The Mankato free press., 1903-10-23

the slough be graded up several feet
with manure and covered with sand. 1t
was placed on file.
A demand was received from Frank
Henlein for $25 damages caused by the
overflow of his property at the corner
of Second and Vine streets, during the
recent storm. 1t was placed on file.
A resolution was adopted, condemning
certain sidewalks
The committee on claims and accounts
| will investigate the claim of j. E. Peter
son for $lS.60 for conducting pipe at d.
L. Clements culvert.
| The committee reported upon w. 1.
Gray's bill for $500 for preparing plans
and specifications for municipal light
ing plant, that the record of his employ
ment shows that he was to be paid this
sum for the plans and specifications and
also for experimenting the construc-
tion. The latter he did not have to do,
and the committee thought that rea-
sonable deduction should be made. Mr..
Gray had been corresponded with, but
without much satisfaction. The commit
tes was given more time to report.
The board of public works was in
structed to prepare a profile of portion
of Hubbell avenue, which it is desired by
the property owners shall be graded.
A resolution was adoptedfi requiring
the Milwaukee road to plank the Pop
lar street crossing.
Two New Ordinances.
The ordinance committee presented an
ordinance making it unlawful for any
person to allow any horse, cow or other
animal in his charge to injure any tree
on any public ground, boulevard, etc. The
ordinance was passed under suspension
of the rules.
The committee presented an ordinance
for the protection of sidewalks, requir-
ing persons to protect the walks before
driving over them, and making it un-
lawful for them to allow any animal in
their charge to walk along any side
walk. This was passed under suspen-
sion of the rules.
Aid Plymat said that the grading
of street with manure is not as un-
pleasant thing as is thought. Liberty
street west of Front is going to be an
important street, and it should be grad
ed in order to hold the right to cross the
Milwaukee track. He moved that the
matter of grading Liberty street from
Front to ga" streets, and ga" street
from Liberty street to the Minnesota
river, public necessity demanding it, be
referred to the board of public works
under order No. l. This was carried.
1t is intended to grade the street by as
sessment on the property in case the
court decides that the city cannot grade
lit by having manure dumped there.
Jno. n. Hall proposed to the council
to pay $35 in order to get an old as
sessment of $27.30 against lot 2, block
IS, Dukes addition, off the records. He
had bought the property without know
ing of this assessment, as there was no
record at the court house.
Aid. Plymat said that such practice
is premium upon not paying assess
ments. He would like to favor Mr.. Hall,
but he felt that it was bad practice,
and he moved that this and similar pro-
posal which he had be rejected. This was
carried unanimously.
Employment of Married Men.
AID Plymat said that a married man
had asked him to bring before the coun-
ell the proposition that only married
men be employed in the work at the
park.
Supt. Blake said that this instruction
was given ten years ago, and he had
tried to follow it as much as possible,
but there are instances where it cannot
be done. There were a year ago three
men over sixty years of age on the park
pay roll, but when it came to climb
ing trees and poles, as is sometimes re-
quired, they were not able to do it, and
he had to discharge them and employ
younger blood at the same wages.
Aid Kleinschmidt said that a car
penter has recently sought his assis-
tance to get on the park force, which he
had thought rather strange.
At the suggestion of Mayor TayIor.