The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-05-13

the extension of Record and Liberty
streets, reported favorably, provided
the city is put to no expense in maxi
ing such extensions. Adopted.
The committee, in the matter of a
cross walk from Parsons street to the
south side of Lincoln street, Gree.
commended that the walk be built.
The report was adopted and the work
ordered done,
The committee, in the matter of a
large number of protiles, reported
favorably. These profiles establish
the grade of Cherry street, grade of
fifth street, grade of sidewalk on Wal
nut street between Fifth and Sixth
street, grade of alley in block II in
Warren's addition, grade of Warren
street from Third to Fifth, grade
between Warren and Liberty on
Third and grade of Cherry between
Fourth and Fifth streets. The pro-
tiles were all adopted.
The street committee, in the mat
ter of grading West Fourth street, re.
ported that the committee had acted
and that the street has been graded
with satisfaction to all concerned.
The committee, in the matter OF
building cross walk on Fourth and
| Warren streets, recommended that
the walk be built. The walk was or
dered built.
The committee, in the matter of
the culvert on Fifth and Warren
streets, recommended that the cul.
vert be built,to connect with the
culvert crossing Warren street, said
culvert to be Is feet, and to be built
Under the supervision of the board
of public works. The report was
adopted and the board was instructed
to do the work.
The committee, in the matter Of
the grade of Pearl street, recon
mended that the grade be made tt
correspond with a fill on the south
west corner of the Vranizan lot o.
one foot and cut on Locust street
of eight feet, and that the grade O.
Locust and Hanover streets be estab
lished to correspond thereto.
A remonstrance to the proposed
grade was read, and Capt W. l.
Comstock appeared for those wht
signed the protest and asked that the
matter be deferred until the next
meeting of the council, in the hope
that the difficulty may be adjusted
The matter was deferred for two
weeks.
The committee recommend that &
number of sidewalks be built, anc
this was ordered done.
The sewer committee reported in
favor of the extension of the Centre
street sewer to Lewis street, and the
report was adopted and the matter
was referred to the board Of public
works to report upon.
hO OOLuLulOUOO Ou OlOy pAOpOAoy ~
ported in favor Of the city lot at the
corner of Broad and Rock streets as
the location for pound and recon-
mend that pound be built there on
the alley.
Alderman Adams said he did not
think the adjacent property owners
would object if it was built properly.
Aid. Zimmerman thought that all
of the adjacent property owners would
be damaged. He suggested that a
suitable place can be found on the
Northwestern roads right-of-way.
The matter was laid over until the
next meeting.
Attorney W. f. Hughes appeared
on behalf of Mrs. DR.. Grant and asked
the council to pay her s215 for the loss
caused by the falling of the walls of
the Young Mems building, claiming
that the city was negligent in not
taking steps to protect adjacent prop
erty. He asked to have the matter
referred to committee.
On motion of Aid. Fritz, the matter
was referred to the committee on
claims and accounts.