The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-22
CITY FATHERS.
Railroad Matters Thoroughly Dis
cussed, but no Action Taken.
A Park Resolution Passes.-Sewers
For Broad Street.-An I'M
portant disappointment

Monday nights meeting Of the council
was lengthy one and great deal Of
business was transacted. An inter
ested audience crowded the space
outside the railing.
Mayor Willard presided and all OF
the aldermen answered to their
An application was received from
Tilden s Toble for a liquor license.
Hearing was set for May 18th.
a petition was read asking for a
sewer along Broad street from War
rem to Washington streets, distance
Of eight blocks. a numerously signed
remonstrance against making the
Improvement at the present time was
presented. y count Of names showed
p petitioners and IS demonstrators,
several names appearing on both.
AID. Saulpaugh stated that the
committee on sewers reported in ia
vor Of constructing the sewer, the
matter having been referred to it at
the last meeting.
The question as to the kindof pipe
to be used was brought up by Aid.
Hubbard, who desired that the kind
be specified. The city engineer was
called upon for his opinion. and stated
that nine out Of ten engineers and
nine out of ten engineering papers
favored tie vitrif1ed clay pipe.
Aid. Saulpaugh stood up manfully
Tor cement pipe and home industries,
and stated that vitrilled pipe is more
liable to be eaten by sewage.
AID. Sch.ingerman stated that ne
had had experience in which the
cement pipe had lasted better than
clay pipe.
Engineer Haynes stated that while
Mankato cement is most excellent Tor
other purposes, if the experience Of
old engineers and other cities is TO be
taken into account, he did not want
to see cement pipe used in the sewers.
AID. Fowler stated that he under
stood that Minneapolis uses Mankato
cement for its sewer pipe.
PHI. Carney appeared and said that
in tests during the past eighteen
months Mankato cement has eXceHed
Louisville in strength. and that he is
pushing it for city work.
The discussion continued for some
time.
A motion to refer the matter to the
Board of Public Works was carried.
AID. Hubbard voting no. The latter
stated that without the understand
ing that the pipe will be clay he
could not favor it.
A petition requesting that the high
fence and stables upon the city park
be removed was received and read.
About hundred names were attached
AID. Fowler. from the park COM
mittee, presented the following .reso-
luton:
Resolred. By the council Of the city
Of Mankato. that it IS the sense or
this council that a suitable fence be
placed about the grounds known as
the city park. That the fence shall
be made of what is known "a STAT wire
fencing. That the society known as
the Nankato Driving Cub be given
permission to use the race track on
said grounds and the stables on the
west and south side. 1t is under
stood that the club shall put man
in charge thereof, who shall be in
vested By the city with police power
whose duty it shall be to exercise said
power over said grounds. Said club IS
to repair and keep in repair the build
ings used by them and keep the
grounds about the same clean and
orderly. 1t is understood that this
privilege can be revoked at any time
when in the judgment Of the city
council it will be for the best inter
ests Of the city. Nothing in this per-
mission shall be construed as to pre-
vent the city from improving the
grounds asraaeity park or from exer-
cising any Control Of the same as
against the public.
This res olution was unanimously
adopted.
The report of the recent annual
election Of officers of the fire depart
ment was received and. the election
approved.
The proposition to change the name
of Park street to Maple street was
unfavorably reported upon by the
street. committee, there already be-
ing a street of that name.
The matter of opening an alley back
of blocR<6 was referred to the Board
of Public Works.
Aid. Fowler moved that Sibley
street be graded from West Seventh
to LeSueur street and thence to More
land avenue. Referred to the street
committee.
The light at the corner Of Fifth and
May streets was ordered removed to
Fourth and May.
The committee on city property
was directed to.ascertain whether the
ten acres of city property on Bunker
Hill. together with the old we'll To-
Gated thereon, can be sold.