The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-08

been paid in to the city treasury
by James Hodson to act as auc-
tioneer was refunded as later ar
by Mr.. Hodson found it
necessary to cancel the license, anG
his request that the fee which he
had already paid in be returned was
granted.
Make Out Duplicate Warrants.
The city recorder was instructed
upon a unanimous vote of the coun-
Gil to make duplicate warrants which
had been issued to the fire depart
ment and Charles Hegg. The first
warrant of $16.66 was issued to the
fire department and the other war
rant was for $3.50 to Charles Hegg,
but both had been lost or misplaced
and had never been drawn.
The following building permit was
granted: Outside fire limits. To F.
e. Hide, addition to ice house,
26x82 feet with posts and board
mate cost $500. Above to be in lots
five and six, block five, Cummings
addition.
1t was moved and carried that
new caps for the policemen be paid
for by the CITY, This has been the
custom in the past and it was found
to break the rule.
Commissioner Bangerter moved
that the sale of an old hose cart to
the North Mankato fire department
be approved. This was carried. The
hose cart in question was one which
had been in use when the fire de-
partment was originally organized
but had not seen active service for
a long time. The cart sold for
$35.
Will Erect New Statue.
The matter of erecting a new
statue at Lincoln park to replace
the one which was blown down a
few days ago was then considered
by the council. An investigation
had been made both by Chief of
Police Donahue and Commissioner
Bangerter and it was shown conclu-
sively that the statue had blown
down. 1t was repaired last year be-
fore the Fourth of July, and the wa
ter basin gone over, but these have
since become out of order. 1t was
finally decided to refer the matter
of getting a new statue to the G.
A. r. post and let the old soldiers
decide what kind of a figure for a
statue should be erected.
Some talk was had concerning the
proposition of securing an option
from the railroad company to have
the tracks removed from North
Fourth street. The mayor gave his
report on the matter. 1t was decid-
ed that if some of the property own
ers would assist something could be
done. This property extends from
Spring street on North Fourth to
Broad street.
After allowing the usual number
of bills the council adjourned.
Work on the extension of the
Mankato- Madison Lake and Twin
City highway was begun this morn
ing east of Madison Lake. Several
teams have begun hauling gravel
and this labor will be kept up in ac-
cordance with the agreement made
with the Commercial club at Madi-
son Lake.
That the people in st. Paul and
Minneapolis are interested in the
proposition to make the highway
mentioned a state road is evidenced
by the space which is being devoted
to it by the newspapers in those
cities. The Minneapolis Sunday
Journal contained a story of how
Mankato, Madison Lake and towns
enroute have been pushing the prof
ect to the fore, and quoted at some
length from the letter recently sent
out by J. M. Barclay, chairman of
the Madison Lake Commercial club
committee, in which the plans for
improving the road We're outlined
This morning Messrs. Barclay and
Allyn staked out the road so that
the hauling of gravel could be begun.
The people in Madison Lake were
DESTROYS of proceeding with the
work. This is the beginning of
what will end in an excellent drive
way from Mankato to the cities.
Many Favorable Comments.
Many favorable comments have
been made on the action of the
farmers and business men of Good
Thunder who held the meeting in
Rapidan Friday night and decided
to improve the road between Good
Thunder and Mankato.