The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-03
MONEY FOR ARMORY. /
COMES FROM COUNCIL
From Mondays Daily.

completion OF the armory building,
which Is TO be dedicated tomorrow
night, have al last been crowned
with success. This developed at this
mornings meeting OF the city coun'
ell.
Councilman Gerlich said about
twenty citizens had agreed to raise
$1,000 II the city would appropriate
the other $1,000. Mr.. Gerllch called
TO mind the fact that the city had
On deposit $1,000 for the scenic
highway. but as that project seemed
10 have fallen through, he suggested
that that $1,000 be Withdrawn and
turned over to the armory authori
ties TO be used for the completion
OF the building.
The idea met with general favor
The mayor, however. remarked tina,
there was hope that he govern
ment would come across with help
for the scenic highway by July 1,
and II might be well. therefore, to
wait just a week before withdraw.
ing that $1,000
On motion by Commissioner Lack
the $1,000 was appropriated out OF
the general fund. the understanding
being that II the government did
not do something towards the scenic
highway before the next meeting of
the council. the $1,000 appropriated
by the city for that cause would be
withdrawn and placed in the gen.
eral fund .
Assessment For Grading. Z
City Engineer Blomquist presented
his assessment for the grading.
gravelling and bouleyarding OF North
Fourth street from Elm to Lafayette
and Madison from Broad TO Fifth.
Mr. Blomquist said the total to be
assessed according to his figures
came to s4,3s6.65, the city to pay
for the intersections, and all the pro.
perty owners paying according TO front.
age, except the corner lots, which
were improved on two sides. These
were assessed by subtractlng from
the side frontage the same number
OF feet as abutted on the front, and
assessing the number of feet OBJ
tanned by adding the front feet of
what was left Of the side feet. after
the subtraction. The hearing on
the assessment was set for Monday
morning. July 10.
Several OF the North Fourth street
property owners we're present and
urged that the location fof the side
walk on the east side Of the street
be determined so that b walk could
be constructed without delay. This
is where the street is extraordinarily
vide. on account Of the recent pur-
chase OF the OMAHA fight1of-way,
Grading had been going hon there,
and the street Is very muddy and
hard TO use. The. property owners
have long been anxious 10 'knoy
where the sidewalk rs TO be that
they may have one laid. ''l' =. d. =,
Councilman LamIn reufarked that
the owners through one whole block
had agreed on a sidewalk about six
10 fifteen feet from the property
fine. and ne thought IL would be
well for the council to allow the
sidewalk to be LAID in that block
Get Property Owners Lined Up.
Councilman Gerlich thought II
would be we'll to get the property
owners all lined up for the next
meeting OF the council. and see
whether all could agree on the
placing of the walk.
Mayor Meyer suggested that the
people OF that one block where all
had agreed had better get TO the
other property owners along the east
side OF the street and see whether
all could not come TO. an understand
ing. 80 '.N Us
Accordingly the matter was defer
red. ''a w." o.,
Councilman Gerlich called to mind
the petition that had been presented
for a cement curb and gutter on
the two blocks OF Byron street and
James avenue, where these two
thoroughfares come together, end
10 end. on HIS motion the matter
was set for a hearing two weeks
from today. iFF
Councilman Bradley presented a
request from w. ID. Willard to be
allowed to construct a sewer through
the willard pasture land In the
North Fourth street district. Here
Mr.. Willard Intends TO build houses
The petition was granted.
Fill In the Drain.
City Engineer Blomuuist again
brought up the matter OF filling In
the Omaha railroad drain near the
old right-of-way on North Fourth
street. He said the railroad COM
pany wanted to know just what II
would cost the city to I'LL up the
place, not wishing to pay the $500
proposed by the city at first. Mr..
BlomquIst thought it would be well
TO come to some understanding with
the company while the city had
plenty Of earth with which TO do
the filling, on account OF the grading
improvements - on North Fourth
street and elsewhere in that vicinity.
The matter was referred TO him to
make the best bargain he could with
the company. The drain Is no longer
needed. as storm sewer has been
Installed TO carry of the water. .
A. nf,r,oufof said a sfOrm sewer