The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-02-12
MANkATo FREE PRESS.

| mand for lights. He thought that the
| arc lights should be confined to the CEN
| ter of the city, and the outskirts lighted
| with cheaper lights.
Aid. Mckinley said that the First
ward has but fourteen lights now and
is better lighted now than previously,
at less cost. The property there pays it's
share of taxes? If street and other ex-
penses were held down as they should
be, there would be plenty of money for
lights.
Aid. Roemer said that West ManKato
has but thirteen lights, whereas it had
thirty-two before, and the cost is not
as great now. For thirteen years the
ward paid for Aid. Jorgensen's lights,
and had none itself. Now that it wants
some lights, he kicks, and the sixth
warder said he did not propose to stand
for it.
Each of the last three speakers re-
ceived applause from the audience.
The committee on fire department said
that new wagon for the chief would
cost $l75, and recommended that the
old one be turned in for $25. The COM
mittee was authorized to do this.
Water For the Bluffs.
Aid. Coy said that the board of pub
lie works had report to present in re-
gard to waterworks on Bunker and
Agency hills. He wished the report to
be presented.
The board presented a profile of that
part of the city, but without any esti-
mate of the cost of the extension.
Aid. Coy said that water pipe can be
purchased more cheaply now than later,
and he hoped that the council would
take action. He consented that the
matter be laid over until the next meet
ing.
The lighting committee recommended
that the petition be granted for arc
lights on Byron street near Pleasant,
in front of the state normal school, Ger
man Catholic church, and Y. M. G. A.
building, and at the corner of State and
Willard streets, Spring and Second, and
Carroll and Van Brunt streets. The re-
port was adopted. The annual cost of
these lights will be s455. Aid. Jorgensen
voted for the motion.
Park Superintendent Blake said that
now would be the proper time to move
the bath house to a new location, while
the ice is strong. The matter was re-
ferred to the park committee, to select
new location and report at the next
meeting. 1t has power to act if thaw
sets in
Chief Donahue reported seven arrests
and thirty seven dodgers during January.
AID Jorgensen brought up the old
proposition of opening up the extension
of Walnut street to the union depot. He
thought that the matter should be taken
up.
Aid. Kleinschmidt brought up the mat
ter of aiding the Concordia band. He
said that the city ought to have a good
band, and could have one if the band was
encouraged. He hoped that the council
could do something to help the band,
as the business men are doing.
Aid. Coy also favored this, and thought
it the duty of the city to give the band
encouragement.
B. c. Taylor appeared before the
council on behalf of the board of trade,
and asked that the council provide the
opera honse or some other hall for the
meetings of the state farmers institute.
The matter was referred to the commit
tee on city property to report at the
next meeting.
The bills were allowed, including a
pay roll of $459s for streets and 1880
for waterworks repairs, 5000 for esti-
mate No. for Geo. W. Monks for grad
ing Poplar street, $l25 for one motor
generator, and 500 for expense in city
law suits.
The board of public works recon-
mended that the last block of Poplar
street be left out of the contract for
grading the street. The council voted
to leave out the last block from the con-
tract provided it will not affect the as
sessments for the improvement on the
other blocks.