The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-07-19
THE CITY COUNCIL
RECEIVES PROTESTS
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Another petition to the council
| against paving on Mulberry and
Plum street from Front to Third
streets, was read at the council
meeting this morning, this petition
being signed by fourteen property
owners. The petition stated that
the proposed paving was unneces-
sary, that in case this paving was
done, it would necessitate an addi-
tional storm sewer, that no competi-
tive bids could be received on so
small a contract to reduce the cost
of construction, and that the lower
| floor of the A. J. Busch Wholesale
grocery company's building has often
been flooded.
| Attorney G.. L. Benedict appeared
before the council also and said that
the Heinrich hotel had often been
flooded because of the small storm
sewer e. J. Zimmerman appeared
before the council and said that
| larger openings in the sewer be-
tween Second street and the river
would be the only means of safely
carrying off the water after a heavy
already planning to put in larger
openings in this place. The petition
was placed on file.
Another petition asking to have
the city withdraw the sprinkling on
Spring street between Broad and
Fourth street was received, and was
signed by six property owners. This
also was placed on file.
This being the day set for the
hearing on assessments of various
curb and gutter work, several prop
erty owners appeared, but very few
said anything to the council. Au-
gust Blissenbach said that he was
satisfied with the work on North
Sixth street, but wanted a storm
sewer He was told that the city
engineer had been instructed to pre-
pare plans for storm sewer on
this street. Mr.. Joseph Hodapp also
appeared to get some advice con-
corning the work
No one appeared when requests
were made for the confirmation of
assessments on West Front, Lock
and Washington streets, and a mo-
ton that the assessments be made
according to the assessment roll, was
carried.
| Superintendent E.. G. Perkins of
the Milwaukee railroad had written
letter to Mayor Taylor concern
ing the resolutions recently passed
by the council, forbidding the rail-
road company to do their switching
Perkins recently appeared before the
council and advised the commission
ers to prepare written statement
of the complaints of the citizens and
the trouble and delay caused by the
switching, and he would then take
the matter up with the general Of
| ficials. Instead, he says in his let
ter, the council passed an arbitrary
order forbidding the switching en-
tirely. If these resolutions should
be enforced, it would cost the Mil
waukee road thousands of dollars,
and result in their inability to do
business in Mankato he said. They
could not serve the l.. Patterson
Wholesale Mercantile company and
others, nor do business at the team
track. The letter was placed on file
and handed to City Attorney Daley
for answer. Mr.. Daley stated that
the superintendent probably misun-
derstood the council. 1t was not the
intention of the council to prohibit
the railroad company's doing bust
ness here, but merely to stop them
from switching across Main street.
When Mayor Taylor was asked i'll
the council had at any time signi-
road purchase the Fletcher property
for switching yards, he denied hav-
ing taken the matter up and said
that his had never been mentioned.
Henry Madison appeared before the
council and wanted water extern
sion on Record street, between Full
ton and Lewis. Nothing was done
regarding the matter, and Mr.. Mad
son will probably take it up with the
private property owners first.
The council then passed the reso-
lutions paying a tribute to Park Su-
perintendent Blake.
The council granted the following
building permits.
John Gacke, w 40 feet of Lot 5,
Palmers Addition. Frame garage,
16x20. Estimated cost, $125.00.
Clifford Thro, N " of Lot 5, Block
II, Hinckleys Addition. Frame bun
galow, 22x26. Estimated cost, $4,000.
| After approving the plat, of
Lamms second addition, which is a
block between Fourth and Fifth
streets between Rock and Spring
streets, the council moved to ad-
| iOurn to moot Wednesday, morning