The Mankato free press., 1923-10-12

to $61S,563. v t .
Without a protesting voice, mem
bers OF the city, council decided last
night to go ahead with preparations
for the erection of $4,000 city
building at the corner Of Vine and
North Front streets for the housing
Of city, machinery. etc. Henry c.
Gerlach. Jr., appeared before the
council with preliminary plans and
specifications for the proposed
building. The concensus Of opinion
was that the first story of the build
ing should be constructed OF stone
and the second story Of brick. The
building will be SO constructed as
to afford an entrance from Vine
street to the first floor and one from
Front street to the second floor. The
building will be made as near fire.
proof as it is possible to construct 1t.
Ample room is provided for machin-
cry, paint shops, repair shops, wa
ter works, foreman offices. etc. 1t is
planned to make the building hand
some in appearance as well as
serviceable. Bids will be asked for
later on. ~
A resolution was passed last night
revoking an ordinance passed some
time ago requiring the Chicago
Great Western and the Milwaukee
roads to put fiagmen on their eros :
sings at the Jackson, Cherry and
Liberty street crossings.
Another resolution was passed ap-
propriating $3.50 toward mainten-
ance OF Mankato armory. This is in
accordance with the laws Of Min
nesota governing armories.
Building Permits
City Engineer Phil F. Comstock
submitted the following list of build
ing permits issued during the month
of September:
Standard Lumber Company $40
West Vine Street, frame barn.
$500.
james N. Willis. SOS West Fifth
street, One story frame bungalow
and frame garage $4,500
Ida Bruske, 8O4 North Sixth
street, frame garage, $500.
B.F Holfmichel, 1114 North Sixth
street. stucco garage, (temorary
dwelling) $400
William Popkin, 1924 North Fourth
street, two story frame dwelling
$4,000.
Gus CarIstrom, sos South Fourth
street. porch repair SIS.
d. p. Murphy. 133Clark Street,
frame garage 5000.
o w. Schmidt, 1O7 West Front
street, two story dwelling and gar
age $7S00.
Barbara Guth, 219 North Front
street. New Front $1,000.
Susan J. Black, $40 South End
Straet ramodaling 80 000
Conner II. Jones, $40 South Front
street, remodeling front, $1,700.
Total permits issued in Septem-
ber. 1928, $32,275.
Total permits issued January ! to
September /. 1923 $3.50, ,2S8.
Total permits issued to October
/, 1928. s61S,563.
Resardig Highway Refunds
City Attorney C. e. Gilmore an
nounced last night that he had re-
ceived reply to his communication
to the state highway department
asking if any state aid could be ex
pected for improvements made this
year on streets, designated as parts
Of trunk highways. Engineer John
Mullin of that department said that
work done last year would come in
for refunds, but no provision as
vet had been made for meeting the
expense of improvments carried out
this year. Mr.. Mullin thought that
this would be looked after lated on.
Applications made by the Elks
lodge and the Sandon Anderson
company for dance permits were
referred to Chief of Police Lund-
mark for approval and will come up
for passage at the next meeting of
the council.
A delegation owning property on
the top of Prospect Heights appear
ed before the council and asked
that Lewis street be extended from
Fuller street to Prospect Heights.
The property owners are willing to
stand the necessary expense Of grad
ing the roadway, so that they may
get an outlet down town from their
property. which it lis thought will
rapidly develop into the residential
district as soon as there is good
road or street leading to it, At the
present the grade is so steep that it
can not be negotiated with an auto
mobile. Those speaking in favor of
the Improvement, and stating that
they would be willing to stand the
necessary expense of grading -.re:
E. F. Soaring, Humphrey Roberts, G.
-. htuueuy MIS-. III. w. bdTiSll,
Herman Blatzheim. =.
Will Make Profiles
City Engineer Phil Comstock was
instructed to make profles of the
grading and an estimate of the
probable cost.
1t was decided last night to hold
the hearing on the PROPOSED i'm
provement of the alley between
North Fourth and Fifth and between
Thompson and Fountain streets
October %.
The hearing on the Improvement
of one block of West Sixth street
was also set for October %.
Councilman Frank Mahowald cal
led attention to the fact that the
water works department is charged
with the, flushing of all sanitary
sewers. He though that the depart
ment should be credited with this
work. and in the future this cost
should come out of the general
fund. Mayor w. A. Beach said that
he thought that the water depart
ment should at least be paid for the
water consumed. This matter will be
looked into.
At the close OF the meeting the
following bills were audited and al