The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-22
From SATURDAYS paiIx.

but was obliged TO turn the clia4:
over to Vice President Alahowald be-
fore the meeting was out, as he has
been under a doctors care for week,
as he is suffering from gall stones and
has been advised to have an operation.
He overeXerted himself lifting at the
cemetery the other day, and has been
under the weather ever since.
The council voted to purchase 600
feet of wax and gum treated fire
hose; to require w. c. HOerr to brace
his building from the inside or tear
it down; to disallow the claim for
damages for personal injuries Of Mrs.
ole Hovig; to secure competitive
plans for the improvement OF Sibley
park; to grant the privileges of the
streets and Sibley park for the Mod
en Woodman picnic; to secure bids
for putting in cement steps at Sibley
park; To have plans prepared Tor
concrete cover for the reservoir; TO
grant three liquor license applications;
to allow the Lampert Lumber cons
pany TO place its scales on the Main
street boulevard; TO adopt the sprink
ling resolution without change from
its printed form; secured bids ON
sprinkling wagons; authorized the hir-
ing of someone to prepare the city
treasurer's annual report; referred the
opening of North Fifth street from
Lime to Thompson streets to the
board of public works under order
No. / decided to meet this morning
at the Walnut street storm sewer;
and did few other things.
\ communication was received from
the Mankato Electric Traction com
pany, calling attention to the alleged
! dangerous condition of the iluminat-
ing arches across Front street, and
was referred TO the committee on
lights.
Mayor Meyer thought that the
arches ought to be rebuilt, but that
The matter ought to be left until
after the charter election.
New Locations for Scales.
Albert He'll requested permission to
place his hay scales in the alley near
his place of business. The matter
was left to the street committee with
power to act.
Aid. Eichstaedt said that A. G..
Roemer wished to place the Lampert
Lumber company's hay scales on the
Main street boulevard, and called on
Manager Roemer for remarks.
Mr.. Roemer said that if the per-
mission was granted, the company
| would pave across the boulevard to
the sidewalk line.
AID. Pass moved that the permission
be granted, the work to be done I'M
der the supervision of the board OF
public works, and this was carried.
A petition was received, asking for
street sprinkling on South Fourth
street from Liberty to Parsons, and
on Parsons and Ramsey streets. 1t
was largely signed. 1t developed that
these streets are on the resolution.
Ncn-Residents demonstrate.
A remonstrance against sprinkling
Poplar street was received, signed by
fourteen property owners.
Aid. Hamp said that he had been
informed that the signers did not live
on the street, but owned property
there to rent The residents want the
street sprinkled.
The two communications were or
dered placed on file.
| DoaIo op,,aoraI anI CaI1
that he circulated the remonstrance
on Poplar street, and owns two thirds
of the property. The property owners
were against sprinkling. If the renters
were not satisfied they could move
out The sprinkling done last year
was very unsatisfactory.
Liquor licenses were granted to }.
p Dineen, Philip Leas and Louis Lille.
and their bonds were approved with
sureties as follows: Massachusetts
bonding and Insurance company, for j,
p. Dineen; J. p. Schweitzer and Me
Weis for Philip Leas; William Homnth
and Richard Peterson for Louis Lille.
The committee on claims and ac-
counts recommended that Mrs Ole
Hovg's claim against the city for an
alleged broken thumb due to Il fall
on the Pleasant street sidewalk over
IL water cap be dsallowed, and the
council voted to adopt the report.
The street committee reported in
favor of building sidewalks on Ram
sey street and grading Patterson ave-
nue.
Purchase of Fire Hose.
The fire department committee rec
commended the purchase of 1000 feet
of hose, as recommended by the chief
of the fire department
Mayor Meyer said that it would
cost $1,000, and that the council ought
to go slow The purchase must be
made in the open council.
Aid. Mahowald moved that 1000
feet of hose be purchased, and this
was carried unanimously.
William f. McGuflin, an agent for
the w. S. Knott company, which has
boen selling the city wax and gum
treated hose, addressed the council and
explained the situation. He SAID that
the city some time ago bought cotton
hose for 30 cents foot, and later
paid 90 cents a foot for wax and gum
treated hose, that is better quality
The cotton hose has all given out, and
all that the city has now is the wax