The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-07-15
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COMMISSIONERS HELD A MEETING
THIS FORENOON.

CiiC WCiC pIcoCut dU Tile du-
journed meeting this morning. The
regular session was to have been held
on Monday but that being a national
holiday was adjourned until today.
F. M. Currier appeared before the
commission and objected to an in
crease in the assessments of the firm
of Rosenberger & Currier. He, how
ever, later withdrew his objection
A contract was read from the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul railroad
company agreeing to tear down
temporary coal shed or platform after
sixty days time. The shed erected is
between the Saulpaugh hotel and the
Union depot and was recently erected
as a coal and water shed by the road
while the company was crawling be-
tween Mankato and Wells. The tenn
porary shed was erected contrary to
the fire ordinance. The agreement was
placed in file and the platform will be
torn down in sixty days.
Engineer Wilson presented plans and
specifications for the alley between
the Saulpaugh hotel and the Man
kato Commercial college building and
the hearing was set for July 25. The
alley will be paved with brick. Com
missioner Bangerter moved that the
plans be placed on file.
Upon motion the assessment for the
widening and grading of South Front
street across the slough was reduced
by giving the property owners dis
count of 20 per cent instead of the Gus
tomary ten per cent, for payment in
ten days.
The property owners affected are
George w. Monks and Mary B.
Meagher. The property is not consid-
cred valuable and the commissioners
felt that the reduction was only Just
to the owners.
Appointed to Library Board
Mayor Meyer announced the follow
ing appointed on the library board:
w. ID. Willard, Rev. A F. Winter
and Professor John Hancock, the APP
pointments were confirmed
On motion of Commissioner Humis-
ton plans and specifications for the
building of curb and gutter on sew
eral streets was accepted, and June
18th set as the date for hearing.
The work to be done is along Fourth
street to Front street, all of Carroll
from Pleasant to Front, all east side
of Hanover from Hickory to PEARL
the north side of Hickory from Fifth
to the east side of Hanover. Plans
and specifications were approved and
the work was ordered DONE This mat
ter was brought up at the last meet
ing. The date of hearing was ex-
tended upon motion of Commissioner
Bangerter to July 25.
Either Sprinkled or Oiled.
A petition signed by several proper
ty owners was presented asking that
Minnesota and Poplar streets be either
sprinkled or oiled. The matter was
referred to Com. Humiston to ascer-
tain which the majority favored.
The hearing on the Second and
Main street paving was had and no
one appearing to make objection to
the work, the engineer was instructed
to make the assessment. On motion
of Commissioner Lamm the engineer
was given until next Monday to make
said assessments.
Commissioner Bangerter at the re-
quest OF East Mankato property OWN
ers brought up the matter of the
oroofinn of -; H.
hill. Property owners there want at
least two blocks of four foot walk laid
up the hill from Sixth street The
lumber in the present walks was fur
nished by property owners and the
city had agreed to keep the walk in
repair. The matter was referred and
will be taken up again at Mondays
meeting.
On motion of Commissioner Lamm
the money now on hand amounting
to $4,000 was apportioned into six
teen different funds which is in ac-
cordance with the requirements of the
new charter.
Plans and specifications for the erec-
ton of new sidewalks were submitted
by the engineer and and bids will be
asked for, to be opened at the July
25th meeting. Hereafter all walks are
to be built in uniform manner Bid
GERS will be required to name a price
per foot or yard for laying cement
and also name price per yard for
filling where this is to be done. The
is for the erection of all flu
ture new walks ordered by the city.
The storm sewer at the corner of
Broad and Vine streets is to be re-
paired or if advisable new one built.
The present pipe is in bad shape and
was cracked some time ago by the
street road roller crushing a stone into
it, About one hundred feet will be
replaced
After the reading of the pay roll
The commission adjourned.