The Mankato free press., 1905-08-25
Contractor on Savings-BuiId-
ing Assn Gets Notice.
Must Not Put the Structure
Inside the Street Line.
Aldermen Decide the Ordinance
Must Be Enforced.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Mayor Taylor called an informal
meeting of the aldermen at the city hall
late yesterday afternoon, to consider
what steps to take in view of the fact
that the new building of the Mankato
Savings and Building association is be-
ing built thirteen inches over the side
walk and beyond the property line. The
aldermen and mayor had been beseiged
with complaints by business men and
property owners, until they were fore
ed to take action.
Mayor Taylor explained to Aldermen
Atchison, Schroeder, Hempel and Will
mot, who were present, the condition OF
affairs that had made the meeting nee
essary.
Aid. Schroeder said that he believed
in making the association obey the let
ter of the ordinance.
Aid, Atehison asked what the ordi-
nance was.
hibited any Instructions in the street,
and the street begins at the property
line, and the stones used in this build
ing, that were located out from the
property line, were an obstruction.
"That settles it, remarked Aid
Atehison.
Mr.. Daley went on to explain that
a previous council had given Thomas
Saulpaugh permission to erect the en-
trance to his hotel over the sidewalk.
This had been cited by members of the
association, but it could not be constru-
ed as allowing anyone else to encroach
on the sidewalk.
"We were not responsible for the ac-
tions of that council" observed Mayor
Taylor.
st would be very unfair to the
neighboring property owners to allow
this building to set out" said Aid.
Atchison.
s'It is the worst that i ever saw" said
the mayor, referring to the act of those
responsible for the building being plac-
ed out in the street.
Aid Atchison said that President
Wilson of the association had said that
there was no ordinance to prevent the
building being put where it was, and
that the association would fight any at
tempt to prevent work going on.
"That is a matter between him and
City Attorney Daily" replied the may
or.
Mayor Taylor asked what the alder
it was the unanimous sentiment
that the police should be in
structed to stop work on the
building until it has been taken off of
the street.
Mayor Taylor said that he would or
der the chief of police to stop work on
the portion of the building that is in
the street.
The meeting adjourned, and the mayor
gave the chief of police the instructions
that had been decided upon.
Chief Donahue at once visited the
building and told the worllmen to de-
sist from further work on the front of
the building Then he sought Contractor
Nielsen and told him the same.
Contractor Nelson and Architect
Schippel state. that work will be stop
ped pending final decision on the mat
ter. Some of the officers of the Saw
ing and Building association were in
clined to contest the validity of the
order, but the associations attorney,
Thomas Hughes, said:
"The association did not know that
the building had been placed in the
street. 1t was done by the architect and
contractors, and we supposed that ev-
erything was all right"
1t appears that the brickwork of the
front is on the line, and that only the
stone decorative work, such as the bases
and columns cross the line. These make a
very pretty front, but Mr.. Hughes
states that they will have to be left off
and plain front put up if the city in
sists upon it's order.