The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-10-13

Wilson residence at Sibley park be NOV
ed to the corner of Bryon and State
streets. The motion carried.
Aid. Mahowald says he is receiving
many complaints about the way the
Northwestern road is blocking the street
crossings at Spring and Rock streets.
Mr. Mahowald says that some times two
and three trains stand at those streets.
No action was taken on the matter.
Dr. Edwards, the city health officer
appeared before the council and com
planned about the way property holders
are dumping ashes in the alleys. He
said the city ordinance required the
property owners to construct ash boxes
and hereafter the ordinance will be en-
forced The fire chief will be instructed
10 enforce the ordinance.
The aldermen voted to have City At
torney Daley write the Northwestern
officials and ask them TO stop blocking
the street crossings in this city.
The council passed an ordinance pro-
hibiting the railroads from blowing
their whistles on their engines between
Plum and Cherry streets i'll this city
unless they are blowing for fire.
Park Superintendent Blake said he
needed a corn crib very badly at Sib-
lev park. 1t would cost about SIS. The
aldermen voted to build it Immediately.
Aid. Hampl said there was at the cor
ner of Pine street and Fifth street an
are light that was of no use. Aid.
Hanipl made Il motion that the light
be moved one block south. The motion
was seconded and carried.
The council asked City Engineer
Thompson to have some cinders hauled
to low spot over the culvert on the
st. Peter road just beyond the Omaha
and Northwestern railroad tracks.
AID Hampl stated that Windmiller
Bros, the artesian well contractors were
well and that it was now time to decide
where TO locate the well. Aid. Hampl
said he thought it would be good idea
if the well was bored some distance from
the other artesian wells in lower town.
He told of the capacity of the wells at
the gas works. Mankato Knitting mills.
and the Hubbard Milling company's
plant and said he thought they could
get a better flow if they would keep
away from the above wells.
The aldermen discussed the question
for Il long time and finally decided to
meet this morning at eight o'clock and
locate the point where it will be bored.
Aid. Atchison complained about the
way the leaves on the trees blinded the
rays of light from the are light street
lamps. He said it was a great mistake
not to have all of the electric lights
out in the middle of the street. At
some intersections in the city the leaves
and limbs were SO thick that you could
hardly see the lights and it made the
streets very dark. Aid. Heinze said he
hoped the lights could be rearranged at
some future time. He favored hanging
them in the middle of the street. Aid.
Wilmot favored the plan also.
AID AtchisOn complained bitterly
about allowing the estimates to Fowler
& Pay for doing the curbing and gutter
ing on Byron street and to the T. r.
Coughlan company for doing the curb
ing and guttering on South Front street.
Mr. Atchison told the other aldermen
that the contract was signed on June lG
and provision in the contract and spec
ification called for the completion of the
two jobs in 45 days which would make
the date Aug. 2. The penalty for de-
lay in the work was S. day and the
two contracts were not completed UNI
til yesterday. Aid. Atchison thought
they should pay the penalty and the
other aldermen thought different. A
vote was taken as to whether the city
should collect the penalty or not and
four aldermen voted no and one voted
yes. Aid. Atchison should be backed up
for his theory is all right There is no
ron son WHY INV cont ctnr chou1J Iolay