The Mankato free press., 1902-08-08
BALM FOR GREEN
City Pays Him $1,000 and the
Doctors Bill.
City Lighting, Van Brunt Sewer, and
RetrenChment of Park Expenses
Talked of BY Council.

Council meeting Friday night wa
attended by all the aldermen, and wa
presided over by Mayor Petersen. A
unusual amount of time, for thi
council, was devoted to discussion
and not great amount of bushes
was actually transacted. In fact, ther
was not very much business befor
the council.
A petition was received, asking tha
Prospect avenue be graded down t
the tsablished grade, with twent
foot roadway. The petitioners wan
to know the cost before the contract i
awarded. The matter was referred t.
the street committee.
A petition was received asking tina
Walnut street be curbed and gutteret
from Broad to Fourth streets, and wa
referred to the street committee.
The Buffalo and Wild West show
asked that it be granted license -fo
Aug. 9th at $50. 1t claimed that it il
not a circus.
City Attorney Daley thought tina
this would be legal, and the council
took action to that effect.
G. Fl. Williams applied for ap auc
tioneer's license for two months from
Aug. 10th. He sent bond signed ny
two La Crosse. Wis, parties. Ht
wishes to sell jewelry, notions, books
etc. The matter was referred to the
committee on licenses. A Wisconsin
bond was not satisfactory to the city
attorney.
Liquor licenses were ordered granted
to r. Himmelman -Jr. and Bolster
81 Miller.
E. h Sontag presented claim fol
$25 damages to his buggy for a fall
off of Silver ravine road by reason of
washout, July Sd. 1t was referred tc
the committee on claims.
Settled for 81, 100
The committee on claims and ac
counts recommended that ODE Green
be paid 81. 600 damages and Doctor
Brandenburg's bill of $1G9.50. for in
juries received in a waterworks exca'
vtion near Sihley park May list.
The report was adopted, and war
rant for the sum was ordered paid tc
Mr.. Green on his signing a release OF
receipt in full. Mr. Green's claim
was for $4,000
The committee reported urfavorably
upon Chas. K. Willard's claim for 500
for injuries to his clothing by reason
of running into barbed wire fence
on Clark street This was adopted.
Park Expenses High.
The committee on ways and means
reported that the current and park
funds were oveEdrawn. Aid. Heinze,
who made the report, suggested that
the park expenses be kept down as
much as possible.
Pack Superintendent Blake said that
the new road around the north side of
the mound cost $500, the .culEert and fill
on Mound avenue cost $1S7, and 1,6oO
nursery trees for boulevards 0oat $20G,
and a cut for a street at the east end
of the mound cost $500, and 800 was
paid for stone and cement for the
wall The total paid out this season
aside from regular park work has
been 81, 29O. Lots of work remains to
be done, which could be dropped at
any time. There has been no lettering
by workmen.
Aid. Taylor thought that much good
work has been done there, but it does
not seem necessary to continue seven
men at work during the remainder of
the season. Aid. Wilcox expressed
himself similarly.
Mr.. Blake said that fire weed is
growing all over the park, probably
the seed having been blown in during
the spring storms. These should be
cut before going TO seed. There has
never been any of this weed before.
On motion of Aid. Eichstaedt the
city recorder and treasurer were di-
rected to place 81, 600 of liquor license
money to the credit Of the park fund.
A petition for an arc light at the
corner of Fourth and Lafayette streets
was granted.
The matter of thirty-foot sewer
extension on Clark street was referred
70 the board of public works.
! The new hog ordinance was taken
mn, 1t forbids any person within the
CITY limits from having swine without
q permit from the health officer. Ii
was given it's first reading,
Chief Bowen reported ten arrests
and 1O4 lodgers during July.
A long list of lights out was pre-
sented by the police.
The recorder and treasurer were
directed to place $4, 900 of Liquor
license money in the current fund, on
motion of Aid. HeinZe.
The sidewalk on West Jackson street
from Pike east to the alley was made
twelve feet wide, by resolution.
Street Lighting Contract.
The matter of the lighting contract
1870 - CTR Roo0rdQr Williamy