The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-09
]. n. Foster Of ST. Paul Road
Pushes Good Thing



before the city council today with two
letters. which made II quite apparent
that the plans for having that vacant
ground on Main street west OF Front
and across from the Saulpaugh made
into park would be carried out. One
Of these letters from J. II. Foster. sup
erintendent Of the Milwaukee line, ex-
pressing the opinion that that COM
pany could haul earth to fill in It's own
part Of the property II the city would
10 the work Of spreading Il and level
ing II. The other was from H., J.
Wagon. general agent OF the North.
western at winona. asking for a pre-
else statement of just what property
was TO be filed In and parked.
The property In question is owned
partly by the Northwestern. partly by
the Milwaukee and partly by the city.
These railroads appear perfectly will
Ing 70 have the property filed In and
parked. IL the city will let the lease
read In such a way that the railroad
property can TO taken back at any
time II Is needed for railroad pur-
poses.
Mr.. Patterson was authorized by
Mayor Meyer to state that the city
was perfectly willing to spread the
earth and finish of the park and TO
take lease that would not hold the
property in the hands of the city any
longer than the owning railroad com.
panies do not need Il for railroad pur.
poses.
Removal Of siiiboards.
Mr.. Patterson stated that both the
Northwestern and the Milwaukee had
given notice that the billboards on
this property be taken off.
Mr.. Patterson spoke OF another
place in the main part Of the city that
was an "eye-sore" and might be made
mot some kind of a park or play
ground. This was the South Front
street property just north OF the Pres
ley building. This Is where the creek
runs through. Mr.. Patterson spoke of
the rickety old frame building to the
north Of this strip.
Mayor Meyer remarked that some
time ago the council had given some
money into the hands of the play
grounds committee to have q play.
ground made there. but. somehow, the
playground was not made there and
he money was returned. He thought
something OF the kind might be done
The matter was deferred for the pres.
ent. howeved.
Mayor Meyer instructed City Engin-
eer Blomquist to draw up specifca.
lions for paving Fourth street from
Warren TO Parsons. Parsons strSet
from Fourth TO Clark. Clark street
from Parsons to Byron and North
Front from Washington to Vine.
zinoIer and His Troubles.
August Zingler. the man whose
troubles with his wife almost a year
ago caused quite a sensational stir
locally, appeared before the council
this morning. with the demand that
the council turn over to him $40 of the
next months salary of Traffic Officers
Waters. He declared that Waters
had accepted $40 from him as pay for
looking up Mrs. Zingler, but the Of
ficer had not done what he was paid
10 do. This, he said, was on April 30,
1914.
City Attorney Schaub said he did
not see that II was the councils place
10 take any action about tina dispute.
Traffic Officer Waters denied that
he owned Zingler any money. ling
Ter rather owed him $40.
Mayor Meyer said he had nothing TO
recommend. He did not see that the
council had anything to do with the
matter. No action was taken.
Large Number Of lodoers.
Chief Of Police Klugherz reported
surprisingly large number of dodgers
at the police station for the month OF
March, the total number being 321.
This indicates a very large number OF
Migrants through the country. The
chief also reported that there
were fifteen arrests during that month
Liquor licenses were granted to z.
]. Zimmerman. proprietor Of the Hotel
Heinrich, and Louis Lille & Son, GA
South Front street.
A report was received from the Rest
Room committee, stating that the rest
room had been we'll patronized during
the past year. The patrons who reg
istered there from March 1. 1914 to
March 1. 1915. numbered 15.447. There
were In addition to these many pat.
rons who had not registered.
On motion by Councilman Bradley,
the matter Of letting the contract for
the new water mains on the Bunker
hill road was deferred for one week.
Judge Lorin Cray. on behalf OF the
National Citizens bank, brought TO
the attention of the city council that
the bank held a mortgage on the
Monks livery barn property. He stat
ed that. there was an old water bill
against that property, amounting to
s2S.OG. This was not paid by the ten.
ant. The Judge said he did not like
TO have the bank pay for lot of water
that had been used I'm washing bug
Tles and the like. He asked whether
the council could not make some re-
duction In the bill. The matter was
referred to Councilman Bradley of that
department with power to act.
The council took an adjournment to
"Wednesday morning at $40 o'cIock