The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-10-13
THE CITY FATHERS.
Various Matters Concerning the City
Interests Considered by
Them.

The regular meeting of the council
was held Saturday evening and was
presided over by Mayor Weaver, all
the members being present.
An application for saloon license
by Joseph Stahl was read and applica-
tion granted land date for hearing set
A petition was received for the
building of a sidewalk on NorthFront
street fromVine to Lafayette streets
On motion it ordered laid on the
east side from Vine to Lafayette
street, and on both from Lafayette
to Lime streets.
A petition was presented for an arc
light to be placed at the corner OF
Fifth and Mulberry streets. The
matter was referred to the committee.
on electric lighting.
Aid. Bashaw from committee to To-
cate quarantine hospital reported
having selected a sight on Bunker
Hill about $50 feet from the old we'll
Aids. Pitcher and Higgs stated that
there was considerable opposition to
locating the hospital there. They
thought it ought to be located some
where the near Tourtellotte hospital
for convenience. There was also consld
cradle opposition to it's being located
too near the hospital and the site
chosen by the committee was accept
ed.
Moved and seconded that the board
of public works be instructed to put
up hospital according to plans and
specifications.
Aid. Higgs moved an amendment
to refer the matter to the committee
on hospitals. The amendment was
lost by vote of 2 to 4.
The motion was then carried by a
vote of to-.
Aid. Widell from the ordinance
committee asked for continuance OF
two weeks for report on the bicycle
ordinance. The time was granted,
there being no objection.
Aid. Fowler moved that the board
of public works be authorized to pro-
coed to build hospital without adver-
Using for bids, and that arrangements
be made to pay for the material with
s per cent orders, payable July L, 1894
The motion was carried.
A resolution was adopted ordering
that the sidewalk here tOfore ordered
on the south side of Walnut street
from Second street to alley be eight
feet wide.
Also one condemning the walk or
the easteriy side of Cherry street
to the alley and ordering a new walk
laid.
A resolution was adopted declaring
the tract of land recently purchased
of L. G.. M. Fletcher connecting Min
nesota street with Cherry street oper
for such.
Report of chief of policer for month
of September showed four arrests ano
four dodgers.
City Attorney Young reported IL
the Fletcher case in the supreme
court that the same had been strucl
from the calendar as settled.
The city attorney in the matter o.
issuing orders for the purchase OF
city pump, said that he could hn(
nothing that would prevent such
move, but thought it was against thu
spirit of the charter, as provision wa
made for voting $4,000 in bonds, ant
thought in all cases the people shoult
be allowed to vote on such matters.
In the matter of the sSilver Ravin
road, the city treasurer stated tina
about $3.50 out of subscriptions to tn
amount of $500, have been paid. l
was recommended that the treasure
see the parties who have not paid. Ii
the question of any changes, In tn
road, action was suspended until tn
committee on streets could look tn
matter over.
In regard to the pump matter, MI
Haynes of The board of pubic WORK
reported that he had several inquire
as to what the city needed; that b
had answered these and expected RI
plies in few days. Had had one o.
fer to furnish good pump for $500
He expected to be able to say NOR
upon the question in. the course OF
week.
Aid. Peterson thought it would b
better for the city to buy a powe
pump and and engine. Thought
would be cheaper in the long run.
1t was suggested that the council
portion of it, mayor and englnee
visit the worlds fair and examine til
pumps exhibited there, some IA
number. 1t was thought that enoug
could be saved on the purchase
more than pay the cost several time
Aid. Fowler moved that the coul
Gil, mayor and city engineer go to.Ch
90 and look over the pumps there Q
exhibition.