The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-29
ENJ0INED.
The City Council Re-
strained From Buy
ing a City Plant
Papers Served Saturday
Night, Stop Proceed
ingS in that Line.
The Council Turns Its
Attention to Other
Business MATTERS.
A Brief Synopsis of the
Paper Served on the
Council.

The adjourned meeting of the COM
mon council was called to order by
the mayor, all members present.
Hans Jorgensen presented his re-
of health.
Just after the recorder had read Mr..
JorgensOn'S resignation Deputy
Sheriff Stevens appeared and served
an injunction upon the members of
the council, the mayor and city re-
corder, restraining them from max
ing contract for municipal light
ing plant, or pledging the credit of
the city for such plant, or levYing
taxes Therefore, and asking that per-
petual injunction be issued against
them, the matter to be heard be-
fore Judge Severance on June 18th.
The injunction was sworn out by Mr..
L. q. M. Fletcher.
After the council had recovered
from the somewhat daZed condition
which this tnrn Of affairs threw them
Into, Aid. Zimmerman moved that a
recess of ten minutes be taken for a
consultation with the city attorney
as to what course they should pursue.
The ten minutes had heightened into
nearly half an hour before they reap
peared, and the session was resumed.
Evidently the nature of the papers
was such as TO deprive that body of
all interest it had had in electric
matters for the question was not
preached during the evening, and a
few other matters were considered.
Aid. Andrews called up the matter
of improving Fourth street from
Jackson to Parsons street, and Par
sons street to Clark, which had been
made a special order for the next
regular meeting of the council. There
being no objection, it was taken up,
and Gen. Baker addressed the council
on the desirability of the improve
ment and said that 26 years ago he ap-
peared before the city council in favor
of this same improvement. He said
that it would not throw much eX-
penSe upon the city-nOt to exceed
5000 or $700-the remainder of the eX-
penSe falling upon the property own
erS. He dwelt upon the Importance
of the improvement to the city south
and west of that point. Said there
were a number who wanted to build
along this street, but could not as it
was not in shape as to grade, eUc.
Engineer Haynes read a report he
made on the improvement two or
three years ago. The total estimated
cost of the improvement would be
about 200.
Aid. Andrews addressed the cOun-
Gil as to the need of the Improvement,
and pointed out how the city had
grown up around it and that street
had stood still. He recognized the i'm
portance of being careful as to any
unnecessary expense upon the city,
but if it could be done cheaper next
year or the year after, he would vote
to postpone. The objection has been
made that the Omaha tracks were in
the way, and the work could not be
completed until they were removed,
but this objection had been met by
the city engineer who had stated that
the tracks would not interfere with
the work.
Robt. E. Brown addressed the coun-
Gil, saying that he represented the
opposite side, and stated that it had
been supposed the matter would not
come up until the next meeting or he
would have had a remOnstrance on
hand representing nearly all of the
property owners from Jackson to War
rem streets. Thought the improve
mentS ought not to be made until the
tracks are moved.
Aid. Zimmerman moved that the
consideration of the improvement be
postponed until after June 18th and
the motion was carried.
The resignation Of Mr.. Jorgensen
from the board of health was accept
ed. The mayor presented the name
of John j Edwards as his successor,
and the appointment was confirmed
by the council.
The Mankato band presented a pro-
position to hold a series of concerts
at the city park during the months of
June and July for the sum of SO per
week. The matter was laid on the
table.
Aid. Peterson called up the North
Front street matchmaking and said
that the work chat had so far been
done was not properly done, and it
was useless to continue it.
Aid. Lille said he did not think it
was good thing to put two men on
the street and pay man 81 per day to
boss them.
Aid. Bradley spoke at some length
on the matter of improving Front
street, and referred to the meeting of
the property owners of that street
with the street committee and the
ideas which prevailed. These were