The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-03

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Massmeeting Is Suggested.
From Mondays Daily.
That North Mankato is more than
ever DESTROYS of becoming part OF
Mankato and share in all the joys
and sorrows of this city, is evil
denced by the number of inquiries
that are being made of the DISPOSE.
ton of the petition that was circu.
lated in North Mankato several
weeks ago. and which called for a
submission of the matter to the leg.
islature in the hope of obtaining
from that body the enactment of a
law that would permit the wedding
Of the village to the city.
What Can Be Done.
The petition after being signed by
nearly everyone approached in North
Mankato, was presented to the rep.
resentativeS of Nicollet county,
Messrs. Benson and Peterson. These
gentlemen have suggested way
whereby the wish of the people of
North Mankato can be realizbed
"ANhoo' Il loSo W A>lSoilCi SOuuly .
In other words. North Mankato can
be incorporated with Mankato and
be made a part of Mankato i'm every
particular and still maintain the
same relation to Nicollet county as
at present. A number of towns 10.
Gated as North Mankato is are gov
erned in this way. Now If this
can be done it seems that the an
nexation of North Mankato to Man.
kato is solved as the only seeming
barrier in the way was the opposi-
ton in Nicollet county. The people
in North Alankato are agreed on the
fact that henceforth it will be econ
omy to be under one government
with Mankato
An Apt Illustration.
The fire in the Rolf building would
have been total loss even if the
village had an up-todate water sys-
tenn. This il no reflection on the
fire company, but it is reasonable
argument that a voluntary company
scattered about for miles from a fire
in North Mankato would not COM
pare favorably with a paid and we'll
equipped fire company
A village hall containing prison
cells will soon be needed: i'm the
past MankatO has kindly assisted in
housing the prisoners. It is not
necessary to name many other ad-
vantages, as practically no opposi.
ton exists.
1t has been suggested that Il mass
meeting be held at once to appoint
a committee to obtain first hand in
formation. so that the proposition
may be submitted to the vote of the
people.
Waterworks System.
The following petition has been
presented to the village council,
North Mankato:
To the Honorable Village Council.
North Mankato, MINI. Gentlemen:
We, the undersigned legal voters in
the village of North Mankato, re-
spectfully petition your honorable
body to bring before and allow the
voters to decide by ballot at the
spring election whether or not we
shall install a complete system of
waterworks as below mentioned.
First. That $4,000 bonds be is
sued and no more; the bonds to
run for twenty years. bearing per
cent interest.
Second. That cent frontage
tax per foot be levied each year
on all streets and avenues for a
term of ten years, except where the
mains are laid on the side of the
lot or i'm front and on the side, when
but / cent frontage tax per foot be
assessed.
Third. That the well, powerhouse
and reservoir be placed on the in
tersection of property proposed to be
donated by two progressive citizens
of North Mankato, j. u. Nielsen and
Wendell Hodapp.
Fourth. That a ten inch main be
laid from the reservoir to Garfield
avenue. then east on Garfield avenue
to Cornelia street, and south on Cor.
nelia street to Nicollet avenue.
Fifth. That all lateral mains be of
uniform size of six inches, and to be
Circuit system" as near as pos
sible.
Sixth. That the six inch laterals
be laid on the following named
streets as follows:
A. Belgrade avenue from lot No.
20 j. B. Nelson's addition to A street
on the east.
ID. Nicollet avenue from the east
corner of lot 4. Ole o. Grue's addi-
ton to $50 feet east of Range street.
except between Lake and Cornelia.
c. Wheeler avenue, from Center
to A street.
ID. South avenue from Center to
Cross street
Z. A street from Belgrade avenue
to Wheeler avenue.
f. Range street from Nicollet to
Belgrade avenue and from Wheeler
avenue to Monroe avenue
G. Cross street from South avenue
to Nicollet avenue.
III. Center street from South ave-
nue. to NicOllet avenue and from