The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-08-25
PLACED ON RECORD.
Mayor Weaver Defeats the Resolution
Looking to the Improvement
of the Park.
The Minnesota Street Agreement
Ratified--The Electric Railway
Ordinance Extended.

All of the aldermen, except Aids
Bashaw and Pitcher, were present at
Saturday nights meeting of the coun-
Gil, the mayor presiding, City Re-
corder Brown could not be present on
account of sickness, and ]. B. Swan
was chosen to act in his place.
A petition was received from the
Mankato Street Railway Co., asking
that,the time within which the electric
road may be put in operation be eX.
tended to Sept. l, 1894, owing to the
rstrlngency making it utter
ly impossible to do anything before
that time.
w M. Farr appeared before the
council and stated that the company
was very DESTROYS to put in an electric
road, and had expected to haveIone in
this season. and had done all possible
to this end. When the present hard
times come on arrangements had been
nearly completed with Chicago par
ties whereby an electric road was to
be put in this season. The company
has not placed the price of its present
road too high, and no one ever object
ed to the price placed, where propo-
sition had been made.
A petition asking the council to re-
consider it's action relating to the gar
bage gatberer was received. The
matter was postponed until the next
meeting.
A remonstrance against the propoS-
ed settlement with L. G. M. Fletcher
in regard to the Minnesota street
matter was received. This was signed
by eighteen property owners, and adj
vanced arguments against the settle.
ment. 1t was received and placed on
flle
A communication was received from
l.. G. M Fletcher, conveying deed
for the street in accordance with the
I agreement made, to be delivered upon
the payment of note for 81, 100, due
: Aug. 5, 1894, at per cent. interest.
A resolution for the adoption of the
proposition and to provide for the car
rying out of the proposition was
drawn up by the city attorney. 1t
was offered by Aid. Fowler and was
adopted, the four aldermen present
voting ''aye."
The plumbing ordinance was given
its first reading.
Gen. Pope stated that considerable
plumbing has been done which has
not complied with sanitary require.
ments in all respects. He did not
think that there would necessarily be
any cost to the city in enforcing the
ordinance. There is nothing in the or.
dinance but what ought to be com.
piled with, and would correct abuses
of itself. BY complying with the or.
dinance, the cost would be but a little
more.
The rules were suspended and the
ordinance passed to it's second read
ing.
dinance, extending the time for an
electric road to Sept. l, 1894, was pre-.
sented. The ordinance committee
presented favorable report, which
was accepted. The ordinance then
passed to it's first reading. The rules
were suspended and the ordinance
was passed.
The council voted to instruct the
Board of Public Works to build side.
walk along W. Front St, from Sibley
to Sixth streets.
City Engineer Haynes recommend
ed that the sidewalk along the east
side of Second street from Hickory tC
Walnut streets be relaid ten feet
wide, as this is greatly needed on &C
count of the opera house. A motion
to this effect was unanimously passed
The city engineer was instructed tC
prepare a profile of the grade Of
Front street between Marshall street
and the Milwaukee track.
Aid. Higgs presented the following
resolutions:
WHEREAS, The grounds at West
Z Mankato including the mound, race
track, and adjacant property, were
purchased and designed by the citi.
zens of Mankato for a public park,
therefore be it
ResolUed, BY the common council
of the city of Mankato that the Board
of Public Works be and is hereby
directed and empowered to take i'm
mediate possession of the same, re-
moving and dispossessing all persons
or organizations occupying or using
said grounds for purposes inconsistent
with their free use by the public as
a park.
RESOLVED, That said Board of Public
Works is hereby directed to sell, SUBJ