The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-13
CITY COUNCIL.
Grading Contract Let-Water Bond Elec.
tion Postponed Until Oct. LIST.
Peddler's Licenses Reducsd--The
Reservoir Leaks--Other Mat
tiers.

tiers.
A special meeting of the council was
held Friday night, Vice. PRESIDENT orgen-
son presiding, and all of the aldermen
present.
A communication was received from
the board of public works stating that it
had during the afternoon opened bids
for the grading of w. Main street and
back of the Saulpaugh, as follows:
L. d. NJ H. saylor, Agency hin dirt 81 49, GO GO
John MahowaId, Agency hill dirt 1880
j. Bowen and Pirath, Agency hill dirt 5000
do part sand 49,. 9T.6O-
The board recommended that the con-
tract be awarded to Bowen d Prath.
About 5000 yards of dirt will be requir-
ed. The contract was awarded as rec.
commended, the dirt to be taken from
the Agency hill road.
The peddlers' license ordinance was
taken up and was given its second read
ing.
Aid. Pond stated he thought that all
vegetable vendors from out of the city
should be included under the license, as
there are regular dealers In the city.
He favored having central market
place, where they should sell their
goods.
Aid. Henlein stated that these people
barely make a living, and to place such
license upon them would be a crime.
Some of them barely escape aid from
the county as it is.
Aid. Harrington took the same
grounds.
The ordinance was unanimously pass
ed as first prepared. 1t then passed its
third reading. 1t provides that foot
peddlers shall be charged So day, $40 a
week, and $25 year; and wagon ped
dies So day, SIS week. and $40 year.
Heretofore the license has been uniform
ly So day.
Aid. Lamm urged that an ordinance
| be passed in order to protect the home
merchant from the people who put in a
stock of goods and sell 1t cheaply for a
short time but leave in time to escape
paying taxes. They are operating in
some other cities In the state. Aids.
Pond, JorgensOn and Harrington took
| the same ground.
The city attorney feared that such an
ordinance would not hold water, as it
has been declared unconstitutional in
Wisconsin and Michigan. He agreed to
prepare such an ordinance and run the
| risk, however.
Aid. Henlein stated that the reservoir
| was being emptied, there was no steam
at the pump works. and the engineer
had been instructed not to fire up until
700 a. M, and the big mill was not
pumping. He said that all of the water
would run out by midnight, and that the
city will then have no hre protection,
and that something must be done at
once.
1t was stated that the reservoir had
been filed to within three feet of the
top, but was let off to make the walls
safer, and that it leaks some.
! The committee on printing was
authorized to ascertain the cost of print
ing dozen copies of the city charter.
| The city attorney stated that he
thought that the special wafer bonds
election would have to be postponed un-
til 90 days notice could be given, such
being the law. This would at least make
the matter more safe, and would bring
the election on Oct. LIST. A resolution
was adopted setting the election for that
day, from 8 q. IN. until . p. IN.
The usual polling places will be used,
and the following judges were appoint
ed:
1st precinct, LIST ward-John Maho-
valid, Thos. jenkins and Q. Leonard.
| I'd precinct, LIST ward-Geo. Maxheld,
Sr., G. Anderson and Joseph Schlinger-
man.
I'd ward-James Shoemaker, Clark
Keysor and Henry Guth.
Sd ward-Wm. Paddock, VIM. Reid
and Chas. Bradley.
| LIST precinct, 4th ward-Chas. +. Hall
man, VIM. Irving and w. Z. Polzin.
I'd precinct, 4th ward-James Dough-
erty, Herman knott and III. S. Wood.
| The Judges meet two weeks before
election to correct the poll lists.
The water committee and city attorney
were instructed to draw up an eXplana-
| ton of the bond question, to be printed
and distributed In the shape of hand
bills.
| On the recommendation of the water
committee, the pumping station was ac-
cepted, as completed, and an order was
ordered drawn on the treasury for the
balance due Perry Wysong on his con-
tract.
Aid. Jorgenson stated that the reser-
voir is leaking pretty badly, and that
the water is bubbling up around the
sides like springs. When the reservoir
is emptied holes appear in the bottom,
and the water at first runs i'll again from
the ground. This was especially so dur
ing the last day.
| Mr.. Bernhard, who did some of the
cement work, stated that he was sure
that at first not much water leaked out,
out, but that the trouble was caused
probably, by large leakage above the
shutof valve of the inlet pipe. He had
been able to run his fingers in the joints
of the pipe. He thought that the press
ure of the pump caused the leakage to
crowd the cement up from the stone
bottom. Springs had made their APP
pearance, which he could not stop with
dry pine wedges driven in as hard as
possible. He said that he could make
the reservoir hold water, and thought
that brick floor should be put in.
A number of bills were allowed.
Another rub occurred between the
council and board of public works. The
board recommended bill for $50 in IA
vor of Maxfield q Coughlin for putting
| Front and Second streets. The council
had never heard of such work being or
dered, and did not like it very much.
One member stated that the powers of
the board should be ascertained, for
either the council or board might as well
60 out of business, the way things now
stand.
Aid. Jorgenson called the attention of
| the council to the leaking of many n.y.
drants, and urged that they be fixed.
The board of public works was ordered
to attend to the matter.
| Aid. Henlein did not think that the
board of public WORKS was of any ac-
count, as it didn't know what was going
on, what work it did cost many times
what it estimated, and the red tape of
the whole matter was onerous. Consid-
cradle sarcasm was gotten off by other
members at the expense of the board.
| The CITY attorney stated that the coun-
Gil had the power to fix wages of labor
ing men.
The water committee was instructed
to secure prices for putting IN water
connections, and the council adjourned.