The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-06-17
OLD ROOKERIES.
Council Orders Them to be Torn
Down.
POIchOw & AamOld Present Claim for
SlOO to the City for Damages
by Water.

SATURDAY nlgQG, preSlueQ over ny V lCe
President Petersen. All Of the alder
men were on hand, and several mat
tiers of interest were considered.
Applications for liquor licenses
were received from Sanger & Hagen,
John Trenheuser, D. Oster, Leo Kieffe,
John Hager, Mic Kleinschmidt and
Ed Cousandier, and July End was set
as the day for the hearing.
Thos. Hughes appeared and spoke
of one of the lots recently purchased
for the site Of the new hospital. He
said that when the city improved
North Fifth street, it took four feet
from w. L. Wilson and others for
street purposes. A judgment for $40
was taken against Mr.. Wilson's lot
Mr.. Wilson sold to Mr.. Evans and
they are willing to release the four
feet 20 the city in case the judgment
is cancelled by the city. The property
is block 81, Mankato addition, Sand
the judgment was taken in 1895. Mr..
Hughes claimed that the Judgment
itself was faulty.
Aid. Fowler advocated such set
Element.
Aid. Bradley said that this was not
subject that could we'll be discussed
in open meeting, and moved that the
council take recess of ten minutes
to talk it over.
Aid. Bradley moved that the $40
judgment be released upon Mr.. Evans
releasing the four feet along the lot,
taken for street purposes, and Mr..
Evans to pay S38 assessment for a
sidewalk. A resolution to carry this
into effect was adopted.
Q. L. Benedict appeared and pre-
sented claim of 500 from Polchow
& Aamold for flooding of their barber
shop by the damming up of the gutter
in front of their property. at the cor
ner of Front and Cherry streets by
dirt from the water main excavation.
1t was referred to the committee on
claims.
Aid. Fowler said that the city
knows of no contract for the Cherry
street water mains, as it never came
before the council for approval.
Aid. Zimmerman called attention
to the drainage Of Locust street at
Sixth, and said that it might cause
the city damages, as people are incon-
venienced. He moved that the mat
ter be referred to the street COM
mittee, and this was carried.
Aid. Fowler said that he wanted to
bring up the cow business. The COWS
go over everyb0dy's lawns in West
Mankato. The poundmaster is not big
enough to catch COWS. We have no
poundmaster, in fact, and no pound.
The people should be protected.
Aid. Peterson said that the city
ought to have pound, and
the poundmaster ought to dc
business, so that the people shall
not be at the mercy of the cows.
Aid. Adams said that he had been
authorized to find pound, and that
the officers know where the pound is.
Aid. Bradley said that the old
Fletcher warehouse, in the Fourth
ward, is menace to the adjoining
property. 1t is worthless and tum.
BILE down. The people in the ward
are complaining and want it taken
down.
Aid. Fritz said that there are half a
dozen other buildings that ought to
be condemned and torn down. 1t
ought to be the duty of the fire war.
dens to notify the council of such
buildings.
Aid. Bradley moved that the chief
of the fire department be notified OF
the old fire traps and to see to their
condemnation. This was carried, and
the council adjourned.