The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-08-24
mittees did as this one had done the
city would soon be bankrupted.


was carried, three voting yes, and Aid.
Pitcher voting no.
City Attorney Young reported that
he had not yet been able to collect the
Cement works delinquent taxes.
The board of public works reported
favorably upon the proposed grading
of Moreland street, from Baker avenue
to 100 feet beyond the Milwaukee rail-
road track, the cost being estimated
at $3.50, all to be assessed upon the
property benefited. The matter was
referred back to the board to obtain
bids for doing the work
A petition from J. G.. Roller was
received, asking to be allowed to move
his scales to near the corner of Front
and Cherry streets. The matter was
referred to the street committee with
power to act.
The board of public works reported
that it was not yet ready to report
upon the Fifth street sewer bids.
John Mccall had not been around to
sign the contract.
Aid. Fowler suggested that he had
read Of the awarding of the contract,
and that it looked as though there was
niger in the wood pile because the
board was not ready to report.
President Beatty stated that this
was not true so far as the board was
concerned, and when it reported that
the contract was not yet ready, that
was the fact of the case.
Aid. Fowler stated that the reason
he had made his statement was that
one alderman was absent, and that if
the contract was reported at this
meeting it might not have been rati-
fed.
Michael Mahoney explained that
Mr.. Mccall had gone to his farm and
mad not yet returned.
| Aid. BashaW wanted to know why
certain crossings and sidewalks that
the council had ordered at his request
had not been put in.
Engineer Haynes stated that every
thing that he could find on the records
that the council had ordered had been
done.
Aid. Pitcher moved that the grad
ing of Minnesota street and the max
ing Of culvert be referred to the
board of public works. This was
carried.
L. G. NJ. Fletcher, from the school
board, asked the city to order certain
walks to the East Mankato school
house, and to ditch the road.
| A resolution to cause four foot
sidewalk to be laid where wanted was
adopted.
The board of public works asked fol
two weeks more to report on the West
Front and North Broad street i'm.
provements.
RESPONSIVENESS against the proposed
Fifth street sewer were received and
read.
L. G. NJ. Fletcher opposed the pro,
posed route of the sewer.
Aid. Peterson said that he had been
accused of opposing any plan of drain,
ing the brewery, but that this is not
so. He wanted to see the brewery
drained by all means. A sewer is
more needed on Broad street than
Fifth, however.
Fred Boegen opposed the Fifth
street route. He said that the health
officer had told him that sewer
would be ordered on Broad street this
fall or next spring, anyway.
Aid. Peterson admitted that the
bid on the Fifth street sewer was Sc
low as to'be fully satisfactory.
Aid. Pitcher moved to condemn the
walk in front of John Eckhart's store
on Front street, and that new stone
walk be ordered laid. This was car,
ried.
Aid. Widell stated that he did not
like to have expensive walks ordered
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and guttering.
Aid. Fowler moved that the matter
of curbing and guttering Front street,
from Washington to Liberty street, be
referred to the board of public works.
This was carried, Aid. Peterson vot-
ing no.
The liquor license bonds of Theo-
dore Roemer and Henry Zimmerman,
Jr., were approved and licenses or
dered granted on the payment of $500
each.
Aid. BashaW stated that some of the
city force at work on Fifth, Sixth and
Seventh. streets were lying under the
trees the other day, while supposed to
be at work, on August 9th and 10TH
Health Officer Jacoby again urged
the great necessity for sewerage tC
the brewery, and thought the council
had had time to act on the matter,
and that in not doing so it was ques.
tion whether the members were not
proving recreant to their trust. His
opinion was that the proper route was