The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-02
BU|lNEW YARD; ORDER
USED BY CITY SOLONS

II Il action taken by the city
councilt it's meeting this morning
is folIed out to the letter. the
Chicag Milwaukee and ST. Pau
kailros company will be COMPEL
ed tohange its switching yard
withini limited time A letter was
receiv{from Superintendent L. G
rerkinstating that the company
could AT present discontir.ie the
SWITCH across Main street, bu'
would all in its power to lesser
il dui the busy periods Of the
day .efially when the Omaha and
Northdern passenger trains are
AT thehion depot He stated fur
Their Il his company had received
n pric.n the Fletcher estate, but
his of was prohibitiye
The ineil Immediately carried a
motioub the effect that the city
attomebe instructed 10 write the
Milwaie Railroad company that II
must another switching yard
within limited time. The letter
was III placed on file.
SIX Police For Park.
BessM. Wilson sent a communi
cation the council, requesting that
body appoint a police for Sibley
park. E said young couples FIRE.
qnentehe place at all hours of the
night ~ of them not over sixteen
years age. and many of them
remain there long after midnight
She 81 this was beginning to be
a nuife and should be stopped
When lyor Taylor was asked as 10
what Ion he would take. he re-
piled 4 he had considered the
mattelpld was thinking of giving
he p; superintendent police all-
ihorirynd that this practice must
be sized. Lovers who prefer TO
remainut at the park into late
hours. must hereafter hie them
selves other parts. if these in
structi, are carried out.
@. Oeebach and others petition
od lhe5incil TO include the Front
street J between Vine and Lafay-
cite ilhe sprinkling district, and
have Il hin oiled. This request was
gran;eshen it was moved that il
be inced in the sprinkling district.
Reques had been made to discon-
,inue Isprinkling on A street from
MINES street TO the Omaha rail-
way tks, and motion TO that
effect. rried out the wishes of the
adjoini property owners.
Gene Sidewalk on Rhine Street.
Resoions stating that public
necessi required that a six-foot
cementalk be laid in Marsh Broth
ers' adlon on Rhine and Guenther
street Guenther Hill. were adopt
ed Assessment from the Omaha
railwaynade by John Miller to the
Omaha,ad was read. The Omaha
road Sc time ago constructed a
culvertn North Fourth street
alley, a promised to keep ii plank
ed. Tlrailroad company sold its
right-ohy TO the city, and now re-
quests city TO keep this culvert
planked but the council thought
there Y no hurry in taking action
ON thiaatter.
II ses that the action of the city
council. its last meeting in reject
ing theaying bids, brought fruitful
results paul Radichal appeared be-
fore Il council this morning and
stated BIT if the council would re-
considepaying bids, his company
would 1t IN much cheaper bids.
This wfor paving on Mulberry and
Plum Gets. \ motion that the
city eli be instructed TO readver-
tise folds 10 be opened two weeks
from tev. was carried.
Alex ,shaw stated 10 the council
that AUTOMOBILES in going mp the
Front get hill raised great deal
OF dustspecially if the exhaust pipe
on the los lead directly toward the
groundlIe wanted. TO know if the
councilmld not take some action to
remedyhis. but nothing was done
at the .eting this morning.
NProtests Were Made.
No TESTS were entered today
on the lrb and gutter work TO be
done oBixth. Lock and West Front
streets. To-day was set for the hear
ing OF confirmation of this work.
The Y engineer was instructed
10 surv the property of Fowler &
Paw. tostermine whether this prop
erty vs. on the Omaha railway
rigllt-ofiy or if il belonged to
Fowler Pay, in order to make the
proper sessments.
Bids + the construction Of com
plete sin sewers on Mulberry and
Sixth sets and on Mulberry street
and oil block on Sixth, on Sixth
street i'm Guenther creek 10 Elm
street. ID Sixth street from Guen-
Their elk TO Marsh street were
opened Several bids were received,
but no1ntracts let. as il was mos.
ed thashen the council adjourn, II
do so til 100 this afternoon. for
furtherbnsideration The following
list of cures by the various con
tractorire given:
Storm Sewer Bids.
josef Landkamer, bid No. l. on
Mniberistreet from Second to Sixth
and frd Sixth to Main street with