The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-09

seek A BETTER STREET
THROUGH WEST kAT0
From Mondays Daily. a
A joint committee from the Com
mercial and Automobile clubs, con
sisting of Judge Lorin Cray, C. E
Wise, John Nyquist and r. E. Brown
addressed the city council this morn
ing on three important matters
Judge Cray brought up the subject
of the Improvement of West Front
street to the city limits to connect
with the Good Thunder road which
is being improved under the Elwell
law. THE proposition of rebuilding
this road has been worked upon for
over year now, and contractor
has finally pitched his tents on the
road. and the work has commenced.
The work will cost in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000. This road runs only
to the city limits, and from this
point to Hallmans store on West
Front street is an abominable piece
of, road and should at least be i'm,
proved as well as the rural end.
There is hall near the West Man
kato school house, and sharp and
dangerous curve near the city limits,
| would suggest that the city buy
a strip of Mrs. Wolobens property
near this curve, so as to open the
view around the curve, This would
minimize the danger in making the
turn. | wish to impress upon the
council the Importance of ,..e inn
provement of this end of the road"
Improvement is Necessary.
C. E. Wise said that Improvement
of the road was highly necessary. and
that the Improvement of the Good
Thunder road under the Elwell law
was great stride in road improve
ment as it is the first one in the
state to be rebuilt under the Elwell
law. ''Mankato," he said, Cannot af-
ford to have streets like this when
the city has been advertised so much
as favoring good roads.
John Nyquist said that he had been
over the road, and measured the dis
lance which would have to be i'm
proved, and found that this was
about three quarters of mile. He
said that this road should be i'm
proved at least as much as the Good
Thunder road Mr.. Brown thought
that this was one of Mankato's most
important highways and should GER
tainly be improved. He was greatly
in favor of buying small strip of
the Woloben property so that tour
itss could '9see around the curve. He
also called attention to the fact that
the material for theoroad improve
ment was near at hand and easily
accessible. d na ia
Advocated City Slaughter House.,
Judge Cray spoke on the matter
of building city slaughter house.
There have been many complaints"
said he that Mankato has not as
good market for stock as other cities
in this vicinity, think that this
condition could be greatly reduced if
a central slaughter house could be
built owned by the city, equipped
with city scales, and Jet to the pro-
prietors for the purpose of doing
their own slaughtering. We have in
terviewed the meat market men. and
found that they are much in favor
of the plan, and are willing to pay
fee to the city large enough to pay
for the upkeep of the slaughterhouse
and the interest on bonds, should
the city have to- issue them The
refuse from the slaughtered animals
would pay for the salaries of
weigher and the other employees
We have consulted with
the agricultural department and
learned that in the east this institu-
ton is very popular. In this kind
of slaughter house, federal inspection
of meats is available and 1t is not
available on meat that is killed at
home. This would secure to the con-
sumers tested and untainted meats"
Judge Cray then brought up the
matter of having the proposed carni-
val here, and said that he was not
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