The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-12-22
CITY COUNCIL.
The Paving of a Portion of Front
Street Considered and the
b. of P. b. will lnveSti-
gate.
Aid Higgs Scores the administration
for Paying Bills Before They
are Considered by the
Council.

The regular meeting OF Jne couh-
col was held Saturday night, Mayor
Weaver presiding and all of the alder
men present.
A petition was received from Mich
Welter asking that an alley be open
ed in block As. He has no way to get
TO his house. except by such an alley.
Referred to the board of public works.
An application for saloon license
was received from Philip Malzahm'
and Jan. 9th was set as the day for a
hearing,
Geo. Constance applied for the office
of wood inspector.
Aid. Bashaw thought that all pro-
duce. such as hay, etc. ought to be In
spected.
Aid. Riggs argued that inspection
is useless as the wood is sold by the
load and not by the cord. He moved
that the application be laid on the
table. and the vote stood three TO
three. Ayes Aids. Higgs, Fowler and
Pitcher: Nays Aids. Bashaw. Peter
son and Widell. The mayor voted
"aye"
Aid. Fowler moved that the ordl-
nance committee prepare an ordinance
to provide for the inspection OF COAL
hay and wood. Carried.
The liquor license bond of Otto
Mann, with W. G. Herr and Clement
Schroeder as sureties, was accepted
and license ordered granted on the
payment of $500.
Aid. Riggs stated that he had been
unable to secure full meeting or the
light committee and the light men,
and asked until the next meeting TO
report.
Aid. Pitcher thought that the COM
pany is furnishing better light, but
Mayor Weaver did not think so, eX-
cept that the globes are cleaned, ana
did not think that the company could
furnish more power.
Aid. Bashaw, from the street COM
mittee, recommended that the extern
tion of Willard street be referred to
the board of public works, and that
more time be given it regarding the
grading OF North Second street. Both
were carried out.
City Attorney Young stated that
the suit of Flanagan against the city
had been settled for 800 if the council
was so disposed.
On motion of Aid. Fowler an order
for 500 was directed to be drawn in
favor of the city attorney, to settle
the case Aids. Riggs and Peterson
voted against the motion, but after
wards changed their vote to AYE"
after the matter had been talked
over.
Aid. Bashaw stated that he would
like to have beginning made in
paving Front street, taking four or
five blocks in the business portion of
the CITY, He would have all connec-
tions made first.
1t was stated that under the charter
property owners could not be forced
to make connections or pay for them
until they desire to use them.
Aid. Riggs moved that the board
of public works investigate the feas-
Utility and advisability Of paving a
portion OF Front street next summer
and report at the next meeting. This
was unanimously carried.
Mayor Weaver stated that no fur
ther salaries will be paid until au-
dited
Two old bills, one for the inspection
of the opera house walls, $50, and Mr..
and Mrs. Rosebrook's salary, S240,
which were paid months ago, were
brought before the council.
On motion of Aid. Pitcher the sal
aries of the two people in charge Of
the hospital were made $50 per month
for their services. Mr.. and Mrs
Rosebrook's bill was then allowed.
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spection of the opera house walls was
passed, Aid. Higgs voting mo"
Aid. Higgs stated that he would
not vote for a bill unless he thought
it was right. He would not vote to
pay $50 to a man for three or four
hours work. The bill ought not to
have been paid, and ought to have
been brought before the council be-
fore it was paid. If it had come be-
fore the council then it might not
have been passed. 1t was paid by
those who had no right to pay it. He
thought that hereafter bills
should be brought before the council
and not paid and then brought in
months afterwards.
Aid. Pitcher stated that he was in
doubt whether the owner CT the opera
house ought not to have paid the
bill.