The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-12

| hN ShiSl VI POiiNS ANPOA W. - ~
rests and eight dodgers during Septem
Der.
Engineer Haynes recommended
that seventy-fve loads of stone bt
placed OH the Minnesota river banl
at the foot of Minnesota street. The
council authorized him to do this dur
ing the winter.
The matter of raising the grade or
Minnesota street and building cul
vert there was referred to specia
committee consisting of Aids
Pitcher, Fowler and Peterson, to re
port at the next meeting.
The contract with John Mccall fol
grading Moreland avenue was APP
proved.
| Aid. Pitcher moved that the deco
of Mr.. BurmaSter to the addition tt
the city park be approved, and the
800 be paid him when the vacation OF
driveway is made and clear title
given. Aids Peterson and Widell
voted against the motion, and as ii
did not have two-thirds vote of the
council it was lost.
President Beatty stated that GER.
tain parties had objected to the
sprinkling assessment across the
slough. They ought to have objected
when the sprinkling was ordered.
A long discussion followed on the
mode of making the assessments.
The point was raised that acreage
property could not be assessed. The
city attorney held that acreage prop
erty in the middle of a oity can be
assessed, but the supreme court
might decide otherwise.
Capt. Beatty held that the city
should sprinkle the street over the
slough, even though it was paid for
out of the city funds.
Aid. Pitcher reported the location
of fire alarm boxes as follows:
No. II, corner Front and Elm.
No. IA, corner Second and Vine.
No. Is, corner Fifth and Rock.
No. 10, corner Third and Washing
ton.
No. %, corner Front and Plum.
No. q, corner Third and Walnut.
No. %, corner Fifth and Mulberry.
No. 30, corner Fifth and Hickory.
No. 30, corner Front and Cherry.
No. 81, corner Third and Warren.
No. 80, corner Van Brunt and Car
roll.
No. A., corner Clark and Center.
No. 45, corner State and Marshall.
No. AZ, corner Record and Fulton.
No. 60, West Side.
These locations were approved. Aid.
Peterson voting No"
Aid. Pitcher moved that the board
of public works be and said board is
hereby instructed to require any per-
son or persons who desire to use any
part of any public street, ground or
alley in the city of Mankato for the
purpose of building or other improve
ment, to execute to the city of Man
kato bond with good and sufficient
securities in the sum of $1,000, condi-
toned to save said city harmless from
damages by reason OF negligence on
the part of such person or persons in
the use thereof. This was carried.
Aid. Fowler brought up the Broad
street sewer matter, saying that the
sewer up Rock street would not cost
$500, as published.
The city engineer thought that the
alderman was off.
Aid. Higgs did not want to vote for
that would cost the city
$500 to 5000, when the city has moth
ing in the treasury, and has to borrow
money to pay tOnight's bills. He
moved that the Rock street route be
referred to the board of public works.
1t ought to be paid for by assess
ments.
Aid. Peterson thought that there
was less objection to the Broad street
route than to the others.
Aid. Fowler thought that the city
would not be out more than 800 or
S125 if the present route was adopted.
Daniel Coughlan said that if a
sewer was not built it would cost
the city much more than the sewer
will cost, as the people living along
Guenther creek are getting tired of
the sickness caused by the brewery
drainage. The council has monkeyed
with the question for two years, and
has put in sewers where they were not
so much needed.
Health Officer Jacoby urged prompt
action and no further delay.
The motion was lost.
Aid. Fowler moved that the con-
tract with Joseph Landkammer for
the Broad street sewer be confirmed.
Engineer Haynes thought that a
private sewer up Rock street, without
manholes, could be put in for 35 cents
a foot. He wanted it to be under
stood as merely private sewer, the
city having no responsibility for car