The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-09

pense of crawling the Madison Lake
road. and this was carried.
A motion to appropriate an equal
sum for the improvement of the Lake
Washington road, made by Mr.. Atchi-
son, was carried.
Other Roads Need Fixing.
Senator S. d. Works presented a
plan whereby he thought that the COM
ing legislature could be induced to
make an appropriation 10 improve the
road to the state park.
Mr.. Atchison mentioned the danger
Gus condition of the new road up the
Belgrade hill and advocated planting
rows OF willows at the top of the high
banks, which would soon grow large
enough to protect the banks from wash
and prevent teams and vehicles going
over
Secretary Just said that the matter
of lettering this road had already been
taken mp with the town board, which
had agreed to gravel it very soon. 1t
was proposed by residents over the
hill that the sides be slightly raised,
to prevent vehicles from sliding over.
Dr. Andrews thought that the will
lows would grow too slowly, and what
was needed was some present work.
Abolish Grade Crossings.
President. Hohmam referred to the
dangerous grade crossings on the st.
Peter bluff road and Lake Washington
road, and thought that they should
be abolished.
Mr.. Wilson said that on a recent
visit to the crossing OF the Chicago
and Northwestern track near Nankato
Junction with officials of the road he
had suggested that the road abolish the
grade crossing and they had suggested
a way whereby the road could be
changed a little and so under the track
at present trestle. He thought that
the railroad would do its part if the
matter was taken up. There were
several bad crossings.
President Hohmann instanced this
crossing by Mr.. Schulte's and the
Great Western crossing and urged
InaC actlOn De taken.
Matt Borgmeier. who was present
with two other Lime township gentle
men, said that it would require much
work to make an underground cross
ing on the present road by the juno.
ton.
Law Gives a Remedy.
Mr.. Wilson thought that the railroad
company could be compelled to build
an overhead bridge near Mr.. Schulte'f
farm, if any action was brought in the
name of the county board and the
town board. The people of Rapidar
had employed him to get an overhead
crossing, and he had brought a man.
damus proceeding against the Milwau
kee road to compel it to build the
crossing, and the road had come to
time and was going to do so, provided
the county puts in the approaches. liz
had no doubt but that it was the duty
OF railroads to do this. under the law
when the proper authorities ask then
to do so.
Mr.. Palmer moved that u committed
of three be appointed to take up will
the railroad companies the matter o.
the three grade crossings mentioned
and to report later to the club. ant
this was carried The chair appointed
Mr.. Palmer, Charles Il. Taylor ant
II. A. Patterson the committee.
MIR. Atchison moved that a commit
tee OF three be appointed to confer
with the Belgrade town board in re
gard to fencing the dangerous places OF
the new hill, and also to see the Nortl
Mankato council about it. and thi
was carried. The chair appointed Mr.
AtchisOn, Dr. Andrews and f.. +. Scar
ing.
c. III. SaulpauSh moved that Presi
dent Hohmann be elected delegate t,
the meeting of the State Automobile
association, and this was carried.
Two Rough City Streets.
Senator Works said that the Indian
lake drive and back by the poor farn
was one OF the prettiest around tn,
city, but that the worst OF il is !,
the city, being three blocks by tn,
West Mankato school, which was wher,
the road is as full of stones as an,
road in New York state.
IA. G. Allyn called attention to th
wavy condition of Glenwood avenue
The club voted to call the attention
of the city council officially to the con
dition of these two roads, on motion
of Senator Works.
Will Erect Road Signs.
The matter of road signs was brough
up and G. \. Lewis said that tn
Goodrich tire company donates irol
signs, properly painted, and sets tn
posts in concrete and erects the signs
where the posts are furnished an,
proper data given.
| The matter was talked over at sorl
length and it was thought important
that number of signs be procure
and set up on the principal road
around the COUNT as well as on til
main through roads.
Mr.. Saulpaugh moved that a com
mittec of three be annOinfed tn atten,