The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-04-19

After.
The special meeting of the council
Saturday night was slow in getting
together, but all of the aldermen
were present, and after they had suf-
ficiently examined the plat Of Poplar
street, to consider which the meeting
bad been called, the mayor raped
the meeting to order. Recorder Smith
did his first Evolutionary work before
the council upon the minutes of the
last meeting.
The petition asking for the ex-
change for the point OF land in Pop
lar street of the south fourteen feet
of the remainder Of the street, was
again received. With this was new
proposition to vacate only ten
feet to j. A. and M. G. Willard, the
latter TO withdraw their offer to give
the city $3.50, and the proposition for
the extension of Poplar street at the
width: of sixty feet to remain I'M
changed.
City Attorney Pau held that the
petition came before the council pro-
perly.
To bring the petition before the
council, Alderman Andrews moved
that the petition be granted. This
received no second, however.
Mayor Weaver stated that there
were number of interested property
owners present, and asked whether
any of them had anything to say.
Geo. Pass advanced and spoke in
favor of the proposition, saying that
the present is good time to settle
the matter without cost to the city.
He called for the reading of propo-
sition No. l, and it took all the law
yers in the room to translate some OF
the writing.
w. j. Dunn called attention to the
compromise which the city had
been obliged to make on Minnesota
street, after rejecting a good Offer
from L. G.. M. Fletcher eight years
ago. He favored the petition.
Alderman Bradley said that as long
as the property owners to man
favor the improvement it ought to be
done now. To delay would he expen
sive. AS long as all the people want
! it, it is merely business transaction
among them, and the council should
not hold back.
Alderman Andrews stated that il
was desirable to have the street open
ed to Sibley Mound. AS all the pro
perty owners want the improvement
there ought to be no objection tt
granting it. On account of the matter
being a new thing to the members
of the council, he moved that the
hearing on the matter be postponed
until the next meeting, Saturday
night.
City Attorney Pfau held that the
subject must be acted upon at the
present meeting or at some time tt
which the council shall adjourn fol
the purpose.
The motion was carried.
On motion of Alderman Peterson
the rules were suspended SO as tt
transact any other business.
Alderman Peterson then stated tina
in many parts of the city there is ;
scarcity of water. One of these place.
is Sixth street between Rock stree
and Madison avenue. He moved tina
the board of public works be author
lied to lay mains there. This wa
carried without opposition.
Alderman Himmelman stated tina
Agency hill requires water extension
more than Sixth street. Many people
there are praying for water, ant
their prayers have not been answered
The question of how to supply then
must be looked into. A water tanl
supplied by pumps from the reservoir
would probably be the best thing t.
do. A mile of mains will be needed
& City Engineer Haynes reviewed
several plans that could be followed
to supply this section with water
He favored small pumping station
on the hill, with direct pressure OF
the mains. Another good plan woult
be to use the old Bunker hill well.
Alderman Peterson moved that tn
matter be referred to the water com
mittee and the board OF publi
works.
Alderman Adams stood up TO
Marsh Bros. addition, saying that tn
large population there needs waite
as much as Agency hill. He hal
four houses nailed up there because h
could not rent them on account OF
lack of water.
The motion was amended so as t.
make it cover all sections on tn
bluffs, and instructing the committee