The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-04-20
CITY COUNCIL.
Organization of the New Council and
Election of City Officers.
Salaries and Bonds Fixed--Words
From the Mayor.

The first meeting of the new council
was held Thursday night for the purpose
of organizing and electing city officers for
the coming year. The council was one
third new and presented quite differ
emf appearance from the old. The new
members are Messrs. Johnson, Pond,
Zimmerman and IIillesheim, who sue
ceed Messrs. Wood, Parry, Lamm and
Boegen respectively. They had taken
the oath and the harness ftted them
well. Cigars were numerous through
out the evening and the meeting was a
very harmonious one.
Roll-call showed all the aldermen
present except Aid. Alberger.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The first thing on the order of bust
ness for the evening was the election of
a vice president and Aid. J. w. Hoerr
was again chosen to that position, Aid.
Schroeder and Dougherty acting as
tellers.
John Mccall was unanimously selected
street commissioner for the ensuing
year.
Elwood Lilly was unanimously chosen
city engineer for another year.
i. p. Freeman was unanimously re-
elected city attorney.
The city recorder was directed to adj
vertise for proposals for the city print
ing for the ensuing year, the bids to be
submitted by the first meeting in May.
SALARIES.
Aldermen Hoerr, Kron, Patterson and
Dougherty were appointed a special
committee to regulate the salaries of
the different city officers and report
during the evening. short recess was
taken, after which the committee
brought IL report, which, after being
amended, was as follows:
Treasurer, per cent ofactual receipts.
Assessor, 500 per year.
City engineer, $500 per year.
City attorney, $500 per year.
Street commissioner, 500 per month.
Pondmaster, $l5 per month.
Health officer, 500 per year.
Health inspector, $3.50 per day for
actual service.
Chief of police, SIS per month.
Police, $50 per month.
Nightwatchmen, $25 per month.
Nightwatchman in charge of city hall,
$50 per month.
Chief of fire department, $50 per year.
First assistant, S25 per year.
Fire companies, same as last year.
The above was unanimously adopted.
A communication was received from
the fire department making the follow
ing nominations of officers for the ensu-
ing year:
Chief-Geo. NJ. Phillips.
First assistant-Henry Fricke.
Second assistant-C. p. Williams.
The nominations were unanimously
confirmed.
A petition from Harry Walraven ask
ing that his saloon license be transferred
from 125 to III South Front street was
granted.
THE:MAYOR SPEAKS.
Mayor Pau explained why he was
not able to announce the standing COM
mttees and promised to have them be-
fore Monday night, the date of the next
regular meeting. He stated that he had
made as yet no changes in the officers
which come under his appointment, but
promised to appoint his police force be-
fore May LIST, not having made up his
mind fully as to what changes should be
made. He stated that the health officer
would be appointed by Monday. Here
he took occasion to make some remarks
not very complimentary to the alleys of
the city. He was not satisfied with the
work of the health officer during the past
year in this respect, and the appearance
of the city was not what it should be.
He was determined to have an improve
ment this year, if possible, and asked
the council to sustain him. He charac-
terized the alleys as almost as bad as
"barn yards" and he wanted them kept
clean hereafter. Referring to the I'M
portance of the public works to be car
ried on this year, he asked the members
of the council to forget all local predju-
dices and to join together for the welfare
of the CITY at large. Many reforms were
needed, as local paper had stated dur
ing the recent election.
The bond of the city treasurer was
placed at $50, 0O0-an increase of Sic, 900
over the pNJtwo years. His percentage
was also made to exclude anything on
borrowed money or bonds sold.
The poundmaster's bond was placed
at $500. He has not been required to
give bond heretofore and considerable
complaint was caused last summer on
this account.
The mayor stated that the administra-
tor of the estate of Miller, deceased, had
given notice of new action against the
city. This is the same one as originally
brought but afterwards withdrawn on
account of technical defect. The action
is for 5000 damages for the death of
Miller, who fell over stone ledge.
An adjournment was then taken.