The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-04-12
PFAU and PETERSON.
The First is Elected City
| Attorney and the Lat
ter Vice-President
{ of the Council.
MIR. PeterSon'S Election
! the Result of a Com
( promise, Breaking
I a Tie Vote.
Mayor Weaver Gives His
Inaugural, and After
wards Appoints His
Committees.
The New Council Gets
INTO the Harness and
Starts the Legislative
Mill Grinding.

The new council startedin Tuesday
night and transacted considerable
business, electing city attorney and
organizing with vice-president and
standing committees. The council
hall was packed with an interested
crowd of spectators, who were anxious
to see the new council start in.
Through the experience of Mayor
Weaver and Aids. Peterson, Himmel-
man and Bradley the council began
its grind without any friction. Every
thing moved on as usual, and one
would hardly know that it was the
first meeting of the council.
Mayor Weaver presided at the meet
ing and all of the aldermen were pres
ent, as follows: Aids. Adams Peter
son, Zimmerman, Andrews, Bradley
and Lille. City Attorney Young
was at his post of duty, and Ex-City
Recorder Brown acted as recorder,
while Recorder Smith caught on
very rapidly.
The minutes of the last meeting
of the old council were read and ap-
proved.
Mayor Weaver read an address to
the council, of some length, which
was received with applause.
The council then proceeded to con-
slider set of rules, the recorder read
ing the rules under which the old
council acted.
Aid. Peterson moved that the rules
of the. old council be adopted, and this
was carried without opposition. This
leaves the of night meeting Saturday
night.
Mayor Weaver stated that he did
not want to be obliged to cast any
vote on any ties during the coming
two years. If there are any intricate
, sauestions, it would be better to take
a recess for five minutes and settle
the matter among the aldermen. 1t
is unpleasant for the mayor to settle
such questions.
The election of vice-president was
taken up and AID Bradley nominated
Aid Andrews. Aid. Zimmerman
nominated "the oldest alderman in
the council, and the one who for the
past four years has been on the side of
the people" Aid Peterson.
Seven ballots were taken, and the
result was tie in each case. The
>yoting was then dropped for time.
Mayor Weaver announced the stand
ing committees for the ensuing two
years, as follows:
Claims and Accounts-Alds. Him
melman, Andrews, Adams.
Ways and Means-Alds. Peterson,
Bradley, Andrews.
Streets, Alleys and Grades Aids
Andrews, Zimmerman, Bradley.
Health-Alds. Andrews, Lille,
Adams.
Fire Department-Alds. Bradley,
Peterson, Zimmerman.
Markets-Alds. Lille, Peterson,
Adams.
Taxes-Alds. Adams, Zimmerman,
Andrews.
Printing Bradley, Andrews,
I Zimmerman.
I License Aids. Adams, Peterson,
Lille.
Hospital-Alds. Lille, Bradley,
Peterson.
Building and City Property Aids.
Adams, Bradley, Peterson.
Water Works-Alds. Andrews,
Adams, Lille.
Bradley, Zimmerman.
Sewers-Alds. Zimmerman, Adams,
Bradley.
Ordinance-Alds. Andrews, Lille,
Adams.
Parks-Alds. Peterson, Zimmerman,
Lille.
An informal ballot was then taken
on a city attorney to succeed Mr..
Young, and resulted as follows:
III. L. Schmitt, 3.
w. n. Plymat, 1.
j. A. Flittie, 1.
Q. o. Daley, /.
A formal ballot resulted:
Schmitt, 2.
Plymat, L.
Daley, 2.
Pau, L.
The second resulted:
Schmitt, /.
Pau, 3.
Plymat, 2.
The third ballot resulted:
Z Pau, 4,
Schmitt, l.
Plymat, 1.
Mr.. Pfa1 was declared elected, and