The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-26
MANKATo FREE PRESS.
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Acts Upon Various Matters at Its SAT-
urday Night neeting.
The Daily Free Press rlade the Off
ciaI City Paper.

was held Saturday night, with Mayor
Weaver in the chair. All the alder
men were present except Aid.
Bashaw.
Mr.. Buckholtz, of the n. w. Tele-
phone Co., stated that the city could
have poles for 75' cents, 81 and $3.50
according to length. These were the
polls called for for the fire alarm sys-
tenn. The fire committee was author
lied to purchase the polls at the
prices named.
a petition was presented signed by
several residents of Glenwood Ave-
nue., asking for the placing of three
electric lights along the avenue. Re-
ferred to the committee on street
lighting.
A petition was presented signed by
residents on the Eagle Fake road ask
ing that pipe be laid in the ditch dug
along that road last year. The mat
ter was referred to committee.
A communication was received
from Jeanette S. Heath stating that
on the 18th of September last on the
the side walk on Main street at the
top of Agency Hill she struck her foot
on a spike sticking out of the side
walk and hurt her ankle, for which
she claimed damages to the extent OF
$4,000. The matter was referred to
Street Commissioner Halstead and
City Attorney Young to investigate
and report.
Aid. Widell, from the committee on
streets, alleys and grades, asked for
more time TO report in the matter of
opening up streets in Dukes addition.
They also reported a crosswalk to
be relaid on Record street across State
street The council refused to order
said walk laid The committee also
reported favorably on the laying of a
two plank walk up Bunker Hill. The
board of public works stated that all
the walk did not need to be laid. A
couple of blocks Of such walk was or
dered laid.
Aid Higgs, from the committee on
streets, reported in the matter of
widening Popular street. Had not
as yet been able to make any ar
rangement with Mr.. Willard.
Aid. Pitcher, of the special COM
mittee to see about the Minnesota
street matter, made a report as to
what had been done, There was OBJ
lection made to the changing of the
course of the creek without proper
retaining wall There was also objec-
tion to the raising of the street grade.
If the grade could not be raised
he thought the matter might as we'll
be dropped. Further consideration
was deferred until the contract for
building the culvert came up for ap-
prevail
City Attorney Young, to whom was
referred the matter of looking into
the city'S rights to the land along the
river back of blocks IA and Is, made
report of his inquiries, He read the
deed given to the city by Willard &
Barney, as published in the FREE
PRESS two weeks ago. He stated that
no street had been laid out, and the
city could do nothing in the matter.
He further stated that the city could
proceed to lay out street at any time
it saw fit.
The matter was referred to the
committee on streets and City Attor-
ney Young to investigate and find
out what rights the city has, and re-
port at the next meeting.
1t being reported that the Milwau-
kee round house extended into Pike
street, the city attorney was instruct
ed to see about securing the removal
of the same or get release of the
land from the company.
Rev. l.. w. Beattie, of the PreSby-
terrain church appeared before the
council and asked the privilege of us
ing the city hall for three or four
Friday evenings for the drill of the
boys brigade. The request was
granted. He also presented the re-
quest of the choral society for the use
of the city hall for the rehearsal of
the society until some other arrange
ments can be made. This was also
granted.
The contract for putting in the
Minnesota street culvert over Warren
creek was presented for approval.
Mr.. L. G. M. Fletcher spoke regard
ing the said Improvement, and of the
necessity of making it of permanent
nature. He also presented PROPOSE
tion from A. l.. Hemperly in relation
to Strengthening out the creek.
Aid. Pitcher moved that the matter
of finding out how much the retain
ing walls along the creek would cost
be referred to the board Of public
works, to look into and report at the
next meeting of the council Motion
was carried.
In accordance with this motion the
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