The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-04-28
Not One of the Six Aldermen
Said Nay.
Ordinance Contains a Pr0vis0;
City Safeguarded.
But One Track Is to Be Laid;
Structure Tested.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
BY a unanimous vote the city coun'
ell Saturday night granted to the Man
kato and st. Peter Railway and Light
ing company a franchise which not
only permits it the use of certain
streets but also the right to lay track
on the Main street bridge. The ordi-
nance contains the following proviso
relating to the bridge:
provided, however, that only one
track be allowed to be laid on the
bridge across the Minnesota river oppo-
site Main street, and that said track
be laid on the northerly side of said
bridge. And provided that before any
track shall be laid on said bridge the
same shall be strengthened and made
safe to the satisfaction of the common
council of said city, at the expense of
said Mankato and st. Peter Railway
and Lighting company, its successors
and assigns. And provided further that
if at any time during the continuance
of this franchise the common council
of said city of Mankato by a vote of
two thirds of all its members should de-
termine that the granting of this fran
chise to the said Mankato and st.
Peter Railway and Lighting company,
its successors and assigns, to lay a
track and operate cars across said
bridge should after trial of six
months be found dangerous to life or
limb or to greatly interfere with the
traffic and business across said bridge,
then the said Mankato and st. Peter
Railway and Lighting company, its sue
cessors and assigns, snail remove all it's
tracks from said bridge and cease to
use the same within six months after
receiving written notice of such deter
mination by the common council afore-
said. The said Mankato and st. Peter
Railway and Lighting company, its sue
cessors and assigns, shall have the right,
however, to construct a bridge of its
own at any point across the Minnesota
river or an annex to the northerly side
of said bridge giving the north side of
said bridge as the south side of said
annex.
"And it is further provided that the
said Mankato and st. Peter Railway
and Lighting company, its successors
md assigns, shall at all times indemni-
fly and save the said city of Mankato
harmless from all suits, judgments and
damage occasioned by reason of the
said st. Peter Railway and Lighting
company, its successors and assigns
laying tracks, operating street ears oil
otherwise, using said bridge and the said
MankatO and st. Peter Street Rail.
way and Lighting company shall also be
liable to said city of Mankato for all
damages done or caused to said bridge
by reason OF laying tracks, operating
street cars or any other cause or causes
whatever. The same to be recovered in
civil action by the city of Mankato
against said Mankato and st. Peter
Railway and Lighting company, its sue.
cessors and assigns. In case the said
Mankato and ST. Peter Railway and
Lighting company, its successors or as
signs, shall be ordered to remove its
tracks from said bridge, it shall have
no right or claim against the said city
of Mankato for material or labor used
or performed in strengthening and max
ing safe the said bridge"
c. n. Andrews addressed the council
and said that this would be acceptable
provided that no captious or sudden ac
ton be taken by the council, and t.