The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-06-12
Protests and Complaints.

voting aye.
Protests and Complaints.
| AID Schroeder was opposed to tn,
vacation of east Walnut street, and OF
his motion the matter was referred t,
the next meeting.
Lyle Soaring displayed plat of prop
erty lying between the Silver ravine roat
| and Parsons street. Also the dedication
| OF street was called for. There was nc
objection to the adoption of the plat.
The complaint entered by Mr.. Hartis
relating to the cutting up of the street
in front of his property on Sixth avenue
was referred to the board of public
works.
Mr.. Henline was opposed to vacating a
street between Sixth and Seventh street
blocks twenty and twenty-one. He said
that the council could not give public
property away for private use. At least
it could not be done when he was a
member of the council years ago. II
maybe that things have changed since
A good many changes have taken place
he observed. The council voted against
vacating the street, on a motion of Aid
Mckinley.
C. +. Holman wanted Hubbell avenue
opened and graded, so that residents of
Ogle's addition could gain easy access to
Front street.
John Diamonds request that the old
settlers be granted the use of Sibley
park on June 18th was granted.
No action was taken on the Broome
alley matter owing to the absence of
Aid. Kleinschmidt who is chairman of
the committee on streets.
Harry Palmer entered a protest
against the changing of the grade of
Fifth street
Frank Skuse also protested against
the change, claiming that change would
damage his property to the extent of
5000. Mr.. Skuse did not want a slab
sided street, and he wants to lay his
sidewalk at once. Mr.. Skuse said in
functions would follow if the grade be
changed.
On motion of Aid. Plymat the matter
was deferred to a special meeting to be
called by Mayor Taylor.
Mr.. Skuse thought it strange that
every engineer has different ideas about
grades.
Mayor Taylor called attention to the
large sized bill for street lighting and
cautioned the council against granting
petitions for lights. He was aware that
several petitions calling for lights are
now before the council. At the present
rate the lighting bill will amount to
over $4,000 for the year.
Petitions Pour in Rapidly.
The petition for opening and grading
Hubbell avenue was referred to the board
OF public works.
A petition asking for the grading of
Lafayette street was referred to the
board of public works.
Several crosswalks in the region of
Warren and Clark streets were called
for Referred to next meeting of coun-
ell.
Petition for grade of Poplar street
and for extension of culvert near Mil
waukee tracks was referred to the board
of public works
Phil Leas was opposed to the grading
because there is no provision for drain
ing rear end of lots.
a remonstrance against the building
of a sidewalk on the west side of Hub
bell avenue was referred to the commit
tee on streets, alleys and grades.
The Business Mems Association re-
quested that the council pass an ordi-
nance to regulate the speed of automo-
biles. Referred to the committee on or
dinances and the city attorney.
L. A. Rosing of Cannon Falls, called
upon the city to become member of the
league of municipalities. The matter
was referred to the committee on city
lighting.
A claim for $500 damages was sent
in by Helene Chorneau, who claims to
have been injured by falling on a side