The Mankato free press., 1905-09-08
Long Suffering Public Will
Applaud This.
Resolutions of Respect Regard.
ing Late Mr.. Hubbard.
Judge Cray Negotiating For
Omaha Property.
From Saturday S Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Judge Cray appeared before the coun
ell last night and said that he had beer
negotiating for two months for the TIVE
Omaha railway half blocks on Nortl
Fourth street, and had gone so far a.
to have abstracts made. 1t would EN-
barrass him to have to put i'm sidewalk:
this year, and might prevent his making
the purchase. He intended to replat the
property and buid houses for rent ol
sell the lots, and the neighbors woult
not regret his making the purchase. II
would ruin walks to drive over them to
improve the property. He asked that he
be given another year to put the walk;
i'll. the same as was done for the Lu
theran hospital association. If the title
is clear he would buy the lots. and would
make no technical objections to building
the walks next year
Aid. Hampl moved that if Judge Cray
buys the lots the time for building the
walks be extended until next year, and
this was carried
Judge Cray, chairman of the commit
tee on parks of the Civic Improvement
league asked the council to be as liberal
as possible with the parks in making
the annual tax levy, as the parks help
greatly to beautify the city.
Judge Comstock appeared in refer
ence to the ICtition for a street light at
the corner of Pearl and Locust streets,
and urged that it be granted.
Aid. Schroeder said that it was likely
that some incandescent lights would be
secured from the lighting company, and
he asked that the matter be left with
the committee on lights a little longer
This was done.
C. c. Owen of Toland's Business Uni
vessity asked for permission to have the
electrical sign across Front street left
where it is for thirty or sixty days
The council granted the permission for
sixty days.
Mr.. Owe nsaid that he would remove il
at the end of sixty days.
City Attorney Daily called attention
to the fact that tax levy should be
made this month.
Next Years Paving.
Mayor Taylor suggested that the al
dermen ascertain as soon as possible
what paving the people are going tc
want next year. so as to make provision
for the city's share of the expense il
the tax levy.
A petition was received. asking the
council to establish the grade for side
walk on both sides of Hubbell avenue
from Front street to the Omaha railway
track and cause sidewalks to be built
along the grade. There were seven sign
ers. The petition was granted and a
grade will be established
Park Superintendent Blake reported
that the grand stand at Sibley park
needs reshingling, the work shop re-
shingling, the retaining wall rebuilt, two
stairs laid eleven years ago rebuilt
and several tables and benches rebuilt
He also said that the increasing patron
age of the parks necessitates increased
labor an dexpense. The above would all
be extra expense.
Aid. Atchinson spoke of the need of
extra money for the park fund Mr.
Blake was reducing expenses as much as
possible
An invitation to join in the labor day
parade Monday, at 1890 a. m, was re-
ceived from the labor day committee
through NJ. J. Cuddy, secretary. The
invitation was accepted.
John j. Pihale presented his bond OF
800 as city weighmaster, with F. NJ
Currier and Louis Janda as sureties.
New Weighmaster.
An application was received from Al
bert He'll to be appointed city weigh
baster for the ensuing term A motion
to appoint him was carried, four voting
for it and two not voting. J. J. Pihale
claimed that he should receive the ap
pointment and had filed a bond
Chief Donahue reported eighteen ar
rests and eighty four dodgers during
August
The board of public works reported
the bids for the curbing and guttering
of Liberty street from Front to Fourth
and the award of the contract to the
lowest bidder the Mankato Sidewalk
company, at 73 cents per lineal foot
The contract was approved.
The board presented its report on the
opening of bids for the curbing and gut
tering of Plum street from Broad to
Sixth. and the award of the contract to
Fowler & Pay, the lowest bidder, al
$l.34 per foot for stone curbing, bed.