The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-05-08


,o,,,oI h,Io,ce S2,i3i 90
The report was referred To the commuteo On
ways and means. g., month
of April was next read, showing lothl en-
pcudIIurc for the month Ia street lihProN'-
,ncnts of SOS 90. The report was relertc" W
| ,.p committee on claims ana accounts
Nn ordinance was offered hNinE licchsc Oh
| 81 ing Kinks and the amount was pl9cca "
| ST., by II woe Of II ayes To no uuucI SUI
| per,i, n of the rules the ordinance was plccu
! ON H. second reading, after Whlch u NaS
! PLACED upon final passage, when was hc'"hP
! lishcd 10y a unanimous vote. ,
| Chui,,r m Wood on the committee on ways
| aud mu.tl!s reported that two certain notes
| fall due un the 10Th inst. Tor St,9uJ hnu
| 81 90 respectively, the former ~ tue titiEeh
| bank and the latter at the First NaIiOnMi bank
| Chairman Fowler al the street committee re-
| ported that the committee recommend thtl
| The proposed changes in Minnesota street bt
| not made. The petition was laia on lhe ltntr'
! ON MOTION nm ordinance relating 20 auc'
| tionccrs was placed On its first rcdding' MS
| ordinance T. too long ana detailed To outllilS
here, but II is rop-clad' Inc amount VI a"'n
| were suspended and the ordnance placed on
its second reading Upon huai hc!"" II
! Was unanimously adopted .,-,.l
The committee ON water works asktu
! through Chuirmau Carney for iiistrucl'oils u
regard To II request froia Mr foien9w 20 r u ii'
! water from the city system Tor W"sil'p on tI
| for Il consideration OF ;" ana Ilrc Ioc 10 Wy
! Hall for the year. The committee were III
| structcd 10 enter into such contract
on motion II request IRON j A Long NO
10 piucc a sewer beside their property on S"I'
cnd street WAS granted, with the understand
! ing that they leave the street III as goo" CON
ditiOn Us found . -. ..,,,.,
| Alderman HOcrr, In behalf az The committee
ON C.ity property, referred To the work ct MI
| Ing th,. space To- the south OF City Hall, viii
the pulpuSc of determining whether or MOI
the work shalt be carried any lurtnrr, VI
motion, the committee were instructed u
| COMPROMISE with the contractors 10 nave INT
dirt delivered To the order 81 street COMMITTEE.
\ communication from J. q. Erleoei III i rCi
| CrcnCc 10 nUn-liccnsing of the Opera House
| i'm accordance with un agreement previously
made, that this house bc Tree from i'Etsc
! certain time II properly completed. ne 70
| uucsling that the agreement uc CARRIE on
the matter vas referred 70 committee on IL
Ccnscs.
The street committee asked III" privilege OF
buying a wagon Tor use ON street "'N' ~
on motion the matter Of painting The West
Mankntn hook and ladder house was referred
Ia the committee on city property.
On mot ON tho City RcCOricr was INSTRUCTED
to open and read bids ON city printing ~.
were received from }. {. , Mis" sol j., -
Hunt AMI j. NJ. BrOomc. III" vas re
| frrrcd to the Committo'- ~
Mayor Barr aPp"intC .nieI
of Police, and JOS: NJ '''
p! lrSS ,,%.,d Henry com
! ar term, ana 4 4 tWI
lhGs" parties WCr't car
were prC~cuICi - ssG,
tE rho proper ~ &c.,. - 'n't "eFt
n"t"d upon aiuIWUtNciN HtcT examination
I BY the city attorney,
Committee on streets TCpurtCd that they haf
| contracted with Hubbard " co. to furnish GOA
! CindCrR for street dressing, 1t stated price,.
! On motion the rule requiring certain com
mircrs was changed, and the committee on
! ICVCc became II committee on sewers
a special police for the summer months was
! authorized, with Il salary of $40 per month, not
| To exceed six months This action was found
necessary on account Of the numcrousncss ~
| trHmps who need supervision while working
| on public Wurk. The matter of painting the
| roof at City Hall and Oihcrw isc improving
! thG'sumc was referred To the proper commit
| tee.
\ large number Of bills were allowed and
orders directed drawn ~ favor of the proper
parties.
II was dccrCcd 10y the council that each per-
son who docs any labor on streets present 1t
bill for such labor In person, which bill must
bc YOuchcd for 10y the city engineer.
The city engineer was instructed To prepare
all necessary blanks and time books for the
proper keeping and reporting labor done on
streets.
Aldermen Hmm Imam, Davis and Schiman
were appointed Il committee To audit bills rem
dcrCd Tor special election expenses. The fol-
lowing are the amounts by wards:
2nd Whfd. ......... ...,.,. 90, - W.
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