The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-04-14

is the same amount that it is asked to
donate to the hospital ASSOCIATE on.
Rev. A. f. Winter stated That the
finding of location had been diff
ficult matter, and they one proposed
I mad Just suited. The Lutheran patients
in this section are all going to Rochest-
er, st. Paul and Sioux City, but they
would come here if there was Luther
an hospital here. There was no
thought of rivalry with st. Joseph's,
which we are all proud of, and both
would have all they could do.
Aid. Coy said that he believed that
there is room enough in Mankato for
two hospitals, and he was in favor of
allowing the hospital association to
have the city's interest in the Fourth
street lot, provided it would assume the
| 81 900 that the city still owes on the
lot, He made motion that this be
| done.
Aid Jorgensen thought that this was
the smallest thing that the city could
do for itself as well as for the hospital.
The city needs more institutions.
AID. Kleinschmidt said that ne would
support the motion. The aldermen had
all favored it when they were on the
ground.
Aid. Schroeder said that he was
heartily in favor of doing as contem-
plated, and he hoped that the people
would understand the matter and not
censure the council, which was acting
in good faith.
AID Mckinley said that he was in
favor of the motion.
The motion was then unanimously
carried.
Rev. Winter thanked the council for
its liberal action and promised that a
building would be erected that all
would be proud of.
AID Kleinschmidt moved that the
manure dump on Lamm street be COW
cred with dirt. This. was carried.
Aid. Roemer moved that the board of
public works ne instructed to move the
dumping place from Rock street to
some other street, and this was carried.
A petition was received, asking for a
two plank sidewalk on the west side of
Hinckley street from Main to Nc
Mahan, and on the north side of Null
berry street from Hinckley street east
erly three lots. He had eighteen sigma
lures. The petition was referred to the
incoming council.
Chief Donahue reported seven arrests
and sixty-seven dodgers.
| A letter was received from ]. w.
Christie, general superintendent of the
Northwestern Telephone Exchange COM
pany of Minneapolis, requesting per-
mission to extend the underground con-
duit on Front street, which it did after
the Glass Block fire. There was no
|
and the aldermen granted verbal per-
mission. Mr.. Christie's letter closed as
follows: 'In this connection it may
not out of place to express our appre-
citation of the courtesy of the council
in giving us this permission at a time
when every movement was especially
valuable and which permission enabled
us to restart our service in a shorter
time than the same work was ever be-
fore accomplished" The telephone COM
pany presented the council with box
of cigars, as a further manifestation of
its appreciation.
The council adopted resolution CIV
ing the permission that it had already
given informally.
! Granted Street Privileges.
A resolution was presented by Aid.
Jorgensen granting the committee of
the Mankato Business Mems association
the privilege of locating and operating
five or more shows of various kinds on
the streets of the city of Mankato and
particularly on Front street and the
side streets connected Herewith, during
the midsummer festival to be held from
July Bird to July 5th, provided room
for public travel is left open at all
times on the streets, except Main street
between Front and the alley in block
fourteen, which may be closed, and that
no gambling or immoral exhibition is
permitted i'll or about said SHOWS.
Some of the shows are to be paid adj
missions and others free. The commit