The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-07


| without the consent of the council
The contract for one month was neve
approved, and if the council can pa,
for one month, why can it not pay 70
any other work that the board nigh
order, and bills without number coulC
be piled up and allowed. The com
mittee asked for further time SO thai
all parties might be brought together
and an understanding arrived at, anC
the same was granted.
Aid. Fowler moved that the grade
be established on Hubbel avenue
tween Front street and Mound
avenue. The city engineer was
instructed to prepare profile
CHIEF Of the fire department was
authorized to purchase such articles
Aid. Bradley, from committee on
claims, asked for more time on the
bill of Mr.. Keene for the breaking of
stone hitching post by the road
scraper. Also on the matter regard
ing property of Mr.. Craig aud others,
and submit the same to the council.
The city engineer reported building
permits granted to w W. Eberhart
for barn on South Second street. To
Henline & Son for addition to store:
to Mrs. ]. Eckhardt for erection of
store and to Home National bank
Merriden, Conn.,, for reconstruction of
store building, all on Front street.
The bond of J. H. Page for 81 500
for the street sprinkling contract was
presented and approved and the con-
tract accepted.
Aid. Bradley called attention to the
fact that on block on the south end
Of State street, the sprinkling cart
went over it just three times last
year. The matter was looked up and
it was found there was no contract
for sprinkling the block but the pro-
Derty was assessed for the same.
Aid. Zimmerman moved that the
same territory be sprinkled as last
rear. Aid. Bradley asked that the
asst block on State street be included.
which was done and the motion
Idopted.
Aid. Fowler gave report of his
'isit to ST. Paul last week and his
all on Comptroller McCardy where he
btained some idea regarding few
matters pertaining to conduct of city
government. Said the council now
as no idea of the bills coming up and |
he money to be voted. In St. Paul |
he council grants permission to the |
arious departments to spend GER
ain amount of money until the next
netting of the council and that sum
Ould not be exceeded. Referred to
everal other matters in which they
eep more close track of matters.
it would be good thing for
representative of the council and
he city recorder to visit ST. Paul and
ok into such matters and make such
nanges in the conduct of our city
usiness as would be practicable.
Mayor Pau said he was of the
pinion that it was the duty of the
oard of public works to make esti-
lates of the money to be spent by
lat body for city work so that the
)uncil would know what was being
one.
City Engineer Haynes said he had
cen requested by parties to ask che
,uncil to name street on Agency
ill connecting East Main street and
lenwood avenue. Referred to COM
ittee on streets.
Aid Bradley called up the matter of
title running atlarge or being herd
| on the streets in West Mankato
Id thought there ought to be some
ling done to prevent the nuisance.
Aid. 4 owler said they could get
ong all right with their own cattle.
he trouble was with the cattle from
Inside. Thought an ordinance
light cover the trouble.
Aid. Bradley brought up the matter
the North Central Telephone Co.
he time for which their forfeit of
90 was put up expires May I'd. They
ked for an extension of 30 days in
nfch time the necessary work would
commenced. They did not want
cir 500 back. That they recogniz
was forfeited to the city,
A. B. Smith, representing the COM
ny, said that the delay in commence :
g the work had been caused by the q
ath of the vice president i
the company which had
IMPLICATED matters so that they
d been unable to do anything. He g
uld like to have the tine extended. +
Md. Zimmerman said he thought t
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