The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-23
The LincOln-ParS0nS-F Street
Triangle Set Apart For lmrove-
ment = First Ward Republican
Election Judge Contest-The Steam
Roller Disappears - The Street
Crossings Over the Omaha Inn
provement - Other r1atters Con-
Sidered.

meeting of the council Saturday
night, and all of the aldermen were
present.
A petition was received that an
alley be opened, following the course
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
railway, and on the north side there
of, from ga" to "C' streets, not to
exceed twelve feet in width. 1t was
referred to the street committee.
A petition was received, asking
that the city cause sidewalks to be
built on James avenue from the
southerly side of Shaubut street to
the southerly side of block eighteen,
| Tinkcom's addition on the west
side thereof. 1t was referred to the
street committee.
j The council informally talked over
the ordinance relating to the con-
structiOn of buildings in the fire
limits, without result Several in
stances of slight violations. of the or
dinance were mentioned. 1t was
stated that two residences just COM
pleted do not comply with the ordi-
nance in not having iron roofs.
A recess was taken to allow the
/ street committee to meet. When
the council came to order, the COM
mittee reported upon the petition for
the improvement of the triangle at
the ecorner of Fourth, Lincoln and
Parsons streets. The majority pre-
sented favorable report, but Aid.
Zimmerman made an adverse minor
! ity report. The latter based his OBJ
lection on the fact that the improve
ment would narrow the adjacent
streets more than would be we'll.
| Engineer Haynes said that the
plat contemplates forty feet streets,
which he thought too narrow. Fifty
! feet would be better.
! Aid. Andrews said that the COM
mittee contemplated taking the side
walk out of the park, instead of the
street. The tendency in cities now is
to have narrower streets. He hoped
to see the time when Broad street
should be reduced in width one-third
and boulevard made. He inStanced
cases of this kind which he saw in
his visit to Germany.
Aid. Zimmerman said that it was
not long ago that the property own
ers on Broad street in Dukes addition
had petitioned to have the trees
which Mr.. Dukes had planted there,
cut down, as they were in the way.
| 1t was explained that no expense
would be attached to the city in the
opening of the park, and the majority
report was adopted, Aids. Adams
and Zimmerman voting no." and
balance of the aldermen Eyes"
Aid. Andrews said that the street
committee had had it's attention
called to the desirability of widening
Hickory street east of Sixth street.
The committee requested that the
engineer be instructed to make sur
vey and ascertain how far buildings
there encroach upon the street. The
council passed motion to carry this
into effect.
A resolution was adopted condemn
| ing the old sidewalks and ordering
new ones built on both sides of Wal
nut street between Fifth and Sixth
streets.
Aid. Bradley said that the proper
ty owners on South Front street
south of Byron street want the walks
not wider titan eight feet, as the
twelve foot walks provided by the
ordinance would destroy the grass
plots there.
Aid. Andrews said that no matter
of greater Importance to the city had
ever been referred to a committee of
the council than that for sewer to
the city hospital, which was before
the sewer committee. He knew how
Important this matter was, and hop
ed that the committee would not de-
lay much longer in making a report
AID. Himmelman said that the
sewer committee did not desire to
report on the matter at the present
| time.
The board of public works report
ed the Clark street sewer bids, and
the award of the contract to Joseph
Landkammer. The contract and
bonds were approved
Mayor Weaver passed around COM
plimentary tickets to the aldermen,
which he had received for them for
the Concordia band concert tonight.
An amendment to the health ordi-
nance was given it's first reading.
| Aid. Bradley said that there is
much complaint about the condition
of the crossings on the new Omaha
| track.
Engineer Haynes said that he had