The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-09
THE COMMON COUNCIL.
1T HOLDS A VERY common
MEETING.
The COncordia Band Engaged to Give
Ten Concerts or More at $2S Night
-.Omaha Road nust Have Flagmen
--Printing Bids Rejected-.TwO Con-
tracts ApprOved--Sidewalkr latters
Take Up nuch of the Time of the
Aldermen.
Aldermen.

Mayor Pau and City Recorder
Brown were absent from the meeting |
of the council Tuesday night, and
their places were filled by Vice-Presi-
dent Petersen and Aid. Fowler re-
spectively. The lengthy minutes of
the past two meetings were read and
A petition for the placing Of the
sidewalk over the CURLING on the west
side of Second street between jack |
son and Hickory streets was received.
Engineer Thompson opposed plac-
ing walks over the curb, because it
leaves place for water to run under
the walk at the joint three inches
from the gutter, if the curb chips
the fact will not be known until it
goes to pieces, encourages the use of
poor curling stone because it is hid
den. and allows teams backing up to
split the walk.
A long discussion followed, and the
petition was not granted, after mo-
tion to refer it to the street COM
mittee had been voted down.
At the request the of committee on
printing, short recess was taken.
When the committee returned, it re-
ported in favor Of rejecting all bids
and authorizing the city recorder to
readvertise for bids for doing the Of
fetal printing. This report was
adopted, and bids will be received at
the next regular meeting.
The June report of Chief Yates
showed twenty-four arrests and fifteen
dodgers.
The monthly report of City Treas
urer Williams was presented.
A petition was received from South
Second street property owners asking
the city to take action in regard to
the Clipped curbing in front of their
property. 1t was referred to the street
committee.
| Aid. Zimmerman said that Engi-
| neer Thompson had made request to
relay the Fourth street water mains
between Warren and Cherry streets.
The former engineer had relaid them
at an expense Of 5000, and now comes
this extra expense of about as much
He moved that the work be done, and
this was carried.
The board of public works reported
the award of the contract for grading
the alley back Of the high school be.
tween Jackson and Hickory streets tC
John Bowen at thirteen cents cubic
yard. The award and contract were
Improved.
| The board Of public works reported
the award of the contract for improv
ing Main street from Front street tt
the Milwaukee track, to D. P. Haye:
for $6l9 besides the use of the roat
roller. The award and contract were
approved.
Aid. Bradley called attention to the
bad condition of the street leading tt
, the park where it crosses the new
; Omaha track. The matter had beer
brought to the attention of the roat
several times, and it had promised tt
lput the street in repair, but has no
done so yet. People are complaining
The matter of calling the roads at
tention to the condition Of the stree
and the need of flagman was refer
red to the city engineer.
A resolution was adopted, tixinl
width of the sidewalks on both side:
of Main street from Front street tt
the westerly side of Willard & Barney:
exchange at twelve feet.
| Aid. Fowler read an ancient con
tract between the city and Willard s
Barney, conveying the levee property
to the city, and reserving several
streets. He thought that the city
had given away some of it's rights, land
that the city should take advantage
OF all the rights that are left. He
said that the city has prior right to
the union depot grounds, and can lay
streets there and lay out Exchange
street.
Engineer Thompson said that he
had found in his Office copy of con-
tract whereby the city was to lay out
Exchange street, but there is no rec.
ord that it was ever adopted.
The matter was referred to the city
attorney to make detailed report at
the next meeting.
Aid. Fowler reported for the COM
mittee on parks that it had talked
with the Concordia band, in regard to
assisting 1t. 1t would favor engaging
the band to give at least ten enter
tainments at 1875 an evening. The re-
port was accepted unanimously.
Aid. Bradley moved that the city
engineer notify the Omaha road to
place fagmen at the crossings desig-
mated.
Mr.. Thompson said that the @. &
N. w. road makes flying switches near
the packing house, and that it is
dangerous to life to cross the track
there.
The motion was carried.
nThe bills were allowed, including