The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-26
WILL HELP PAVE.
Milwaukee and Great Western Roads
Express Will neness.


From Mondays Daily.
At this mornings. meeting of the
Board of Trade it was announced by
HI. A. Patterson that both the Milwau-
kee and tine Great Western have ex-
pressed their willingness to carry out
the offer to pave that portion of Jack
son street opposite their properties be-
tween Pike street and the alley. Mr.,
Patterson presented letter on the sub
ject, which he had received from Gen
eral Manager H. R. Williams of the
Milwaukee. Mayor Taylor announced
that the Northwestern is willing to give
ST 900 for the pavement opposite th/
company's premises. A resolution Of
thanks was passed.
Mayor Taylor announced that Wen
dell Hodapp is willing to give strip
of land through his property for road
running by his house in North Man
kato, for the Belgrade traffic. Thomas
Hughes thought the proposed route ran
too far to the north and that the only
feasible route for a solution of the Bel
grade hill difficulty was the old survey
up the ravine The matter was referred
to special committee.
III. L. Patterson preached the question
of improving the various approaches to
the city, especially that from South
Bend. The affair was referred to the
committee on good roads with instruc-
tors to confer with the South Bend
town board and to see what could be
done in the way of getting donations
for the purpose from the business men
of Mankato.
Secretary Taylor called to mind that
the census was about to be taken and
committees should be appointed to as
sist the city enumerators in getting
all the names that could be gotten. A
motion was carried providing for the
appointment of committee of two
from each ward to carry on this work.
DIR. Andrews reported conversation
he had had recently with representa-
tive of the Omaha railroad. The COM
pany wishes to straighten its road be-
tween Mankato and Lake Crystal and
with that object in view would like a
little more land between the present
site of the depot and the falls. The
company is willing to help beautify the
park if it is assisted in this matter OF
an improved right of way.
Quite discussion followed this an
nouncement. Many were of the opinion
that any Entertainments by the com
pany on the scenery should be care
fully guarded against.
The whole park matter was finally re-
ferred to a committee of three, consist
ing of DR.. Andrews and Thomas Hughes
alton was occasioned by the reading o
communication from the international
Harvester company, urging that the
board do something in furtherance OF
the project of getting "Y' transfers at
New Ulm and st. James, connecting the
Northwestern and st. Louis roads al
the former point and the Omaha and st
Louis at the latter. The communica-
ton stated that shippers out of Man
kato are handicapped in reaching many
points on the st. Louis road, it being
necessary now in order to get through
rate to these points to ship first to
Minneapolis, and thence on the St
Louis through to Winthrop. New Ulm
Hanska, La Sale, st. James and south
wards into Iowa according to the destina
ton The communication was referred
w. r. Wilcox of Minneapolis in a
letter read before the board inquired
after a location for skating rink The
letter was referred to DR.. Dodds, with
the idea that the CALIFORNIAN Curling
building might be used for the purpose
in fbo