The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-10-27
BOARD OF TRADE.
The Proposed Purchase of a new
Pump COnsidered-The U. S.
Senate Urged to do
something.

IQo DOdru Oh UrdUo meeUlDR LHlS
morning was quite interesting.
A formal acknowledgment of the
resolution concerning the use of Ohio
stone in the Univerity building was
received from Gov. Nelson of the
board of regents.
A copy Of the resolutions adopted
by the Boston board of trade, regard
ing the condition of things in the
United States senate was received.
A communication was received
from firm asking as to the prospect
for erecting suitat lie building and
forming stock company with
capital Of $20.0O0 to $4,000 in this
city for the manufacture of reed
organs and pianos and to handle
musical instruments of all kinds. The
board did not look upon the matter
with favor.
Gen. E. M. Pope, from the trans
portation committee, reported that
the railroad companies decline to
make any further reduction on the
coal rate than That which they have
already offered. The committee is
preparing to go ahead.
Jno. N. Hall brought up the pro-
posed purchase of new pump by the
council. He did not think that it
was the duty of the city to FURNISH
water for sprinkling lawns unless it
properly reimbursed. He did not be-
lieve that the city needs another
pump at this time.
James S hOemaker states that the
city must have another pump before
another year. There is very little
waste of water, but it could not all
be stopped unless meter was put IN
to each house. Next year, unless
there is another pump, lawn
sprinkling will probably be stopped.
Rates will be advanced in any case.
Geo. x. Brett stated that he believ-
ed that the city needs another
pump and thought that it would be
good policy to buy one with a suffi-
Gent capacity for some time to come.
Gen. e. M. Pope thought that the
council had made mistake in dis.
pensing with The water inspector. Nc
city officer earns 1.-THE of salary as
much as the water inspector would
If he could inspect sewer connections
in houses he would do still more good
The board of public works has nc
back bone or it would follow out the
charter, which provides for the turn.
ing off OF the water where a consumer
violates the charter. The board OF
public works has done what it could
TO reduce expenses 10 the city, but
the council has done nothing
No salaries have been reduced
and no officers dispensed with, but
what has been done has been in the
improvement fund alone.
w. M. Farr thought it the duty OF
the city to furnish water to property
owners for lawn sprinkling purposes.
AS much good can be done for a city
by nice lawns as by well kept street:
or good houses. Very few of the pro
perty owners sprinkle their lawns the
full time they are entitled, to.
Mr.. Hall took the ground that it is
no more the duty of the city to fur
nish water for lawn sprinkling thar
it is for it to build houses. Three
fourths of the people have no lawns.
IL. Z. Christensen stated that the
lawns do not get too much water. We
need another pump for fire protection
He moved that the board recon memo
to the council that it purchase new
pump Immediately, but subsequently
withdrew this motion.
Mr.. Hall took the ground that i
the city had four pumps that it would
be as reasonable to say that if they al
broke down at the same time there
would be no fire protection, as to say
that if both sides of the city pump
Mr.. Hubbard's pump and the fibre
ware pump were to break down at tn,
same time there would be no fire pro
lection.
M. G.. Willard offered the followin,
resolutions, which were unanimousI,
adopted:
WHEREAS, All business interes
are being hampered or destroyed b.
, the continued monetary Stringency
daily causing the loss OF millions tt
productive industry, and threatening
the families of labOrerS with great suf
fering and even starvation the coming
winter, and
WHEREAS, 1t is the general belle
that the speedy repeal of the so-calleC
Sherman Silver Purchase Law, would
at once restore confidence and great.
relieve the present dangerous finan
cial situation, and
) WHEREAS, After due consideration
and exhaustive debate upon the sub
ject, majority of the United State
, senate favors such repeal, but is de
, tered from action by the contention
, that majority cannot exercise it,
j constitutional right to vote, while
j f1libustering minority opposes, there
; fore
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