The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-11-11
THE CITY FATHERS.
DR.. Hielscher Presents His Charges
Against DR.. Warner. In
Writing.
The Council INDUCES In Its Regular
Semi Monthly Wrangle.

The regular meeting of council Mon.
day night was presided over by Mayor
Willard, and all the aldermen were
present.
A petition signed by thirty adjacent
property owners was received asking
that Willard street be opened between
State and Front streets, by the dump
ing of manure there. This was grant
ed, but not until several aldermen
had expressed their wonder that peo-
pie would desire manure to be dump
ed about their property.
A petition was received asking that
grade of East Hickory street be es-
tablished. Referred to the Board of
Public Works.
Eighteen North Mankatoites' petit
toned for an arc light to be placed at
the north end Of the bridge.
Mayor Willard thought question
would arise as to the right of the
council to place light outside of the
city limits.
Mr.. Wheeler stated that if the light
could not be placed at the north end
of the bridge, they would be satisfied
to have it over the center of the chan
mel.
1t was voted to put the light at the
center of the bridge.
A petition was received asking that
the water mains be extended up Clark
street from Parsons to Fifth. Refer
red to the water committee.
DR.. ]. A. Hielscher brought the fol-
lowing charges in writing against DR..
G. f. Warner, city health officer:
To the Honorable common council
of the city of Mankato:
The undersigned, practicing ply
stefan of the city of Mankato, MIMI,
hereby brings and presents the fol-
lowing charges against DR.. G. f. War
ner, public health officer Of the said
city. and prays that the same be in
vestigated by your honorable body.
First:-That the said DR.. @. F. War
ner now is and for the year last past
has been a practicing physician of the
city of Mankato, and during all the
said time has been public health Of
ficer of said city.
Second:-That on or about the 4th
day of October, A. D., 1892, the said
DR.. c. f. Warner had charge and at
tended as Isuch practicing physician
a case of contagious disease at No.
$40 n. Front street, in said city of
Mankato, and then and there as such
health officer had full knowledge and
notice Of the existence CT such con-
tagious disease. That it was then
and there the duty of said DR.. G. f.
Warner as such health officer. imposed
by law, to properly quarantine, as re-
quiTed by law the aforesaid premises,
and to post or cause to be posted the
placard required by law in a conspicu-
Gus place and manner on said premis-
es That the said DR.. G. F. Warner
then and there wholly failed to prop
erlyquarantine said premises, unlaw-
fully and improperly allowed various
and divers persons to pass in and out
Of said premises at their pleasure.
thereby endangering the public health
That the said DR.. G. F. Warner then
and there wholly failed to post or
or have posted proper placards in a
CONSPICUOUS place or manner on said
premises, but did post or have posted
such placard in an inconspicious place
on said premises, to-wit: on or near a
side door On the alley or driveway run
ming along the side of said premises,
and not where the same could be seen
from the main street or sidewalk run
ming along the front of said premises,
where the public habitually travel.
Third:-That on or about August
18th, 1892, the said DR.. G. F. Warner
had and attended as such physician a
case of contagious disease at No. 917
n. Fifth street, in said city Of Man.
kato, which then and there termina-
ted fatally That the said DR.. War
ner then and there having full knowl-
edge and notice of said disease, and as
such health officer being then and
there under the same duties as afore-
said did unlawfully permit various
and divers persons to pass in and out
of the building on said premises con-
tanning such contagious disease, and
there allow and permit public funer-
al of said diseased person.
Fourth:-That on or about Aug.
10Th, 1892, there was case of.conta-
gious disease at the residence Of Mr..
J. Bauer at Noon North Seventh
street in said city which terminated
fatally on or about Sept. 3rd, 1892.
That the said DR.. Warner, as such
health officer, had full knowledge and
notice of such case of contagious dis
ease and of such death. That the
said Dr. Warner then and there failed
to have such premises properly quar-
antined or placarded, and then and
tbara xUrOnUful1v a1louod aud hermit