The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-22
Council Meeting Last.Night Was
Very Tame Affair.
LIQUOR LICENSES GRANTED.
Discussed Street lmprovems mis-; Boa d
Of Public Works Submits Reports
to Aldermen.
From Saturdays Daily.

| The council meeting last night wa:
levoid of any special interest.
| The following liquor licenses were
granted and bonds approved: Henry
Veisel, with A. Engwaldson Jr. and w
/. Budde as sureties; Lorenz & Hag.
en-, with Martin Walzer and L. II. Foley
us sureties; Albert J. Lamm, with I'd
ward COusandier and John p. Theissen
rs sureties; HOlmquist & Conrad, with
jG. III. Hoerr and w. Z. Harlin as sure.
ties; Becquette & Ford, with r. S. Bier
bauer and A. III. Kratsch as sureties !;
kleinschmidt Brothers, with C.. Klein
schmidt and Henry Fricke as sureties !;
C. Polchow, with l.. Henline and Glenn
ent Schroeder as sureties; Hager &
Thurn, with the Aetna Indemnity Co.
of Hartford, Conn.,, as surety; S. f.
| Nordgren, with j. A. Nordgren and Siv-
ert Olson as sureties; Frank j. Mettler,
with Jacob Wagon and Joseph Stahl as
sureties; Philip Lease, with j. P. Sch
| weitzcr and w. G. Hoerr as sureties
A petition was received, asking that
Hubbell avenue be graded and improved
from West Eighth street to Mound ave
nue.. 1t had twelve signatures. The
| matter was referred to the board of pub
lie works Under order No. l.
Reduced to Forty Feet.
A petition was received, asking that
the width of the roadway on North
Second street, north of Washington, be
made forty feet. 1t had thirty three
signatures. The petition was granted,
after City Engineer Thompson had said
that unless this was done it would cut
out the trees in the boulevard Aid
Atchison said that he hoped TO see the
street paved before long, and if the
roadway was narrowed it would make
the cost much less to the property.
A remonstrance was received, object
ing to constructing a curb and gutter on
Fulton street between Marshall and
Willard streets. The remonstrance rep
resented 297 feet, as against 353 not
demonstrating. A motion by Aid. Atchi
son to lay the matter over for one year
was lost, four to two, and by the same
vote the remonstrance was ordered
placed on file.
A petition was received from Charles
f. Hallman, T. Kron, Melvin Roblee
and NJ. G. Willard, asking that a strip
of land seven feet wide on each side of
Hubbel avenue south of West Fourth
street to West Eighth street revert to
the property owners, making Hubbell
avenue sixty-six feet wide instead of
80 feet. The petitioners allege
that they are now the owners of real
estate adjoining the street along the
portion asked to be vacated. 1t was
stated that the street adjoining Hubbell
avenue on the north is only sixtysix
feet in width, and it is desirable and
proper to have all the street the same
width. The hearing was set for July
9Th.
Contractor Charles NJ. Masters asked
for an extension of sixty days in the
time for the completion of the Ramsey
street sewer contract, because of the wet
weather, etc. 1t was granted.
Sewer Badly Needed.
A letter was received from Health Of
ficer Edwards, calling attention to two
| specific instances where sewerage is alb
solutely necessary, and yet almost in
accessible, for various reasons. One
was on Cherry street between Fourth
and Fifth, where five or six families
are without sewerage. One house has
twenty to thirty occupants most of the
time, and the neighbors will not tolerate
the place any longer. The other is on
Grove street, between Second and Third.
DR.. Edwards also said that the city
burying ground is now inaccessible and
| inadequate. The greater part has UNI
doubtedly been washed away by the
river, and whatever there is left is COM
pletely filled by carcasses. He recon-
mended that committee be appointed to
investigate the matter as the wholesale
slaughter of dogs demands burial place,
and that very quickly.
| The matter of the sewers was referred
to the committee on sewers, and the
matter of the burial ground was referred
to the health committee and health Of
| ficer.
The purchase of horse for the fire
department, for 5000, was approved.
| The matter of cement approach to
the West Mankato hose house was refer
red to the committee on city property
with power to act
The ordinance granting permission to
the Great Western road to construct and
operate spur track to the packing
Ihoiisc. crossing Rock street and in and
along Maple street, was taken up. the
rules were suspended and the ordinance
was passed. City Engineer Thompson