The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-04-13
Sample Block q Tar Macadam
On This Basis.
DOG CATCHER IS WANTED
Council Prepares to Enforce License
Ordinance; Usual Bunch Of Spring
improvements Ordered.
From Saturdays Daily.


The council meeting last night was
attended by every alderman. Aid.
Heinze was able to be present and take
an active part in the proceedings, much
to the delight of the other aldermen.
Mayor Taylor presided. A number of
matters of Importance came up for
transaction. The demand for new arc
lights threatened to break down the
good resolutions of the aldermen, but the
tide was once more stemmed. Sewers
and water mains were granted to the
Ramsey street property owners. 1t was
voted to lay sample block of tar ma
cadam in case the property owners will
pay half of the cost to the city. The
garbage gathering contract was awarded
to Rawson Barr, the lowest bidder 1t
was decided to import a dog catcher if a
satisfactory one cannot be found in Man.
kato. 1t was decided to proceed with
the condemning of old sidewalks. A num-
Der of building permits were reported
as having been issued. Many other mat
tiers also came up.
The city engineer was instructed to
notify the officials of the railway COM
panies to plank the crossing at Popular
street, on motion of Aid. Atchison. The
roads were to have done this last year,
but did not.
Bids were opened for printing the an
nual reports of the city engineer and
park superintendent in pamphlet form,
as follows: Mankato Post, $40; j. c..
Wise & Sons, 500 for 300 copies; Free
Press Printing Co., 800 for $50 copies.
The Post did not specify the number of
copies bid on, and all bids were rejected
and new ones asked for.
Demand For Lights.
Aid. Heinze moved that an arc light
be placed at the Mound avenue entrance
to Sibley park, to begin May LIST. This
light was promised to be returned this
spring when it was taken away last fall.
Aids. Mahowald and Hampl were OPP
posed to this unless lights were placed
where they had been asked for in their
wards.
Aid. Atchison said that the inevitable
had come, and few more lights would
be needed. The tide had been stemmed
so far. The aldermen should put in more
lights only where they are absolutely
necessary. One was needed in Tinkcom-
vile.
Mayor Taylor said that the sixth ward
is the best lighted in the city, consider
ing population and taxes paid.
Aid. Mahowald asked Supt. R. E.
Brown, who was in the room, whether
incondescents could not be put in.
Mr.. Brown said that it would be ex-
pensive to run the wires to the out
skirts, but such lights could be put in
easily in the center of the city. Sep
arate wires are needed for the incan-
descent circuit.
The aldermen compared notes and
found that five more are lights are
needed. The localities were on Mound
avenue, in Tinkcomville, corner of State
and Byron streets, on Pearl street, and
on Third avenue.
Aid. Wilmot advocated the Mound ave-
nue. light.
Mayor Taylor said that people clamor
for things that don't cost them any
thing, like lights, but not for things that
they have to pay for themselves. The
lights are paid for out of the public
funds, and it is for the aldermen to
guard the treasury.
AID Heinze moved that the light on
Hubbell avenue be moved to Mound ave-
nue. at the park, and this was carried.
Mr.. Brown said that where lamp is
shifted it was no more than was fair for
the city to pay the cost of moving One
lamp was moved last year at cost of
$50, or the entire income of the light for
year.
Mayor Taylor and Aid. Taylor said
that this was no more than right.
Aid. Hampl reported that the Wind
miller Co. is down $50 feet with the new
well, and expects to strike the first
flow at 2SO feet. The inside casing will
have to be put down soon. The work is
going along nicely now. .
4Hi Sewer to Be Extended.
The committee on sewers reported
favorably upon the petitions for sew
er extension on Parson and Ramsey
streets and on Broad from Liberty
street 100 feet toward Warren creek. The
report was adopted and the matters
were referred to the board of public
works under order No. l.
Aid. Atchison reported that Ed. Wea-
yer had presented the park with some
. pheasants, that make a nice attraction.
An enclosure for them has been built.