The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-22

Second and Broad streets from Cherry
to Mulberry streets, to take effect Sept.
LIST. The rules were suspended and
the ordinance was passed.
The matter of light on East Main
street was referred to the committee on
! lighting, as was also one at Third ave-
nue. and Broad street.
The board of public works reported
relative to the curbing and guttering
of half a block on the north side of Wal
nut street between Second and Broad,
that the cost would be about Sl49.l2.
The matter was referred back to the
board to obtain bids, the cost to be
assessed on the property.
The board reported relative to the
cmbing and gathering of Cherry street
from Front to Broad streets, that the
cost from Front to Second streets will
be S29S.26, and from Second to Broad
streets S63l6S. The matter was re-
ferred back to the board of public works
to advertise for bids. Only one side
of the block between Front and Second
streets is included, as the other side
has already been curbed and a combina-
ton cement curb and gutter is provided
, between Second and Broad streets.
City Attorney Daley reported having
settled for $3.50 H. c. Gerlach's bill for
s24O for preparing the plans of the pro-
posed new pumping station. 1t was APP
proved.
| The matter of the vacation of the
/ street between blocks 20 and 81, Waite
& Roelfson's addition, was given hear
ing as requested by the charter. Arthur
/ Schaub appeared for the petitioners. He
said that if the north thirty feet was va
Gated it would be satisfactory and still
leave a driveway for the other parties.
w. E. Young appeared for several per-
SONS on the remonstrance. He said that
the street was used before the property
was plated and is still more travelled
than Seventh street. Mr.. Kotthoff will
agree to the vacation of the north thirty
feet if it is agreed that no barn be ever
built against his property.
/ The city attorney was instructed to
prepare a resolution for the vacation of
the northerly thirty feet between Sixth
| and Seventh streets, and report at the
next meeting.
Permission to Move.
A. r. Pau Jr. appeared on behalf of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail
way company and asked for permits
sion to move the freight depot to the
end of Hickory street. He said that the
road had wanted to locate the new pas
senger depot where the present one
is, but had been unable to do so, owing
tc track connections. The company in
tends to open the street from Hickory to
jackson streets to connect the passen-
ger and freight depots, thirty or forty
feet wide, and of this it will dedicate a
street fifteen feet wide, and it will pave
the entire street with brick. The depot
is brick veneered, and when moved it
will be forty feet from the nearest
| building. A slate roof will be put on,
I, and stone foundation built.
Mr.. Pau presented plats of the
ground, showing the contemplated i'm
provements, and also a resolution to
grant the request. The consent of the
Mankato State bank and Mrs. Mary E.
Williams were also filed.
The resolution was adopted, on motion
Of Aid. Plymat.
Aid. Plymat said that it had been
suggested that there ought to be some
boats on the Blue Earth river at the
park and bath houses somewhere in the
city. The matter was referred to the
park committee to investigate.
AID Plymat moved that teamsters be
paid $3.50 day from May lst. The
motion was carried. The price has here
tofore been So, but the men want more.
The bills were allowed, and the coun-
ell adjourned