The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-09-07
CITY COUNCIL.
Turn in the Wheel in
the Brewery Sewer
Matter.
A New Telephone Ordinance Propos=
ed and Then Withdrawn==No
Place to Hang the Fire
Alarm System

All the aldermen were present at
last nights meeting of the council,
and Mayor Weaver presided.
A communication was received ask
ing for sidewalks on both sides of
Dickinson street instead Of one side.
Aid. Widell offered a resolution to
carry this into reflect, and this was
adopted.
A petition from DIR. P. Follman,
asking the city to raise the gutter
along the side of his store, was re-
ceived, and the matter Was referred
to the street committee.
The liquor license bond of Abraham
Lieb was granted. Mr.. Lieb stated
that this is the twentieth year that
he has taken out a liquor license, and
that during that time he has not had
a policeman in'his saloon on account
of any trouble. He asked the city to
give him credit for this in the city
books.
Aid. Fowler, at the suggestion of
City Attorney Young, moved that
"Little Jake's saloon be eXonorated
from all suspicion" and this was de-
clared carried.
Aid. BaShaw, for the street COM
mittee, reported the agreement for
the lowering of the grade of the side
walk along the north side of Hickory
street between Front and Second
streets.
City Attorney Young stated that
the council could change the grade
of the street, but that an assessment
for changing the walk could not be
collected where the grade had al
ready been built to.
A motion to adopt a new profile to
bring about the change "a adopted.
A new profile .of Moreland street
was adopted.
j. G. Roller was given permission
to move his scales nearer Frontstreet.
The board of public works reported
the award of the contract for the
sewer to the brewery, by Fifth street,
to John Mccall, for S1,524.
Aid. Higgs moved that the contract
be approved.
L. G.. M. Fletcher opposed the
sewer by the proposed route.
Aid. Higgs strongly favored award
ing the contract, and Fred Boegan
opposed it.
The motion wa lost, Aids. Fowler,
Peterson and Widell voting mo"
An old report of the board of public
works on a route by way of Broad
street, from Washington to Rock
streets, was found, estimating the
cost at S1,170. The matter was re-
ferred to the board, on motion of Aid.
Fowler, and the same report was
made back to the council.
Aid. Fowler then moved that the
matter be referred to the board OBJ
tain bids.
Objections to this route having
been raised, Health Officer Jacoby
again urged that a sewer be built to
the brewery. He referred to the
touching case of a woman who lost
three children from diphtheria along
Guenther creek last year, and who
now has to keep her house shut up to
keep the stencil from the creek out.
The motion was then carried with
out opposition.
The board of public works reported
in favor of the improvement of West
Front street with gravel. The report
was accepted.
Health Officer Jacoby stated that
the board of health has declared the
taking Of hides across the sidewalk to
the two hide houses a nuisance. One
house has complied and receives the
hides in the rear, but Mr.. Henlein
persists in taking in the hides across
the walk.
sssThe board of public works reported