The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-05-22
n Was Decided Also to Entertain the
Visitors From Milwaukee.
PROFILE FOR TUB FACTORY SEWER
Number OF Matters Came Before tho
Council Session, All Were Dis
posed Of Easily.
From Saturdays Daily.

FROM 6dtuTudy
Aid Gary and Judge Porter were
absent from the council meeting last
night, owing to sickness.
A petition was received with fifteer
signers asking for stone crosswalb
on the northerly side of Van Brunt
street and across Willard street. The
board of public works was instructed
to put in the crosswalk. Az
A petition was received with the
signatures of seven property owners
asking the council to have the city
property at the head of Fulton ant
Willard streets, now occupied by En-
erald Green park, cleared of all dee
orations owned by l. Thomas Griff. '''
Aid. Atchison moved that the city
engineer be instructed to remove the
things that are in the street, and this
was carried '".
Street Matters.
City Engineer Haynes asked that
the width of the roadway on NORTH
Broad street between Vine ant
Thompson streets, and the roadway OF
Vine street between Front and Sec
ond be established.
AID Mahowald moved that thu
roadway on Vine street between Broad
and Front be established at fifty feet
because. of the turnout on the street
car line, and this, was carried.
AID. Schroeder moved that thu
North, Broad street matter be retferret
to the, street committee to report al
the next meeting, and 1t this was car car
ried. ,g.,,'.,,, ,,,r..
n.Gity Engineer Haynes brought III
the matter of carrying off the storm
water, at the, corner of Center aho
Clark, street, and said that a storm
sewer on Center street from Eincoli
to Clark streets was a necessity: HI
thought that the street car ccompsainl,,
should pay part Of the expense. Ther
was need for haste. 1t would soon 3
needed to- Bradley, also. c,n',1u, -,
Aid. Atchison moved that the cit
engineer. and street committee tax
the matter up with the street ca
company with a view of its payinI
half the expense, to have power t
act, and this was, carried. '''
NJ o. Sundt favored storm sewer
Will Entertain Visitors.
Mayor Andrews called attention t
the coming visit of the Milwaukee
merchants June IL, and thought tina
something ought to be done. Their
would also be state farmers in
stitute held in Mankato Friday, Jun
5th 60. .,.
Aid. Atchison moved that the mayo
and council provide proper entertain
ment for the visitors, as this is be
ing done elsewhere, and this was cal
ried. '''''' '''t ''.'
Mayor Andrews said that there wa
a good deal of complaint of a tire
in the sidewalk on Clark street. nes
Parsons street, and he referred it I
the street committee The committe
at once reported favorably, and AL
Atchison moved that the tree be n
moved, and this was carried.
All Tangled Up.
lie sJIetU ltpOlttu
County Surveyor Brooks had -four
that the lower end of the sidewa
on the east side of Fourth street b
tween jackson and Cherry is ga fe
in from where the old resolution
the council provides, and the upp
end IA feet in. 1t would cost $2'
to put the walk out, and it was
question whether the council was ju
titled in making such large expe
diture where no benefit was to be
City Engineer Haynes said that t
records show no authority for putti
the walk on this block twelve fe
out from the property line. The wa
is now in the best possible locatio
The property owners having terrac
had been favored one foot. &kE
Aid. Bradley said that there a
two surveys now, one by the city e
gineer and one by Mr.. Brooks.
might be necessary to have anotf
surveyor make q report. 49,
Aid. Eichstaedt moved that t
sidewalk be put out to the twel
foot line. The expense was estimat
: at, .$l25 for putting out the walk a
$35' for moving the hyylrant. He 81
seauently withdrew his motion a
the matter was referred to the q
engineer and street committee to &C
fer with the property owners and
what they. want. 1t developed tt
there was great divergence of vie
and it will be difficult to satisfy all
Aid. Mahowald said that crusl
stone was being hauled in on No
Front street. which he thought v
foolish. He moved that the matter
referred to the street committee
report at the next meeting, and t
was carried.
Aid. Eichstaedt moved that
matter of fixing Front street fr
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