The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-08-10
COMMON COUNCIL.
Sewer to the Brewery Ordered,
After a Prolonged
Contest.
IMPROVEMENT OF West Front Street
to be Undertaken==Street Car
Service Criticised.

The meeting of the council Satur-
day night was presided over by Mayor
Weaver, and all of the aldermen pres
emit.
Applications for liquor licenses were
received from VIM. Siebert and Abra-
ham Lieb, and Sept. 1st was setas the
day for hearing.
A petition was received, asking that
Moreland street be graded from
Baker avenue to the c., M. & ST. p.
railway track, the grading to be done
this season. This was referred to the
street committee.
A largely signed petition was re-
ceived, asking the city to purchase
the remainder of Sibley mound and
add it to the park. This was refer
red to the park committee.
A petition was received, asking
that Poplar street be opened and
widened to width of sixty feet, and
that it be extended to Mound avenue,
and that the extra twenty feet be
vacated equally on both sides.
Col. Thomas spoke at length upon
the matter, which was finally referred
to the street committee.
Chief Phillips recommended the
purchase at once of 500 feet of cotton
underlined hose, and hook and lad
der truck for city use as soon as
the finances of the city will admit.
On motion of Aid. Pitcher, the fire
department committee was instruct
ed to at once advertise for bids for
500 feet of hose. Aid. Peterson did
not vote on the motion, as he stated
that the hose on hand is rotting, ow-
ing to poor facilities for drying it.
Chief Phillips maintained that the
drying arrangement is all right.
A communication was received
from the Northwestern Telephone
Co. Directing to that portion of the
recently passed ordinance by which
the council reserves the right to
move the poles.
Aid. Bashaw, from the street COM
mittee, recommended that certain
sidewalks be condemned and new
walks be ordered. A resolution to
cover the matter was adopted.
Aid. Higgs moved that the incan-
descent light at the corner of Rock
street and the G. & N. w. road be re-
moved to the corner of Shaubut and
Florence streets. He stated that
there are two arc lights near this in
candescent light and it is not needed
there.
Aid. Peterson opposed the NOV
ing of the light, on the ground of it's
being dangerous spot owing to the
railroad crossings. Aids. Fowler and
Bashaw supported this.
The motion was lost, Mayor Weaver
casting the deciding vote.
The condemnation of certain side
walks was referred to the street COM
mittee.
Aid. Pitcher, of the water COM
mittee, reported that nothing definite
had been arrived at on the Saulpaugh
House water rate matter. The char
ter makes it the duty Of the Board of
Public Works to fix water rates, the
council to afterwards approve them.
President Beatty stated that the
charter does not allow the board to
make special rates to anyone, and it
had made Mr.. Saulpaugh's rate the
lowest on the regular schedule. He
did not want the water rates demon
allied for another six months.
Engineer Haynes stated that the
trouble had with the large consumers
for the past few years is largely due to
the low rate made to The Saulpaugh.
The board cannot stand it any longer.
Aid. Fowler stated that the hotel
is sort of public institution, thrown
open to and patronized by our citi
zens, and he had heard some of the
business men favor a reduced rate for
it.
Pres. Beatty stated that the city
had purchased three water meters,
and two had cost $40 and che $50. If
many of these were to be bought, the
city should charge enough to make up
this cost. If the city is paid the cost
of delivering the water, there would
be gain to the city of 81, 900 to So, 1000.
and there would not be the usual de-
felt of 5000 in the water works de-
partment.
Aid. Peterson thought that if the
large consumers are measured, the
smaller ones ought to be measured
also. He had heard that meters are
liable to get out of order and are not
reliable.
City Attorney Young held that the
common council cannot make special
rates, but it is all in the hands of the
board.
Aid. Peterson, from the health COM
mittee, reported that the unwhole-
SOmenesS at the packing house, dis