The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-02-19

was granted, providing the same was
removed in the month of April, 1892.
A petition signed by a number of
residents of North Mankatc, but some
of them doing business here, praying
that three incandescent lights of 60
candle power be placed on the spans
of the bridge crossing the Minnesota
river at the foot of Main street, was
read and on motion it was decided to
put one light in the center of the
bridge and one on the Mankato end
of the same.
A petition was read, signed by Messrs
Henry Hughes, E. 81. Root, A. S.
Davis, W. P. Spaulding, Thomas Dun
levy, w. Fl. Bradley and John C. No
bles. praying that Baker avenue be
graded and improved from the center
of Moreland avenue to the Slough or
extension Of Pleasant street, according
to the profile and grade adopted by
the council Sept. It'll, 1891. On mo
tion of Aid. Schlingerman the matter
was referred to the Board of Public
Works, according to the order of Mol.
The following resolution was read,
and on motion of Aid. Fowler it was
unanimously approved:
Res0Ired, That all sidewalks here
after built on the easterly side of
Second street, from Cherry to Hickory
street. in the city of Mankato, shall
be constructed in all respects as is
provided by ordinance No. So for the
construction of sidewalks upon Front
street in said city, and that all side
walks on the south side of Jackson
street, from Second to Broad street
hereafter builded shall be ten feet
wide.
The deed of 6. Lulsdorff for gravel
pit. was accepted and contract ap-
proved.
The liquor license bond of Ole Nom
son signed by John A. Arnold and
Martin Merhoffer was, on motion ac-
cepted.
The liquor license bond OF Fred W.
Carlstrom, signed by ". G. Hoerr and
Fred Widell was on motion of Aid.
Peterson, accepted. On motion Carl
strom was permitted to occupy the
premises, situate No. 229 n Front
street, instead of those in original ap-
plication, which read No. 312 S. Front
| street.
Y0uman Bros. s. Hodgins' bid to
furnish oak planks was accepted, pro-
vided the planks were white oak.
City Engineer Haynes presented pro-
file of Second street, from Cherry to
Main street, and Cd motion was ap-
proved. This makes no change in
the present grade, but simply made
the record correct.
The committee on license reported
through Aid. Longini, that it is i'm
possible, according to law to permit
the withdrawal of G. Swanson from
the liquor license bond of NJ. Schweit-
ger. On motion the report was ac-
cepted.
On account of the absence of Mayor
Willard, no action was taken on the
petition of the NJ. s n. E. R'y Co.,
asking for certain land grants.
The committee on fire department,
to whom the petition of the volunteer
firemen was referred at a previous
meeting reported through Aid. Hub
bard, that at just this time they
thought it not advisable to go to any
such expense. He said that wagons,
horses, etc., would cost about 5000
and about $1,000 more to maintain the
same for one year. All of the city
fathers explained that they were In
full sympathy with the fire boys, but
| they could not see how it would be
possible to incur such an expense just
at this time. On motion the report
of the committee was accepted.
On motion, the matter of ascertain
ing where certain moneys of fire fund
had gone, was referred to the Board
of Public Works.
On motion of Aid. Longini the fire
department committee was instructed
to call upon the managers of the sew
eral factories and request them to
have their whistles blow whenever
fire has been discovered.
The plat of McMurtrie's subdivision
in Van Brunt's addition was present.
ed and on motion was approved.
A discussion upon the question of
railroads right-of-way through the
city was brought up by Aid. Saul
paugh.
Among the bills allowed were the
following:
Wickersham s. Brown $500
FREE PRESS Printing Co. 7l.6I
DIR. p. Follmann 1886
L. 2. Coughlain & Co $3.50
Pay Roll 1850
r. D Wood s. Co. 2S.35
Swan Johnson 100
W. G. Cargill 9S.S
Frank j. Hidd0 1900
MankatO q. 81 h. Light Co. 14.63
David Haggard 1926
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