The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-08-05

great value. These people have lived
there for years and need the road
Probably Mr. Willard is the only
man in MaDkato who would obstruct
the opening of the road. (Applause.)
/ have never opposed road and be-
lieye in roads. There is some land
back along the river which if filled ten
or fifteen feet would be- inhabited by
Mr.. Fletcher's grand or great grand
children.
Mr.. Fletcher stated that he had eX-
pected something of this kind and felt
that there was something unfriendly
to him back of the whole matter. He
wondered that the mayor should be-
come spokesman in a legal sense for
the applicants before the council.
Mayor Willard said that he consid-
cred it an outrage participated in by
the council if anyone should impose
such distractions to opening up the
street.
Aid. Schlingerman moved that the
report of the committee be referred to
the Board of Public Works. This was
unanimously carried.
SEWER CONNECTIONS.
Aid. Peterson reported from the
health committee that the city attor-
ney had prepared an ordinance relat-
ing to sewer connections, but that he
didn't favor it. The recorder read the
ordinance, a synopsis of which was
given in last evenings paper. DR..
Warner was called upon and explained
the necessity for the ordinance, say
ing that the property adjacent to
Front street is in terrible condition
and is pest hole. These privies will
breed disease, land if pestilence comes
it will first break out in this territory.
While it is true that some expense
will be put upon the property owners,
what is this compared with the death
of citizens? Railroads often pay S., 900
for one man killed. 1 have thought
for years that some malignant pesti-
lence would easily break out some day,
and it must be laid to this street. If
cholera comes to this country next
year, as papers and medical journals
state, Front street will furnish beau
tiful point for it to gain foothold.
Mayor Willard thought that this
was very true.
Upon motion of Aid. Longini the or
dinance was given its first reading.
Aid. Peterson raised the objection
that some of the buildings are SO
small that there is no room for a
water closet and that such closet
would freeze up in some of the build
ings in winter.
Aid. Schlingerman said that if de-
lay is made until only brick buildings
are put up there will be a delay OF
years.
The ordinance will come up for its
second reading and passage at the
next session.
The street committee reported that
the majority of the property owners
on Hickory street are opposed to the
grading Of that street as they have
paid for grading the street once. 1t
can be patched up. The matter was
laid over to the next meeting by a
vote Of to 2. Aid. Longini asking to
be excused from voting.
The petition for sidewalk across
the slough on Pleasant street and
along Baker avenue was considered.
1t was voted to build these walks, the
walk across the slough to be four feet
wide.
A resolution vacating portion of
Plum street east of Sixth street was
passed.
The Board of Public Works reported
in favor of putting a sidewalk up the
hill on North Front street. from Vine
to LAFAYETTE The walk was ordered
laid.
The street committee reported in
favor of putting in curb and gutter
on Second street from Liberty to By
ron. Referred to the Board of Public
Works.
The street committee reported
fayorably upon the proposition to
curb and gutter Front street in the
Third ward, where this has not been
done. After some discussion the mat
ter was referred to the Board of Pub
lie Works.
The contract with John Mahowald
for the Lincoln street sewer was &C
copied, and the pipe was designated
to be of Mankato cement, Aid. Hub
bard voting against the latter.
DOWN WITH THE WEEDS.
Aid. Fowler moved that it is the
sense Of the council that the Board of
Public Works have the weeds moved
down in the streets and alleys.
Alderman Peterson stated that
there are any amount of weeds in his
ward and that he has been spoken to
a number of times about the matter.
Mr.. Haynes stated that the vacant
lots have more weeds than the streets.
Aid. Peterson stated that it was a
disgrace that vacant lots in the bust
ness portion of the city are allowed to
grow up with weeds. They should be
moved and assessed against the prop
erty,
Aid Hubbard thought that each
owner should have pride enough to
NOW down his own weeds. He moved
that the limits be placed at the slough,
Vine street, Fifth street and Front
street.
The motion as amended was carried.
only Aid. Schlingerman voting no.
Aid. Fowler, from the printing COM
mittee, reported that the FTEE PRESS
bid for the city printing is the lowest.
Two of the committee not having suf-
ficiently considered the bids, the mat
ter was laid over until the next meet
ing.
L. d. Saylor addressed the council
on behalf of Agency Hill residents
aud asked that the street connecting
the Agency and cemetery roads be
opened, and the extention of Dickin-
son street be improved The matter
was left with the Board of Public
Works to make estimates.
sAULPAUGH VS. HAYNES.