The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-09-13

fore the public session Saturday
night, in the undisturbed privacy Of
the back room. IL was S:45 o'clocE
when Vice President Peterson called
the council to order in the absence OF
Mayor Weaver. All of the aldermen
were present.
A petition asking the council &c
cause the Quarrying of stone on Maol'
son avenue to be discontinued was re-
ceiyed and referred to the street
committee.
Aid. Bradley said that it was
stone quarry, and to stop work would
throw many people out of work which
they have had for years.
Aid. Zimmerman said that 1T look
ed bad for the Quarrymen to quarry
I'D our streets and then charge the
city two prices for stone.
A petition was received asking that
a sewer be laid on Jackson street be-
tween Broad street and the alley be-
tween Fourth and Fifth streets. 1t
was referred to the sewer committee.
A petition was received from EX-
celsiOr Hose Co No. l asking the
council to pay $40 month for board
ing their new team of horses.
Aid. Andrews moved that the petit
ton be granted.
Aid. Himmelman said that this
would make an expensive team for
the city, as. the cost of hauling the
wagon to fires has been but little,
while now it will be $40 month be-
sides shOeing.
Aid. Bradley said that there might
be a fire when there are no horses in
the barn and delay of half an hour
would be caused. A hired depart
ment would cost over $4,000 year,
while now it does not cost half this.
The volunteer department is more in
expensive than the department. of any
other city of this size.
Aid. Lille said that $40 month is
too much.
The motion was carried, Aids.
Adams and Zimmerman voting mo. -
A petition was received asking for
water mains on Cherry street between
Front and Second streets, and it was
referred to the water committee.
A petition was received asking that
Fifth street be opened and extended
from Warren to Clark streets, not
less than so feet wide. This was re-
ferred to the street committee.
A petition was received from
Agency hill property owners, asking
the city to sink well deep enough to
obtain permanent supply of water,
and erect stand pipe which shall be
from eighty to one hundred feet high
near to the corner of Hinckley and
Mulberry streets, establish pumping
station and lay water mains as follows:
Ist, through Hinckley street to Main,
along Main to Division, and to estab-
lish hydrants at the corners Of Hinck-
ley and Mulberry streets, Main and
Hannah streets, and Main and Divi-
sion streets; also to extend the mains
through Hinckley street to Marsh and
along Marsh street to Geo. H. Marsh's
lot at the east end of Marsh street, to
establish a hydrant at the corner of
Marsh and Division streets, and a
watering trough at the corner of
Marsh and Echo streets; also to re-
move the tank now placed at the
watering trough near the present
reservoir. This bore twenty-one sig
natures.
Aid Zimmerman moved that the
prayer of the petitioners be granted,
as the people have been asking for
water for some time. This received
no second, and it was unanimously re-
ferred to the committee on water
works.
A petition was received asking that
the fourteen foot cut on East Clark
street be lowered to twenty-five feet,
on the ground of the insufficiency of
the present grade. 1t was referred
to the street committee to report at
the next meeting.
A request was received from j. w.
Phelps & Co., of Chicago, for specifi-
cations for the proposed electric
light plant.
The committee on city printing re-
ported unanimously in favor of giving
the contract for city printing for the
ensuing year to the FREE PRESS
Printing Co.. being the lowest bidder.
A motion to accept the report of the
committee carried, Aids. Andrews,
Bradley, Zimmerman and Lillie;vot-
ing "aye", and Aids. Adams and
Peterson. voting mo"
,ssEhe committee on water works re-
ported adversely to repetition for
water mains on Locke and Bradley
streets from Clark to Center streets.
A minority report favorable to the