The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-09

land estimating the cost at 81 800, OF
which the city will pay $3.50 There is
Isufficient property to assess for the
! improvement, but it was not asked for
| by petition. No action was taken.
Wells Connected Up.
Aid. Pass reported that the laying of
the suction mains has progressed so
far that the Second street well would be
connected up today and the Broad
street well early next week.
| Aid. Mahowald stated that he and
Aids. Pass and Lloyd were up at High
land park to find out who the property
belongs to. Mr.. Perry claimed every.
thing but the pheasants, which belonged
to the city. Edgar Weaver claimed the
pheasants because he furnished the
eggs, but Mr.. Blake claimed to have
furnished numerous settings. Supern-
tendent Females men have raked the
leaves, removed the ashes and cut the
grass twice, so that MFR. Perry has
not done much this year. The alder
man considered that the pheasants be-
long to the city.
Aid. Pass said Mat Mr. Perry had
afterwards conceded that the city owns
q wolf and coyotes. He had claimed
things that the city had furnished. The
alderman thought that Mr.. Perry ought
to have been put out from the park
Would Remove Mr.. Perry.
Aid. Wiltgen moved that Mr.. Perry
be removed from the park
| Aid. Lloyd said that Mr.. Perry had
been told that he could stay at the
park if he would pump water and
clean up after picnic parties, without
pay.
Aid. Mahowald said that he was on
the park committee and had not been
consulted and knew nothing about the
matter. He was not prepared to vote
Aid. Eichstaedt was not in favor of
change. 1t would be hard to get
anyone to fill Mr.. Perry's place.
Aid. Wiltgen said that the city could
get plenty of people to stay at the
park and work for less than Mr.. Perry
does. Mr.. Perry had been paid $l4 for
| doing no work at all, according to Su-
! perintendent Penhale He concluded to
withdraw the motion.
AID. Hampl moved that the matter
be left to the park committee with
power to act, and this carried.
Few Complaints Heard.
| Aid. MahOwald asked whether the
street car company had received permits
sion for shows at sibley park right
| along.
Aid. MahOwald said that it had been
decided to allow the shows until there
were complaints, and he had heard
none.
| Aid. Hampl stated that he had heard
complaints, but not enough to warrant
action.
Aid. Wiltgen spoke of fast driving of
autos in the park.
| Mayor Meyer said that he would in
struct the police to arrest all auto
| drivers who drive too fast anywhere
in the city, as he had received com.
plants.
aid. Wiltgen brought up the matter
| of changing the fences at Sibley park
| instead of building a culver:. The deer
| want grass now. Aid. Lloyd took the
same stand.
Desirable Improvements.
Aid. Hampl moved that public ne
cessity requires that State and Van
Brunt streets be cnrbed and guttered
the full length, and that the matter
| ho rafarraA 10 ha nor1 nf
works under order No. |. The motion
was carried, only Aids. Pass and Lloyd
who own property there, voting no.
| City Attorney Schmitt reported that
papers had been served on the city
in the suit by DR.. "A. o. Bjelland fol-
81 695 for extra services.
The council voted to instruct the
city attorney to fight the case to the
last ditch.
The bills were allowed, including the
final estimate of Beckwith & Lemke
on their Pleasant street grading con.
| tract.
1t was decided to meet again tonight
to approve the bond of the new presi-
dent of public works.
The board of public works submit
ted the following report to the council
last night, and it was ordered placed on
! file:
Mankato, Mimi, July 2, l9O9-Mr
A. G. Meyer, Mayor. Dear Sir: Kindly
permit the following report in connec-
ton with the work of the department
since the last regular meeting.
Pleasant Street Slough.
| Beckwith & Lemke have completed
their contract for the fill on Pleasant
street and the city is now finishing
portion of the surface in order to
facilitate traffic as much as possible
We have also made cinder walk or
the north side for the benefit of pedes.
TRANS from Ogle's addition.
The manner in which this road is
settling is quite remarkable as well as
interesting. In one place the old road
bed has gone down nearly six inches
in the past month The stone culvert at
the ends has settled over foot in
the past two years, while the middle
has settled nearly three feet and Is
now two feet lower than the ends.
For the above reasons we would sug.
gest that no work with the view OF
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