The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-13

water. Something must be done at once.
The new well ought to go to the sec
ond flow.
1t was decided that the council shall
meet at the well at o'clock this after
noon, to determine whether to go to the
second flow or not.
Sewer Extension Favored.
The committee on sewers reported
favorable upon the recommendation of
the health officer that the sewer be eX-
tended on Cherry street between Fourth
and Fifth. The matter was referred to
the board of public works under order
No. l, on the plea of public necessity.
The reports of the board of public
works on the awarding of the contracts
for doing some curb and guttering on
Washington and Fulton streets were re-
ceived and the contracts and bonds APP
proved.
The board reported favorably upon the
curbing and guttering of Plum street
between Fifth and Sixth streets, esti-
mating the cost at 1852, and the matter
was referred back to the board under
order No. 2.
Chief Donahue reported twenty arrests
and fifty dodgers during June.
City Attorney Daley presented res
olution preliminary to the reassessment
of the cost of paving Broad street and
it was adopted. 1t states the exact
amount to be assessed, in accordance
with the agreement.
City Attorney Daley reported the re-
suit of conference with the Omaha
railway officials in regard to getting
a lease of portion of North Fourth
street, so as to open it. The officials
wanted a blue print showing exactly
what is needed The city engineer had
consented to prepare this.
Street Narrowed.
The hearing on the application for the
vacation Of seven feet on each side of
Hubbell avenue between West Fourth
and West Eighth streets, to reduce the
width of the avenue from so to &C feet
was had. A resolution providing for the
vacation of the portion of the street in
question was adopted by a unanimous
vote, there being no objection raised by
anyone.
The liquor license application of Kieffe
& Jesse was granted. and his bond,
with George Kiffe and Joseph w. Hittl
as sureties, was approved.
An application was received from
Breslauer & Moore for license to have
moving picture show, ETC., at 43O South
Front street for a year from Aug. lst.
1t was referred to the committee on
licenses.
A resolution was presented, granting
the committee of the Mankato Fair as
ISOLATION permission to have the Park
er Amusement company's shows on the
streets and all street privileges, during
next week.
Aid. Hampl said that the special po-
$500 and he thought that some way
ought to be found to have the city
vol ,h,,r fn fb,-
Aid. Atchison said that the shows
are the cleanest that have yet appear
ed here and very little extra police pro-
lection will be necessary.
Aid. Heinze said that in the past there
has been much complaint of stands be-
ing placed where they interfere with leg
itimate business.
Mayor Taylor said that he had been
assured by the management that Front
street would be taken care Of
The resolution was adopted.
The bills were allowed, including the
following: Mankato Sidewalk company,
NoiNS, CtS.. pcIl.Ef, CCltlICdIcS vi III
debtedness, $l,92l.lO; pay roll, $l,379.66,
of which $7Sl.4S was for streets and
$252.l3 was for PARKS c. I. Brooks, kill
ing sixty-four dogs, $64; Coughlan Ce-
ment Construction company, $l33.25;
special police for circus day, $40: Man
kato Mills company, pumping water,
$65.S0; National Meter company, 40 me-
tiers, S496; John III. Page, extra sprink-
ling after contract, $lS675; Coughlan
Cement Construction company, $1,000;
same, $64l; Red Wing Sewer Pipe com
pany, pipe, $49402; c. n. Andrews, part
payment of attorneys fees allowed in
Broad street paving case, $500; A. E.
Clark, same, $500.