The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-05-21

dent .Bryson changed the subject by
stating that there was need Of al an
preparation for street improvements on
the north side. Mr.: Galley asked the
president if it was not the intention Of
the council as a body to look over,the
needed improvements in the village
and Mr.. Bryson stated that it certainly
was and that he was willing any time
to go with the council and see what
work was necessary. It was agreed
that the council would make an inspec-
ton Monday afternoon and see what
was needed.
Mr.. Galley wanted to know if the
street commissioner had rendered an
itemized bill for his work and the re-
corder presented Mr.. Soule's bill for
inspection. There was some complaint
that the street commissioner was not
conducting a more vigorous campaign
in the way of street work that had been
ordered and the council will look into
the matter.
The council was informed that the
Great Northern railway was willing to
build two cinder walks across the
tracks on both sides of the street lead
ing to the depot, and the council con-
cluded that the walks would be per-
fectly satisfactory and will permit the
company to build them.
Henry Newbert was present and
asked the council for a crosswalk from
his residence across to the court house
corner and the request was granted.
the walk to be of stone and laid with
crushed sandstone and concrete The
committee on sidewalks was Instructed
to 90 ahead and see that the walk was
laid.
Postmaster Cordiner asked the coun-
Gil to have lots 2 and in block 7 of
Princeton townsite excepted from
the provisions of the fire ordinance, the
lots being located in the rear of the
Security bank and the postoffice, the
Soule mill being located on the prop
erty at the present time. There was
said to be no objection on the part of
adjacent property owners, and the
council granted the request and also
excepted in the same amendment to
the ordinance lots 10 and II in the same
block. Nj. L. Germany who observed
how easily the bars to the fire ordi-
nance were being let down made re-
quest of the council to have his prop
erty excepted and the council had no
more than begun to consider the prop
osition than Henry Newbert informed
the council with much feeling that if it
intended to let in a lot of business prop
erty from the fire limits he would ask
to have his property across from the
Security bank excepted and would ex-
pect to have the request granted He
was well worked up and the sudden
burst of feeling buried the request of
Mr.. Cormany's out of sight. Mr.. Cor
many saw the storm coming and with
drew from the storm center.
The adjourned meeting of the coun-
Gil was hello Monday night with all
members present. During the AFTER
noon the members of the council hired
a three-seated rig and drove about
town to look over the needed street and
sidewalk improvements which they
found to be as numerous as suckers at
a side show. On the assembling of the
council communication was read from
the manager of the Northeastern Tele-
phone Co. who stated that it was the
intention to rebuild the present system
at Princeton soon at which time it
would ask to have the village locate
poles in accordance with the recent
resolutions of the council regulating
the placing of TELEPHONE poles in the vii
lage.
President Bryson asked the council
to make an appropriation for fixing
some of the streets on the north side of
the river, and Mr.. Galley at once inter-
posed an objection to setting aside any
money for such purposes. He said that
the village was in debt and could not
lay out any money for work on the
north side where from his own observa-
tions Nature had taken off the curse as
much as possible with the green sward
and jack pines. He thought that the
roads were all high and dry and that it
would not be wise to spend money in
that section of the village when there
were so many other places in the vii
lage that needed improvements, and
where there was much more travel.
Mr.. Bryson suggested that it would
not be bad idea to spend little money
on the park and as for spending some
money on the north side of the river he
thought that the people there were as
much entitled to some recognition as