The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-11
SECOND STREET.
The Council Decides to Inn
prove 1t.
City Fathers Unable to Face the Question
of Granting or Refusing an
AuctiOneer' License.

South Second street will be made
something better than country road
if the action of the council last night
means anything, and it does, for the
aldermen looked upon it as finally
committing them to the improvement.
Mayor Currier was in the chair and
all of the aldermen were present.
The matter came up when the board
of public works presented favorable
report upon the proposed improvement,
recommending that there be stone
curb and gutter where there is none !;
and that the roadway be improved
with three inches of river gravel and
above this three inches of Indian lake
gravel, rolled and that four foot cross
ings, of single stones, bush hammered
and bevel edged, be laid at Liberty,
Warren and Cherry streets. The curb
and guttering was estimated to cost 80
cents per lineal foot, and the graveling
$40 per 66 foot lot, and the cross
walks 16 cents per square foot.
Engineer Thompson explained tnat
stone was preferred to cement for curb
and cutters because the curb and
cutters already laid are stone. The
property owners had asked for uni
formity.
DIR. Andrews, representing the pro-
perty owners, favored the adoption of
the report.
Ala. Weed said that he would not
vote.for it because he wanted to put
down a cement curb and gutter, as he
thought it handsomer.
1t was explained that the cost to each
GO foot lot would be $50. 40 for cnrb
and gutter if one is not already down
and $50 for the graveling.
- Dr. James urged the council to
adopt the report. Geo. Blake, repre-
senting the Christian church, urged
making the improvement.
A motion to refer the matter to the
board of public works to secure bids
was adopted, only Aid. Weed voting
mo. This practically ensures the
improvement.
The board of public works presented
the following rule:
THE owner of any lot or parcel
of land in the city of Mankato, Mimi,
adjacent to any street or avenue in
said city along and adjacent to which
a sidewalk has been built constructed
or laid shall clear said sidewalk of
snow and ice by ten o'clock in the
forenoon of each day and shall keep
the same clear of snow and ice.
I'm case the owner of said property
shall fail to comply with this rule and
regulation the board of public works
of said city shall cause the same to
be cleared and assess the expe nse and
costs of cleaning the same against
the property adjacent to said sidewalks
as provided by the charter of said city
of Mankato p"
The matter was laid over until the
next meeting.
The report of City Treasurer Will
liams was presented, showing a bal
ance on hand Jan. 1st of $14, 1873. 40.
Mayor Currier announced the ap-
pointment of John c. Wise as one of
the trustees of Tourtellotte hospital to
succeed his late father. The appoint
ments was confirmed.
The committee on claims and &C
countssreported that it had investiga at
ed thesbooks of the various city officers
and found them all right, and it COM
mended the manner in which City Re-
corders Williams keeps his books.
Aid Leonard moved that the mayor
and recorder be authorized to lease
building for use as quarantine hos
pital. He said that there are two or
three buildings which the health COM
mittee has in view. The motion was
carried.
A resolution was presented designat-
ing the streets to be sprinkled during
the coming year, the same as last
year. 1t was laid over until the next
meeting to hear objections, and was
ordered published.
Municipal Lighting.
City Recorder Williams presen ted
figures on the cost of lighting the city
hall, fire station and public library.
The cost of lighting the city hall is