The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-10-21
Aid. Hubbard stated that he would

Aid. Peterson did not see the use o
another committee. If Mr.. Hubbard
is not satisfied with the report to
night he should say so.
Mayor Willard reappointed the same
committee, Aids. Fowler, Longin
and Peterson.
An electric light was ordered placed
at the corner Of Sixth street ant
Thompson's creek.
The Board of Public Works was in
structed to put in stone cross walk
from the Savings National Bank cor
ner both south and east.
The committee on ways and mean
recommended the following tax lev.
for next year:
Current fund, $500
| Interest, 12,S40
| Road fund, 0,160
Park fund, 1000
| Sinking fund, 1850
s35, 900
This is about $l,7OO less than last
year, and was adopted.
The Board of Public Works report
ed the awarding the Silver Ravine
road grading contract to Jno. Mccall
for S1,649. The contract was approved
The Board reported the awarding tC
John Johnson of the contract for curb
ing and guttering Second street from
Liberty to Cherry. Approved.
The Board reported that it had re-
iected all bids for the Byron and Plea
SAINT street sewer as being too high
for the property to pay the assessment.
Accepted.
Pres. Swan explained that the work
should be done in connection with the
whole of Byron street.
The Board reported in favor of i'm
proving Glenwood avenue and Warren
street from Broad to Beach the cul-
vert to cost 81 PAP and the grading ST.
$50. OF this S400 can be assessed upon
the property benefited. About 5000
yards of dirt must be moved, which
will be taken from the side of the
road. The report was accepted and
the matter was referred back to the
Board to do the work. A profile of
the grade was accepted.
A number of bills were allowed, in
Guiding $711.20 to John Mahowald as
the balance due him on the Lincoln
street sewer contract.
SERIOUS CHARGES.
DR.. J. A. Hlelcher appeared before
the council and made the following
charges against DR.. G. f. Warner,
health officer.
First, that he had made an impro-
per quarantine at the NicOllet House.
Second, That he had not CONSPICUOUS
]y posted placards in his own cases Of
contagious diseases, namely at the
Nicollet House.
Third, That he had allowed public
funerals when the dead had died of
contagious diseases.
Fourth, That he had not placarded
certain houses having contagious dis
eases, namely at Moore'S On Fifth
street, and at Bowers on Seventh
street.
Fifth, That he had used his Office
to gain his own personal ends.
He asked that these be inves tigated
and if found true that DR.. Warner be
removed from office.
Mayor Willard informed him that
the charges must be made in writing,
as they were of a most serious charac-
ter.
Aid. Peterson moved that the Board
of Public Works eXpend 5000 on North
Front street in cutting down the hill.
He had been vainly asking the Board
to do it all summer.
Engineer Haynes stated that the
Board intended to do the work as soon
as possible.
Hans Johnson appeared before the
council and urged that the work be
done. The motion was adopted
The following were declared voting
places for the November election:
First ward -Maxfeld & Coughlan's
office.
Second ward-Jno. Salfer's butcher
shop.
Third ward-City hall.
Fourth ward Mills building, sos
S. Front st.
Fifth ward-Mill's building, 705 S.
Front st.
Sixth ward-Fire house.
Mayor Willard stated that he bad
been served with summons In the
case of L. Dutton against the city for
$500, damage as heretofore stated
in these columns.
The council adjourned.