The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-12
WANT MORE PAVING
Property Owners on North Front
Street Show Enterprise.
Council Elects Alderman Atch-
ison Vice President.
Main Street Is to Be Improved
from Sixth to Mckinley.
Long List of Wooden Side
walks Condemned.
From Saturdays Daily.


council was the first that was attended
being able to be out again. Mayor
Taylor welded the gavel. The most i'm
portant matters transacted were the
election of Aid. Atchison vice presi-
dent of the council, and the receipt and
reference of petition asking that
North Front street from Washington to
Spring be paved with brick. 1t was
stated that the property owners further
down the street are also circulating a
petition to have the pavement extend
to Vine. The petition presented last
night had majority of the property
owners upon it. This SHOWS that the
spirit of improvement and progress has
taken hold, and it is the most favorable
and promising sign of spring.
1t is not likely, however, that any
more paving will be undertaken this
year, as the city has no funds to pay
for street intersections, the levy this
year being only for the paving now un-
der contract.
A petition was received asking that
North Front street be paved with brick
distance of one block. 1t is
signed by ten property, owners, repre-
senting a majority of the property. 1t
was referred to the street committee
A petition was received, asking that
the water mains be extended 300 feet
easterly on Glenwood avenue from Fifth
street, and it was referred to the
waterworks committee.
A liquor license was granted to
Grabowenski & Sontag, and their bond
approved, with Leo. j. Kieffe and Cnas
Wagon as sureties.
Chief Donahue reported eleven ar
rests and sixtytwo dodgers during
April.
A remonstrance was received from
three property owners. the Hayes, Lucas
Lumber Co., Louis Lille and C. NJ
Bachertz, against the laying of water
mains and sewer on Liberty street
from Front street to Patterson avenue
which was petitioned for at the last
meeting. 1t stated that there was NO
necessity for the proposed improvement
at the present time, as only one person
would be benefited, and because of the
great expense to those receiving no bene
fit. The remonstrance was referred to
the committee on waterworks.
A petition was received, asking that
the sewers be extended on Bradley
street from Center to Locks, and it was
referred to the committee on sewers.
Mayor Taylor suggested that vice
president be elected, as he would be out
of the city for a few days.
The council proceeded to ballot on
vice president. Thirty ballots were tax
en-, and it was then voted to defer the
balloting until later, as nobody could
get over three votes.
City Engineer Thompson reported the
granting of building permit to VIM.
n. Ward to remodel his residence at
an expense of $500.
A resolution was presented, condemn
ing a large number of sidewalks, in
Guiding that of the Creamery Package
Manufacturing Co. 1t was adopted.
Aid. Atchison moved that the North
western Telephone company be notified
to place it's wires underground on Front
street from Byron to Vine. This was
carried. The purpose of this is to have
the wires underground before the paw
ing begins, and the company will be Sc
notified.
Aid. Mahowald stated that the prop
ertv owners on North Front street, near
Vine, are circulating petition to have
that part of the street paved with
brick.
The council authorized the fire de-
partment committee to hire a substitute
fireman in the central station while the
firemen take their vacation, if it sees
fit to do this.
The committee on city property was
authorized to have the woman's cell in
the city hall painted.
Aid. Atchison reported that three deer
have been procured from the st. Peter
hospital and placed in Sibley park.
Park Superintendent Blake was di-
rected to place some flowers around the
flag pole on Baker triangle.
At the request of S. ID. Works, the
matter of extending the water main on
Byron street from Second to Pleasant
was referred to the committee on wat
erworks.
Permission was granted to Martin
Wiltoen to erect brick veneered build
ing on Second street, near his livery
barn.
A motion was carried, declaring that
public necessity requires that Main
street be graded, drained and improved
from Sixth street to Hinckley street
and referring it to the street commit
tee.
The Territorial Historical society was
given the privileges of Sibley park on
June 18th.
AID Heinze brought up the matter OF
protecting the crossings on Minnesota
and Poplar streets. The railroads
should take steps to prevent accidents
Some day children will get run over
he said.
Mayor Taylor said that the railway
officials had given assurances that a
brakeman would be stationed at the
crossing when switching is being done
Aid. Heinze said that this is not being