The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-09
ming Ordinance Goes Through At.
Ter Some Discussion.
OssING ORDINANCE PRESENTED
inner Of Getting Street Sprinkiine
Bids Considered; More Com
petition Is Desired.

III MOluay DAILY,
mly four aldermen were present at
evenings meeting of the council,
[. Heinze being in the hospital at
hester and Aid. Schroeder being in
Paul. Mayor Taylor presided.
+. liquor license was granted to John
Miller and JocOb Hauck as sureties.
'ity Attorney Daley recommended
the $l5 bill from Otto Dollar for
mating a glandered horse should be
scented to the town board of South
I'd. The law reads that the town or
7 where the horse is kept must pay
bill, and in this case the horse was
# in L'Huillier.
I'D. Atchison said that Mr.. Dollar
ms that he was directed by Chief
lahue to cremate the horse.
Nd. Hampl thought that the bill
uld be sent to the South Bend board.
;. f. Brown appeared before the coun-
and asked that Jackson street be-
zen Fourth and Fifth streets be mar
ied to thirty feet, curbed and gutter
and boulevarded. and the street ma
amized with tar binder. He desired
t this be sample black of tar ma
am, and said that the Mankato Gas
l Eleceric Light company would donate
tar, amounting to 1000 to 5000 gal
5. Owing to the freshets down the
ep hill, ordinary macadam will not
nd there. Louis Janda desires the
orovement. 1t is expected that the
ement will equal asphalt, and will
SO desirable as to cause other resi-
ice streets to want it, and thus make
market for the tar, which is manufac
ed by the Mankato Gas and Elec-
Light company.
Nd. Atchison moved that public nee
ity requires that jackson street be-
zen Fourth and Fifth be curbed and
tered, and that the matter be refer
to the board of public works under.
er No. |. This was carried.
ity Engineer Thompson stated that
idea is to make sample block of
tar macadam paving, and that the
would pay for the stone and labor.
Mankato Gas and Electric Light
:. in furnishing the tar, will stand
,u+ hole tho o~panSo NothinU IL IN
assessed on the property. This ma
lam is used elsewhere. Boise, Idaho,
II years ago laid twelve blocks of as
lit pavement, and since then has laid
ne brick and asphalt, but this spring
; let contracts for 100000 worth of
macadam paving.
Aid. Hampl feared that some of the
,perty owners would object to the
eet being paved, even if it didn't cost
IN anything. He thought that the
,perty owners should petition for it.
Aid. Atchison said that some people
Il kick no matter what is done. The
is so steep that it would be a SPLEEN
test of the tar macadam.
Mr.. Brown explained that he and
Janda own one-half of the property
the block, and he thought that d. L.
sc would also favor it.
The matter was referred to the city
gineer to prepare estimates of the
t.
lily Attorney Daley presented.an or
lance limiting the time that trains can
nd on the crossings. 1t was referred
the committee on ordinances.
The awning ordinance was taken up,
i AID AIahowald criticized it. He
that some people in his end of town
that they will fight the ordinance.
favored limiting the ordinance to
" awnings. He said that unless it
proposed to enforce the ordinances
re was no use to pass them. The
/ ordinance is not enforced, for he had
IN many ash piles in the alleys and
epticles overlooking. Some OF the
nings would interfere with second
Try windows if raised.
AID Atchison favored the ordinance,
a would make it require the awnings
be eight feet, as they are in most cit
:, instead of seven, as required by the
finance, if he was to change it. At
sent they are so low to hit hats and
lbrellas. South of Main street, not
IRE than one person has refused to
nply with the ash ordinance, and