The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-11-08
Job on hand to import an engineer and

job on hand to import an engineer and
pay him fancy prices.
| Aid. Harrington said that, as such
broad charges had been made, the mat
ter should be investigated and If the
charges are false those making them
should be frowned down. Other stories
are afioat and it IS impossible that it
should be all true. If Morse is found to
be incompetent, / am willing that he
should be dismissed, but il he is compe-
tent will stand by him to the last drop
of blood, though ] was opposed to him
when he was elected. think that the
whole thing ID put up job.
Aid. Henlein again broke loose and
proceeded to enlighten the council upon
the subject of where these Jobs original
ed, intimatlng that city engineer Lilly
had started them. 1t all dated back to
the reservoir, he said, where thousands
of dollars had been wasted. Many mis-
takes had been made there, amounting
to "a, O0O-$5. 600 IN repairs. This was
cut at Mr.. Lilly, as he had charge of the
work then. The speaker demanded to
know why no newspaper clippings had
been sent out about this. He advised
those criticizing Morse to attend~nore to
their own business, saying ''let them
pull the straw out of somebody else's
eye and they will see the tree in their
own" There was piece in the Review
in the same direction as the other critic
isms. We have got to do something,
he said, or the newspapers will run the
city. / am getting tired it. The al
dernan also made choice hit in re-
gard to dogs chasing rabbits around the
citv, and wishing there were more rab-
bits, but in the conglomeration this got
lost, and as the reporter failed to COM
prehend the simile, this great brain
throb is forever lost to an anxious and
expectant world.
Aid. Pond made about the first re-
mark of the debate that was worthy of
an official possessed of the supposed
dignity of an alderman, when he said
that he did not want to listen to such
wranglIng much longer, and protested
against being obliged to attend council
meetings until midnight in order that
this wrangling might be kept up. He
wanted the matter referred to some COM
mittee.
City engineer Lilly denied sending any
clippings to the Holly Go. and said that
he did not go to the FREE PRESS with the
letter. He defied anyone to say that he
had ever said word running down Mr..
Morse. The letter was addressed to
him and he did not see the chairman Of
the water committee to give it to him.
Aid. Jorgensen said that if the man
who wrote the little piece in the FREE
PRESS just after the fire, from which the
clippings were taken, had had time to
cool off he would have written in just
the opposite strain.
Aid. Harrington asked that the mat
ter be referred to committee to investl-
gate the subject. There was no one in
the council that he could see who was
competent to report on such matter.
He wanted some competent men cho-
sen.
1t was suggested that it be referred to
Frank Waters.
Aid. Hillesheim wanted the matter
delayed until the reservoir was ready.
Aid. Harrington wanted no delay, as
so many charges had been made, and it
was the belief among some that the.city
is in danger from fire.
Aid. Pond moved that the matter be
referred to the water committee, to get
someone to report on Mr.. Morse's abili-
ty.
Aid. Johnson said that this would
leave the matter as one-sided as ever
before, and moved that the board of
public works be added to the committee.
The matter was finally left with the
water committee and Frank Waters and
Frank Root to report at the next regular
The report of the treasurer for Octob-
er showed the following totals:
On hand, Oct. 1,..........$l6, 536.45
xpeDditures....... IL $3.50
Overdrawn........... 1881 is
The report of the chief of police for
October showed eleven arrests and eight
dodgers.
The report of the pumping station
showed $l48.0O expended during the
A number of bills were allowed, sever
al for pipes and hydrants being allowed
to lay over.
Aid. Schroeder reported that provis-
ions must be made to paw the bills,
which amount to about Sc, 600 or 5000,
the 81 ,2Sl overdrawn, and 800 note
that soon falls due at the bank.
The city engineer recommended that
Bowen & Plrath be allowed the balance
on their contract, about $500. This was
allowed.
The committee on ways and means
was given permission to borrow such
amount as may be necessary, not includ-
ing the tub factory money, which is not
due until the building ID enclosed.
Aid. Harrington said that story is
going around that he believed was
younger brother of the pumping house
story, in regard to building tool house.
1t is claimed that there is plenty of room
under the city hall, and if this is the
case, it should be used, as the tax-pay-
ers want to save expense.
Aid. Hillesheim wanted 1900 planks
bought.
Aid. Pond stated that If it was bought
it would be taken away without authori-
ty. He knew of twelve planks being ia
ken by private party and no record
made.
Aid. Henlein reported that the re.
servoir is done and ready for water to
to be pumped in. He wanted the COM
mittee to 60 up to-day and investigate it.
Aid. Pond reported that the chief of
the fire department protests against
boys and men being allowed to 90 into
the fire department room and tamper
with the fire apparatus. The tools
should not be kept there. The council
then adjourned.