The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-04-14
COUNCIL s LAST ACT
Closes Deal With Evangelical
Hospital Association
Permission Granted to Hayes
Lucus Co. to Improve.
The Aldermen Say Farewell
to One Another.
Term of Aldermen Too Short
for City's Good.
From Tuesdays Daily.

he Specldl HlcttiiiS Vi lHe Oiu COuilcll
last night marked its final adieu to
the public. The terms of its members
expired today. The meeting was attend
ed by all of the aldermen and was
marked at the close by short farewells
spoken by those present.
The meeting was called for the pur-
pose of considering the petition of the
Hayes-Lucas Lumber company for per-
mission to erect lumber sheds on its
property on South Front street. Mr..
Lucas was present, accompanied by Lo-
cal Manager Patten, and presented the
request of his company. He also pre-
scented letter from A. ID. Beach, chief
of the fire department, VINO said that
sheds open on one side as proposed are
preferable to sheds covered as provid-
ed by the present ordinance. Fires could
be handled to much better advantage
than if the buildings were closed in
front with doors. He heartily recon-
mended the granting of the permission
asked.
The council granted the permission
asked for, and also granted the COM
pany permission to place scales on Lib
erty screet.
City Attorney Daley presented a con-
tract with the Evangelical Lutheran
Hospital association whereby for one
dollar the city transfers to the former
its right, title and interest in the half
block on North Fourth street that it
bought of the Omaha Railway company.
1t was provided that the property was
to be used exclusively for hospital pur-
poses.
Rev. A. +. Winter stated that the site
Is very desirable ono at present, but
in time it might not be if the city
should become large and the factory dis
trict extend there. In Minneapolis a
church and school were located in very
desirable location some years ago, but
now a boiler shop is across the street
and other factories, and it has been
necessary to move. He suggested that if
at any time the location should become
undesirable for hospital purposes the
property might be sold and the pro-
eeeds used for hospital purposes in Man.
kato. The association would invest ST.
900 in the land and from $4,000 to
100000 in the buildings, and it was not
right that it should lose all of this if
the site should sometime become unde
sirable The association would prefer
to pay the city the full price of the land
and have complete title.
Aids. Jorgensen and Kleinschmidt
favored making the change asked for,
but the latter suggested that it would
be well to have certain time stated for
commencement of work on the buildings.
Rev. Winter said that it would be all
right if provision was made that work
should begin in 1905. He said that no
body could make a cent out of the hos
pital, for according to the articles of
incorporation if there is any profit it
is to be used in enlarging or lettering
the buildings or for the needy poor of
the city.
City Attorney Daley made the
changes suggested, so that the contract
provides that work shall begin in 1905,
and that whenever the property becomes
undesirable the association will have the
right to sell it, but must Immediately
invest the proceeds in new location
in Mankato.
On motion of Aid. Jorgensen, the
mayor and city recorder were directed
to sign the contract in duplicate.
This closed the business of the meet
ing, and Aid. Jorgensen suggested that
the different members make few re-
marks before parting. As for himself
ne was willing to take any kicking or
praise that he was entitled to, and to
give the same to the others.
Aid. Kleinschmidt said that he hoped
that the new council would do more
than the present one had done in the
matter of street paving and thought
that no doubt it would, and would try
to take care of the city's interests, even
if it got roasted for it.
AID. Schroeder said that he was will
ing to take the good with the bad. He
had tried to do the best that he could.
and was sorry to leave his brother alder
men. He hoped that the new council
would do as much or more than the
present one, with the assistance of the
mayor.
Aid. Coy said that he appreciated all
of the kindness that had been shown
him. The council had not advanced its
work as far as he had expected, but he