The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-26
COUNCIL MEETING
Wendell Hodapp's Protest About
Plum Street.
Aldermen Talk Over the Proprieiy of
Having an Official Measurer
of Wood.

subjects. Mayor Petersen presided and
all of the aldermen were present.
The placing of the interlocking
switch building little ways into the
end of Plum street, between the rail
road tracks, came up in the form
predicted by The Free Press yesterday.
The following communication was
received:
SAT your last meeting you have
virtually given the west end of Plum
street to the railroad companies by
allowing them to construct perma-
nent building thereon, notwithstand-
ing the fact that your police force
has tried hard for the past twelve
months 10 have other distractions re-
moved but failed in all cases. had
occasion to dump nine loads of marble
chips at the end of Plum street re-
Gently, less than half a block, but was
compelled to haul them a distance OF
one mile to find place. The railroad
company. however, asks no questions
about filling in, hence the necessity
of keeping a street open. The taxpay-
ers demand it, Moreover, gentlemen,
the building now under construction
is a large two-story frame building
within the fire limits, and contrary to
the ordinance, so please take notice |
herewith enter a direct complaint
against erecting said building and &C
tion must be taken at once.
Respectfully submitted,
''WENDEL HODAPP."
Aid. Heinze thought that frame
building would be dangerous to ad-
joining buildings and might raise
the rate of insurance. He had not
known what kind of building was
being erected.
City Attorney Daily was asked
whether the railroads would gain pos
session of the street, and whether the
building could be moved. He replied
that under the present law the rail
roads could not gain possession OF
the street, and that the city could
order the building remored at any
time.
Aid. Taylor said that the street
committee had looked into the matter
and had not cared to interior, as the
companies are expanding $50, 600 on
desirable improvement.
fn
street committee and city attorney to
take the matter up with the railroads.
Several of the aldermen thought that
the building ought not to be allowed
in the street.
The committee on ways and means
reported the taking up of three notes.
aggregating $4,000, reducing the
floating debt to about $40, 600. Aid.
Heinze, who made the report, said
that the last and present councils
have reason to feel proud at having
made such a reduction of the debt al
had occurred, and he hoped that in
few years the debt would be entirely
paid off, The reduction in the deb
in three years and nine months ha
been from over $57, 600.
Printing New Charter.
The committee on printing reported
that it would cost about 1926 to prin
5000 copies of the proposed new
charter in pamphlet form. The repor
was adopted, and on motion of Aid
Deebach the council voted to receiv
bids at the next meeting for printing
3, 600 copies of the charter, bids to b
received by the page and for pamphle
complete.
Liquor licenses were ordered granite
to Louis orlando and Kelly Bros. Tn
formers bond, with F. ]. Mentor
and G. M. Phillips as sureties, an
Kelly Bros. bond. with M. Jost an
John Krost as sureties, were approved
A petition for light at the corne
of Baker avenue and Ninth street Wa
received and referred to the committe
on lighting.
The American DEVELOPMENT com
pany reported that on Dec. 18th theI
were 49, sixty candle power lights i
operation and twelve 1000 candl
power lights. The report was place
on file.
The following bids for furnisf n
the city with 1000 feet of three Inc
oak plank were received: Pine Lai
Lumber company, per Gus Widell, s.
per thousand feet; Lampert Lumb
company, $34. rs; T. R. Coughlan. 49,
VIM. Cary, $48; Chase e Co., Smith
Mill, $35. The contract was awsrd'
to the Pine Lake Lumber company.
President Porter reported that !
good place for skating rink near Il
- Main street bridge could be foun
Near Willard & Polchow's brick va
a small place was found. and wat
has been put on three nights. 1t
hoped to get quite a nice skatil
rink there by Christmas. the wat
not being over two feet deep an
where and generally about a fo
deep. The report was adopted.
Slough Property High.
Aid. Deebach stated that he had
talk with Mr.. Meagher, and he q
not think that the lake on the slou