The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-03
VOTED TO REVOKE
ACTIONOF COUNCIL
City Dads Make Null and
Void An Ordinance
STREET CAR SITUATION
Mayor w. A. Beach Brings Up
the Matter of Garbage
Burning Plant

PANRSSN0 AN1AaASC lAtiO0oSCu SOlhC
time ago, which aimed at reyoking
The Mankato Electric traction COM
Lany's franchise. The passage OF
,ne ordinance last night has cfear-
ed up the cloudy atmosphere which
l,as ueen hanging over the city ana
street car coEipany for long time
past. The action last night leaves
tne street car franchise intact
Mayor w. A. Beach was very
-uISpoken in Ills dissatisfaction at
the manner in which the pavement
is being laid between the rails OF
the Street Car company,s tracks in
west Mankato. He stated that some
OF the bricks have already worked
looss from the vibration OF the rails
and ties. Mayor Beach stated that
the ties placed in that page OF the
tracks ARE rotten cedar tIesr and
-n8t mt or strong enough to with
stand the vibration of the cars pas
sing over them He stated that the
spikes have already worked loose.
Coucilman Anderson dipped his car
into the stream of criticism by
stating that the rails used by the
street car company are old sec
ond hand Milwaukee Railway rails
Mayor Beach closed the discus
sion by stating that he understood
that the Street Car company had
an outside engineer figuring on
some material other than brick
. placed Is paving between the rails
in order TO overcome the heaving
OF the paving
Purchase OF Ineinsrator.
Mayor Beach brought up the mat
ter OF purchasing an incinerator for
the city with which 10 dispose Of
the garbage. II was DECIDED to have
70 ~ AfHnronf fnRfnnf.ra
tor firms visit Mankato and look
over the ground. Later the council
may visit Des Moines and Usage.
la. and look over incinerators in
The stencil from pablic dumping
grounds In the moth end OF the
city is almost unbearable to resi-
dents in that section of the city. In
addition TO that the grounds are a
breeding place for thousands OF
rats. 100. -.
City Engineer Phil F. Comstock
in his report OF the building per-
nlits issued during the month of Oc-
tober stated that the total amount
ed to $35,5 and the total from
January. 1922, to date sums up to
$3.50, POS.
Alvin Miller, repairs to roof, SIS,
3l5 North Front street
Anna BENEDICT, store building.
$4,000, Front and Jackson streets.
$50, SOB North Front street.
III. W. and e. c. Tooth, office and
garage, $1,000, 719 S, Front street.
z. h, Hammond, garage, S40o, 4os
Glenwood avenue.
Ernest Yarwood, garage, $215, III
South Fourth street
Anna Iverson, addition to garage.
$l25. lis State street.
Carrie Brewster, porch addition
$500. 719 South Broad street.
Herman Held, residence, $500,
107 Clark street.
Geo. c. Sheldon. residence, $4,000
514 Record street.
Eric A. Carlstrom, residence,
$4,000. ga East Liberty strt ct.
Susie ". Rose, remodelling, $1,000
114-1B North Broad stree.
Arthur Jacobs. garage, $3.50, 426
West Sixth street.
Geo. ]. Eckstein, storehouse, etc,
$500, 1915 Fourth avenue.
Want Water Main Extepsion--
4 petition signed BY q large mum
Der OF people asking for the extern :
sion Of water Smains on Marsh and
HinkIey streets was received and
was placed on file. On motion OF
Cou.ciiman Kleinschmidt City En-
gineef Phil Comstock was instruct
ed to make plans and specifications
for the proposed extension from
Hinkley to Dane street. IL is pro-
posed to receive bids for the work
in two weeks.
A petition was also received from
few of the property owners In
the vicinity Of the Windmiller
green house protesting against the
IF tho nv rnain6 in fh2
part Of the city. The petition was
placed on file.
CITY Engineer Phil Comstoch
presented plans and specification
for the grading and improvement OF
PARTS OF Franklin, Fountain anC
North Fifth streets. The estimated
cost Of the grading and filing o.
those streets is placed at $6,70S.45
The hearing for and against the
proposed Improvement is set fol
Councilman Anderson brought ur
the matter of the dangerous condi-
ton of the foot bridge across
Guentiier creek on Seventh street
Councilman Anderson suggested
that the foot bridge, be torn down
and q forty inch culvert installed
there and the space filed In with
dirt GRADED down from the sidehills
0The matter was left with Council
man Anderson. with power to act.
Residents of Blue Earth street
want q permanent grade establish
e: there. The members Of the city
council will 60 over the ground
within q few days and see what car
be done. ~ ..
The matter of the change of grade
= on Lewis, street asked for win bt
looked. into this week by the mem
bers of the city. council.
City Engineer Phil Comstocb
asked that the report on the survey
of the Minnesota river made for the
purpose OF determining whether il
would be feasible to place a dan
AT the mouth of the Blue Earth be
deferred until Coaacilman Laach
returns to the city. ~
AT the close OF the meeting the
Following bills were audited and al
lowed:
First National Bank, $s11.SO;
Omaha Railway, s2.o56.74; Lampert
lumber company, 81; c.. E. Rey
'uoids,s 81; Mandrin Cafe, 35 cents
ri. Kaoielmyer, $40; f. G. Hotal.
ing, sL1s: Standard Oil company
S2S.56; Beehive Store, $4.40; Cities
son { Som. .5.0s; M Murphy Z Busch
\ 60 cents; e. Coy, .S1.25; c. ]. Snow
y So; J. S. Cook, 50; Zimmerman
Ranserter, s5.oS; Byrnes & Mach,