The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-09-18
Nit BROWN COMES AGAIN.


Editor FREE Press.
AT the risk of being denounced by the
plant tool of the extremely few benefi-
Charles of the 9Th street grade, whose
head if not very large bears skull IA
thick and az hard To penetrate with u
sensible or Just idea IA u potash kettle,
~ u "big head" ask once more the
privilege of your columns, to call the
attention of the people of this city TO the
reckless waste of their money, i'm this
9TH street vandalism, which is simply
carrying out u conspiracy of several
months labor 10 sacrifice under the
mantle of the city government, the
property on 9th street that some
little benefit might be secured 10 GER
tain parties not Interested therein.
II IL well known in this matter that the
losses or damages to property holders
on 9th and Hickory streets, ~ well ~
the cost of the work would all have TO
be pad by the city. Hickory street
must have better grade than Jackon
and must he lower ut 9Th street junction
or the fine view of Ex-Mayor Palmer's
residence from Front street would
be lost and that cnt of six
feet there, was thus made, and
to secure Ben. Paws livery barn and
- DtlIlK
flooded by rain-water i'm wet times or
heavy storms which would run down hill
the vandals could see no other way but
| TO cut canal forty feet wide and six feet
deep through 9Th street down into the
quagmire and putty clay that underlies
the street, and which can never be
passible in spring or fall, till il IL like
Front street, covered with pounded stone
and gravel. The ruin or injury To Gen'l
Bishops and other property on HEX
DRY, the State Normal school grounds
the property "Old Tom Riley, Mother
Randall and Old Brown" was of mighty
little consequence, compared with the
small benefits We have mentioned. The
State was not likely to sue for damages
Gen. Bishop was too much engrossed
with his larger business I'm st. Paul to
care much for his Mankato property and
the rest too poor to resent being trod
upon. Hickory street put upon the
grade with jackson would have made
nothing more necessary than clearin,
and deepening the ditch on the Norma
school side perhaps two feet. and level
ing the street perhaps one foot, all al
which might have been done at an eX
pense of probably 500 or $500. The
present work costs the city i'm ROUND
numbers 81 100 for digging the ditch
500 more to grade Jackson, and certain
" 81 300 more To maccadamize, besides
the sidewalks TO be graded and laid
which will he another nice bill for the
city to settle. Now, Mr.. Editor, ! an
not after sympathy, and in this respect
l believe ! express the sentiment %
every resident property holder on 5tl
street. Justice il what We want ant
mean Ia have. ] only ask the citizens o
MankatO Ia come and see the reckless
expenditure of the city funds by tn,
vandais that manage your street affairs
AMI in reply To the frequent question
why the present Mayor resigned lii
charge of the Stale interest in Mankato
with which he had been So long and hon
Orably connected, on the eve of the com
mencement OF this wretched bluHder, oil
why he failed Ia interposc his veto wher
this infamous measure was brought M
in council are questions am unable tC
answer, questions npon which ! have nc
information. They are questions whIcl
he can answer more intelligently ant
satisfactorily than | can.
Yours truly,
| o, BROWN.