The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-08-21
CIT Y COUNCIL.
The Fifth Ward Sewers Are Ordered
Put In-NumerOus Petitions.
Considerable Routine Business.

| Aids. Brett, Fowler, Peterson and
Schlingerman answered to their names
at Monday lights meeting of the
council. Mayor Willard presided.
A petition was received asking that
Fountain street, from Sixth to Sew
enth be vacated, and that 40 feet of it
be given to block s, and 20 feet to lot
l, in block 9, at such time as the own
er of block s shall convey to the city
for public use go feet of the northerly
point of said block. Referred to the
street committee.
A petition was read asking that
Walnut street, between Sixth street
and E. Hickory street, be vacated for
street purposes. Referred to the
street committee.
A petition was received asking that
grade be established on Parsons
street and S. Fourth street, between
Liberty and Clark, and also that the
street be graded between the points
named Referred to the street COM
mittee.
A petition was received asking that
the alley running through block II,
Mitchell's subdivision, Van Brunts
addition, be cleared and opened by
having the material placed in said al
ley by the Creamery Package Co. re-
moved.
A sidewalk was petitioned for on
Center street on the side of lot block
%, Warren's second addition. 1t was
ordered built under the supervision of
the Board of Public Works
Liquor licenses were granted to
Louis Wolf, Thos. Saulpaugh and
Henry Heimmelman.
The bond of MaXfield & Coughlin
was accepted, and their contract for
laying cutters, etc, on n. Front street
was approved.
The petition asking that Baker ave-
nue. be gradedfrom north end of Ninth
street, and that three plank walk be
laid along Pleasant street across Van
Brunt's slough, was reported upon by
the Board of Public Works favora bly,,
the grading to be done to Moreland
avenue. The expense will be $1,000,
property benefited being required to
pay for the whole cost. The report
was referred 40 the street committee.
In regard to the proposed Fifth
ward sewer extension, the board re-
ported that the cost will be $4,000,
and recommended that the i'm
provement be made. The sy-
phon under Warren's creek is
estimated at $3.50, which the city
should pay for, the balance being as
sessed on the real estate benefited
thereby. The improvement is not
asked for by majority of the proper
ty to be assessed. The report was &C
copied and the board was directed to
cause the improvement to be made,
the work to be done by contract.
Louis Wolff was given permission to
remove his saloon from the City Ho-
tel to n. Front street.
A resolution was adopted providing
that the outer edge OF all sidewalks
along Fifth and Sixth streets in the
city of Mankato shall be ten feet from
the property line adjacent thereto.
The matter of establishing a grade
on Seventh street was referred to the
street committee.
The Liedertafel was granted per-
mission to erect arches in the street
for the coming Saengerfest.
Germania band was given permits
sion to practice on the third floor of
the City Hall.
A motion was carried that in con-
sideration of the payment into the
city treasury of 1924, being
arrear of taxes, the City Of Man
kato execute and deliver to-
Abraham Lieb quit claim deed of
lot 4, block 20.
The Sixth street grade came up and
led to lengthy discussion, but moth
ing was done.
The water works committee report
ed in favor of laying water mains
along Elm street, as petitioned for at
the last meeting. The matter was
laid over until the next meeting.
On motion Of Aid. Fowler the Board
of Public Works was directed to grade
the road leading up Sibley Mound.
On motion of Aid. Brett it was vot-
ed that the second payment of 5000 be
made upon the city burying ground.
A number of bills were allowed, af-