The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-12-23
COUNCIL MEETING.
Various Matters of Minor Importance
Acted Upon.

The regular meeting of the council
occurred last night. Mayor Willard
presided. Aids. Hubbard and Saul
paugh were absent. The meeting
was somewhat shorter than ordinary,
and was quiet one, compared with
previous meetings.
The Board of Public Works called
the attention Of the council to the
matter of locating the position and
length of the retaining wall to be
built along Warren's creek in front
of the land of d. L. Clements. 1t de-
clared that the matter is important
to both the city and Mr. Clements
and suggested that special commit
tee be appointed to confer with MI.
Clements and determine what shall
be done
Lorin Cray appeared before the
council on behalf Of Mr.. Clements,
who believes that the wall as intend
ed at present will cause the water
from the creek to run upon his land
and wash it out.
The city engineer stated that the
wall can not be constructed until
spring.
The matter was referred to the
street committee
City Attorney Young explained the
status of the Minnesota street mat
ter. He stated that the matter had
been misrepresented in one of the
papers. In the Mankato ReUieao had
appeared an article saying that had
an answer been put in no Injunction
would have been served. Anyone in
the least posted must know that this
would be putting in an answer before
the city is sued The proper course
to persue is to let the matter go to
the Supreme Court. The best way to
proceed now is to put in road by
way of Poplar street andgoing across
]. A. Wizards land. This had been
suggested. The decision of the SUI
preme Court will not be reached be-
fore April
Mr.. Willard stated that it was per-
fectly satisfactory to him that people
should 60 across his land.
The Board of Public Works was
authorized to make temporary road
into Minnesota street, if necessary, so
as to let the people out.
Pres. Swan stated that the Board
had thought best TO have M: L.Brandt
case the Broad street well, to save
the waste water and, indeed, the we'll
itself. He had cased Mr.. Hubbard's
new well, and will do it for the city
for 1925, furnishing the pipe himself.
1t is as important thing as can be
done. Mr.. Hubbard is paying $3.50
to have his old well cased. Mr.. Brandt
agrees to warrant the casing.
A motion was made to refer the
matter to the Board of Public Works
to have power to make the necessary
contract, with the consent of the
water committee.
Aid. Peterson wanted competition
and unless there are more bidders he
would favor letting the water run. He
did not think it is business
Mr.. Swan stated that the leak has
doubled in the last year, it makes a
mudhOle of the whole street, and the
time is coming when the waste water
will be needed. He thought that the
matter should be promptly attended
to.
Aid. Peterson stated that the sand
well also leaks.
1t was the general opinion that it
would be cheaper to have the work
done by man who is here than by
man who is not.
The motion was carried, only Aid.
Peterson voting NO"
The matter of the n. Front street
!. grade was brought up. Mayor Willard
stated that if the work is expensive
the city treasury is in such condi-
tion that it should not now be under
taken. If it is little work it would
not be worth doing.
Aid. Peterson wanted the work done.
Aid. Schlingerman stated that the
adjacent property owners would not
bring in petition for it, on account
of the cost.
Engineer Haynes stated the cost
would be about s., 400.
Mayor Willard stated that it would
not be right to impose so costly an
improvement upon the property own
ers unless they want it.
A motion to refer the improvement
to the Board of Public Works to adj
verJise for bids was unanimously lost.
A motion that the Board be in
structed to expend 5000 on the hill was
lost by Mayor Wizards vote, Aids.
Peterson and Schlingerman voting
"Yes" and Aids. Fowler and Longini
NO"
The usual number of bills were al
lowed, including an estimate of $3.50
to w. B. Craig.