The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-17

from WhsniIHtOn 10 MutueFfy Streetss
and lying between Fourth and Fifth.
A motion was passed. providing that
bids be advertised for, to be opened
July q.
Paving on Walnut.
Councilman Gerlich stated that
there were many interested property
owners who wanted Walnut street
paved from Fifth to Sixth, and he
believed the county would be willing
to pay for the jail frontage. The
matter was laid over to allow time
for the fling of petition.
Mr.. Gerlich called attention to the
fact that the county board was meet
ing today and he thought II would
be a good time 10 take up with that
body the matter of fixing up the
Blue Earth river bridge, which was
sadly in need of repair. AT Coun-
Gilman Lamm's suggestion, II was
decided to arrange with the county
board to have both the commission
ers and board members go out this
afternoon to look over the bridge.
Mayor Meyer said he had received
complaint that the street flushing
crew, running along Front street late
at night, woke up the guests at the
Saulpaugh hotel, causing much com
plant. After some discussion the
street superintendent was instructed
to flush Front street only every 9TH
er night, instead OF every night, and
to begin the flushing downtown at
ten o'clock instead Of eleven. IL
was generally feared that this would
give rise to an outcry from the store
keepers about the dust on the
street, but IL was decided to try
the plan anyhow.
Must obey the Ordinance.
Councilman Gerlich said he had
heard a great deal of complaint
about people throwing their cut and
raked grass on the streets and boule-
wards.
Mayor Meyer said there was an
ordinance under which people who
did this could be arrested and fined.
The chief OF police was instructed TO
notify offenders accordingly.
Councilman Lack requested to be
authorized to exchange two Of the
Sibley Park fawns for bear OBJ
tanned from the Jones Geological
Garden at Minneapolis. This was
granted. Mr.. Lack said he had
named the bear, Waldo, Directing TO
the name of Jaacky. .
Plans and specifications we're pre-
sented and accepted for water
works extension on North Fifth
street from Franklin to q point 100
feet north OF Lime. The city clerk
was Instructed TO advertise for bids,
to be opened on July 81. {.
A motion was passed setting the
time of hearing TO be held on the
assessment for sanitary sewer on
North Sixth street from Elm 1000
feet north. two weeks from today.
A hearing on the proposed curbing
and guttering OF North Fourth street
from Elm to Lafayette was set for
Monday, July 81. At this same
hearing the laying of curb and
gutter on Madison avenue on both
sides from. Broad to Fifth, will be
discussed. -... ..-a. a...r-.
.-. Pour oil on Street. .rs /,
A petition was presented. signed
by ten property owners Of North
Broad street from Vine to Franklin.
was presented, asking that that
street be sprinkled with oil, just as
was done last year.
Councilman Gerlich remarked that
there was no need Of taking formal
action on this subject, as IL was In
tended by the street department to
sprinkle there again this year.
Mayor Meyer suggested that the
city engineer obtain an estimate of
the cost of all the oiling that was
to be done on the city streets this
year, as that service was TO be paid
for out of the general treasury.
The petition was placed on file,
A telegram was read to the coun-
Gil from the superintendent OF the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul.
concerning the proposed paving OF
the alley back of the Milwaukee
Dan Patch passenger depot. The
telegram sistca that the Milwaukee
was ready to stand it's share of such
an improvement. and the matter had
been laid before the Officials Of the
Great Western.
Bids were opened on the construc.
ton of a storm sewer on Pike street
from Cherry to point 225 feet north
of Jackson. and were as follows: G,
NJ. Masters. s349; A. Bashaw, $3.50;
John Mccall, $3.50. The contract was
awarded to Mr.. Masters. The Mil
waukee railroad has agreed to pay
$500 towards the construction OF this
sewer. leaving s1s9 to be paid by the
city.
The proposed ordinance. changing
the time pawnbroker must keep
an unredeemed article from six
months to sixty days, was given its
second reading and passed.