The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-04
FIGHT WITH SAINT
PAUL ROAD LIKELY
COMPANY MUST LOWE r
TRACKS, SAYS COUNCIL
DECREE OF CITY DADS
Meeting of Kato Commissioners
Was Held Last Evening;
Work Done.

Unless the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul Railroad company will
consent peaceably to lowering the
grade Of its tracks where they cross
West Front street in order that the
pavement now being put in may be
placed in a satisfactory manner,
there will be immediate legal pro-
ceedings instituted by the, city of
Mankato. against the company.
There have been several represen-
tatives of the company here who
have examined the lay of the land
and in each case they have reported
that nothing will be done by the
company. All these facts we're re-
cited last night at the regular meet.
ing OF the common council and
the city attorney will first write
certain desired information to the
company before the legal storm
breaks.
A bond issue of $4,000 was pas
sed by resolution last evening by
the council for the purpose of f.
nancing paving improvements now
being placed within the city. The
bonds were ordered prepared and
sold to the bidder whose interest
rate from the city would be the
least. There were no dissenting
votes to the resolution calling for
the issue.
Buy New Fire House Doors
Plans and specifications for new
doors at the fire station were ex-
amined and approved as exhibited
by Councilman A. G. Lasck and the
work was ordered done. The esti.
mate cost OF the new doors is about
5000.
The council acting on a request of
Hugo Frey, passed a motion giving
Mr.. Frey $500 due him on his band
concert contract with the city.
John Rutland appeared before
the board for the second time in
two weeks and asked for the open
ing of North Fifth street. The mat
ter was last week referred to the
city engineer by on account of the
heavy duties OF that official in con-
nection with the paving projects
there has been no reports made. Mr..
Rutland was plainly dissatisfied
with the turn of affairs but was told
that an engineers inspection will
be made Immediately.
A remonstrance against paving
Hickory street between Fifth and
Sixth streets was successful in
DiOChIuS The IMPROVEMENTS last MY III
and after the paper was read the
council voted Unanimously to count
out that street sfrom the fist of those
to be improved. Also an alley be-
tween Fifth and Sixth was ordered
on the list when several property
owners filed objections.
Police Report For July
Chief of Police Phil Landmark
submitted his report for the month
OF July which showed the following
figures: Arrests, As; bound over. q;
sentence suspended, 8; cases dis.
missed, /; not guilty, /; ordered
out of city, 8; probate court, l.;
pending, !; fines collected during
month, $474.57.
w. H. Andersen of the Elks' dec
Grating committee for the state con-
vention, appeared before the council
with several requests, all OF which
were granted. He asked that the
city appropriate suitable sum for
decorating city buildings, the city
hall, fire station and the park and
after a short discussion, the council
Grating. He also asked that the
council approve the use of the rooms
of the Firemen's Relief association
by q band of Elks during the con-
vention and this was approved.
Bills allowed last night were
those of the Minneopa Garage,
S64S3; Steiner Brothers, $5.07;
Northern States Power company,
s10.50; S12.50; $29.25; B. Burrell, s.;
Sam K. Fowler, 81. %; Camden Pc
troleum company, S37S.79; r. B.
Thompson. s116. 49, Mrs. c. A. An
drews, So.