The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-23
.ANKATo FREE PRESS.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER %, 1892.
CITY COUNCIL.
Aid. Hubbard Tenders His Resigna
ton, but 1t Is Refused and He
Is Fully ExOnerated.
Several Matters of Public Interest
Acted Upon.

was neIQMOnQay nlgnt, Mayor Willard
presiding, and all of the aldermen be-
ing present except Aids. Hubbard and
Saulpaugh.
A petition was received asking that
street be laid from Shaubut street
900 feet south to Van Brunt's slough
and across the slough to Moreland
and Baker avenues. Referred to the
street committee.
A petition was received asking that
Byron street be widened to 80 feet
from the westerly end of the street to
Saratoga street. Referred to the street
committee.
The resignation of r. d. Hubbard
from the council was received, and af-
f1dayits made by him and Geo. NJ. Pal
mer, read.
Aid. Fowler thought that Mr..
Hubbard was innocent, and that ex-
engineer Morse also thought so. He
favored a resolution declining to ac-
cept his resignation and expressing
confidence in his integrity.
President Swan, of the Board of
Public Works, stated that he had had
the matter under consideration ever
since he had been on the Board. He
believed that Mr.. Hubbard was truth
full.
Aid. Longini thought that Mr.. Hub
bard had made Thoroughly honorable
statement.
Engineer Haynes did not see that
further action was necessary, and Mr..
Hubbard had stated it just as it was,
he thought.
Aid. Schlingerman stated that he
believed Mr.. Hubbard to be innocent
Mayor Willard felt like the alder
men.
Aid. Longini moved that the coun-
Gil accept Aid. Hubbard's explana-
tion and beg him to withdraw his
resignation. This was unanimously
carried.
The High school was given permits
sion to use the park for field day
sports, Oct. 7th.
The market committee recommend
ed that Main street from the alley
between Front and Second street to
Broad street, on both sides, be used as
a market. If this is not sufficient,
Second st. from Main to Walnut shall
be used. The report was accepted
and the market established there.
Aid. Schlingerman complained that
the electric lights are not burning
regularly, and that he had heard CT
lights that had not burned for two
weeks at time. The full bills were
coming in, although the public had
been notified to make reports of fail
ure of lights to burn. He thought
the company's employees were to
blame. The night watchmen were
again instructed to report failure of
lights.
The following resolution was adopt
ed:
WHEREAS, There has heretofore
unfortunately risen some question re-
garding the use Of city water by the
Hubbard mill in our city, and
WHEREAS, Owing to such queS-
tion, r. D. Hubbard has seen fit to Of
fer his resignation as alderman of our
city, now therefore be it
ResOLred, That we, the aldermen of
our city as the council of said city, re-
fuse to accept such resignation and
request said r. D. Hubbard to with
draw his .tendered resignation. We
hereby assure him of our full and alb
solute belief in his integrity, and we
fully believe and accept his statement
of said matter which has been read
before us.
Mr.. Swan reported that Wickersham
& Brown would put complete heat
ing outfit into the city hall for 81 900,
or heat certain rooms for 81 300. Laid
on the table.
Complaint of the unsavory smell of
the creek below the brewery, which is
to lead off the sewerage from that es-
tablishment, was made, but no action
taken.
The Board of Public Works was en-
powered to have the Silver Ravine
road built by day labor or otherwise.
The Board recommended that Sec
ond street be curbed and guttered
from Liberty to Cherry streets, at a
cost of 81 900, the whole amount to be
assessed upon the property. 1t did
not favor the work north of Cherry
street, to Hickory A remonstrance
against the improvement on the latter
two blocks was received.
Mayor Willard stated that the coun
Gil should go slow where the majority
of the property does not petition for
it, as in this case, and he did not think
that such curling and guttering does
any good in any case.
DR.. }. W. Andrews appeared before
the council as one of the petitioners.
The Board was directed TO proceed
with the work from Liberty to Cherry
streets.
The Board recommended the con-
struction Of sewer on Byron street