The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-09

asked. by many people to bring up the
matter of the speed of automobiles. 1t
appears that when people, get money
enough to buy an automobile they want
to 90 as fast as they can. The state
law limits the speed to eight miles
in cities and four miles at crossings.
1t is getting so that ladies cannot drive
horses with safety. If drivers OF
horsese went as fact as the automo-
bilists do they would be arrested. He
moved that the chief Of police be in
structed to enforce the state law strict
ly This was carried.
To Prepare Curfew Ordinance.
Aid Hampl said that ctlrfew ordi-
nance is needed, for children gather on
the streets nights and make SO much
noise until late at night that people
cannot sleep. He moved that the city
attorney prepare curfew ordinance
and report it at the next meeting. Aid.
Schroeder seconded this.
Aid. Atchison asked whether this
would be lawful.
Mr.. Daley replied that it would, and
that many places have such an ordi-
nance.
The motion was carried.
H. he
proposed improvement of Byron street.
AID ,Atchison moved that public ne
cessiety requires that Byron street be
curbed, guttered and improved from
Byron to Lincoln streets. This was car
ried and the matter was referred to
the board of public works under order
No. /.
President Porter asked what price the
council will scharge for the use of the
street roller by the paving company.
The board of public works had given all
of the bidders to understand that only
nominal charge would be made for the
use of the roller, and the bids were
lower on that account. The aldermen
thought that the roller should be kept
in order and the contractor pay about
SIS. 1t was decided to leave the matter
open to see what wear the work causes
| to the roller
Another recess was taken and several
matters were talked over informally.
Byron Street Improvement.
The board of public works reported
favorably upon the curbing and gutter
ing of Byron street, and estimated the
cost at So 1858, all of which can be as
sessed on the property benefited. The
report was adopted and the matter was
referred back to the board under or
der No. g, to get bids. The width of
the driveway was fixed at thirty feet
Franklin School Problem.
AID Schroeder said that the city
engineer estimates that the cost of ex-
| tending the water mains and sewer to
| the Franklin school by way of Broad
street from Vine at $2,673, and the
cost of water mains alone from Fourth
street at $l,066. He asked what the
council thought as the committee was
going to meet with the school board
"Wednesday night.
Mr.. Thompson said that it would cost
$50 extra to make house connections
and about $40 can be assessed on each
lot for the sewer. This will bring ST.
ZIG, leaving the balance. for water
mains.
President Porter thought the Fourth
street route poor one, as only l65
feet can be assessed a frontage tax
and a bad dead end would be left. Mr.
Thompson conceded with this.
Several of the aldermen suggested
that the council plead poverty.
The bills were allowed, including the
following: Pay roll, $sll.5l, of which
$304.39 was for streets and $l423S for
parks; Mankato Sidewalk Co., $251 40;
Coughlan Cement Co., $30l.70; Lam
pert Lumber Co., $2S9.95.
City Engineer Thompson reported
granting building permit to R. H
Eldred for repairing and enlarging his
house in Warren's addition, at an ex-
pense of $4,000