The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-12
COUNCIL MEETING.
Contract for the Broad Street Sewer
Approved, and the Brewery
will be Required to
Connect.
Auctioneer's License Ordinance
FavorabIy Reported--lmpOr-
tant Petition From the
milwaukee Railroad.


by Mayor Weaver, and all of the alder
men except Aid. Bashaw were pre-
sent.
An application for a liquor license
was received from Joseph Stahl, and
Nov. Sd was set as the date for hear
ing.
A petition was received asking that
Ruby, Mabel, May, Front, Second and
Third streets be opened in Dukes adj
dition, Referred to the street COM
mittee.
A petition wasreceived asking for a
two-plank sidewalk in front ofcertain
lots on Dove street, in East Mankato.
A motion to refer lit to the street
committee was lost.
A petition for four incandescent
lights on Pleasant street and Baker
avenue was received. The petition
was granted, motion to grant it re-
ceiving three votes to two opposed.
A petition for sidewalk along the
Bunker hill road Owas received referr-
ed to the street committee.
A petition was received from the
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul rail
road company asking permission to
lay a sidetrack back of The Saulpaugh
hotel, the inner rail to be sixteen feet
from the rear of the hotel.
Agent Moore stated that this was
intended as a permanent switch.
City Engineer Haynes stated that
Exchange street had never been open
ed. He saw no objection to the lay
ing of the switch, but as there was no
street there, the council had nothing
to do with the matter.
Aid. Pitcher said that it looked as
though the company wanted TO put
in the switch to shut off any other
company that might want to extend
it's road through the city. He
thought that the matter might bear
an investigation.
Mr.. Moore, the agent of the road,
said his road wanted no arbitrary
rights.
The whole matter was referred to
the city attorney for his considera-
tion.
d. L. Rose and DR.. cFrisbie appear
ed before the council and protested
against the order of the council for a
sidewalk along block 1875. They saw
no object to have walk there. Only
one man is benefited.
Aid. Fowler said that he was the
man benefited, and he needed the
walk to get out.
Mr.. Rose asked whether walks are
built to benefit single individuals in
the outskirts, except in the case of al
dermen.
The city attorney replying to
question, held that it was not neces-
sary to establish grade before side
walk was ordered.
A letter was received from the
Northwestern Telephone Exchange
Co., of Minneapolis, accepting the re-
Gently passed ordinance relating to
the telephone poles.
The city attorney gave a written
opinion that the city had right to
purchase land to add to park, as in
the case of the proposed Sibley mound
addition purchase.
Aid. Widell, for the. ordinance COM
mittee, reported favorably upon the
auctioneer's license ordinance. The
license schedule is as follows: So for
one day, S12 for one week, $50 for one
month, 800 for six months, and $3.50
for one year. The ordinance was
given it's first reading.
Aid. Pitcher moved that the petit
tion for water mains on Fifth street
from Plum to Rock streets be grant
ed, after presenting favorable re-
port from the water committee. The
motion was lost, four to one.
Aid. Fowler, from the special COM
mittee to consult A. G.. Bierbauer in
regard to the Broad and Rock street
sewers, presented written commune
cation from that gentleman offering a
donation of 1915 toward building the
sewer up Rock street from Broad to
Sixth streets. He also reported
that an offer to put in the 1,230 feet
of eight inch sewer pipe had been re-
ceived, at 35 cents a foot, and he
thought that it could be done for 30
cents.
The board of public works reported
favorably upon the condemnation of
NJ g. Wizards triangle in Popular
street, estimating the value of the
land at $500, two-thirds of which
could be assessed on the property
benefited.
Mr.. Willard appeared and opposed
the condemnation proceedings, saying
that the price reported is mere bag
astelle as compared with it's value.
He spoke of the previous propositions
to give Popular street a uniform
width.
The matters was referred to the
street committees to renOrt at the