The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-10-11

last regular and two special meetings
were read and approved.
The special order, the Clark street
matter, was first taken up, and pro-
test against the further grading down
of the road over the hill was received
One name was also withdrawn from
the original petition, and the grading
of connection between the street
and Prospect Heights was asked for
Aid. Andrews moved that the petit
tion for the grading down of the
street to the twenty-five foot level be
rejected.
Frank Thayer and M. G.. Willard
opposed the further grading down o.
the street. The former suggested
that the Silver ravine road be graded
up at the intersection.
Aid. Bradley suggested that actor
be deferred until the present grading
is completed, so that the street com
mittee can see just how the matter
stands.
Mr.. Willard said that more have
asked that the street be not graded
down further, than that it be graded
He refused to state whether the city
would be sued if the road is not
graded down further and no connect
ing road made. There would be nc
suit if the connection is made. BY
cutting the street down below ten
feet, the hill is damaged $4,000 to
5000.
Aid. Bradley said that the alder
men had voted for the fourteen foot
cut because they believed it was a
compromise satisfactory to Willard
& Hall. If they had not thought
this the grade would have been put
down lower.
G. H. Lindsey said that the grade
is not enough and that he is greatly
damaged by the present grade, and
he would try to get damages. The
people on his side want it to go down
to the twenty-five foot level.
The motion was carried unani
mously.
Aid. Andrews moved that a quit
claim deed of Prospect avenue pre-
sented byWillard & Hall be accepted
and that the city make the hill as &C
cessible as it was before the grading
was begun. He wanted to know
whether this would end the matter
and no suit would follow.
Mr.. Willard said that this would
end the matter.
Engineer Haynes thought that il
would cost $3.50 to carry out the mo
ton.
The motion was defeated by vote
of five to one.
City Attorney Pau held that the
city could not be held liable fol
damages resulting from change Of
grade. He was clear on this point
but as matter of right and justice
the connection ought to be made.
The subject had now taken up near
ly an hour and half in tiresome
discussion. The regular order wa.
then taken up, and Mrs. A. G. Mehl's
petition for the removal of the dirt
from her lot caused blythe grading Of
Glenwood avenue, or the paying OF
damages, was read. 1t was referred
to the committee on claims and &C
counts and the city attorney.
The offer of n. GRADER, of Redwing
to sell the point of land near the
Blue Earth river bridge was read
The city attorney took until the
next meeting to prepare resolution
to start condemnation proceedings.
The board Ct engineers of the fire
department recommended that an
other hose truck and 1000 feet Of
cotton hose be purchased, and this
was referred to the fire department
committee.
The subcommittee reported up
on the proposed location of the new
poles Of the Northwestern Telephone
Exchange. The latter would pay fol-
the necessary removal of hydrants
and take poles from in front of store
windows and set them on property
lines between Vine and Byron streets
on Front. The company will place
its poles across the slough and il
West Mankato $50 feet apart and in
every case on property lines. AL
poles between Plumb and Washington
and between Jackson and Walnut
streets shall be sixty feet in height
and all other poles on Front street
north of Byron shall be fifty feet. The
committee recommended that the re-
quests be granted, provided the con
ditions are complied with. The re-
port was accepted, amended so that
no poles shall be located over sewe,
connections.
The street committee reported in
favor of having all the sidewalks on
both sides of Hickory street between