The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
BUSY SESSION FOR THE
CITY COUNC|L;;|TSWORK
Many Petitions Received From
Tax Payers and Others.
From Mondays Daily.


in session for two hours from ten
until noon, hearing the petitions of
property owners, taking up various
sewer matters, and listening to com
munications from various taxpayers.
j. w. Sorenson sent Il communica-
ton to the city council asking that
the council have the Sixth street
sewer go through from Vine street
10 Madison avenue. He wanted the
sewer TO drain from the creek as
there is no abutment to the cul-
vert on the hillside of the street.
The communication was placed on
file
+. NJ. Ferguson of the Citizens
Telephone company made application
in behalf of his company for per-
mission to eXcavate for trench
three feet deep by thirty-two inches
wide, in the alley between Front
street and the Milwaukee tracks
from Hickory street south to Cherry
and from Hickory street north, to
the rear of the Saulpaugh hotel. The
trench is for the purpose OF install
ing therein conduitS and underground
cables, to take the place of the
overhead construction now in the
alley. 1t would be only necessary
10 take up the pavement across
Jackson street which the company
guaranteed 10 replace. The council
decided to grant this request with
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the pavement and charge it up to
the telephone company.
Property Owners demonstrate.
A petition signed by twenty-One
property owners on West Fourth
street was read which. was remOn-
STRANGE against putting in curb and
gutter on this street. Judge w. L..
ComstOck appeared for the property
owners 10 object to this improve
ment as he said these property own
ers were mostly all of moderate
means and did not feel able to be
assessed at the present time. He
said that the street was in good con-
dition as it is, with the only eXcep-
ton of the place between the street
car tracks. This space is filled with
water after a rain and the most
needed Improvement there would be
TO raise the street car tracks and
fill the ground between.
Attorney Benjamin Taylor appear
ed OH behalf of DR.. William Frisbie,
who owns three vacant lots there and
who objected to this Improvement.
G.. +. Mailman, William II. Over,
William Budde and George Blake
also objected to this Improvement
These stated that while they had
no particular objections to the i'm
provement itself, they felt that they
could not at the present time afford
the assessments.
Commissioner HumistOn said he
had been given to understand that
the people of West MankatO wanted
this Improvement but as there was
no one who spoke in favor of it, he
moved that the remonstrance be
placed on file. 1t was then decided
TO eliminate this improvement.
Councils Action Endorsed.
A letter from Dr. l.. f. Schmauss
OF Alexandria, Ind, was read in
which he stated that he was de-
lighted to hear that the council was
enforcing section No. 8, of the bOule
ward ordinance, and heartily en-
dorsed their action, providing for
the planting of trees and seeding
along the boulevards. But he also
wanted trees planted along many
other streets and the old ones along
South Broad street cut down to i'm
prove the street. He could not see
why anyone could object to cutting
down these trees.
The confirmation of the snow
shoveling assessments was made
The assessment against Captain
Clark Keysor amounting to IS cents
was cancelled, as he had kept his
sidewalk free from snow.
Erick Engwalson appeared for Mrs
Anna Widell and objected to the
city's condemning the Third street
side of the sidewalk at the corner
of Third and Plum streets. He said
the council was right in cOndemning
one side but thought the Broad
street side was in good condition
1t was decided to have mason
"brushhammer" the stone on the
Broad street side.
A plumbers license was granted
to Phil II. McGraw, and his bond
of $1,000 with the Fidelity and De
post company OF Maryland, ap
proved.
The hearing on the proposed curb
and gutter improvements was then
held. Captain Keysor said he had
no objections to the improvement
on Main from Broad to Fourth
street but did not like to be assess
ed. This was also the opinion oil
Rev. Arthur Of the Swedish Luther
an church and l.. F. Field.
Curb and Gutter Wanted.
William III. Gary appeared and ex
pressed his desire that the council put
in curb and gutter on North Sec
ond from Vine to Franklin as he
wanted the gutter fixed so that the
street would be properly drained.
Regarding the proposed curb an(
gutter on East Hickory to Madison
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