The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-12-27
AN UNPLEASANT INCIDENT.
BLOWS GIVEN AT THE COUNCIL
MEETING.

positions to be PrOcured-AnOthel
Fire Alarm Box-No City Humane
Officer -rlore Care With City Elk.
Penditures.
All of the aldermen were present al
the meeting of the ouncil Saturday
and Vice President Petersen filed the
chair of the mayor in the absence OF
the latter.
A petition was received asking that
the width of the alley through block
65, Everett & 'McSweeney's plat, be
reduced from thirty to fifteen feet
1t is between Plum and Mulberry
streets, east of the Omaha railroad
track. Referred to the street com
mittee.
A petition signed by lib people was
received, asking that fire alarm boz
be put in at the city hall. 1t was
referred to the committee on fire de
partment to report at the present
meeting, and five minute recess
was taken. The committee brought
| in a favorable report, and the council
voted to buy box and place it in the
city hall.
Architect Gerlach appeared ano
showed the aldermen drawing of the
approaches.to the government builo
ing, and wanted to know whether the
alley could be graded down to mattel
the grade of the lot. The govern
| ment would then build stone curb
to mark the lot line, otherwise il
would build board fence, for there
| would be no exit. The matter was re
ferred to the street committee an6
city engineer.
Aid. Andrews offered a resolution
| caS ing for propositions on putting il
a combined lighting and street Ca
plant. to be received up to Saturday
Jan. 4th, and constituting the city
attorney, city engineer and city re
corder a committee to prepare ant
insert an advertisement for proposals
He said that The people wanted thu
matter settled.
Aid. Bradley did not see that an.
harm could be done, and some desir
able information could be obtained il
this way.
Aid. Zimmerman wanted to know
whether those answering the pro
posals would place figures on city AM
commercial lighting. If not, it woul'
cause as long delay as the Snow-Al
leman proposition.
Aid. Lille said that there wa
plenty of time to wait, as nothing
could be done in any event. II
| favored the idea.
Aid. Andrews said that the PROPOSE
lions should be on all the object
sought or none.
The resolution was unanimousl
adopted.
On motion of Aid. Andrews, tn
committee was instructed to tax
immediate action, Monday, if pos
sible.
City Recorder Smith explained VIII
he had not advertised under the me
tion adopted at the last meeting.
Aid. Bradley brought up the matte
of the city supporting a humane OFT
Ger. He said that this officer Oil
great good in many respects, coverin
a field not reached by the police, an
aiding the poor and suffering. IL
wanted to know whether the cit
could pay salary for the service o
the agent. The agent is a.great be
nefit to the city as well as to the Hu
name Society.
City Attorney Pau held that Their
was no authority to appoint pollc
outside of those provided for by tn
charter, which positions are alread
filed.
Aid. Zimmerman suggested tina
the park policeman act as humane OF
ficer during the winter months, as b.
draws S25 month.
Mr.. Pfau said that the mayor coult
appoint special policeman for
special purpose when necessary
There is no emergency to authoriz
the appointment of humane ofhce
with police power and city pay.
The matter was left in the hand
of the city attorney to look up fuI
Their and report at the next regula
meeting.
The ordinance committee reported
favorably upon an amendment TO tn
fire ordinance extending 1.-The mr.
limits from Rock to Vine street. Tn
amendment had its first reading, bn'
rules were suspended and the amend
ment passed it's second reading ant
was enacted.
The fire department committee re
ported that it had purchased hool