The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-03-10
Aldermen Vote Unanimously un-
der Public Necessity Clause.
ST. Joseph's Hospital Presents
Two Beds for City Poor.
Bill Of Attorneys Of the Charter
Commission DisaIloWed.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
The council at its meeting last night
took steps Unexpectedly to have Front
and jackson streets paved with brick
The action was unanimous, the full
council being present, including Aid.
Roemer, who has so far recovered from
his recent illness as to be able to be
out The present council holds but two
more regular meetings, so thai it prob
ably cannot get the work und IL contract,
but must leave the matter of acting on
bids to the next council.
The paving matter was brought up by
AID Jorgensen, who said that a petit.
tion asking that Front and Jackson
streets be paced with brick had been
before the council all winter, and that
it was time that the council did some
thing. He said that ninety per cent
of the people want brick paving, and he
would therefore offer the following reso-
luton:
"Be it resolved by the common coun-
Gil of the city of Mankato that public
necessity requires that Front street in
said city from the south line of Pop
lar street to the north line of Wash
ington street be improved, to-wit: paw
ed and guttered with vitrifed brick; and
that the matter of said improvement be
referred to the board of public works
under order No. / of the charter of said
city,
Aid. Coy. spoke along the same line
as Aid. Jorgensen had.
Aid. Kleinschmidt suggested that the
petition be referred to the board of pub
lie works to see whether it had the re-
quired number of feet. He said that
if the council, proceeded under the pc
tition the property owners could be
given ten years to make the payments,
whereas Aid. Jorgensen's motion was
not based on the petition and said moth
ing about extending the payments.
The resolution was pressed and was
carried unanimously.
AID Jorgensen then presented the fol,
lowing resolution:
''Be it resolved by the common council
of the city of Mankato that public
necessity requires that Jackson street
in said city of Mankato from Broad
street to the center line of the alley be-
tween Pike street and Front street be
improved, to-wit: paved and guttered
be referred to the board of public works
under order No. l of the charter of said
city"
Aid. Jorgensen said: 81 make these
motions for the purpose of complying
with the petitions of the property hold
ers to be affected heretofore filed with
the council asking that said streets be
paved with vitrifed brick
This resolution was also carried UNI
animously.
The Withdrawals of several of the
signers of the petition for brick paving
: were ordered attached to the petition
A petition asking that Willard street
from State to Van Brunt be taken out
of the sprinkling district was granted
A petition asking that no more
manure be dumped at or near the end of
Rock and Elm streets was referred to
the health committee and. health officer
to report at the next meeting
Poor to be Helped.
Dr. j. w. Andrews appeared and said
that the Sisters who are conducting ST.
Joseph's hospital wished to thank the
city for paying the hospital water bills
since the hospital started, and felt like
doing something for the city. They had
therefore decided to donate two beds
for the use of the poor of the city, and
the physicians had agreed to treat these
patients free.
The council voted to accept the offer
of the Sisters with thanks.
Chief Donahue reported eight arrests
and twenty-eight dodgers during Feb
rlary.
The committee on ways and means rec
commended that certificates of indebt-
edness to the amount of $5,4Ol be TAX
en- up, and this was carried.
A liquor license was ordered granted
to John HOLMAN, and his bond was APP
proved, with Herman sHaasse and John
G.. Miller as sureties.
Aid. Jorgehsen spoke sof the cost tc
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