The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-05-26
ident, asked that an outlet be given

Sprinkled district. Carried.
A report was received regarding the
construction of quarantine hospital,
recommending that building TO cost
S400 be erected for the purpose on
| Capital Square, an accessible but is
olated place. The report was adopted
and the Board of Public Works au-
thoriZed to have plans prepared and adj
vertise for bids.
Aid Bashaw stated thai the North
Front street hill work is progressing
satisfactorily and the present work
will be done 10 few days. He moved
that the matter of completing the
road be referred to the Board of Pub
lie Works, the idea being to assess the
remainder of the cost on the property.
This was carried.
The bonds of the police officers were
approved, as follows:
ChaS. Yates, with j. H. Ray and
John f. Meagher as sureties, for 81, 900.
f. J. Grout, with Geo. W. Monks
and W. B. Walker as sureties, for $500.
Walter Daniels, with Geo. Pond
and Hans Jorgenson as sureties, for
$500.
VIM. Bradley, with Z. Paddock and
J. Manderfeld as sureties, for $500.
TheO. Schuette, with G. Schroeder
and w. G. Hair as sureties, for $500.
John Schiman, with Ed. Cousandier
and Henry Robel as sureties, for $500.
THE PARK RESOLUTION.
Aid. Fowler called up his resolution
regarding the public park, which was
presented at the previous meeting.
Recorder Brown stated that there
should be about 81, 100 in the park
fund.
Treasurer Shepard stated that the
books show that the park fund is
overdrawn 81 100.
Mr.. Brown stated that this was due
to a mistake in credIting the funds.
Aid. Widell opposed building a cot
tage on the grounds.
Aid. Bashaw stated that he had
heard that there are thirty horses on
the ground and he had seen lot of
old buildings there. He was not in
favor of continuing the park as a
breeding stable. He wanted the
grounds cleared up. He was opposed
to the cottage.
Aid. Higgs stated that he was un-
alterably opposed to the placing of
cottage on the grounds. He moved
that the matter be laid over until the
next meeting. By the mayors vote
the motion was lost.
Aid. Peterson supported Aid Fowl
er's position.
Aid. Higgs stated that he favored i'm
proving the park and would notexclude
horsemen, but he did not favor i'm
proving the park until the old build
ings have been removed. He saw no
reason why cottage should be built
or why man should be hired for the
whole year, as he could do nothing in
winter.
The resolution was lost, Aids. Ba
shaw, Higgs, Pitcher and Widell vot-
ing ''no," and Aids. Fowler and Peter
son voting Eyes"
The band was given permission to
practice in the city hall except on
council meatinU NIGHTS
The garbage ordinance was taken
up. and passed its second reading.
The ordinance was then given its
third reading and was passed.
Bids for city printing for the ensu
ing year were received from the FREE
PRESS and ReDiew. They were referred
to the committee on printing, to re-
port in two weeks.
A number of bills were read.
THE WARREN STREET CULyERT.
Aid. Widell thought that w. b. |
Craig's estimate of 81 900 should not |
be allowed and he did not see why
the city should accept the job, or that
it would He had looked over the |
work, and he made some severe criti-
cisms upon it. After seeing Mr..
Haynes twice the latter had finally
had portion of the top pulled down
and built over. He did not know
what the B. of p W. was for if it al
lowed itself to be bulldOZed. Mr. |
Craig is good mason but it seems as
though he had struck the right kind
Of a crowd to do as he pleased. He
thought that the arch would fall
through by fall
W. B. Craig stated that the re-
marks of Aid. Widell were intended
for roast and were said for pur-
pose. The job was the best that the
city had yet had done and was good In
every respect.
Pres. Swan stated that an inspector
had been aDDOinted to OYerl JOk the |