The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-24
Second Street Paving Put
to Sleep for a While.
MOVE FOR A SECOND BRIDGE
DOgcatcher Is Elected and Garbage
Man Will Get To Work: Dads"
Were Very Busy.
From Saturdays T1ailv.

From Saturdays nalv.
The council meeting last night was a
long and busy one. While considerable
was accomplished, the tendency to order
improvements regardless of the condi-
ton of the treasury was not manifest
Ali of the aldermen were present and
Mayor Andrews presided.
Seven property owners petitione1 for
sidewalks to be laid along the easterly
side of Fourth street nOrtherly to Elm
street from the end of the present side
walk in front of lmmanual hospital. The
petition was referred to the street COM
mittee to report at the next meeting.
A remOnstrance against the paving of
Second street between Cherry and Wal
nut streets was presented. The petition
| fm the improvement represented 62l
front feet and the remOnstrance 1876
feet. The remonstrance was ordered
placed on file.
For New Bridge.
| Benjamin Taylor appeared and pre-
scented largely signed petition, asking
the council to direct the city engineer
to work i'm conjunction with the county
surveyors of Blue Earth and Nicollet
counties in investigating and reporting
upon the best location and probable cost
of a second bridge across the Minnesota
river. The petition contained more than
| 80 names.
Aid. Atchison moved that the city en-
gineer be instructed to work with the
two county surveyors as requested in
the petition, and this was carried.
Paving Laid Over.
| The committee on streets reported
favorably upon the petition for paving
Second street between Cherry and Wal
nut streets, but recommended that the
matter be deferred until after the next
tax levy is made, in order that the
money may be on hand to pay for street
intersections and the ten per cent dis
count before the work is ordered, as re-
quired by the city charter.
The report was adopted. This action
lays the improvement over until next
year. at least.
Aid. Atchison moved that the city en-
9ineer prepareN an estimate of the cost
of doing the filing for new sidewalk
across the slough on Front street and
report at the next meeting. This was
carried. The present walk is in dan
gerous condition, and it is proposed to
put the new walk on the property line,
so it can be assessed to the property
benefited.
Aid. Atchison moved that it was the
sense of the council that Mr.. johnson
move his building from the alley near
Minnesota street before June Is, and
that the city engineer be requested to
so notify him, and this was carried.
Aid. Atchison moved that the matter
of the grading OF the alley between
Broad and Fourth streets in Dukes addi-
ton be referred to the city engineer to
prepare an estimate of the cost. This
was carried. Aid. Atchison made the
above moves in connection with his re-
port for the street committee.
The committee on fire department re-
ported having sold one of the horses of
the fire department for 500 and turned
the money into the city treasury. The
report was adopted.
Free Press the Lowest
Bids were received for printing $50
copies of the annual report of the chief |
of the fire department, as follows:
J. c. Wise & Sons, not to exceed four
teen pages, $3.50; Free Press Printing
Co.. not to exceed sixteen pages, and
picture of fire station. $22: MankatO
Post, $50. The contract was awarded to
the Free Press Printing company.
Aid. Atchison brought up the matter |
of relighting the electric arches over |
Front street. Aids. Mahowald and Gary
wanted two more arches on lower Front |
street, and the matter of strengthen |
ing and raising the arches was brought |
up, and led to some discussion. If the
street car line is built the arches will
be torn down and will have to be re-
built. Aid. Bradley favored having the
lights on during carnival week, June 10 |
%.
The matter was referred to the com
mittee on lights.
In reply to a question, President Por-
ter said that the pipe is on hand to
lay the Liberty street extension of the
watermains and that work will begin |
week after next.
The proposed amendment to the boule-
vardN ordinance, that was presented at |
the last meeting was read again and
referred to the committee on ordinances
Aid. Schroeder moved that the privi-
leges of Sibley park be granted to the
Old Settlers association for their annual
picnic June 20, and this was carried.
Aid. Schroeder brought up the matter
of putting the road up Willard parkway
down to grade, as several houses are to
be built on the bluff.
Park Superintendent Blake said that
he had never had the profile. |
AID. Schroeder moved that this be pro-
cured, and this was carried.
Park Refreshment Stand
Superintendent Blake said that
Charles Beckwith, proprietor of the re-
freshment stand, at Sibley park, keeps
his place open too late nights. One of
the park men remains until dark. If
the lights are turned on, with no park
men there, it induces a kind of peo-
pie to stay at the park nights that are
not wanted at any time, and who run
over the flowers and do much damage.
AID Eichstaedt thought that it was
not unreasonable if the stand was per-
mitted to remain open until 9:30 p m,
and he moved that this permission be
ganted. This was carried. 1t will be
arranged so that one of the park force
will remain until after that hour.
The board of public works presented