The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-11-23
CITY COUNCIL.
Jefferson's City Well Ready For
Testing.

The regular meeting of the council wa
held Monday night, Mayor Pau in tn,
chair and all the aldermen present. TIL,
minutes of the last special meeting wer,
read and approved.
petition was received from the Fl
bre-ware company asking for u Sidewalk
from Front street TO the works, for the
benefit of the girls and other employees
Referred TO the street committee.
Il A remonstrance was received against
the dray license ordinance signed by sew.
en- or eight draymen, the ground being
that the ordinance was unealled for and
unnecessary. Referred to the ordinance
committee. Letters from Sioux City
and Lacrosse in regard to dray ordi-
nances IN those cities were read. The
ordinance IN the latter city Is unpopular
and is not enforced.
A plat made out by o. Bierbauer and
s. Thorne was recommended favorably
by the proper committee and approved.
The street committee recommended the
payment of $50 to Maxtield < Coughlin
for work IN filling up Vine street with
! riprap to the extent of 500 yards. The
bill was allowed
The special committee appointed to
equallze election bills presented re-
port, which was adopted and the bills
| allowed.
! Aid. Schiman stated that the city hail
! had been misused al various times and
/ that he had ordered locks put on all the
doors.
Capt. ID. f. MCGraw appeared before
| the council and stated that his company
| had been locked out and he asked for a
| KEY TO Armory hall. He said that no
member of the company had nisused
the hall and that articles had been stol-
Ell from the company.
On motion, il was ordered that the
first sargent of Co. + be given u key TO
the hail, the company 10 be held re-
sponsible for The good use Of the hail.
Mayor Pau suggested that il the char
ter was To be revised ut the coming ses-
sion Of the legislature it was time that
something was being done.
On motion, the mayor was authorized
TO appoint a committee of one from each
ward 10 see what revision of the charter
is advisable, together with the city at
torney and mayor, and that the Board of
Trade be requested TO appoint a like
committee to cooperate with them.
On motion the mayor was authorized
to appoint a committee to try to settle
with certain suitors against the city i'll
water cases.
The special city commissioners on the
new Bunker Hill road presented re-
port, showing the benefits and damages
to be equal and 81 900 necessary to be
assessed upon the city at large. The city
Recorder was ordered to give notice that
the matter would be heard at the next
regular meeting.
The special city commissioners on the
new road TO the Catholic cemetery pre-
scented a report, showing the benefits to
be S325 and damages $3.50, and assessing
81 ,l25 upon the city at lalge. The city
Recorder was ordered to give notice that
the matter would be heard at the next
regular meeting.
The report on the grading of Willard,
Marshall and Fulton streets showed that
the matter is in rather mixed up shape.
About $3.50 is coming to the men and
they cannot get anything from the con-
tractors, johnson & Olsen, unless the
city allows an estimate. Only about $500
is still due on the contract and work is
about 500 behind the contract price,
which must come out of the bOndsmen.
The city attorney held that the bonds
men could not be held if the whole
amount of the contract was paid out.
1t was resolved to pay the laboring
men and material furnishers pro rata the
amount of the estimate, S36S, after long
discussion. The mayor was asked to see
what settlement could be made with the
bondsmen, J. r. Tinckom and Ole Lar
son.
An electric light was ordered on the
corner of Rock and Fifth streets.
The resignation of James Dougherty
as alderman of the Fourth ward was re-
0eived to take effect Nov. 10Th. Laid
over until the next meeting.
A few bills were read and allowed, in
Guiding they pay of eleven special po-
licemen on election day.
Mr.. Adam Jefferson appeared before
the council and asked that his well be
tested. He said he had pumped for
nine days and could never lower the
water more than fifteen feet. The well
had run over the past two days. Ad-
iourned.