The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-24
ASPHALT is PREFERRED
Owners of Majority of Property on
Fifth Street Favor 1t.
Council Takes Steps to Have Six Blocks
Paved and BouIevarded.
Cherry Street Property Owners I'm
able to Agree on Grade.
Steps Taken Toward the Improvement
of Lafayette Street
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
The council put in several busy hours
last evening and made some progress
toward the improvement of several
streets.
The most important matter considered
was the improvement OF Fifth street. 1t
appeared that the owners OF the majority
OF the property from Hickory to Spring
streets want the street paved with as
phalt. and the council accordingly took
steps to have this done. The action look
inc toward the matchmaking of the
street was rescinded, and the matter of
paving the six blocks with asphalt was
referred to the board of public works for
an estimate of the cost. The board will
report at an adjourned meeting to be
held tonight, and it will then be instruct
Ell to procure bids on the work. 1t is so
late in the season that the necessity of
haste is seen.
The board is acting carefully in the
matter, and proposes to profit by its
past experience.
\ number OF Fifth street property
owners We're on hand, and the matter
came up through the filing and reading
OF protest against the paving
OF Fifth street this year, signed by
twenty-siX property owners. 1t Is SAID
that the signers favored curbing and
guttering the street, grading it and build
INC new sidewalks, but to pay for paving
in addition to this would be hardship
\ petition was received from eighteen
property owners on the street, asking
h. -+roo+ bo ,,rada1 hon layor6a6
curbed and guttered and paved with as
phalt from Hickory to Spring street,
and graded ,boulevarded and curbed and
euttered from Spring street to Madison
avenue, the driveway to be thirty feet
the entire distance.
The petition and remonstrance were re-
ferred to the street committee.
The street committee reported that it
appears from investigation That the ma
iority of the residents on Fifth street
wanted it paved with asphalt. The pc
titioners represented over half of the
property.
Aid Kleinschmidt moved that the
council rescind all action looking toward
the paving of the street with macadam,
and this was carried, Aid. Plymat voting
no"
AID Kleinschmidt then moved that the
petition for the paving OF the street with
asphalt be referred to the board of pub
lie works under order No. l. This was
carried by the same vote.
4 recess was taken, and the members
of the council and board of public works
consulted privately with the city at
torney as to the best course to pursue
in forwarding the improvement. On re-
turning. Aid. Keinschmidt moved that
the council reconsider its action in refer
ing the petition for the paving of the
street with asphalt to the board of pub
lie works, and this was carried.
The council then adopted resolution
reciting that public necessity requires
that Fifth street be paved with asphalt
from Hickory to Spring streets and that
it be curbed, guttered and boulevarded
from Hickory street to Madison avenue,
and referred the matter to the board OF
public works under order No. l. This
was unanimously carried.
Aid. Plymat said that he had voted
mo" before under the understanding that
a large majority of the property owners
had demonstrated against the, proposed
paving of the street, but he had since
learned that this was not the case, and
ne had therefore voted yes"
New Library Directors.
Mayor Taylor announced the appoint
ment of c. Z. Wise, John Krost and
John C. Noe as members of the library
board for three years. The appointment
were confirmed. Mr.. Noe was reappoint-
ed. and the two others succeed Miss
Iceberg and Dr. NJ. B. Wood.
Adolph Deebach appeared on behalf
of the labor unions and asked for the
use of Sibley park for the labor day
picnic, Sept. 18th. Permission to use the
park was granted.
A very largely signed protest against
the continued location of the quarantine
hospital in the first ward was present
ed. 1t was based ON the ground OF
health. 1t was referred to the commit
tee on health and the health officer.
The communication withdrawing thu
petition for the vacation of Grove stree
between Broad and Fourth streets wa:
received, as was also the protest agalns
the vacation of the street. The petition
for the vacation of the street was de
MED.
The street committee reported favor
ably upon the petition for the grading Q
North Fourth street, from Elm to frank
lin, and the report was adopted and tn
matter referred to the board OF publ
works under order No. /.
The committee on claims and account
reported on bill from DIR. ?. Follmal
for fifteen feet of new curbing on Walnu
street to replace that which was defec
tive, it being ordered done by the cit
engineer and at the city's expense. Th
matter was placed in the hands of tn
city attorney to collect the amount fror
the contractors bondsmen.
A. l.. Wakefield again appeared befor
the council in regard to the propose
sidewalk on Ann street between Broa
and Fourth streets, and protested ON bt
half of the property owners, saying tina
they were unanimously opposed to an e'
pensive sidewalk being required to |
built. He said that there is not mue
travel there The property owners hay
begun to lay cinder walk. There al
worse walks in other parts of the city.
Aid. Kleinschmidt said that the SD
~. ,oa,:a- will riva thp nODle fro