard against accidents, etc.
MANAGER Brown appeared before
the council and said that the COM
Fany was willing to abide by the
present city ordinance, which does
not require the installation of the
safety cabinets, but that all people
now erecting new residences or
other buildings, who had the fea-
ed to them, had orderd them In.
The extra cost, Mr.. Brown explained
is in the neighborhood OF SIS to S6.
Councilman ]. w. Johnson was
inclined to think that the safety
cabinets were of greater value to
the Northern States Power company
than to The consumers. This was
not the opinion OF several electri-
clans present, however. City En-
gineer Phil Comstock thought that
the safety cabinets were an impor-
tant feature of safety. He also sug-
gested that when the amendment
was made requiring the salty cab
inets, that a clause be inserted re-
quiring that all wiring in residences
and especially in apartment houses
be IN conduits, as an extra precau-
ton against fire.
On motion of Councilman Frank
]. Mahowald, City Engineer c. E..
Gilmore was Instructed to draw up
amendments to the present wiring
ordinance covering the features
mentioned.
Bids For Sewers
Bids were received last night for
the construction proposed Franklin
street storm sewer as follows: ]. H.
Sorrenson, s1,5o220; Lundeen
Brothers, $l,736; T. R. Coughlin
company, s2,o43; Lars Overn ST.
642.S5. J: II. Sorrenson being the
lowest bidder for the work, the
contract was awarded to him.
All bids for the construction OF
the proposed sanitary sewer and
extension of water works on Glen
u.
new bids will be asked for the
work
Councilman Gust Kleinschmidt
announced that the antlered clans
in the Sibley Park zoo are at war,
and that 1t viii be necessary to place
dividing fence betwees the elk ans
deer In order to keep the monarchs
or those herds from locking horns.
The matter was left with Council
man kleinschmidt with power to
act.
Accepts Deeds For Lots
! A resolution was passed last night
accepting the deed for lots four and
five in block 1913, purchased by the
city from the G. W. Babcock estate
of kasota for the sum of $3,400. 1t
Is proposed to erect city machine
sheds and workshops at the corner
of North Front street and Vine
street on this property.
The matter of placing extra lights
In Washington Park was left with
Commissioner Of Parks Gust Klein
schmidt, with power to act.
! Mayor W. A. Beach announced last
night that regular collection of
garbage is now being made in West
t Mankato. People in order to have
their garbage gathered will have to
have regulation cans with tight
covers, will have to drain and wrap
the garbage in paper. In Ogles adj
dition the collection will be made
from Baker avenue to the Mflwau-
kee tracks and from Blue Earth
street to Moreland avenue. Also ON
west Front street from the Mil
waukee tracks to Blue Earth river
and back to Mound avenue.
! 1t was decided at last NIGHTS
meeting to decorate the city during
the four days of the Mankato Fair,