The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-02-04
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administration, as the last .administra.
ton had done with this.
The board recommended that when
Second street from Cherry south 10
Lincoln is paved, Warren street also
be paved, with creosote blocks, brick
or possibly some less expensive but
good material, and that provision fol
paying the city's share he made in the
tax levy for next year.
The board estimated the cost OF paw
ing Second street with brick from
Vine to Lincoln at $72,l50, Of which
the city's share would be $l7,3l8. II
ESTIMATED the cost of paving Second
street from Cherry to Plum, and Mair
from Front to Second, with brick, at
S34 ,OS5, of which the city's share would
be Ssh. 1t estimated the cost Oh
paving Second street from Cherry to
Plum, and Walnut, Main and Null
berry streets at $42,445, of which the
city's share would be $9,5lS,
The board estimated that if Second
street was to be narrowed to thirty
six feet between Cherry and Lincoln
streets, 6,s76 yards of paving would be
required, and that creosote block paw
ing would cost $2.40 a yard, making a
total cost for paving of $l6,503, besides
81 CAS- for curbing, and the city's share
of this total would be $3,496 Brick
at $3.50; would cost $l2,377. The cost
per &c foot lot with the present 52-fooi
roadway was estimated at $42S; with
36 foot roadway at 1918, or without
rev curb 1886; with 45-foot roadway
$4O4, less city's proportion 1907.
Mayor Meyer said that owing to the
city's financial standing he would
rather take half loaf and pave six
or eight blocks. -...,--.
Favorable Action Taken.
The aldermen thought it best to di.
vide the motion and make it take
each street separately. Aid. Eich
staedt then renewed the motion, max
ing it refer only to Second street from
Cherry to Plum, and the motion was
carried, five TO one, AID. Pass voting
mo"
Aid. Eichstaedt then renewed his mo-
ton in regard to Main street between
Second and the railroad tracks, and
it was carried, four to two, Aids. Pass
and Hampl voting mo" Aid. Hamp
thought the street too wide and that
the street car company ought to pay
a share, while Aid. Mahowald wanted
the pavement to extend to Broad street
The committee on fire department
was authorized to ascertain the cost
OF repainting three fire trucks.
AID. Pass moved that the board OF
public works be instructed to prepare
plans and specifications for enlargine
the storm sewer on Mulberry street
from Second to Front, to conform with
the other storm sewer, and this was
carried, as was also a motion by the
same alderman instructing the board tc
make similar report on storm sewer
on South Second street from Var
Brunt- TO Warren creek, to- take the
water from Lincoln, Byron, and Var
Brunt streets.
South Second Street.
Mayor Meyer said that he was very
sorry that the council could not pave
all of Second street, but it could be
done next year, if his. way was fol
lowed, as sufficient levy could be
made to pay for the intersections, this
year. He called upon DIR. j. W. An.
drews for remarks.
DIR. Andrews said that it was all
right to do this in theory, if it would
be put into practice. He was glad
that the council had taken the bull by
the. horns, and said that the citizens
would honor the aldermen for it,. There
might be injunctions. The citizens
would also have honored the council
If it had ordered Second street paved
to Byron.
Mayor Meyer explained that there
was no chance for any injunctions, rs
the city. had the money to pay its
share, and property owners had peti.
toned for paving.
DIR. Andrews said that as long as
men worth 100000 live on the street
the portion south of Cherry would not
be paved, but if the residents on the
street were poor it would be paved
This brought j. B. Richards to his
feet. He said that the people on the
street were mostly poor. When it
came to a vote he would like to have
the majority decide what kind of pave
ment they prefer. A new bridge was
needed much more than the paving,
he said, to bring people to the city
TO travel on the streets.
Mayor Meyer said that Mr.. Richards
ought to thank the present council for
repairing the present bridge. 1t seem
ed as though some people would have
liked to have that destroyed so they
could get another bridge.
William Boode: 81 think so, too"
Mr.. Richards: "The old council voted
the money for new bridge"
. Mayor Meyer: ''That was only a
bluff"
AID. Mahowald: "The state appro-
priated $4,000. Why didn't you get
that?"
Aid. WiItgen: at is better to have
one bridge well cared for than two
that are not
Mayor Meyer: "If we hadn't bought