The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-25

expense without making the assessment
unreasonably burdensome.
Aid. Kleinschmidt suggested that TIL
residents withdraw their injunctio
against the city allowing the stree
to be used as manure dump, whic
would result in the street being grade
at little or no expense within two years
Otherwise the assessment would be yer,
high.
Aid. Jorgensen favored going on witt
the grading, as he did not think tina
the expense would be as great as ex
lpected.
The report was placed ON file, on mo
ton of AID Kleinschmidt.
Aid. Jorgensen said that Poplar street
has been graded with quick sand, anc
unless it is surfaced with some other
kind of dirt it will be impossible.
Engineer Thompson said that the
specifications call for six inches of clay
or broken stone on the surface, but this
had been found impracticable, and some
gravel had been placed on it. Dirt will
be mixed with it later, and he believed
that it would be a No. l street.
c. w. Jessup said that there was not
ever an inch of gravel on the road, and
if there was six inches it would not make
a good road on quicksand. The specifi-
cations call for clay or riprap on the
fill, and unless this is done the property
owners do not feel like paying their as
sessments, which will be heavy, as the
expense has been great.
Aid. Kleinschmidt said that if the spec
ifcations are not complied with, the
property owners cannot be held for the
assessment. He asked City Attorney
Daily whether this was not so, and the
latter replied that it was.
Aid. Kleinschmidt moved that the
balance due Contractor Monks for the
work be withheld until the specifca-
tons have been complied with
City Engineer Thompson explained
that property owners had given their
consent to the change in the specifca-
tions.
|. Elmer Whitcomb, property owner,
said that he would have been satisfied
with six inches of gravel, but there is no
gravel in some places, and in other
places only an inch or two.
The motion was carried, and the
street committee was directed to look
the work over.
Aid. Mckinley moved that the side
walk repairer get to work on walks on
the prairie and up the hill to East Man
kato, or else that some one else be hired
to do it, as some of them are getting
rotten and dangerous. Boards are
broken. This was carried.
Aid. Jorgensen said that many side
walks should be condemned, and he hop
ed that the street committee would get
busy.
hIu. IlOtiucl Sdlu tudU Iut
should begin with the walks around
Aid. Jorgensen's residence
Aid. Jorgensen replied that he had ce
ment walk and curb.
Health Officer Edwards asked for per-
mission to hire a man to inspect the al
leys. He said that he had written to
Studebaker Bros. and learned that the
cheapest garbage wagon costs $265. Until
there Is more money in the treasury, he
thought that the matter of the city
owning its own wagon would have to be
dropped. The specifications Tor garbage
bids called for air and water tight wag-
ons. The government will object to the
city dumping the garbage into the river,
as it does not allow the pollution of
water adjacent to navigable river such
as the Minnesota. The question of get
ting crematory must soon be consider
ed as one will be needed probably not
later than next season. One can be pro-
cured for $4,000 to $4,000, and the ex-
pense of operation is very little, per-
haps 500 a year or so, if run in connec-
ton with the waterworks plant.
Aid. Mckinley said that it was re-
ported that the city burying ground has
been washed away.
DR.. Edwards said that the ground was
all right the last that he had heard of,
but the dead animals should also be
in crematory. There are
several crematories in operation in the
state. Jno. NJ Root, formerly of Man
kato, represents crematory company
and will be glad to come to the city and
explain the matter to the council.
On motion of AID Schroeder, the
health officer was instructed to look
up a location for dumping and animal
burying ground. He was also authoriz
ed to hire man to do the inspecting of
the alleys, etc.
Aid. Jorgensen said that there is a
nuisance, the French horses, within a
block from the postoffice, that ought
to be removed to the outskirts of the
city. He had received complaints about
the matter.
Health Officer Edwards said that
Capitol square, in block Is, is used as
a dumping ground and is an eyesore,
and the title cannot long be retained
by. the city. Some measure should be
taken to have the place cleaned up at
once and for good.
AID Schroeder moved that the board