The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-03-06
DOWN WITH OBSCENITT.
The Council Votes. Four 10 Three. 10
Tear Down all Obscene Pictures
In the City.
Judges of Election Chosen.

0u0& q VI A4CIl4G4 Au0cEA-
! Vice President J0rgensen presided
at the meeting of the council Monday
night. All of the aldermen except
Aid Harrington were present.
Chief Phillips, came before the
council on behalf of the Fire Depart
ment and asked that the arc light be
replaced in front of the city hall, az IL
is needed in order 10 enable the men
TO turn out the carts
Applications for liquor Licenses were
received from Herman Jacoby and A.
c. Hartung. The hearing was set Tor
March 18th.
VIM. Durrin. of Madison Lake, sent
word that he has quantity Of white
oak plank which he can furnish TO the
city at reasonable figures.
The report of the city treasurer for
February showed the following totals:
R On hand Es6 300 borrowed ASS o5
hx.sn
On hand March l,Il534
The report of the chief Of police
showed fifteen arrests and eight lodg
ers.
The report of the pumping station
showed s,746,1 19 gallons Of water
pumped, at a cost of $751;
Aid Hillesheim stated that he would
prefer 10 rename the Fulton street In
the First ward 10 Roel0fson street
Aid. He1lein concurring, the name
was accordingly changed Aids. Pond
and Schroeder urged that il be called
Hillesheim street.
The petition Of A J. Morrison and
others for the vacation Of an alley be-
tween Rock and Vine streets, in the
eastern part of the city, was granted.
1t makes the lots there little longer.
Aid. Hillisheim stated that the front
windows Of the city hall had been
plasDered up with pictures and papers.
Such pictures posted UP were against
the state law. These pictures. he said,
exercise bad and dem0raliZing infiu-
ence upon the young people of the city.
Aid. Schroeder protested against
the posting up Of obscene pictures
about the city. He moved that no
mole pictures shall be placed in the
city hall windows.
Constable RObel stated that he had
never given permission for anyone TO
hang pictures in the city hall. and II
was done without his knowledge.
Aid Hillesheim thought that Aid
ScbrOeder's motion was not severe en-
Ough. He wanted the obscene pic
lures In the city torn down
Aid Henlein also wanted the police
TO tear down all such pictures.
City Attorney Young warned the
council that the city might be gotten
into trouble if the police are given
power TO discriminate, az what one 4
person thinks is obscene may not so I
strike others. Some company OF cir 4
Gus might bring suit against the city /
and the council would be responsible, !
having ordered the police
Several aldermen sided with the /
city attorney.
A motion insTructilg the police TO |
tear down all obscene pictures was
carried Aids. Henlein, Hillesheim, |
Schroeder and Lamm voted yes, and |
Aids. johnson, Jorgensen and Pond |
voted no.
A number of bills were then read
and allowed.
Aid. johnson protested against al |
lowing bill for 36 arc lights, when !
only 35 had been ordered.
On motion Of Aid Schroeder. il was
voted TO 1, two being excused from |
voting, 10 accept the IS lights.
A g. Pirath- representative of the /
Engesser Brewing Co, Of ST. Peter, |
asked permission 10 put up an addition 4
10 their present structure, 10 be built /
the same way. More room is needed /
A motion giving the permission was
passed
Constable Robel reported that he
had been fairly successful in hunting
ND city tools and lumber A part OF
the lumber had probably been burned |
up.
The constable was ordered TO notify 1
the Linseed Oil Co. 10 cut the ice from |
the gutter on Elm street, where it has
run In from the mill.
The following Judges OF election
were chosen
First precinct. First ward-Q Leon \
ard. John Mahowald and Fred KrOe-
ger.
Second precinct, First ward-JOseph /
Schlingerman. Geo. MaXfeld, ST., and /
;. A Anderson.
Second ward-Clark keYsor, Henry
Guth and James Shoemaker
Third ward-W. ". Paddock. Chas- /
Bradley and VIM Reid.
First precinct, Fourth ward-C- T. /
Mailman, VIM. Irving and John An +
derSOn-
Second precinct, Fourth ward-PeTy /
WysOng. A. I. Mobiles. James IUnd- 4
Quist-
In case six wards are made, it was /
decided that the Judges in the two
precincts Of the First and Fourth I
wards act as judges of their respective
wards.
The same polling places as used last
faIl viii be used