The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-05-19
From Mondays Daily.
The council meeting this forenoon

From Mondays Daily.
The council meeting this forenoon
was attended by a large number Of
citizens who were interested in one
or another of the matters to be
considered. 1t was the most impor-
tant meeting that the commission
has yet held, from the amount and
importance of the matters coming
up. The full council was present,
Mayor Taylor presiding.
City Engineer H. F. Blomquist re-
ported the following building per-
mits granted since the last meeting:
GUSTAV Widell, lot 8, block &c.
city, brick addition and porch. esti-
mated cost, $4,000.
A. j. Veigel, lot 10, Harrington's
sub. of block is, Van Brunt's Sec
ond addition. frame garage, II by
is by IA, estimated cost $3.50.
The permits were approved.
The liquor license application of
Curry & Brattz was granted, and his
bond, with the Fidelity and Deposit
company of Maryland as surety, was
approved.
The liquor license application Of
Frank G. Lorentz was granted, and
his bond, with T. H. Foley and AL
bert Herbert as sureties, was ap-
proved.
Willie Hessen, PA North Broad
street, successor to Fred ASKER, APP
piled for a license for six months
as a street vender of fruits, ETC.,
with push cart, agreeing not to
expose or offer for sale any of his
wares in the vicinity of any other
established business dealing in SINH
lar wares. He is afflicted with
rheumatism and cannot do hard
work. The application was granted.
The license fee is $35.
Remonstrance Against Paving.
A remonstrance was received from
eleven property owners on South
Broad street against paving that
street. 1t was ordered placed on
file.
The contract and board of the
Mankato leaning company, with
Robert C. Erwin and George w.
Monks as surety, were accepted and
approved. The bond is for 5000 The
contract runs from April % to Nov.
LIST, and the health officer and coun-
Gil committee on health have the
right to extend the contract for a
period not exceeding thirty days
after Nov. 1.
A remonstrance against the paving
of South Second street from Cherry
to Byron was received, containing
the signatures of twenty-four prop
erty owners. 1t stated that the
street is ordinarily in excellent con-
dition, as is enduced by the large
amount of automobile and other traf-
fic. 1t was ordered placed on file.
Hear From Opposition.
The hearing on the paving was
taken up and the South Front street
property owners were heard first.
Professor C. ]. Posey was the first
speaker and said that the expense
would be such that it would be a
hardship. The city as a whole would
not vote to assume the expense of
$4,000 proposed for the entire paw
ing, and the $4,000 for South Second
street would fall much more burden
some, on account of the fewer peo-
pie to bear it. A cheaper way of
improving the street could be
adopted, and give as good results
The sewer is just being put in, and
may make too soft a foundation for
a good pavement.
William Boode said that his renter,
Mr.. Jacobs, prefers the street as it
is to paved street. In Chicago
the business portion is paved, but
in the suburbs, where the richest
and best people live, the streets are
not paved. Some had not signed the
remonstrance, who were opposed to
paving.
Judge William F. Hughes said that
either the demonstrators were not
very public spirited, or there was
some other motive. To have a public
necessity, it must be pointed out
where some individual is inconven-
fenced. The street is in good condi.
ton. The paving contemplated for
the city would cost nearly 100000,
and not five per cent of this sum
would remain in the city, the rest
going abroad for material, labor, etc.
The dust is the only nuisance, and
1T can be laid by sprinkling.
j. H. Spencer said that whatever
1mpoverishes the people is a detri-
ment to the city. A real estate man
had told him that. Mankato city prop
erty Is drug on the market. The
street is in fairly good condition, and
other streets need paving worse.
Miles Porter referred to the de-
creased population, and thought that
paving would tend to keep the pop
ulation down, keeping people away
from the city. The ten payment
plan is detriment, as it stands as
a mortgage to be taken care of in
case OF sale. AS the property
owners were mostly opposed to the
paving, he saw no reason for having
it done
DR.. A. G. Liedloff spoke for his
mother, and questioned whether the