The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-05-26
LOCAL LEGISLATION.
The Council Orders the Fifth,
Byron, Fulton and Pleasant
Street Sewers Laid.
Poplar Street to be Extended.

A petition was received, asking tn
council to raise the annual liquor Ii
cense fee from $500 TO $1,000
Lorin Cray appeared on behalf o
the petitioners. The petition, h'
said, had only been circulated during
the day, yet it contained the names 0
eighty representative citizens. lG.l'
optional with the council to fix the Ii
cense at not less than $500 nor more
than 81 900 until the city has 10000
population, when it becomes impera
tive that the minimum license be
placed at 81 200. There is diyerg
ence of opinion as to the effect OF
such change. Past experience has
shown that increased license fees dt
not materially reduce the number OF
saloons. The financial condition OF
the city is such that The increased
revenue would be very acceptable. Ii
is doubtful whether there would be
part of the saloon keepers. L. could
not be charged as hardship or in
justice if the license is raised, as the
city'S population has long been nearly
10000. The license fee at Amboy is
$3.50, with a population of 25O. The
people and the two saloon keepers
there are we'll satisfied.
Aid. Peterson moved that the petit
tiOn be referred to the committee on
licenses. Aid. Higgs moved to amend,
that the committee report at present
meeting. This was lost and the orig
NAL motion was carried.
Aid. Nidell reported that the hose
house could be located on the German
Catholic school grounds. The fire de-
partment committee was given power
to act in the matter.
SEWERS ORDERED.
The Board of Public Works recon-
mended that the three sewers petit
toned for in the Fifth ward be put
in. The cost will be 81, 1872, all to be
paid by the property.
A remonstrance against the con-
struction of the Byron street sewer
this year Was received.
Dr. NJ. B. Wood appeared and spoke
Of those who signed the remonStrance.
7. L. Higgins appeared and favored
the proposition, saying that the eel
lars there are full of water every
spring.
Health Officer Jacoby stated that
these sewers were real necessity, es-
pecially for the Pleasant Grove school.
A remonstrance against the Fulton
street sewer was received.
A lengthy discussion followed.
The report was accepted and the
matter referred back to the Board Of
Public Works, only Aid. Widell vot-
ing no"
The Fifth street sewer matter was
taken up.
Aid. Fowler stated that the best in
vestment that city can make is to
put in sewers, and if sewer is need
ed any where in America it is on
Fifth street. He moved that the
matter be referred to the Board of
Public Works.
President Soaring appeared and
spoke in favor of the sewer, as the
Normal school had urgent need of it.
Geo. Fl. Clark, resident director for
the Normal, seconded the remarks
and asked what the assessment on
the Normal property would be. 1t
was stated that the assessment would
be about $500.
President Swan stated that the in
creased water rents would pay the in
terest on what the city would nave to
pay toward building the sewer.
The health officer stated that the
German Catholic school is also very
anxious to have sewer connections.
There will soon be 1,500 to 1000 stu
dents gathered in the schools and it
will be the duty of the Board of
Health to condemn their present sys
TENS.
The molten was lost by the follow
ing vote: Ayes, Aids. Bashaw and
Fowler; Noes, Aids. Pitcher, Wldell,
Peterson and Higgs.
Aid. Pitcher moved to reconsider
the vote and it was unanimously re-
considered.
Aid. Fowler renewed his motion,
the contract to be let in such a way
that one-half the amount which the
city shall pay will not be paid for
year.
The motion was carried, Aids. Pc
terson and Widell voting mo"
Aid. Bashaw asked for two weeks
more to report on the Clark street eX-
tension.
EXTENDING POPLAR STREET.
Aid. Peterson stated that some of
the Minnesota street people want an
outlet on Poplar street.
Aid Fowler thought that it would
be good thing to extend the Mound
avenue drive.