The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23

! BY property owners of that neishbor-
hood, including Judge ". L. Conn
stock. Ed Austin told the conncil
that there was a street light there
twenty years ago. II was dark place
, and should have a light. He said he
himself had house at that place. The
petition was referred.
Entered Protest.
C.. n. Smith. young man who NOV
ed 10 the city about three weeks ago
and has been employed at the Owen
music store, addressed n protest to
: the council against being required by
| the Consumers Power company 10
put down q deposit OF So for each OF
two meters, an electric meter and n
gas meter. in his dwelling i'm the
Keene fiat building. Councilman Lamm
thought this question was fully COW
cred by an ordinance recently passed
on the subject. The matter was re-
ferred To the mayor and will he In
vestigated.
On application of C. w. Finney,
manager OF the l0l Wild West show,
n license was granted TO hold that
show on the circus grounds on May
I15. The show will include about
twenty six cars. and the license fee
In 81 per car.
A communication was received from
the International Harvester company
/ for n termination OF the standing
agreement that the city has to use
lot Q, block 2, city OF Mankato, for a
hay market. the city paying the
taxes. A plan 10 make the same ar
rangement with lot numbered &, will
he entered into. ID Is thought that
this lot alone will BIO enough for a
hay market.
| Petition Is Received.
A petition was received from c. r.
Gunstrom and four other property
owners for an Improvement of West
Fifth street from lie Sueur 10 Wood
land. ID Is asked that twenty feet be
taken or the south side Of the street,
reducing its width to sixty feet, and
that what Is left be levelled and eyenr
cd OF. The matter was left In the
hands Of Councilman Bekke.
Another petition was received from
interested property owners asking for
the grading Of West Fifth street from
Le Sueur to Givens, and Woodland
avenue, from West Fourth To West
Front. This also was referred to Mr..
Bekke
An extension Of gas mains in West
Mankato was asked I'm q communica =
ton to the council. There were fifty
seven that could he reached. The
matter was referred 10 Mayor Meyer
end City Attorney Phillins to see what
] The company could he induced to do.
There was some discussion of the
question OF the proposed extension of
water mains In The Bunker hill dis
trict. u has been found that tho
CITY would be put to considerable
addition expense Of iths own by the
proposed move. over and above what
u could get back bv assessment. The
council seems willing to go ahead with
the Improvement IL those who wish
Il can in some way guarantee the
city the whole amount OF money II
would cost.
Contract for curbir1. .-. .-
n. Frank PAY reminded the c1nncil
that Fowler a. Pay had had n con-
tract To do some curbing and gutter-
ing on Broad street bat the east side
M Broad from Madison to Lafayette
had boon left ont Of tho Job ON the
councils order, because some filling
had to he done there first. A motion
was passed instrnciine the firm 10
70 ahead and do the work In that
block. 49,. 70. .....
Councilman Lack remarked that
he would have 10 buy some grass
seeds. u would cost about 5000. This
matter was left I'm his hands.
Councilman Bekke observed that II
would be necessary TO buy some oil
for the streets. This matter was left
In his own hands. At the suggestion
Of City Engineer Blomauist. Mr.. Bek-
Ike was also instructed to buy
spreader to place the oil on the
streets. ell. .....a
Plans and specifications for n fit
walk. To be attached to the bridge
across the Blue Earth river Mt Front
street. we're presented by City En-
rineer Blomauist. City Recorder
Bates was instructed to advertise for
bids To be opened on May 2.
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