The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-05-06

there was no objection to persons solicit
ing fees in gentlemanly manner and
not trying to stop those who want to go
in without paying
Aid. Jorgensen had no objection if
people who merely want to drive around
the park are not interfered with.
Mr.. Plymat said they had no intention
of doing that
The motion was carried.
The first step was taken toward paw
ing Jackson and Front streets, by es-
tablishing fund with which to pave in
front of city and government property,
but further than this nothing was done
toward street paving.
Aid. Kleinschmidt moved that the
Dineen $1,000 liquor license money be
placed in permanent improvement fund
for paving jackson street between Broad
and Pike streets. This was carried, and
he moved that the Brown 81 900 license
money be placed in fund for the paw
ing of Front street between Poplar and
Washington streets. This was also car
ried unanimously.
The board of public works reported the
award of the contract for macadam-
ling Rhine street to Effer Bros, the
lowest bidders. 1t was approved.
Recorder Hodapp reported that the
contract for the construction of a cul-
vert on Poplar street was still unexecut-
ed
Aid Kleinschmidt moved that the coun-
Gil reconsider its action in awarding the
contract to T. R. Coughlan. This was
carried, Aid. Coy voting NO"
The council then voted to reject all
bids and that the contract be not
awarded, on AID Kleinschmidt's motion.
The board of public works was direct
ed to build the culvert according to
the plans and specifications, on Aid.
Kleinschmidt's motion.
Aid. Jorgensen brought up the old
question of the alley near w. B. Torrey's
store. He moved that the board of pub
lie works be instructed to remove the
Broome fence from the alley. The mo-
ton was carried.
The council took action to have the
plank crossing on the railway tracks at
the park entrance extended sixteen feet
northeasterly.
A resolution was adopted, condemning
an immense amount of plank walk.
Aid. Coy asked why the railroad com
panies were exempted, and City At
torney Daily stated that they were ex-
empted by law from assessments, on
account of their paying the gross earn
ings tax.
Aid. Kleinschmidt said that so many
sidewalks were being condemned that he
thought that one sidewalk man could be
dispensed with. He did not see why
two men need be employed on the dumps.
Engineer Thompson said that one of
the sidewalk men does very little side
walk work As regards the dump men,
he said they were IS to so years old.
One man could hardly do it. The old
men get $l.25 a day each, and one able
bodied man would cost $l.75. The street
sweeper will soon be given fair trial
and may save money.
Andrew Brown was granted a liquor
license to open the Tivoli saloon, and his
bond, signed by the Bankers Surety Co.,
was approved.
A petition was received from twenty
three property owners on Fifth street
from Vine to Rhine streets asking that
the street there be graveled at an ex-
pense of not over So per GO foot frontage.
works under order No. l.
A petition signed by twenty two prop
erty owners was received, asking for the
grading of Pearl street from Hanover
to Beach, and it was referred to the
street committee.
A remonstrance was received against
the opening of an alley through block
of Warren's first addition. 1t was
signed by Jno. E. Diamond and the
Laird Norton Yards, the latter owning
more than half of the property on both
sides of the alley.