The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-09
Smoke Crusade Makes
Progress In Mankato


From TUESDAYS OafSvs
Results OF the smoke crusade
showed themselves at the city couh
ell meeting this morning TO such an
extent as to Indicate that something
was being done. A letter was read
from Joe II. Johnson, manager OF the
recently instituted Mankato laundry,
, TO City Attorney Phillips, stating that
that company desired i'm every way To
cooperate with the authorities In
suppressing the smoke nuisance. This
t, was In replY to notice that the city
attorney sent him, calling attention TO
the fact that much dense black smoke
was issuing from that chimney and
that there was an ordinance against
that offense.
Mayor Meyer said he was told that
the Mankato Manufacturing company
was going TO install smoke con
sumner for that laundry. and II thai
was unsuccessful. il would probably
he necessary TO build the smokcstake
higher.
MIR. Philips said he had sent SINH
lar notices tn Rosenbergcr a. Currier
/ the Madison laundry and The Free
Press.
/ Councilman Lack said the Y. NJ. C.
A. ought also tn be notified.
Councilman Eichstaedt spoke about
the chimney at the fire station and
said care should be taken of that
while tho city was complaining oil
private parties.
4 hearing on the assessments lev
led for TIT paving q; Front. Second
Washington and Main streets was SET
to be held two weeks from yesterday
, The total amount Of the assessments
comes tn S5S.tO1.79 At that sam,
time will be held the hearing on the
assessment for grading. graveling and
boulevarding Grace court and Lewis
street. $500. and Fifth street and
Woodland avenue, sl.27E.
On motion by Councilman Eich
staedt. City Engineer Bloomquist was
instructed to prepare plans and speci-
ficaticns for two blocks Of sanitary
sewer on Fifth and Thompson streets
| Bids on sidewalks to be constructed
on Second. Spring and Owatonnu
streets and elsewhere. and on curt
and gutter for Spring street and 9th
ers. were opened. Fowler & Pay bio
nine cents per square foot on tho
sidewalks and 40 cents per lineal foot
on the curb and gutter. Sam X. Fow-
! Ter bid eight cents on the sidewalks
and 43 cents OH the curb and gutter
City Engineer Blomquist wished tc
figure out which hid would be lower
including the necessary excavation
Accordingly. the matter was laid over
for one week.
\ molten was passed granting ST.
to II. S. Mabce to compensate him
for the flooding of his cellar on East
Main street, when a culvcrt was re-
Gently stopped up. owing To some
work that was done I'm the street fol
the city. The council decided to al
low $40 to Mr.. Randig for the flooding
of his garden when some city street
work was done at Fourth and Lafay.
cite.
I The council refused to grant Il
Theodore Wolf license to peddls
fruits in the city. No vote was taken
: Chief of Police Klnsherz reported
that during the month Of June there
had been twenty one arrests and thir'
ty-six dodgers at the police station.
! A merry go round license was
granted to William Secrcst. hut on the
suggestion nf Councilman Bckke, wh'
said the ncighbors were complaining
about the noise at his old location
the granting of the license was ccn'
ditioncd on his locating his outfit a
some other place.
| J. l.. Rogers. manager of the rail
road lunch room. applied for license
To- have refreshment stands on thu
streets on the two coming circus day:
but the application was refused. Coun'
cilmen Lamm and Lack both spoke
! in opposition. Mr.. Lack said the
regular merchants could take care o
the trade.
A petition. signed by six propert,
owners, asked for an extension o
water mains on Baker avenue from
West Eighth to Moreland and OF
Moreland sixty feet to- the west. /
was referred to the city engineer.