The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-12
The Council Includes an Item For
Building a New Fire Depart
ment Building---Chief Phillips
Makes Several Recommends
tions---Several Street Improve
mems Referred to the Board of
Public Works---A Busy Session

Saturday evening and transacted a
large amount of business without the
tiresome discussions that have caused
many Of the meetings to play out.
Mayor Pau kept business moving and
all of the aldermen were present ex-
cept Aid. Adams.
A petition was received, signed by
TWEEN ty people, asking for the grading
Of West Ninth street from Baker
avenue to the Milwaukee track, and
was referred to the bard of public
works.
An application for liquor license
was received from Richard Peterson,
and Sept. Sd was set as the day for a
hearing
The street committee reported
against sidewalks on Fourth street
between Jackson and Cherry streets
until the grade of the street is estab-
lished.
The street committee recommend
ed that after the board Of public
works has conferred with property
owners and agreed upon the width for
the east end Of Hickory street. the
matter Of grading Locust and Sixth
streets be taken up.
The street committee recommend
ed that the matter of building a
stone culvert over Warren creek on
Fifth street be referred to the board
Of public works This was ordered
done.
The street committee recommend
ed that the matter of filling Fourth
street between Warren and Jackson
streets be referred to the board. 1t
will require about 1920 yards where
the railroad track was The matter
Was referred to the board of public
works
A resolution condemning several
sidewalks on North Second, Elm,
North Broad, Plum and Jackson
streets was adopted. Half of these
are Clipped stone walks. New walks
are to be built in their places.
On the recommendation of the
street committee, cross walks were
ordered laid on Pleasant street on the
west side of Willard street, and on
the east side of Third street at
Spring.
Aid. Zimmerman moved to locate
watering trough on the north side of
Sixth street at Franklin, in place of
the former location as shown by the
minutes. and this was carried.
A recess was taken for the benefit
of the committee on claims and &C.
counts.
The committee in regard to the
claim of Polchow & Aarnold for 800
for damages caused for the flooding of
their basement with water from the
gutter, at the corner of Front and
Cherry streets. recommended the
payment of $50 if L Patterson would
sign a release from all claims for
damage to the building. The report
was adoped.
The committee made no report on
the bill of W, R. Hammett for $l1 for
getting the E. A. Hopkins horse out
Of the Fourth street excavation and
burying it. Aid. Fowler moved that
the bill be paid in case Mr.. Hopkins
signs release of all claims against
the city.
Aid Bradley opposed the paying of
the bill, as the council had already
voted against paying Mr.. Hopkins
The motion was lost, receiving but
one "aye."
Aid. Bradley moved that the city
engineer make survey of Pleasant
street from Byron to the slough, to
see if it can be graded so that the
water can be carried along the upper
side to the slough, and grade down
the knobs; also that similar survey
of Fifth street between Hickory and
Walnut streets be made. Carried.
Aid. Fowler moved that the matter
Of placing a curb and gutter along
Hickory Street from the ally to Second
and on Second from Walnut to Hick-
DRY, around Rosenberger & Curriers'
candy factory, be referred to the
board of public works. and this was
carried.
Chief Wagons July report showed
twenty arrests and nineteen dodgers. |
In regard to the grading of Ninth |
street, petitioned for earlier in the
evening, the board Of public works
reported that the cost would be $3.50,
and that the work is necessary and |
proper, but not asked for by the ma
jority of the property. 1t was referr-
ed back to the board to secure bids.
Chief Phillips recommended that |
the old fire trap near ,the new ]. S.
Case building and back of j. G. Kol-