The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-12
Mayor Vetoes a Great Western
Sidetrack Ordinance.
Petition to Withdraw Block from
Paving in Too Late.
Contract for Cell for Female
Prisoners Awarded.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
The council transacted good deal of
business last night aside from passing
the street railway ordinance.
A petition was received from fifty
three property owners asking for an ex-
tension of the fire limits between Spring
and Lafayette street, west of Fourth. An
ordinance to carry this into effect was
also presented. The matter was refer
red to the committee on fire department
Mayor Taylor presented his veto of
the ordinance granting the Great West
ern road permission to lay side track
on Pike street. The veto was approved.
1t was agreed at the former meeting
that the ordinance should be vetoed I'M
less the Milwaukee agreed to remove its
present track there, which it has not
done.
A communication was received trans
hitting the resolution adopted by the
recent citizens meeting, favoring the
Willard electric railway project. 1t was
ordered placed on file.
A petition was received from property
owners asking that the block on Lincoln
street between Center and Byron be
withdrawn from the district to be paved,
on the ground that it would cause a
needless expense, as that block is lower
than the rest of the street and would
take the muddy wash. If the other block
on Lincoln street had been ordered paw
ed, they would not object.
The city attorney explained that to
withdraw this block would require a
change in the specifications and readver-
Using for bids, The petition was plac-
ed on file.
Two propositions for furnishing an
armory for Company HI were received. H.
P. Jensen offered hall 4S by 80 feet
at 423-425 South Second street at $500
year. M. o. Sundt offered to build a
new one-story building with basement.
on South Front street, making hall A
by 90 feet, and lease it at $3.50 a year
Or he would lease the site with the
privilege of the city remodeling the pres
emit building, at $l25 a year. Both off
ers were placed on file.
AID Kleinschmidt moved that public
necessity requires that curb and gut
ter be laid on the east side of Fourth
street from Lime to Franklin, and that
the matter be referred to the board of
public works under order No. l. This
was carried.
The committee on fire department re-
ported unfavorably upon the petition
for the extension of the water mains on
jackson street across the railroad tracks
on the ground that Chief Beach states
that there is plenty of hose to protect
the Mankato Storage and Transfer COM
pany's building with the present ny
drants. The report was accepted.
The fire department committee report
ed favorably upon the petition of the
Lampert Lumber company to erect a
coal shed near Pike street, 200 feet from
any building, provided it observes the or
dinance in constructing the building. The
report was adopted and permission
granted.
The committee on city property recon-
mended that the contract for placing a
steel cell on the second floor of the city
hall be awarded to Mayer brothers, the
lowest bidders, at $l4O This was adopt
ed.
Aid. Kleinschmidt stated that sewer
had been asked for on North Fifth street
from Spring to Vine, and on his motion
the matter of ordering one was referred
to the committee on sewers.
The board of public works reported
the award of the Willard street sewer
contract to McLauren & Northrop, the
lowest bidder, and the award was APP
proved.
Chief Donahue reported % arrests and
81 dodgers during July.
The use of Sibley park for the Labor
Day picnic was granted. The date is
Sept. 5th.
Arthur Schaub appeared and presented
an armory proposition for Conrad Mayer,
who proposes to enlarge his building on
North Front street. He proposes to
lease the hall to the city for an arm
DRY for five years. The hall would be
A by 90 feet, without posts, on the
second floor. Mr.. Mayer asks $500 year
for the hall. Half the company mem
bers live in the part of the city, and it
would be convenient for Month Mankato
members.
Aid. Kleinschmidt said the building
would cost $4,000 to $1,000. In few
months people will be able to reach any
part of the city in a few moments.
(Laughter.) He moved that the city
enter into contract with Mr.. Mayer for
the use of the hall for an armory.
Aid. Coy moved that the three prop
ositions be referred to the committee on
buildings and city property, and this
was carried.
An ordinance extending the fire linn