The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-01-06
NUMBER 20
COUNCIL MEETING.
The City to Complete the Sewer Cattle
to be Restrained from Running at
Large in ANY Part of the City.
New Election Precincts.---othsr
Matters.

The regular meeting of the council was
heldMonday night, Mayor Pau presiding
and all of the aldermen present except
alderman Patterson and Alberger The
minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS.
A petition was received from Mr..
Swan johnson asking to be appointed
a wood inspector. Laid on the table.
The city attorney read a cOmmuniea-
ton from Mr.. Geo. w. Oberholtz, of
Sioux City, one of the bondsmen Of Will
liams & Hanlon, declining TO complete
the sewer before spring and calling the
attention of the council to the imprsct-
ability of completing it at present. The
city attorney recommended that If the
sewer was not to be completed before
spring that the excavations be filled in
as the proprietors of the Nicollet House
and other business men having their
places of business before the excaya-
tons threaten to bring suit against the
city if the excavations are not filed, and
as should any accident occur on account
of the excavations the city would be
liable for damages.
REPoRT OF OFFICERS.
The Chief of Police showed twenty
two arrests and eight dodgers during
December.
The report of the Street Commissioner
showed that SI57 20 were expended for
street work and 5000 for sidewalks.
The Treasurer's and Health Officers
reports were not presented.
The Mayor took his leave and Vice
President Hoerr took the chair.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The fire committee reported that it
had purchased fifty-five gallon chemi-
cal engine and two fire extinguishers
for $500. These are to be constructed
Immediately by the Fire ExtinguIsher
Manufacturing Co., of Chicago. Should
the city want another similar engine
within year the company will con-
struct it for $500. 1t will probably not
be delivered until next spring and will
not be paid for until six months after it
is delivered.
The committee of fire department re-
commended that racks be placed in the
fire department room to extend the hose
upon. The committee was authorized
to secure the racks.
The city engineer reported that the
Minnesota river bridge had been ex-
amined and that the lower layer of
boards had been found rotten, and he
recommended that the street committee
be authorized to have one span replank-
ed and, if necessary, the entire bridge.
A motion to put the recommendation in
to effect was passed.
Alderman Boegen reported that the
sand pump worked satisfactorily and
that plenty of water was to be had in the
well.
The city engineer stated that he had
received letter from contractor Will
liams stating that he was unable to raise
any money and that he could not COM
plete the sewer. The engineer gave it
as his opinion that the work can be done
cheaper this winter than next spring
and recommended that it be done this
winter.
A resolution passed instructing the
committee on city property and the city
engineer to complete the sewer.
In reply to a question, the city at
torney stated that the city would have
to buy the necessary pipes. The city
engineer stated that Mr.. F. N. Merrill
would release the pipes in case the city
completed the sewer.
A petition to extend the limits of the
COW ordinance, which had been present
ed last autumn and was laid over until
the first meeting in January, was brought
up. The committee on ordinances was
instructed to draw up an ordinance to
prohibit cattle from running at large
anywhere in the city.
A resolution passed granting Adam
Jefferson 81 400 on the second estimate
on the reservoir contract, 500 to be held
back until difficulty with sub-contrac-
tor should be settled.
Aid. Schroeder called the attention of
the council to the ordinance requiring
sidewalks to be cleaned OFF and urged
that il be enforced.
The aldermen of the first ward report
ed in favor of dividing the first ward in
to two election districts by line run
ming up Vine street to Sixth and up
Sixth to Guenther's road as the division
line, the south half to be known as the
first precinct and the northern half as
the second precinct. The report was
approved.
The aldermen of the fourth ward re-
ported in favor of dividing the Fourth
ward into two election districts by line
along the northeast edge OF Van Brunt's
slough, thence along the territorial road
to the bridge over the creek, thence up
''D" street to the Minnesota river. The
western half to be known as the first
precinct and eastern half as the second.
The report was approved.
The committee on ordinances present.
ed an ordinance forbidding cattle from
running at large within the city limits.
1t passed its first reading unanimously.
All of the bills were allowed except the
gas bill of 1888. There was general
complaint that the Gas Co. was not full
filling its contract, many of the lights off
of Front street not being lighted half of
the time. Adjourned.
Philadelphia Press: John A. Logan