The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-14
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streets where there is more differenc
| and no trouble is had.
Mayor Andrews said that the stree
did not look right, but may turn on
so.
To Collect Licenses.
Aid. Gary asked whether the hack an
pool licenses are all paid. A circus
coming and the city needs the money.
( Aid. Atchison said that all of tn
hacks running to trains now have Ii
censes. He thought that the enforce
ment of the ordinance should be in
vestigated. If the billiard tables do no
pay licenses the ordinance might as wei
be repealed.
Mayor Andrews said that he agree,
with Aid. Atchison. He would at one
instruct the recorder to collect the Ii
censes, and if this ordinance or other
are not to be enforced they should b.
repealed by the council.
AID Gary publicly thanked Aid. Brad
ley for getting an Omaha switch re
moved that for twenty years has stoo,
at the corner of Fourth and Rocl
streets, and the putting down of ;
plank crossing. He had asked the alder
man whether he should bring it befor,
the council, and Aid Bradley had sale
that 1t was not necessary, as he wOulC
get it done.
Aid. Mahowald said that the commit
tee on city property had let the contract
for carpenter work in repairing the city
hall.
Illumination Ordered Again.
Aid. Eichstaedt, for the committee on
lights, said that the Mankato Gas and
Electric Light company will light the
present eight arches on Front street for
$50 Il month, two nights a week. He
moved that bids be secured for erect
ing four more arches, with three inch
sides, the same height as the present
arches.
AID AtchisOn said that it was laugh
able, but he believed that the street car
line will be built. If he had not thought
so, he would not have sold out. lfkthe
line is built, all the arches will have to
be raised, and he suggested short de-
lay. The arches would cost about SIS
each, and to light dozen arches will
cost SIS month
Aid. Eichsaedt said that the cost will
be considerable, but ninety per cent of
the merchants had spoken to him in ia
vor of it.
A controversy arose as to which end
of the city is best lighted, the aldermen
in each end claiming that the other
end was best lighted.
Aid. Atchison said that the treasury
is light, and one new arch at each end
of the street was enough.
AID. Schroeder was in favor of light
ing the arches, but urged that the eX
pense be held down.
The vote on the motion was a tie and
Mayor Andrews voted mo"
Aid. Atchison moved that one new
arch be placed at each end of the street,
all voting aye" except Aid. Mahowald,
who struck out for two arches on his
end of the 'strett.uni n4i. ll.f -
AID Atchison moved that the lights
be turned on twice week, beginning
with June Is. This rwasIcarried.
,...,s. Run Sewer Up Hill. @7.s ~
AID. Mahowald for the sewer commit
tee moved that the matter of laying
q sewer on West Liberty street to Pat
terson avenue in the water pipe eNca
walton be referred to the board of pub
lie works under order No. l, public nee
essity, requiring it. hhi 'Hr.'
Engineer Haynes said that he feared
that it, would be physical impossible
tty to lay a sewer there to connect with
The Front, street sewer A sewer pipe
should never be laid i'll the same trench
with "a water pipe, In any event, eX-
:ept as a last resort, as in the case
IF the stone cut on North Broad street.
The motion was carried, and the board
will investigate whether the sewer
would have to rtin up hill or not. y
Days Labor Favored.
Mayor Andrews said that he thought
hat it would be a good idea to have as
much of the work done by days labor
Is possible. There are many good men
n the city needing work, and the con-
,ractor's profit might be saved. He
lsked the city attorney to ascertain
whether this can be legally done where
he cost must be assessed upon the
benefited.
Engineer Haynes said that better
work is usually done by days labor
han by contract, and he favored it IT
t could be done.
More Sparks Fly.
The committee on ordinances present
ID DIR. Schmauss' proposed amendment to
he boulevard ordinance, with an amend
nent, to allow the city engineer and
lark superintendent to have discretion
Is to where to plant trees in the boule-
ards.
Aid. Atchison moved that the matter
,e referred to the park superintendent,
.ity engineer and city attorney to re-
,ort at the next meeting, as the men
Who would have the enforcement of the
ordinances should be consulted.
DR.. Schmauss decried the delay. The
amendment had been presented two
meetings ago. The ordinance originally
lad taken two months to pass. He
hought that the alderman was preju-
Iced against the amendment.
AID. Atchison replied that he was not
but that the city engineer
ought to be consulted out of courtesy.