The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-28


I deed two feet more along the street
to avoid assessment unless half of thu
walk was built on each side of the
street.
Poles Must Go.
| Aid. Mahowald stated that the
Northwestern Telephone company, in
stead of removing its poles from
North Front street, was stringine
more wires upon them. Aid. Atchisor
stated that the company had received
six months notice to remove the poles
as required by law. The matter was
referred to the city attorney to have
the poles moved. City Engineer Haynes
stated that the company's officials had
the other day promised to move the
poles, but the promises seemed to be
nothing more than empty words.
| Aid. Gary stated that he had been
DELAYED at the Main street crossing
for fifteen minutes during the day, by
switching. The matter should be tax
en- up and this stopped. Aid. Atchison
asked how he would stop it. The city
had been trying for years to stop it.
Well Nearly Done.
Aid Gary reported that the new city
we'll is down COG feet, and flow of
water has been secured. The commit
tee on waterworks had authorized
Contractor Mccarthy to 90 down
twenty five feet further, in the hope
| that greater flow may be secured.
As to the other well, Contractor Wind
miller has received the missing parts
of his machinery and will go ahead at
once and complete his well, if he can.
City Engineer Haynes said that a
party started to build a wooden walk
on Fuller street, but was stopped, as
| it was contrary to the ordinance The
grade is too steep for cement walk
The council talked the matter over,
and did not like to establish a preced-
ent by granting permission to lay a
wooden walk, so Eecided to close it's
eyes and allow the wooden walk to be
completed, as the lease is very ex-
ceptional one.
Aid. Eichstaedt stated that the stone
retaining wall for the road up Sib-
| ley mound near w. L. Wilson's had
begun to cave in and the road to wash
out. He had instructed Superintendent
Blake to repair the wall so as to pre-
vent greater damage.
City Engineer Haynes brought up
the matter of the old wooden box cul-
vert half way up the Guenther hill,
which has rOtted and partly caved in.
A stone culvert would be more dur
able. Something must be done, he
said.
On motion of Aid. Schroeder, the
matter of the crllvert was referred to
the board of public works with power
| to act.
Wanted More Arches.
AID Mahowald said that his consti-
tuents demanded another illuminating
arch on Front street, and want a
pope arch in the place of the wire
Front street business men also demand
another.
No bids having been received for con-
structing the two additional arches or
dered at the last meeting, the matter
of having these and two or three more
arches constructed was referred to the
committee on lights with power to act.
Aid. Eichstaedt thought that they
could be constructed more cheaply, as
was shown by the Jackson street arch.
City Attorney Schmitt stated that
the charter gives no authority to lay
sewers by day labor.
City Engineer Haynes said that he
was not ready to report on the ques-
ton of whether West Liberty street
can have sewer connection with the
Front street sewer. At the street
grade now this is an impossibility
but George w. Monks is considering
having the grade of the street chang
ed. which would allow Connection to be
made.
Aid. Schroeder reported that High
land park contains slough, with a
green scum over it. This ought to be
drained, as it is interfering seriously
with the usefulness of the park. The
on parks.
Culvert Contract Awarded.
Bids were opened for the construc-
tion of a stone culvert over Warren
creek in the alley between Broad and
Fourth streets. Only one bid was
presented, although several contractors
had been spoken to about putting in
bids by City Engineer Haynes. Alex.
Bashaw bid $2l for the culvert and
$3.50 a cubic yard for the side walls.
This footed up to $l35, which was S.
less than the engineers estimate. The
contract was awarded to Mr.. Bashaw.
At the request of Aid. Schroeder the
council voted to have the illuminat-
ing arches lighted on Sunday night,
June 30, when the Knights of Column
bus are to have a class initiated, and
large delegations present from other
cities having councils.
The bills that were allowed includ-
ed payroll of $1,000, of which
$397.2O was for street work. Other
bills were $42 for special police, 1851
to Fowler & Pay for street and side
walk work, $7l.25 to w. R. Hammet
for sweeping the pavement and dray-
age, and $l3 for thirteen dogs killed
| by Dog Catcher Clemens.
Adjournments was taken until Mon
day evening at 1870 o'clock, when the
council will meet as board of re-
view.