The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-05
ALDERMAN PETERSEN BREAKS
THE DEADLOCK.
The Bridge Sidewalk Contract
Awarded to the milwaukee Bridge
and Iron WOrks-PetitiOn For the
Opening of rladison Avenue -
Several Other Matters Considered
at the Adjourned rleeting of the
Council Saturday Night.

Line ADJOURNED meeting OF UEe COun-
Gil Saturday night was presided over
by Mayor Weaver, and only Aid.
Andrews was absent. Among the
spectators was @. p Jones, agent of
the Milwaukee Bridge and Iron
Works.
A petition from the Omaha road
was read, asking for the vacation of
portion of Poplar street and the al
ley through block five, Cummings adj
dition. Feb. Goth was fixed as the
day of hearing.
water in the basementof the Model
was received from D. S. Stern for
$50, and d. Baker for 800.
They thought that the flooding was
due TO insufficient catch basins. Re-
ferred to the claims committee.
A bill for 10000 feet of oak plank,
from VIM. Durrin, of Madison Lake,
was allowed. The borrowing of
$1,000 was authorized.
Aid. Lille started the ball rolling
on the Minnesota river bridge foot
ways by moving that the Klein
schmidt plan be adopted. This had no
second.
Aid. Petersen said that since the
last meeting Mr.. Haynes plan and
the Mayer Bros plan had been sent
to City Engineer Capelin. of Mime
apolis, simply numbered, and Mr..
Capelin had said that the brackets on
the Mayer Bros plan were the best.
Dennis Hayes presented a plat of
Madison avenue. He said that
if certain proposed changes are made
he could not get out from his quarry,
unless the old Craig mill could be
that the city took steps to open
Madison avenue to Willow street.
The city might now be liable for dam
ages in case of accident. The old Craig
mill will have to be moved before it
is rebuilt. The Rock street crossing
is very dangerous, and by the new
route Front street can be reached
without crossing any railroad tracks.
Jordan g. Hayes are going to do bust
ness there, as we have a ten years.
lease of the quarry.
Engineer Haynes said that the old
Craig mill is in the street now.
On motion of Aid. Lille the matter
was referred to the street committee
and city attorney, to report at the
next meeting.
Aid. Bradley brought up the bridge
matter again and said that the de-
lay looked like boys play. He went
over the entire ground from start to
finish, reviewing the various steps
that had been taken. 1t would be
detriment to Mankato contractors
not to let Mr.. Jones have the con-
tract. He moved that Mr.. Haynes
plan be adopted.
Aid. Petersen said that he was get
ting along in years and didn't want
to be called boy all the time. There
!, was no boys play in his part or Aid.
Lilies part. They had voted one
way all the time, while the majority
had reconsidered their first motion. A
home contractor had the best plan
and the cheapest bid. The boys play
was on the part of majority of the
council. If they had good thing,
why didn't they hang onto it?
Aid. Bradley said that one of the
four had refused to vote.
Aid. Lille said that he would not
change his position. The Kleinschmidt
plan is as good as Mr.. Haynes plan,
and the bid on it is the cheapest. He
would not vote away more money
than is necessary.
Aid. Bradley said that the lowest
bid on each plan was above the 81 300
raised.
Aid. Adams said that he did not vote
the second time, and was one of the
majority referred to. He had waited
to find out Aid. Petersen's reason for
not being satisfied with the first
award. Having found it out he de.
cided to stay by his first vote, and he
would continue to stand there.
Aid Petersen said that he had
heard intimations that the county
would withdraw it's $500 in case the
Jones bid is not accepted. In case of
accident on the bridge, if the matter
was delayed, he would feel partly to
blame for having delayed the con-
, struction of the footways. He had
therefore decided to change his
vote.
The Haynes plan was then adopted
and the contract was awarded to the
Milwaukee Bridge and Iron Works,
, only Aid. Lille voting "no" on each
motion.
, The council adjourned.