The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-10
LAKE PLAN GIVEN
RAISE BY COUNCIL
From Mondays Daily.

'tnlS InOruinS euuOrsed the PROVOST
ton of r. Z. Brown and the Man.
kato Commercial club to have a FIVE
foot dam erected 100 feet below
the junction OF the Minnesota and
Blue Earth rivers, in order TO pro-
vide a lake, as an adjunct to Sibley
park. The city attorney was in
structed TO take up the matter with
Congressman Hammond and urge
him TO get bill passed by congress.
allowing the building OF the dam.
The council was also unanimous
in granting the request OF the Hub
bard Milling company for the vaca-
ton OF 4 portion of Plum street.
In consideration Of this vacation.
the company donated to the city
the sum OF $500. West Plum. street
is to be vacated west OF line
parallel with Front street and 100
feet west OF the westerly line OF
Front, to the railroad tracks. This
will leave Plum street open just
a foot and a half west of the alley
on the north. side of Plum.
Option on Other Property.
George NJ. Palmer, appearing for
the Hubbard Milling company, stat
ed that he had an option OF the L.
shaped piece of property on the
east side OF Plum street, belonging
10 Mrs. Theresa Lamm. This prop
erty extends twenty-five feet along
Front street and sixty-six feet along
the railroad tracks. II is the site
of Simon Lamm's shoe store. Mr..
Palmer said II was the intention OF
the company to close the deal and
tbuy this property as soon as the
vacation Of Plum street, as asked,
was granted. He said the company
would erect a coopering plant on
the back part OF this property. This
would not mean, however, that the
shoe shop building would be torn
down.
II was pointed out by the mayor
that here was a storm-sewer run
ming through the street that was to
be vacated and at his suggestion
the resolution Of vacation was
changed so as to reserve the right
of the city to maintain this storm
sewer at all times. The city also
reserved the right TO order a man.
hole to be built by the company un-
der the supervision OF the city en-
gineer Mr.. Palmer said there
would be no difficulty about the
maintenance Of the sewer, and the
company was Just as anxious to
keep that sewer In service as any
one else.
Making No Pretense.
Mr.. Palmer took occasion to con-
denim a statement appearing the
Mankato Weekly Ledger to the ef-
feet that the Hubbard Mill ng CON-
psny had been making pretense
OF wanting to buy the Lamm prop
erty.' He declared II was no pre-
tense.
Councilman Gerlach read the pas
sage referred TO. II ended with
the words: The councilman who
votes for the vacation of any street
or alley for any purpose whatever
should get a term in states prison.
Twenty years, at least"
As J. d. Duane, editor OF the Led
ger, was present, Mr.. Palmer asked
him what authority he had for
the statement that the company was
just making a pretense OF wanting
that property in order to get the
street vacated.
1T was general report on the
street." said Mr.. Duane.
Did you ask any of our people
about it? asked Mr.. Palmer.
The reply was In the negative.
Nothing Done In Dark.
When you wish to publish such
statements, ! think you would do
well TO take some steps TO ascer.
tain whether they are true of not"
said Mr.. Palmer. There was no
shadow OF a pretense and nothing
was done In the dark"
Attorney s. B. Wilson. who owns
property on the southwest corner
OF Clark and Locke streets, appear.
ed before the council and urged
that the proposed extension of the
concrete pavement on Fourth and
Parsons streets be stopped at Clark
and not run around on Clark TO
Locke, or that II be run all the
way down Clark from Parsons TO
Byron. He said IL the pavement
should be run down Clark TO Byron.
the street car company was willing
to pay half OF the cost OF the pave.
ment between the tracks and a foot
on either side. He did not wish to
see a small portion of Clark street
paved while the rest was left un-
paved and might be paved later with
some other materials.
Laid on Warran Street.
Mr.. Wilson suggested that the
concrete pavement be laid on War
-ea street from Fifth to Third. on
Fourth TO Parsons, on Parsons to
Clark. on Clark to Byron. on Liber-
~ from Third to Fourth. on Lincoln
from Third to Fourth, on Center
from Clark TO Third. on Byron from
Clark to Third, on Grove from Sec
ond to Lincoln. on Lock from Clark
to Bradley and on the north side
OF Baker park.
The hearing on the proposed ex.