The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-04-27

favors horse in preference to steam
rollers.
A CREMATORY.
A proposition for a crematory was
received from the Dixon Sanitary
Cremation Co., of Vicksburg, Tenn,
for So, 900. to be paid in five certificates
of $1,000 each, bearing five per cent
interest, one to be payable each year
for the succeeding five years. The
crematory is to be completed within
sixty days after the contract has been
signed, and is to be guaranteed to DO
perfect work for one year.
Health Officer Jacoby called atten-
ton to the necessity for better sani-
tation, explaining the microbe ques-
ton. He urged that we must soon
come to cremation, and held that no
more favorable proposition could be
hoped for than the one presented. He
hoped that the council would take
favorable action on the matter. He
did not think that there was better
crematory than this Everybody whom
he had spoken to favored the idea.
He introduced Mr. Joy, agent of the
company.
Mr.. Joy produced a large
sized picture of his crematory
and explained it's workings. He an
swered number of questions, saying
that horse could be cremated in 10
minutes, and that the crematory
could be run to it's full capacity with
a ton and half of soft coal a day,
which would burn % tons ofgarbage.
III. p. Christensen was called on for
a few remarks and advocated the pro-
curing of a crematory. He was in
terested in seeing Mankato get to the
front. He thought that it would
save money and lives to have a Gre
matory.
Aid. Widell moved that the matter
be referred to the committee on
health, to be reported back at the
next meeting.
Health Officer Jacoby stated that
the board of health held meeting
Friday night and passed resolution
unanimously recommending that the
city buy crematory at once. The
city needs a crematory more than it
does other things.
The motion was carried after some
discussion, in which several Of the
aldermen expressed themselves as
personally favorable to the purchase
of a crematory The fear of a lack of
funds and of adverse criticism by the
public was expressed.
The nomination of Geo. M. Phillips
as chief engineer Of the fire depart
ment, Henry Fricke as first assistant,
and G. p. Williams as second assistant,
by the fire department, was confirmed
and the officers SO elected.
The annual report of Chief Phillips,
of the fire department, was received
and read, and also the recommends
tion of the fire department for a fire
alarm system, and they were referred
to the fire department committee.
The majority of the water COM
mittee reported in favor of extending
the, water mains on Front street from
Marshall street to Hubbell avenue.
Aid. Pitcher feared that the assess
ment along the slough could not be
collected, and that there would be
very few consumers.
Aid. Fowler stated that West Man
kato has had very little improve
ments, although it pays $1,000 in
saloon licenses, and other taxes.
City Attorney Young thought it
very doubtful whether the assessment
could be collected along the slough.
A motion by Aid. Peterson to lay
the mains was lost, to2.
REFUNDING BONDS.
The committee on ways and means
presented the following report: -
'The committee would recommend
that of the S01, 900 in bonds, S11 900 be
paid from the sinking fund and that
bonds be issued to refund the balance
of $4,000. We would also recon-
mend that sealed bids be received for
the bonds about Sept. 1st, the right
being reserved to reject any or all
bids. This would give sufficient time
to readvertise in case none of the bids
at the time were thought by the
council to be satisfactory We would
also recommend that bids be secured
on the bonds in three different ways,
as follows: On per cent, 2O-year
bonds; A per cent. 20-year bonds; on
4 per cent. 3O-year bonds"
This was adopted.
The board of public works reported
the sprinkling bids, and the award to
VIM. Page was confirmed, and the
bond with John Page ST.. and J. H..
Page as sureties, was approved.
On motion of Aid. Peterson. the
same district as last year was continu-
ed, with the addition of Washington
street, between Broad and Fourth.