The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-28
Remove Distractions From
River Plea of North Mankato
COUNCIL is ASKED TO REMOVE PILES
DRIVEN IN THE. MINNESOTA
Fathers From Brooklyn Make Their Appearance
Z Before Aldermen With Request in Shape of
Resolutions; Speech By Mr. Lassow.

From Saturdays Daily.
The North Alankato council appeared
in body before the Mankato city
council last evening, and presented tbs
following:
Whereas, During the period of high
| water in the Minnesota river the pres.
ent season, we, both as citizens and
as public officials, carefully observed
and studied the flood situation with
reference to its effect on the village
of North Mankato, and vicinity, with
a view to lessening the danger there.
| from in the future, so far as this village
| is concerned, and it is our intention to
follow this up with improvements that
will prevent the river in the future
from rising above the low parts of the
southern or eastern bank of the river
on the North Aiankato side, and
Whereas, 1t is the sense of this
body that in order to do this most
effectively it will be necessary to pay
great deal of attention to the bed
of said river by way of removing OBJ
Istruetions heretofore placed there by
individuals or corporations, which inn
pede the free flow of the water to
such an extent that during the late
, flood the river overlooked in the western
part of our village, where the elevation
is foot or more higher than it is
in the easterly part of the village,
where there was no overflow, and:
Whereas: We are informed that
much of this difficulty is due to OBJ
structlons placed in said river by the
city of Mankato, by way of driving
piles to change the course Nof the water
therein, and by private business inter
e,ts in filling the channel, the nature
of which acts and distractions are
more particularly stated in the report
of member of the United States
corps of engineers, recently made there.
on, the substance of which report Is
hereto attached, and,
Whereas, We further believe that to
properly protect both the city. Of
Mankato. and this village from the Ell
+, fects of floods in the future 1t Is
necessary that all Instructions now
existing in the bed of the river be-
tween the city and village he removed
so as to give the water in the river
free fiowage from bank to bank, and
that to accomplish this there should
be friendly cooperation between our
village, and said city of Mankato
therefore be it:
Resolved, that a copy of these reso-
buttons be presented to the city OF
Mankato, through its common council,
and that communication be opened
with the authorities of said city, by
committee of this council, to be APP
pointed by the president, and be it fur
Their:
Resolved. That we do not take this
step with a view to shifting any bur
den from our village, or to put any
great burden or expense on the city
of Mankato, we fully believing that
neighborly promise from the city OF
Mankato to assume the burden of so
clearing the channel of the river az its
own expense, will lead to a better and
more beneficial feeling between the two
municipalities, and will do away with
the necessity of our village taking
steps that may Head to unpeasantness
and lasting friction, and that it will
result in the mutual safety OF both
communities.