The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-14
COUNCIL DECIDES THAT
STREETS NEED PAVING
From Mondays Daily.


and the improving of several streets
decided upon. 1t was decided to
fill in where necessary, on the Null
berry and Main hills, and that paving
would probably be put in next year
However, the city will put in five
blocks of paving, either creOsote
blocks, bricks or asphalt, this year
according to the result of the bids
1t was thought at first, that if the
council decided to have more than
five blocks paved, better compe.
tition would be secured among the
contractors, and cheaper prices made
The financial condition of the city
prevented such action, and a motion
as made that public necessity require
the following streets paved: a
On Mulberry from to Broad street;
on Plum, from Front to Broad street.
on Second, from Plum to Washing.
ton street; the alley between Front
and Second, from Cherry to Plum
streets; and the alley west of Front
between Hickory and Jackson streets.
The city engineer will be instructed
TO prepare plans and specifications
for these improvements. -.s
1t was also decided that the side
walk on Madison avenue between
Sixth and Seventh streets be let to
Johnson brothers.
Where the Frogs "HolIer."
Commissioner Lamm brought up
water on Madison avenue between
Front and Broad streets. The quar-.
rying of stone had left large hole
there and springs filled it with wa
ter There is no bovious outlet, and
the water has become stagnant and
green, where the frogs holler at
night and wake people up" as Com
missioner Henline expressed it. 1t
was thought that It. r. COughlan
should be requested to fill this hole,
but the matter was referred to May
or Taylor, who is commissioner OF
health.
The council also decided that the
city clerk be instructed to notify the
street car company to repair the
bricks between the street car tracks,
and also the plank crossings. Com
missioner Henline also moved that
T. R. Coughlan be instructed to
make a fill between Vine and Frank
lin streets, where he had quarried
some stone on Second street. This
carried.
Officer Romack Retained.
Mayor Taylor stated that it would
be a wise policy for the council to
retain Mr.. Romack as traffic officer
for another month, as his services
have proven of such worth to the
city. that he should not be dispensed
cto hot
can now travel the streets with
safety where only one could move
before. Mayor Taylor said that the
reports which claim that Officer Ro-
mack was lying in wait for particu-
lar people in the city who are said
to have Speeded, were not true. He
has no particular interest who the
parties are, and the mere fact that
they violate the law is sufficient for
him to make arrests. He thought
that if every automobile owner would
cooperate with Officer Romack, bet
ter conditions would prevail in a
short time. 1t was unanimously de-
cided to retain him for another
month.
DIR. c. J. Holman appeared before
the council and requested that Cen
ter street between Clark and Lin
coin streets be oiled, as it is very
dusty, and is much used by automo-
bile drivers. The council promised
to take early action and give relief.
A letter addressed to local freight
agent, c. H. Cooper, of the Omaha
railroad, written by Superintendent
F. L. Nicoles of st. James, was
read, requesting that the city remove
the rails on North Fourth street from
block No. "A to north line of Broad
street. Now that the raiload has va
Gated Fourth street, the company
stated that it did not feel obliged
to maintain the stone culvert with
plank top in the alley of block No
8, as has been done in the past.
A liquor license was granted to
F. G. Lorenz at 207 South Front
street, with Albert Herbert and Wal
ter Henry as sureties in the $4,000
bond.
An indemnity bond with the
United States Fidelity and Guaran-
tee company with Ernest and Paul
Schmidt, for the use of the streets
was accepted.
Jacob Effler's bond for $575 in the
construction of the Mother House
road, with John Butter and Frank
Mahowald, as sureties, were ap.
proved.
Granted Use of Park.
The Territorial Historical society
through Charles A. Chapman, re-
quested that the council grant them
the use of Sibley park for their an
nual picnic to be held on June &c
The letter was also in the nature
of an invitation to the council mem
bers to attend.
c. NJ Masters appeared before the
city fathers, and requested that the
contractors for the repair work on
Cherry street be asked to hurry with
the repairs so that automobile dirty
ers would make a saving in autop0,
bile tires 1t was also reported, that
complaints have been made to Chief
of Police Donahue that many q bot
ties in various parts of the CITY, had
been thrown on the street and brok-
en-, with the result that a large
number of automobiles haye added
glass to their Ingredients 1t was
also reported that in places where
residents are repairing their houses
or moving, a large number Of shin
giles with nails in, are left on the
street and have punctured many a
tire. The council decided to COM
municate with Fowler & Pay, the