The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-10-04
BETTER STREETS MAIN
FEATURE AT The MEET
From Mondays Daily.


cipal feature at the meeting of the
North Mankato council Saturday
night This is made possible in a
large measure by the recent eXca-
vations for the Peoples State bank
building An abundance of good
filling can be hauled from there for
only 20 cents load. After an ad.
equate discussion of the question it
was decided to purchase 1900 cubic
yards of dirt from the Peoples
State bank and use it as filling on
Belgrade avenue from the bridge to
A" street and the remainder on
Nicollet avenue as far as it would
go. As there is not now enough
money in the treasury to cover the
amount paid for this filing, Record.
er Larson moved that loan be ne
gotiated for this purpose. The bank
from which this money shall be bor-
rowed has not yet been decided upon.
Asked For Time.
r. c. Becker appeared before the
council and asked that time be
given him until spring to complete
the construction Of the sidewalk in
front Of his place on Nicollet ave-
me. Mr.. Becker claimed that on
account of the fresh filling which
has Just been put in as a founda-
ton for this sidewalk that the con-
crete, if put on new would settle in
places and crack up during the
winter BY leaving the foundation
till spring, he claimed that it would
have sufficient time to settle and the
cement would remain when put in
After having heard Mr.. Beckler's
case the council Immediately agreed
10 grant his petition.
After this a red hot discussion
followed regarding a lot owned by
George Johnson on Nicollet avenue
Mr., Johnson h. q fence around his
lot and also around considerable
portion Of the street; in fact the
fence runs from the lot to the mid
die OF the street. Mr. Johnson con
tested that wien he bought this lo
the deed gave him a right to {
part Of the street as wide as his
lot and extending to the center
line. And on account of the fac
that the street has never been Off
cially opened MP Johnson fenced
it in.
J. B. Nelson. president of tn,
tCuIiSii, ucCldl GU THAT Tie VII
lage of North Iankato would neve
give up its streets to private citi
zens.
Looked Up the Records.
Recorder Larson then settled tn
question by saying that when in 81
Peter few days ago he looked tn
matter up and found that the cour
~ had donated the street, clear t.
the river, to the village forever. H
then produced a duplicate plat Q
that part Of the village, taken iron
the official plat on file at the cour
~ seat. Mr.. Johnson then wishe
- to have the question carried on til
the. next meeting or until he coul
see the man who owned the 10
across the street from his own, Blu
the council refused to postpone tn
settlementSean longer, and Nj
Johnson was Instructed to remov
his fence at once. ~,
Mr.. Johnson then wanted the vi
lage 10 furnish surveyor, to fin
out just where the line was, br
President Nelson refused this by sa!
ing that he thought it was up to M
johnson TO locate his own propert.
Mr.. Johnson then referred
some filing that he had ono
given the village from som
property of his on the rive
bottom. President Nelson replied
this by saying: 1--WE should be gla
when we do fellow a good tur
and not sorry for it afterwards"
viii Borrow Money.
Recorder Larson was authorize
to borrow money to pay up the bill
which were pending. A petition wa
granted to, the property owners O
Nicollet avenue, who complained {
the unsatisfactory manner in whic
the streets had been sprinkled. The
wanted the street sprinkling in fror
of their homes stopped entirely.
The assessment for the stree
sprinkling this summer was discus
ed and a special meeting was d
Cided upon, to be held October
from 1880 to $50, p. N. This is I
be a public meeting and all the cit
zenS are requested TO come on an
help discuss the matter of just no
much they shall be assessed fl
street sprinkling for this and tn
coming year.
DR.. A. E. Sohmer rendered to til
council this morning his resignatio
as health officer, and tomorrow D
Charles c. Pratt will take up tt
work at the head of the health d
partment. DR.. Sohmer's letter an
report to the council follow:
ITO the Honorable Mayor ar
Commissioners of the City of Ma
kato. Gentlemen: In rendering
you in a formal way my resign
ton as health officer of your city,
beg to submit TO you a short repo
of the condition of the sanitatic
and health of the city during N
tenure Of Office. Tt covers the perie
from April 25, 1911, to Septemb
90, 1912, There were reported
me, as occurring in this city, sea
let fever, eleven cases; diphtheri
four eases; smallpox, one case; t
phoid fever seye nteen cases; tube
culosis, twenty cases; infantile 2
ralysis, none.
infection as Outside City.
MANY of these cases, especial
typhoid fever, were reported to tn
office as being in the city, but
lection occurred outside of it, t
patients being sent to local hos
tails for the convenience offered he
for treatment.
Those cases which started wit
in the city we're almost all