The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-01
new HEALTH OFFICER
Dr.. HeiIscher Displaced by Mayor
Taylor for Dr.. N. Edwards.
Park Supt. Blake and Messrs. McCol-
Iun and Cuddy Reappointed.
Cherry Street Property Owners Favor
Paving That Street.
C.SkL nkl,nu
Property Owners on Fifth and Other
Streets Also Waking Up.
From Saturdays Daily.

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ments to hand out at the special meeting
of the council last night. He named Geo.
E. Blake for park superintendent, DIR.
j. NJ Edwards for health officer, II. L..
AcCollum for health inspector, and M. j..
Cuddy for janitor of the city hall and
poundmaster. These are all reappoint-
ments except in the case of DR.. Edwards,
and all hold for two years. The appoint
,.ments were all confirmed.
| Dr. Edwards was appointed to succeed
DR.. j. A. Hielscher, who has made a most
efficient officer for several years past.
Dr. Hielscher retires with the good wishes
of all:
Cherry Street Improvement.
A large part of the session was de-
voted to a discussion of the proposed i'm
provement of Cherry street. Several
of the property owners were present to
talk the matter over, and an uneXpect
edly large sentiment developed in favor
of paving at least portion of the street.
1t developed that the desire for the per-
manent Improvement of the streets is
gaining ground among the citizens, who
are beginning to see the folly of contin.
ually patching the streets up and still
having nothing but country roads.
DR.. ID. d. Smith was called upon to
express himself on the paving of Cherry
street He said that he was not in favor
of paving the street, but would favor
paving any other street, including Front
street He owns l57h feet on Cherry
street and G6 feet on Front street He
was not opposed to grading the street.
Aid. Kleinschmidt presented drawing
of proposed method of grading the
street between Broad and Fifth streets.
He suggested that the grade be started
from the alley between Broad and
Fourth streets, and retaining walls built
on both sides of the driveway to Fourth,
thought that it would make nice street,
and not make it necessary to raise the
houses Just west of Fourth street A
recess was taken to examine the plan.
After coming to order again, Aid
Kleinschmidt explained his plan. He
would have stalrways where the side
walks come. Property owners were then
called on to express themselves.
Harry Paddock said that he favored a
thirty foot driveway as on Broad street,
with wide boulevard, if the street is to
be improved. A forty foot driveway is
now provided, but he would recommend
that the change in width be made from
Second to Broad streets
DR.. j. W. Andrews said that he had
long felt that the cross streets should
be improved Cherry street has never
been improved, but is as nature left it..
1t would make a good country road If
there never was any rain, none of the
streets would need to be improved.
Cherry street was a mudhole few
weeks ago He favored paving it with
brick or asphalt. Every property owner
from Front to Broad streets is amply
able to pay for the improvement. He
would be willing to leave the width of
the driveway to the council, but was per-
sonally in favor of thirty foot drive
way. The present council would scarce
ly be doing its duty if it did not cause
Cherry, jackson and Walnut streets to
be improved There will be opposition
on Cherry street, but majority of the
property owners want it, as he had learn
ed by conversing with them. He repre-
scented his own property and The Metho-
dist church. He would not favor any
experiments in the kind of pavement, as
he had $3.50 invested in the Second
street Improvement" which, he said,
was absolutely worthless.
G. A. Lewis said his father owns
ninety feet on Cherry street and is OPP
posed to pavement
Peter Lloyd said he did not oppose
paving between Front and Broad streets,
but it would seem peculiar to see part
of the street paved and the next two
blocks impossible. 1t is the only cross
street not graded, although only two
blocks from the postoffice. He did not
favor the plan proposed by Aid. Klein
schmidt, as that would insure cheap
property and eyesores under the hill.
The houses there could never be raised.
All but possibly one of the property
lowners would favor grading the street.
James Spellman said that during the
thirty three years that he had lived in
NIankato he had never opposed improve
ments of the streets, and he did not want
to go on record against it now. He
would stand his share of the paving ex-
ipense if it was ordered, but anyway the
street should be graded. It is now a
disgrace to the city.
Jno. r. Thomas said that ne was in
favor of paving Cherry street There
are mudholes there now where teams
Twill sink down eight to ten inches. The
other day he was unable to work a light
load with his team, in front of his prop
lerty there.
DR.. Smith said that one-half of the
Istreet between Front and Broad streets
is opposed to paving, while the other