The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-22

RUN SUiCCG SOhtolhlLo LIZ ooAO WILL
was lost.
Aid. r. d. Hubbard was reelected
vice president of the council for the
ensuing year.
The Board of Public Works recon-
mended that certain sidewalks be
condemned as unsafe and be rebuilt.
The walks were ordered relaid.
The Board of Public Works reported
that the grading of Vine street from
Willow to Sixth streets is necessary,
but not..asked for by majority Of the
property owners. The cost will be
$3.50, of which $1,000 is for a stone
culvert and must be paid for by the
city at large. the remainder to be as
sessed upon the property benefited.
The Board was instructed to pro-
coed to advertise for bids. the under
standing being that the work is to
extend over two years.
\ grade and profile OF Vine street
was adopted.
AID. Fowler stated that the present
hack ordinances cover the recent re-
quest for legislation in regard to To-
cations at the depot platforms.
The Board Of Public Works reported
that the contract for grading Baker
avenue from Moreland to, Pleasant
streets had been let to John Bowen
at 81, 075.99 and 30cents for ledge rock.
he being the lowest bidder. The re-
port was adopted.
The Board reported upon the bids
for street sprinkling, VIM. Page being
the successful bidder, at % cents per
100 feet. and 80 cents per 100 feet for
overhaul. The report was adopted.
Protests were received against the
sprinkling Of Broad street from Wash
ington to Vine streets. and from Main
north on Broad street.
1t was voted to sprinkle the same
territory as last year. with addition
Of Broad street from Washington to
Rock. tie work to begin May lst.
Mayor Willard announced the re-
appointment Of James 3. Swan as
president CT the Board Q. Public
WORKS for the ensuing two years.
Confirmed.
The ordinance relating to the Man
kato & Northeastern railway company
was brought up, and Aid. Hubbard
moved that it be laid upon the table
for two weeks. in order to give the
Omaha people time TO present their
maps. which they will do at the next
meeting. He stated that the Omaha
road wants right Of way over the
streets and alleys Of thecitY and room
for two tracks. The road hopes to
combine with the Milwaukee road
whereby but little will be required Of
the city. 1t also hopes to combine
with the Milwaukee, Cannon Valley
and Northwestern in building union
depot near the present Northwestern
depot. Anotficial had stated to him
that the chances were SO in 100 that
the track will be removed to the
river front.
A lengthy discussion followed, and
it appears that the friends of the NJ.
s n. E. road thought that the Omaha
road were trying to postpone action
upon the requests Of the NJ. & n. E.
road The latter's attorney. B. D.
Smith. appeared and said that unless
action was taken upon its request at
once Or within a few days the entire
enterprise was Likely TO fall through.
Aid. Hubbard motion was lost
to3
The ordinance was then passed to
its second reading.
The reading Of the first section. Of
the ordinance broughtoa long dis
cussion. A.d Hubbard accused the
NJ. & \. E. Of attempting to block
out the Omaha road and causing the
plan for the removal Of the track to
fall through. They want the thirty
feet at Main street which the Omaha
road must have unless it arrangeS to
run over b oththe Milwaukee and
Northwestern tracks. He believed
that two-thirds OF the people Of the
city want the Omaha tracks removed,
and he proposed to vote to do that
which would be most likely to bring
this about.
Aid. Fowler disclaimed any inten-
tion to do anything against the best
interests Of the city.
An amendment offered by Aid. Saul
,, paugh was adopted, granting the road
30 feet of right of way across Main
street. northwesterly from the first
pier Of the bridge.
B. d. Smith stated that the road
could not accept the amendment, and
presented an amendment providing
that in case the Omaha road requires
the 30 feet in question, the N. s. n.
E. shall have 80 feet northwesterly,
but that the city shall remove the
bridge pier and do the necessary grad
ing.
The discussion fingered along until
Mayor Willard called halt by asking
| the council to do something or adj
journ. A motion to do the latter was
hastily carried, thus cutting off fur
ther talk as well as causing the bills
to be laid over.