The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-04-28
w, e. Young Chosen City Attor-
ney--Some Appointments rIade
--MOre Nightwatchmen
Wanted,
The North Front Street Hill Inn
prOvement to Be Continued
Meetings Saturday Even
ingS, Hereafter.

2 SulU OF Jne meeting, owing to Jh
e election of city attorney and some an
e ticipated appointments by the mayor
? and large audience was present.
The rules Of the previous council
were then read and adopted O.
amended. 1t was decided to have the
, council meet on the first and thirC
Saturday nights of each month. Thi!
change was made as Saturday night
convenienced the aldermen better
than Monday nights, the time of the
meetings heretofore.
An additional rule was adopted that
no special meeting shall be held unless
all Of the members have been formal
ly notified, a written notice to be left
at the house of each alderman, at
least thirty hours before the time OF
the meeting.
Several trifiing changes were made
to several sections.
The election of city attorney was
then proceeded with.
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and this was seconded by Aid. Higgs.
Aid. Fowler nominated B. D. Smith.
Aids. Peterson and Fowler were ap-
pointed tellers.
A formal ballot was taken, resulting
as follows:
w. E. Young, 4.
B. d. Smith, 2.
Mr.. Young was declared elected for
the ensuing two years.
A petition for a sidewalk along the
east side of Fourth street from Main
to Mulberry streets was received and
referred to the street committee.
The following petition was then re-
ceive1:
We, the undersigned citizens and
taxpayers, do hereby pray your honor
able body to take some action regard
ing the service pipes leading from the
water main to the curb. We believe
it to your interest to own and control
such pipes and shut off and have uni
form and permanent piping, thus
avoiding the streets being torn up at
all seasons of the year. We believe
it would add to the consumption of
water, better service, thus enabling
us to pave our streets in a permanent
way should we desire to do so. This
was signed by 70 property owners. 1t
was referred to the water committee
A petition for opening east end of
Clark street was received and referred
to the street committee.
Protests against sprinkling por
tiOn of w. Front street, and Broad
street from Washington to Rock
streets were received, and were laid
over until the sprinkling district is
established by the council.
The annual report of Chief Phillips,
of the Fire Department, was read.
The report of the annual meeting
of tho department. was also received |
and the recommendations as to officers
were confirmed by the council.
The Board of Public Works report
ed that it had awarded the contract
for street sprinkling to VIM. Page, Jr.
az q cents per 100 feet per week, and
80 cents per 100 feet per week for
overhaul. The contract, with ohnPage
Sr. and John Page Jr., as sureties, was
presented. The award was accepted
and the bond approved.
The Board recommended that the
Fifth street sewer be constructed, the
cost to be S7,412, of which $4,000 Can
De assessed upon the property benefit
ed. The petition for the sewer did
not contain the signatures of a major
ty of the property owners. Referred
10 the sewer committee, there being a
protest against the sewer on file.
The monthly report of the city
treasurer was received. There is now
40 fund overdrawn, and there is S474.-
3 in the current fund, according to a
from the city recorder.
There is now $11 900 borrowed temper
.rilY from the banks.
Matt Simon appeared before the
ouncil and complained Of an excava-
ion 20X1S feet and feet deep on the ,
Extension of Mulberry street. 1t was ,
Explained by the city engineer that it ,
vas an excavation for the new hose I
louse. Referred to the street COM !
nittee. :
The bond of w. III. Shepard for
10000, as city treasurer, was approx ;
d. /.
A petition was received for a side -.
7alk along both sides of Vine street :
rom Front to Sixth streets. Referred :
0 the street committee.
Aids. Higgs, Fowler and Peterson
,ere appointed a committee to fix the !
alarles of city officers. They pre-
ented report which was adopted, as :
blows:
Chief of police. $50 per month.