The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-08-24
Time Within Which an Electric
Street Railway rlay Be Con-
structed Extended to
July Ist, 1906.
Fire Department Committee Exceeds
Its Authority CURLING and
Guttering of Front Street
to be Undertaken.
Many Other Matters of Lesser Import
ance Are Acted Upon.

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Higgs were present.
A petition was received asking for
the laying of water mains on Fourth
street, between Main and Walnut
streets. A motion for the board of
public works to do the work was
carried, Aid. Fowler declining to
vote.
A petition was received asking that
new grade be established on Hick,
DRY street, between Front and Second.
This was referred to the street com
mittee.
! A communication was received
from the Street Railway Co., accom-
panying an ordinance to extend the
time within which an electric street
railway shall be started to July 1st
1895.
The use of the city park for bicycle
races Aug. 24th was granted.
Aid. BaShaw, of the street commit.
tee, reported having had an interview
with the street car officials, who had
given the information that negotia-
tions are now going on with parties
who may put in an electric line. An
extension of time is desirable.
John @. Noe made statement OF
the case, saying that owing to the
financial depression it had been i'm,
possible to make the change, when
only two weeks are left within which
it must be done. There are several
men on the string, working to get an
eastern capitalist interested in put.
ting in an electric road. The com.
pany does not feel like repairing the
horse car line, as it seems certain that
an electric line must soon go in. II
the council was not satisfied that what
he had said as to getting outside men
interested in the matter now was
true, he could produce bundle of let
tiers lately received. The present
rails would not do for an electric line
The ordinance was referred to the
ordinance committee, was favOrably
reported, and the rules were suspended
and it passed it's first and second read
ings and was adopted without oppo.
sition.
Aid. Fowler stated that there were
complaints in West Mankato that the
cars are not run to the Blue Earth
| river.
w. NJ. Farr stated that to put the
track in shape to run cars to the
bridge would cost $1,000. The com.
pany did not feel like going to this
expense when the track might at any
time be torn up to be replaced by an
electric line. If horse car line is tC
be run, the rails will be relaid and the
provisions of the franchise carried
out.
Aid. Fowler stated that the people
over there had given quite bonus tC
have the track there.
| Mr.. Farr said that this was true
and that the company had given
faithful service until the track had
given out.
Aid. BaShaw, for the street commit
tee, reported in favor of leaving Pop
lar street at it's present width OF
eighty feet.
Col. Thomas stated that the report
of the committee, if followed by the
securing of the wedge in the street at
Front street, is satisfactory. All he
wanted was action to open up the
street to the full width.
Aid. Fowler, for the park commit.
tee, reported fayorably upon the pur.
chase of the remainder Of the Sibley
Mound of Mr.. Burmaster. 1t would
cost 1916, and a certain party would
loan the city the money at four pei
cent interest.
On motion of Aid. Fowler, the
board of public works was instructed
to take all necessary and proper steps
preliminary to the purchase of the
property, and report at the next meet.
ing.
Aid. Peterson, for the fire depart
ment committee, stated that the com.
mittee had purchased 500 feet of hose
of the Revere Rubber Co., at so cents
foot.
Aid. Pitcher stated that the com,
mittee was only authorized to adver-
tise for bids for hose, but that it had
gone ahead and purchased the first
hose it came across. The hose is good
but there were two other companies
that would have put in lower bids on
equally as good hose. A party came
here to put in bid and found that
the hose had been purchased.
Aids. Fowler, Widell and Peterson
explained that it seemed necessary tC
make haste, on account of the dry
time, and Chief Phillips had recon-
mended that it be purchased, as he
did not want to go away and leave the
city with only the old hose on hand
The hose was highly recommended.
! Aid. Pitcher stated that if all com.