The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-08
A BUSY SESSION.
The City Council Met Monday Night
Listened to a Proposition from
the Driving Club, and also
from the Omaha Railway
Through Mr.. Cray.
A New Street to be Laid Out and 9th
erS to be Graded.

In the absence of President j. A.
Willard, Vice-President r. d. Hub
bard presided. All the Aldermen re-
sponded to their names. Mr.. j. B.
Swan acted as Secretary pro TEN. in
90 the absence of City Recorder.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing and also the meeting held on
March 26 were read, and there being
no objection they were approved
The petition as to changing the
name of Marcy street to Maple Ave-,
g was referred to the committee on
Streets Alleys and Grades.
The Board of Public Works report
ed favorably on the laying out of a
new street in the rear of Willard &
Barney's Exchange, to be 80 feet wide,
commencing at Main street and run
8 ming southeasterly $50 feet, to be
known as Exchange street. On mo-
tion, referred to committee on streets.
A petition signed by p property
owners along Broad street praying
that sewer be constructed along
said street from the center of Warren
street to the center Of Washington
street, distance of s blocks. was, on
motion. referred to committee on sew
ers.
A petition osigned by "A residents
and freeholders on Broad street, pro-
testing against the laying of sewer on
said street. This too was referred to
: the same committee.
The petition of j. ]. Walruff, pray
ing to be allowed the use of street in
front Of block Is for the storage of
building material was, on motion,
granted.
The matter Of regulating the places
for hacks and buses to stand around
railway depOts was, on motion, refer
red to the committee on ordinance.
The petition praying that public
alley be established through block g.,
and that alley be Is feet wide, was, on
motion, referred.
The Mankato Driving Club submit
ted the following proposition:
If your honorable body will replace
or repair the fences or build new ones,
and will rebuild or repair the build
ings in a suitable manner on that
portion of the City Park known as the
Fair ground, and will allow us the eX-
elusive use and supervision of the
same for period of five years, for the
purpose of conducting fairs, races and
sales on the same, and will allow us
also the further exclusive use of the
whole of said park for period of q
days in each year for the aforesaid
purpose, it being understood that the
exclusive use of the mound portion of
said park shall not exceed said p
days in leach year, at all other times
the same to remain open to the pub
lie, we on our part will agree to keep
said fences and buildings and the
track at all times in good condition
and repair during the continuance of
this agreement. Should the same
meet with your approval and this
agreement is entered into, we expect
to at once eXpend in improving and
identifying said grounds the sum of
$500 to $500 Immediately in improving
the track and keeping it in good con-
dition for driving purposes. We also
further agree to expend in the further
improvement of said portion of said
park all profits arising from fairs or
race meetings and stock sales to be
held on said grounds, further agreeing
that the said grounds shall not be
used for stock feeding purposes
during the continuance of this agree
ment. This agreement to continue
for the period of five years from the
date thereof, unless the grounds
should be wanted by the city for the
purpose of identifying and improving
the same before the expiration of said
time, in which case the agreement to
be null and void, at the option of the
city council. The city on its part to
furnish during the continuance Of
this proposed agreement, proper and
necessary police supervision at said
grounds during fairs, races or stock
sales"
The proposition was signed by the
officers and members of the club.
After considerable discussion motion
to refer the matter to the Park COM
mittee was carried, there being 5
yeas and one nay.
A resolution relative to proceeding
at once to beautifying the park was
voted down the vote being for it
and against.
The next matter taken up was that
relating to the ordinance affecting
the Mankato & Northeastern rail-
way.
Alderman Fowler said: '"This Or
1dipance with regard to the Mankato
Iand Northeastern Railroad, before
1--WE call it up, think perhaps we bad
better hear from some of the represen
tatives here of other roads, and their
propositions, if they want to make
any. They have no right to act on
our case.
Alderman Longini secured recogni-
tion and said: Il understand there
is a gentleman in the room. who has
a telegram from some road. l
would like to hear the telegram.
Lorin Cray replied: "Mr. Presi-
-1dent. AS soon as possible, after the
adjournment of last adjourned meet