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and twenty seven dodgers during Janu-

ana twenty seven louSerS during oahu-
airy.
Aid. Gov said that Mr.. Page wishes
the water mains extended up Glenwood
avenue 500 feet, to supply his house, and
the matter was referred to the committee
on waterworks to investigate and report
upon.
The matter of extending the sewers
and water mains to Tourtellotte hospi-
tai was taken up, and Aid. Mckinley
stated that the people on Broad street
are opposed to paying the assessment
for running them out that way. He
thought that they could not be laid
that way without being forced through.
Aid. Schroeder spoke of having the
pipes go by way of the railway tracks,
thus avoiding much of the rock cut,
but Rev. A. F. Miller thought that there
would still be much rock to GO through
that way. The matter was left with
the committee to investigate further.
A resolution was introduced, establish
ing the sprinkling district for the COM
ing year. 1t was amended by adding
Fifth street from Madison avenue to
Warren street, and was then laid over
until the next melting to hear objections.
1t was stated that the new macadam
on Fifth street will need to be sprinkl-
ed, so as to hold together.
The purchase of 200 fence posts for
Sibley park was authorized. They will
be used in building the deer park and
also in building a fence along the pic
mic grounds.
City Attorney Daily stated that the
cost of the paper book in the appeal of
the city to the United States circuit
court of appeals in the paving case was
$3.50, and that the clerks costs We're
$25. These would have to be paid. The
clerk of the circuit court had the book
printed This is the law, and no bids
were secured in Mankato, the clerk hav-
ing it printed where he wanted it DONE
1t was expected that the case would
come on for hearing at the May term in
st. Paul.
Mr. Daley reported that he had mott
fled Agents Barr and Moore of the ac-
ton of the council in regard to taking
care of the Poplar street crossing, but
had not yet heard anything. He pre-
sumed that the letters had been for
warded by the agents to the proper Off
GERS of the roads.
Aid. Coy said that it was matter
that needed attention forthwith. An
accident happened there only the other
day, and now is the proper time to act.
Aid. Jorgensen moved that the new
charter be submitted for adoption to the
qualified voters at the election April
4th, and this was carried. He also eX
pressed wish that the question of the
adoption of the charter be placed on
separate ballots.
Tho hills ,rcro allowed, including n To-
tai payroll of Sl78.9l, and the bill of the
United States court in the appeal of
the city in the paving case. Another
bill that was allowed, although not read
in open meeting, was that of G. w.
Eichstaedt for $500 This was for
meter and other instruments for test
ing the street lights.
The application of Oscar Olson for
liquor license was granted, and his
bond, with JnO. Nyquist and Geo. NJ
Phillips as sureties, was approved.
The board of public works recon-
mended that new location for the wat
ering trough in West Mankato be found,
as the people below object to the drain
ing of the surplus water onto their land.
The pipe is now frozen. The board was
instructed to look up a new location.