The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22

tion was referred to the committee on
city property.
The committee on claims and accounts
reported that w. 1. Gray & Co. are will
ing to settle their $500 bill for prepar-
ing plans and specifca tions for an cleo
trio lighting plant, for $500, but that
the committee thought this too much.
The committee was given further time.
! Alley Discussion Renewed.
/ Aid. Kleinschmidt moved that pub
lie necessity requires that an alley be
opened up between Poplar street and the
extension of Liberty street, and he
moved that the matter be referred to
the board of public works under order
No. /.
Aid. Jorgensen said that very few peo-
pie want the alley. He favored grading
Liberty street first, and feared that
there was game being played.
Aid. Mckinley said that Liberty street
should be graded first, but every block
| ought to have an alley.
Aid. Jorgensen said that to grade the
alley it would be necessary to remove a
house and make cut of ten feet, and
then there would be no street for the
alley to open up on. The city gave ST.
100 the help pay for little piece of
street, and then people having property
on the street are opposed to grading the
street unless the street is narrowed.
AID Kleinschmidt said that the pro-
posed change in the width of the street,
is desirable. He wanted to know if it
was intended to give the lumber COM
many the exclusive use of the alley, as
at present. If not, the gate should be
torn down.
Aid. Roemer said that the matter
ought to be attended to before the city
loses the alley. The gate ought to be
opened.
Aid. Kleinschmidt said that the street
and alley should be graded at the same
time, as the dirt from the alley could
be used to fill the street.
The motion was carried after a rather
lengthy discussion.
The street committee reported that it
had not yet been out and would try to
present report at the next meeting.
The board of public works was in
structed to construct culvert to carry
the water from Lafayette street along
Fourth. 1t will be of stone, two feet
square ard fifty feet long, and will cost
about $25.
A;&. Coy asked for few loads of
gravel on Highland avenue. as the hill
is in Da1 condition.
Ala Jorgensen said that there are
a good many places where the streets
are very bad, and he hoped that the
street committee will get busy.
AID Roemer said that the garbage
gatherer will not give bond until a
place is designated fer dumping it. TIE
work should have begun Friday.
Mayor Taylor stated that he would
take the matter up with the health de-
partment at once.
The Dukes addition hose house was
ordered painted, the committee on city
property to have charge of the work.
Aid. Mckinley stated that the deten-
ton hospital is in bad shape, the win
dows knocked out, floors dirty, out
houses tipped over, etc.
Aid. Mckinley was authorized to have
solid blinds placed on the building.
More Lights Ordered.
The committee on lights recommended
that arc lights be placed at the following
corners: Walnut and Fifth, Hubbell
and Mound avenues, Van Brunt and
Marshall streets, Dickinson and East
Main, on Hubbell avenue at the park
entrance, and at the Dukes addition
hose house.
Aid. Jorgensen had light added at
the corner of Lewis and Center streets.
Mayor Taylor said that there ought
to be a halt somewhere, as the city
cannot spend all of its money for lights.
The committee should not 60 to ex-
tremes.
Aid. Jorgensen said that he was glad
to hear the mayor say this. The alder
men are here to guard against throw
ing money away, and not to favor them
selves or their constituents. Some peo-
pie in thickly settled portions of the
city are willing to go without lights
to save expense. He had become dis
couraged about keeping down the ex-
pense The lights do not have half the
power that was contracted for, either,
he added
Aid. Schroeder said that the commit
tee had refused several applications for
lights, and thought those fovored were
necessary.
Mayor Taylor said that he would like
to see lights everywhere, but we cannot
afford it.
A motion by Aid. Roemer that the
seven lights be ordered was carried, five
to one, Aid. Jorgensen voting "no.'
Aid Roemer moved, in order to check
the matter, that the city put in no
more lights unless public necessity re-
quires them.
Aid Kleinschmidt thought that the
committee should have gumption enough
to refuse applications. If any motion
was made, it should be not to put in any
more lights.
Aid Roemer withdrew his motion