The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-08-10
CITY COUNCIL.
Four Streets Ordered Graded + Waterworks
Tests to Oontinue-A Proposition.
detailed Record OF a Busy Meeting.

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Detailed Record OF Busy Meeting.
The regular meeting of the council Mon
day was presided over by Vlce-Presi-
dent Hoerr. in the absence of the Mayor.
All OF the aldermen were present, as
was also a considerable audience. The
minutes of the preceding special meet
ings were read and approved.
The application for liquor license
from M. l.. Fallenstein was granted. A
remonstrance against granting saloon
license in West Mankato was received,
signed by lS9 persons residing there,
many of them being ladies. The re-
monstrance was laid on the table-only
two votes being heard III the affirmative,
however.
A petition for grading Front street be-
tween Marshall and Willard streets was
referred to the committee on streets.
A communication was received from
Geo. III. Marsh and HI. p. Christensen
offering to donate road fifty feet wide
connecting the Agency hill road with
those parallel with it in case the city
would grade the street. Referred TO the
street committee.
A plumbers license was granted to
Gen. i. NJ. Pope.
A petition was received from the ex-
pressmen and draymen of the city ask
ing that license of So be required from
each single express or dray wagon and
$3.50 from each two horse wagon. Re-
ferred to the committee on ordinances
with instructions to prepare an ordi-
nance in accordance with the prayer OF
the petitioners.
PROPOSITION.
A communication was received from
VIM. Erickson and r. G. Root agreeing
to construct we'll for the city, having a
capacity of 100000 gallons day, the
well to be twelve feet in diameter on
the inside of a circular wall sixteen inch
es thick. The wall is to be lowered as
the we'll is lowered. 1t is to be put
down on the north side of Rock street,
between Broad and Fourth, near the
present city well. When % feet has
been completed the contractors are to
receive $500, when 40 feet is down $500
more, and when the well is completed,
81 800 more. Ii only 650, 600 gallons
paid in all. The communication was re-
ferred to the committee on water.
Adam Jefferson was allowed $500 for
extra work on his reservoir contract.
The report of the special city commits
sioners on the Walnut, Fifth and Second
street grading was received. A numer-
ously signed remonstrance against the
assessments was received. The report
hes over until the next meeting, and
the assessments will be advertised in
the meantime.
STREET WORK.
The city recorder was authorized to
advertise for bids for culvert on Min
nesota street. The bids are to be re-
ceived by the next meeting, and the
cost is estimated at 5000.
The matter of grading parts of Fulton,
Willard and Marshall streets was taken
up, and the engineer estimated the cost
at So, 500. Aid. Patterson moved that
the matter be laid over until next year,
saying it was too late to do it this year
Aid. Dougherty moved to amend by Or
dering that bids for the grading be adj
vertised for, the bids to be opened at
the next regular meeting. The amend
ment was carried, 6 to 2, three lower
town aldermen abstaining from voting.
Aids. Patterson and Hillesheim voted
no. The original motion was then car
RED.
A, plat of subdivision in Waite &
hOCIOibOu piCbClItCu ny ~.
Warner was approved.
A plat of Marsh's subdivision of lot s
was referred to the proper committee.
A remonstrance was received from
Edwin Austin complaining of the grad
ing of Putnam street adjoining his prop
erty, stating that the work had been
done only In the interest of the contrac-
tor, and was merely temporary work.
Referred to the street committee.
1t was decided to advertise for bids
for filling in Front street over the
slough to the amount of 5000 to 5000
yards.
In reply to a question, the city attor-
ney stated that he did not think that the
city was obliged to grade up a sidewalk
or do more than establish the grade.
A schedule of prices of electric lights
was received from F. L. Waters. They
are: hs ssch so 80 to o. rs S2
every night until one o'clock. Arc lights
are to be $40 each. The incandescent
lights are to be thirty candle power. A
motion to lay the matter over until after
the sale of the gas works was carried.
A committee consisting of Aids. Kron,
Zimmerman, Patterson and Dougherty,
was appointed to act with the city attor-
rey in trying to settle the Miller suit
against the city.
HOSPITAL LOCATION CHANGED.
Aid. Pitcher offered resolution re-lo-
eating the Tourtellotte hospital to the
east half of the public square belonging
to the city. Adopted.
WATER WORKS.
Aid. Pitcher, being called upon for a
report, urged that the council cease
making experiments at the we'll until
some definite plan had been adopted.
Aid. Patterson moved that the report be
accepted, and it was eagerly seconded.
This brought Aid. Zimmerman to his
feet saying that the committee did not
report what Aid. Pitcher had said. Aid.
Patterson attempted to withdraw his
motion, but his second, Aid. Dougherty,
refused to withdraw his second.
The city engineer stated that the city
was in desperate condition for water,
as there was not enough now to flush the
sewers. He wanted some action taken.
Aid. Zimmerman stated that new
auger had been secured. AS this was
paid for by outside parties 1t was decided
10 let the experiments be continued,
and Aid. Patterson's motion was not
acted upon.
Aid. Pitcher stated that the big mill |
had to draw large part of the water |
used from the river, and that there is |
not nearly enough in the well for the |
city at present.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
The report of the chief of police for
July showed 81 arrests and Is dodgers.
The report of the treasurer was as fol-
lows:
To be accounted for.........-....$46,6 1856. So
expenditures. ......-".....".." 5,5l433
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The street commissioners report
showed $547 paid out for street labor
and $106, 25 for sidewalks.
A number of bills were read. including
one for over 500 from P. A. Foster for
fees, and 1902 for 81 water
meters. They were all referred to the
committee on claims and accounts, on
motion of Aid. Jorgensen. He stated
that all bills should be referred to that
committee. 1t was decided afterwards
to allow the laboring mems bills and
city officers salaries.
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