The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-04-11
Considered By the Council in
Secret Session.
Street Railway Company's Request
Taken Up this Afternoon at Ad-
journed Meeting.

The council held an adjourned meet
ing last night to consider the applica-
tion of the Mankato and st. Peter
Railway and Lighting Co., for fran
chise. This matter was taken up in
secret session that lasted nearly two
hours, and did not come up in the
open session.
The city attorney had not had time
to examine the franhcise thoroughly,
and wanted time to look it over, and
some of the aldermen expressed them
selves to the same effect.
A. E. Clark was present on behalf of
the railway company, and wished the
matter disposed of as speedily as pos
sible, because it would not do to ask
the St. Peter people for franchise
before one had peen granted in Man
kato.
One feature that was talked over
was the desire of the company to place
! it's poles in the street along the track,
to support the overhead wire. Some
objection was raised to this by those
who believed that the poles might be
placed at the curb line.
Another thing considered was the
absence of any provisions as to the
kind of cars to be used and how often
they were to run.
1t was decided to give the city at
torney time to prepare few altera-
tions, and for this purpose it was
agreed to adjourn until two O'Clock
this afternoon.
When the council convened, a petit
ton was received asking that the city
build a culvert at the junction OF
Clark street and Highland avenue. 1t
was referred to the street committee.
A petition was received, signed by
nearly all the property owners on
Jackson street from Front to Second,
asking that that street be macadam-
lied. This was referred to the street
committee.
Mayor Petersen said that there il
objection to the use of Tourtellotte
hospital as a detention hospital, and
he suggested that the fine barn on st.
Joseph's hospital grounds be fixed ur
as a detention hospital. He thought
that ARRANGEMENTS could be made with
the Sisters.
Health Officer Hielscher said that thu
residents in that vicinity would
object Several cases of cancer
diphtheria and scarlet fever had beer
placed in two rooms fitted up there
but no cases of small pox, as the Sis
tiers had objected to this. The matte
had been kept quiet up to now.
A petition was received asking tina
the sewer on Clark street be extende'
as far east as practicable. This wa
referred to the sewer committee.
A petition asking for the gradin
of Wilton street two blocks to From
was received and referred to the stree
. committee.
) A petition for the sprinkling G
Lincoln street from Byron to Cente
was received and referred to the boar
of public works.
The board of public works estimate
the cost of extending the sewer o
Pleasant street west to Willard at $21
the expense to be borne by the pro-
erty owners. The matter was referre
~ back to the board to secure bids.
90 A. r. Pau Jr. asked for permissic
~ for the Milwaukee road for side tra'
across Pike street to the yard of Il
- Laird Norton Go. A resoluti'
AZ granting the request was present
and adopted, Aid. s&Heinze voting u
10 This matter had been previously d
q cussed in the secret session.
an The council adjourned until 2 p.