The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-04-28
OFFICIALS TAKE TRIP IN AUTO;
CAR TRACK CHANGES.
Sibley Park improvements; Journey
Along Mound Avenue; Leak
in Water Pipe.


Commissioners Lamm, HnmlStOn,
porter took little trip around the
city i'm the formers auto yesterday
afternoon, to look into the necessity
of several improvements that have
been asked for. Going down Poplar
street, and thence down Mound av-
enue, it was seen where some OF
the property owners have asked for
a cement sidewalk. There is no walk
there at present, although there are
numerous houses, and there is also
is available for residence purposes,
level and dry, and with rich soil.
With a sidewalk, no doubt this would
be rapidly built up. lt is proposed
to put down q four foot cement
walk, which can later be widened
to six feet, when needed, by lay
ing down another row of blocks.
Commissioner Humiston will proba-
bly, recommend this Monday.
Proposed Park Improvements.
where Commissioner Bangerter de-
sires to pillow up the meadow SO as
to get rid of the moles that have
for two or three years been killing
the grass. He would then level it
Off and reseed it, and lay out the
drives according to the plans adopt
ed. This cannot be done, however,
until the detailed plans arrive.
A leak in water pipe was dis
covered between the rails of the
nue., which will be fixed 1t was also
seen where ID. Baker and others
want hydrant at the corner of
Front and Wilton streets. Two new
houses are going up on Wilton
street, and it is some distance from
a hydrant. Commissioner Henline
said a hydrant would be put in, as
asked for, as there is quite a ter
ritory that will be benefited. 1t is
rock cut, and will take some work
to get it in.
Next the extension of Pleasant
street was visited, and it was seen
there that Commissioner Humiston
has men at work putting in clay on
the slope down to the slough, so as
turn the water into the gutter and
keep it there, as recent rains have
been washing out the roadbed.
Gravel will be placed over the clay
to raise the roadbed sufficiently to
to make a good road.
Going across the slough again
onto Baker avenue, the commission
ers investigated the necessity for
cement curb and gutter, as has been
asked for by some of the property
owners. 1t was found that this was
J needed, and will no doubt be or
! dered
Putting in a Sewer.
! Coming back across the slough
the corner of Clark street and the
Silver ravine road was visited, where
there is force of men putting in
reinforced concrete culvert to car
ry the water of the creek under the
road. This will have a diameter OF
four feet and, is being reinforced
with strong wire fencing, such as is
used around hog pastures, and which
| is said to be just as good for the
purpose as trips of steel, and much
chea per.
! The commissioners examined into
the matter of the proposed removal
Ct the street car track from War
rem street between Fourth and Fifth
and all were greatly in favor of ii
and will do all possible to bring
! it about, as all have heard numerous
complaints on the part of farmers
and citizens of the danger of driv
ing along the track with nervous
! horses.
! Proposed Plans for Removal.
| There are two plans proposed fol-
the removal of this track. One is to
have it run up the Silver ravine
road to Clark street, a distance OF
two blocks, and then go west This
would take out two sharp curves
and one small one, as compared
with three sharp curves and one
small one now 1t would also shorter
the track about a block, and this
and the taking out of the curves
would reduce the operating expenses
considerably, and every well regu
lated road looks to this above al
things
! The other plan is to have the
track turn at Cherry street and &C
over to Fourth there instead of or
Warren. This plan would involve
little less track moving, and would
free Warren street of the track, but
| it would leave the same number oil
sharp curves.
Either Plan Satisfactory.
Either plan would be satisfactory
to the public. Some of the directors
of the street railway company are
known to favor taking the track out
OF Warren street, in compliance
with public opinion, as we'll as from
a financial point of view This BLOCK
has been an expensive one to ope
rate, on account of the curves ant
the water washing mud down from
the hills on both sides and films
the rails, and also from the fac