The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-06-24

property owners, asking for a sewer
on Willard street from Pleasant to Full
ton and easterly on Fulton to the west
line of lot 7, block Is, Van Brunt's ad-
dition. 1t was referred to the commit
tee on sewers to report at the next
meeting.
| A petition was received from Joseph
Prybylla and Frank Sieberg, asking for
the withdrawal of the part of the side
walk resolution referring to lot 8, block
Is, Dukes addition, on May street, as
nobody but these two people use the
walk. The matter was referred to the
committee on streets to investigate.
The request of DIR. Andrews for, the
donation of the trees along the Cherry
street side of the Methodist church was
granted, on motion of Aid Jorgensen.
Aid. Mckinley moved that cement
crossing be placed on Cherry street, as
requested by DR.. Andrews, and it was
carried.
Aid. Coy asked that the board of
health 60 on Fifth street behind GER
tain two houses, where the stencil is
something amazing.
President Porter mentioned that the
alley there has been made impossible.
Aid. Coy reported that Chief Beach
of the fire department has received his
new buggy.
The matter of an armory was left
with the committee on city property, as
H. p Jensen was not present.
An ordinance that was presented last
spring, making it unlawful for persons
to cross other peoples boulevards, was
favorably reported by the committee
on ordinances. The rules were sus-
pended and it was adopted. No person
can walk or ride across them except to
take care of them or improve them.
The penalty is fine of not exceeding
$l00, or Imprisonment for not exceeding
ninety days.
unlawful to throw any rubbish, manure,
ashes, dead animals, etc., into Warren
creek or any branch of it, Guenther's
creek or Thompson's ravine creek. The
penalty is the same as in the other or
dinances.
The rules were suspended and the or
dinance was adopted.
An ordinance was read granting the
Wisconsin, Minnesota & Pacific Rail-
way company the right to construct and
operate single track along the easterly
side of Poplar street. 1t was referred
to the street committee.
The board of public works reported
favorably upon the petition for the re-
crawling of Pleasant street, the cost
to be 500, and the city to pay one
third of the cost 1t also recommended
that the work be done by the day. The
report was adopted and the board was
directed to proceed with the work by
days lobor.
City Attorney Daily brought up the
matter of special assessments where the
property was recently sold under judg
ment He presented the deeds. The
mayor and city recorder were authorized
to sign and acknowledge the deeds. The
money has been paid into the city
treasury.
President Porter stated that it would
be satisfactory to Mr.. Heggerness if the
street at the corner of Fulton and Mar
shall streets was lowered eight inches,
and it would not injure the street. Mr..
Heggerness had petitioned to have it
lowered eighteen inches. The board of
public works was instructed to have the
street lowered.
Aid. Jorgensen said that it is import
ant that Warren Creek below Front be
taken care of, or the city will have
some heavy damages to pay some time.
The crossings under the railroad tracks
are not large enough to carry off the
water. The Laird Norton yards are TAX
ing care of their part of the creek. He
moved that the city engineer be instruct
ed to present a plan of taking care of
the creek and make estimates, and that
the engineer see that the work done by
the Laird Norton yards is done in &C.
cordance with his plans. This was car
ried.
| Aid. Roemer objected to the excavating
for gravel between the railroad track and
Sibley park. as it makes an unsightly
hole.
City Engineer Thompson said that this
is the only place in the city where
gravel can be had free, as everybody
who has any gravel charges fifteen cents
a load or more for it. The Omaha
railway company has allowed the city
to take this gravel free. The hole can
be filed and seeded. The old barns
near the park are much more insight
ly.
Park Superintendent Blake was also
opposed to the hole being made.
Mr.. Thompson said that the city has
to pay Mr.. Burmaster ten cents a load
for sand or gravel on his river bank,
but it cannot take any from the river
bank in the park because it will dis
figure the park.
| President Porter said that Minnesota
street was graded ten years ago at the
expense of the property owners There
is slight variation from the lines, and