The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-02


nue. from Center street to Cross
street, and then on Cross street to
Nicollet avenue. The petition was
accepted and placed on file, and the
village recorder was authorized to
draft resolution stating that the
council had decided to have the wa
ter mains installed, and to adver-
tise for bids to have the work done.
AS soon as bids are received, a
hearing on the proposition will be
given and anyone who has any OBJ.
lection to having the. water mains
put in will have opportunity to state
| his case.
Village Recorder L. L. Larson re.
ported that a request had been sent
TO the Citizens Telephone company
ordering the company to remove the
telephone pole from John Kumerow's
yard, and to place it at place
which will be convenient to Mr..
Kumerow
The librarians monthly report
was read, and Trustee c. E. Ball re-
ported that an addition had just
been made to the library. He said
that the normal school had just
donated seventy books to the Ii
brary, all very desirable literary
works.
Streets in Good Condition.
| Trustee J. B. Coy reported for the
committee on streets and alleys that
all the streets in North Mankato are
in fairly good condition, excepting
Nicollet avenue near the bridge. He
thought that this place could be i'm
proved very much by filling in with
I crushed rock, but it was decided to
wait until this mud hole dries up
before the crushed rock is hauled
The matter of Mrs. Meyers barn
on Wheeler and Range streets was
again brought up. 1t seems that
Mrs. Meyer owns lot at this loca-
ton, which iuts into the street, and
so blocks it. She will not donate
a right of way to the village and
the council is of the opinion that if
the property is purchased, the prop
erty owners benefited should pay for
it. ]. B. Coy was instructed to inter-
view Mrs. Meyer, and get her low
est price for the lot He will then
take the matter up with the prop
erty owners who would be benefited
by the opening of the street, and
see if they will appropriate money
enough to buy the lot.
Trustee Coy also said that the
! residents in the neighborhood of
Range and Wheeler streets wanted
an arc light put in on this corner,
| and this matter was referred to the
committee on street lighting
| There's a General Cleaning Up.
Street Commissioner f. H. Ehlers
reported that during the month of
April $271 had been spent on North
Mankato streets, and that they were
much benefited by the work done.
Trustee C. e. Ball said that the
health committee had made tour
of the village and found that most
of the people were cleaning up their
,, yards in good shape, and that those
who had not would probably do so
in the near future.
Mr.. Ball said that the Mankato
! Tankage works should be requested
to stop the hauling of dead animals
| through the main streets of North
| Mankato4 in the day time at least.
He said that he had seen dead
horses being hauled through the city
even on Sunday when people who
were going to church had to stop
on the crossings to let a wagon
load of dead animals pass. The viii
! lage recorder was authorized to
write to the tankage works asking
that the scavengers' wagons go
through North Mankato by the route
of Webster avenue instead of
through the main streets.
The insurance on the village hall
was fixed at valuation of 1850,
the furniture and fixtures $50 and
the insurance was purchased from
the Bankers and Merchants Fire In
surance company of Minneapolis.
o. w. Walker, formerly president
OF the Peoples State Bank of North
Mankato, has started suit against
this banking institution asking for
$47.1 for services alleged to have
been rendered from the time of the
recent resignation of Cashier ]. c..
Struck to the time of his own resig-
nation as president of the bank.
During this time, he was nominally
in charge of the bank, and he asks
for salary of $50, $571 for stamps
and supplies and $12 for the use of
q typewriter. J.. E. Regain is the
attorney for Mr.. Walker and George
L. Olson of st. Peter is the attor-
ney for the bank. The case was
brought before Judge Whitcomb on
Saturday, but Mr.. Walker asked for
a change of venue Judge Whitcomb