The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-06-23
The Board reported that the extern

tion of Poplar street is necessary but
that the work is ineXpedient at pres
ent on account of the litigation re-
garding Minnesota street, and recon-
mended that the matter be postponed
until the litigation has been settled
President Swan stated that he die
not favor piling up three or four more
law suits on the city, as would follow
WI. Dunn asked that a crossing be
made at the railroad track.
The Board was authorized to ascer.
tain the cost of temporary crossing
and also whether the permission OF
the property owners could be had.
The Board reported its action in re
jecting the bids for the Fifth street
sewer.
Complaint was made of the obstruc
tion caused by the hay and wood mar
ket.The chief of police was instructed
to regulate the market.
NO MORE DEAD ENDS.
Aid. Peterson brought up the mat
ter of the extension of the water
mains on Vine street
Aid. Pitcher stated that some OF
the property owners are opposed to it
Aid. Fowler moved that the circuits
be completed on Clark and Parson
streets and on Vine street. The pipe
is on hand, the only additional expense
would be the laying of the pipes. The
location is on Vine from Front tC
Second, and on second from Vine tC
Elm, and on Clark from Parson tC
Center. This was carried.
THE GATHERING OF Stops.
Aid. Higgs reported that all slops
are not being properly gathered. Aid
Fowler stated that some people put
wash water or ashes in the receipt
Giles and Mr.. Saylor cannot afford to
remove it. Aid. Widell stated that
Mr.Saylor had not gathered from him.
Mr.. Swan stated that that day Mr..
Saylor had drawn 46 barrels of slop,
and that not more than five or six
barrels was swill
Aid. Higgs thought Mr.. Saylor has
a larger contract than he can take
care Of. He is taking the most valua-
BILE swill and skipping the rest.
The health committee was instruct,
ed to confer with the health officer
and devise some different way of gath
ering Stops.
A profile of the proposed Fourth
street improvement was submitted.
The profile was adopted, on motion OF
Aid. Higgs.
Aid. Pitcher moved that the matter
be referred to the Board of Public
Works, which was carried.
HIGH LICENSE DEFEATED.
The mayors message disappearing
the resolution of the council raising
the liquor license to 1000 after Jan.
l, 1894, was presented and read.
Aid. Higgs moved to reconsider the
vote by which the resolution was
adopted, in order to bring it before
the council again. This was carried
by the same vote by which the resolu,
tion had been adopted
Aid. Peterson stated that the reso.
luton would decrease the city's rev.
enue by $4,000 to $4,000. He knew
what each saloon keeper could pay
and the city could not afford to lose
revenue. He had not seen town
around where rents are as low as here.
yet there would be sixteen or eigh-
teen more vacant stores on the
market. This would make a very
bad appearance.
Aid. Pitcher moved that the resolu-
ton be adopted.
Aid. Higgs stated that from the
best information he could get the
citY's revenue would be largely in
creased. 1t would be at least three
years before the matter would be reg
ulated by itself. He had repeatedly
heard it stated that three years age
an organized effort had been made tt
bring the population down below
10000, while it is generally believed
that the city then had that popula
ton.
Aid. Bashaw stated that Aid. Higgs
had stated his sentiments.
AID Widell stated that he had in
vestlgated the matter and found out
that there would be loss of revenue
and that the business men are oppos
ed to it. He had made a mistake ir
voting for the resolution before.
The resolution was defeated by the
following vote: Ayes, Aids. Bashaw
Higgs and Pitcher; noes, Aids. FoW
Ter, Peterson and Widell. The mayor
voted no.
Aid. Peterson took exception to the
statement that the last census hao
not been fair.
Aid Higgs reiterated his statemen
and Aid. Bashaw stated that he coult
bring dozen families that would sa.
the census taker did not visit them.