The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-04-27
Aid. Higgs moved that the matter

order to see what the brewery will
give toward the sewer.
Stephen Lamm opposed the sewer
at present, saying that it was an i'm
position.
Henry Henline appeared and oppos-
ed the sewer and said that he would
fight the assessment.
w. d. Willard favored the sewer.
The motion was carried.
City Recorder Brown presented his
annual report, and this was referred
to the committee on claims and ac-
counts without reading, to be publish
ed in the official paper as soon as
adopted.
Aid. Higgs made some extended re-
marks based on the facts shown forth
in the report. He thought it was il
legal for the council to pass the labor
bills coming in at every meeting, as
the charter prohibits the expenditure
of more than 5000 on any one street.
1t should be reported where the work
was done
Aid. Jwler favored this.
En- eer Haynes said that it would
be cry cumbersome to present full
re rt.
Aid. Fowler stated that if Front
street was not repaired the property
owners would soon become willing to
have the street paved.
Aid. Higgs agreed with this and
said he did not blame the property
owners on that street for kicking
against paving, as long as they can
get $1,000 to $4,000 of work done for
nothing.
Aid. Higgs moved that the ordi-
nance committee prepare an ordinance
repeating that portion of the dog Or
dinance providing for the paying for
killing and burying dogs. This was
unanimously carried. 1t is expected
to save 5000 this way.
Aid. uHiggs moved1 that the mayor
be requested to instruct the chief of
police to report at the next meeting
the number of pool tables operating
without being licensed. This was
carried.
The Board. of Public Works reported
adversely upon the grading of Cherry
street, on account of the impossibility
of securing proper grade as long as
the Omaha track is there. This was
adopted.
The board reported favOrably upon
the curling and guttering of Front
street between Plum and Mulberry
streets. AS the proposed improve
ment was included in the petition re-
ceived earlier in the meeting, the re-
port was laid over until the board can
report upon the other.
IMPROVING FRONT STREET.
The Board Of Public Works report
ed adversely to the paving of Front
street between Main and Jackson Sts.,
at the present time, as only one prop
erty owner is on the petition.
AID WideQ thought that the streets
are in bad condition and they ought
to be improved. He favored macad-
amizing with Mankato stone as less
expensive than brick paving.
Aid. Higgs thought matchmaking
would not give satisfaction, as it be-
comes soft in spring, and also on ac-
count of the heavy traffic and the
street car track. He would stop more
free work on Front street, while work
on back streets in assessed against the
property owners. If the property
owners on Front street are too poor to
pay 800 a lot, they ought to sell their
property to those who are willing to
make good street of it,
Aid. Bashaw favored paving block
with MankatO stone, as an expert
ment, and thought the quarry owners
would donate the stone.
Engineer Haynes said four-fifths of
the stone from our quarries in unfit
for matchmaking, especially where
there is street car track. He would
go slow about paving Front street I'M
til good proportion of the property
owners favored it. Were the granite
boulders to be crushed they would
make fine street if rolled in with a
roller. Limestone was not intended
for matchmaking.
Aid. Widell was sure the limestone,
if properly selected, would give good
satisfaction.
Aid. Bashaw wanted to see the best
of material used, and if the property
owners are to be assessed they should
have the best there is and not be as
sessed again in few years to fix the
street again. He believed in acting
promptly.
A sidewalk was ordered laid on the
south side of block II, Van Brunt's
addition, opposite the Pleasant Grove
school.
A crosswalk was ordered laid across
Carroll street On the north side of
Pleasant street