The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-29
from Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Mayor Meyers statement IN re-
Eard TO a White Way for the city OF
in this paper. was presented 10 the
city council this morning. The mayor
poke OF letters he had received
from Owatonna. RedwinG and other
towns. telling about White Ways
There. and hc thought MGnkato ought
10 have a White Way II those other
towns did.
There was some discussion as to
tho division. OF the expense City
Attorney Schauh said the cost OF
installation could lie assessed en-
tirely against the abuttinG property,
81 the council saw III To do this
However. there were many different
arrangements in various towns In
the diStribmtiOn OF the cost of in
stallatiOn and maintenance between
tho property owners and The city:
The council merely placed tho
mayors communication on file. An
investigation Of the whole subject
Is 10 he made by tho council i'm the
near future. and il Is likely that
favorable action will be taken on
the proposition before long.
The ordinance providing for the
repeal Of the dollar gas ordinance
was given its second reading and
passed. In accordance with the agree
ment between the council and the
Report Of Fire Department.
Commissioper 4. g. Lack pre-
scntcd the lire department report,
which appears in another part Of
this paper. Mayor Meyer took note
nf the fact that the children Of the
parOchiaf schools numbered OIL.
showing that be schools relieved the
public ut large Of a very consider
able portion of the school taxes they
would lave TO pay, II all tho chill
Gren went 10 tho public schools.
City Engineer Blomquist presented
plans and specifications for the pro.
posed sanitary sewer on Lafayette
street from Broad, to Second and on
Second from Lafayette to Lime. The
discussion brought out that Fowler
& Ray were willing TO stand $1,000
OF the cost. City Engineer DlomGuist
suggested in his report that inasmuch
as so much OF tho excavation was
through solid rock the city might
stand $1,000 of the cost.
Il was decided to hold n hearing
gu this matter at next Mondays
meeting
Commissioner Bradley notified the
council of an objection on the part
Of Charles Schwarbel Of Eagle Lake
TO paying the assessment for q side.
walk in front of his property in
Dukes addition. because other prop.
crty in the neighborhood had not
been equipped with sidewalks. and
tho building of such sidewalks had
not been insisted upon. No action
was taken by the council on the
matter.
City Engineers Report.
City Engineer Blomquistl presented
his annual report. which read in
part as follows:
"a review of the work done
throughout the city during the past
year will show the following i'm
provemcnts: i
First. The construction of large
trunk storm sewer on Vine stree.
from Broad to Fourth street. land on
Fourth from Vine street to Lafey,
cite street
This sewer will form the outlet
for a storm water sewer system 10
city north of Vine street. and east
Of Second street. 49,
Second. The grading. graveling
boulevariing and parking of north
Fourth street from Elm street Ia
Lafayette street and OF Madison ave
nue. from Broad street TO Fifth
street.
Removal of Tracks.
"The removal Oh the railroad from
this portion of the city a few years
ago marks the beginning OF i'm
provements which were so necessary
for the proper development of this
part of Fourth street The insight
" railroad cut was transformed b,
this grading TO beautiful boulevard
cd street and parking. and we hope
that this added parking, may be as
well cared for, and kept, in as good
condition as the other parks are In
,'Third. The Improvement of Main
street hill. This work consisted OF
reducing the grade In the upper part
ofsthe hill from II per cent to IFS
per cent. grading a driveway having
uniform width Of 30 feet. putting
Ia drains and a storm sewer. with
niets,sconsfrncting curbs and cutters
on both sides. and matchmaking the