The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-04-12
IT'S LAST MEETING
THE OLD COUNCIL WINDS UP ITS
AFFAIRS.
Clark Keysor Elected Assessor on
the Twentieth BaIlot===$IO 900
Transferred to the Sinking Fund=--
Petition to Raise Saloon Licenses
Fails of Recognition.

a goodly audience was assembled in
the council chamber Saturday night
to witness the final proceedings Of the
present council, whose official term
expires tomorrow night.
All of the aldermen were present.
and Mayor Weaver presided.
A petition was received from Jack,
son street property owners asking that
the sidewalk width be increased from
ten to twelve feet between Front and
Second streets. The petition was
granted, and resolution adopted to
carry it into effect.
Louis Balzer applied for liquor
license.
The council approved the permit
for L. P. Hunts building on Second
street.
The ordinance committee present.
ed the sidewalk ordinance for it's Sec
,ond reading. This ordinance amends
ordinance Sc, so as to make the walk
overlap the curbing. The ordinance
was passed without objection.
Alderman Bashaw moved that a
sidewalk on the south side of Shaubut
street from Record to Byron streets,
be laid, according to the petition.
This was carried, as was also motion
for new walks on Willard street.
1t was voted to lease the West Man
kato hose house of @. E. Mailman at
SIS year.
The fire department committee re-
ported in favor of settling for Mr..
Burrell's house for S25, and this was
carried.
The committee on water works re-
ported in favor of laying over the
petition for water mains in West
Mankato, as the old council expires,
and it would hardly be fair to order
the work The same action was
taken in regard to the North Second
street extension.
City Attorney Young reported that
by law just passed the defect in the
city charter regarding condemning
sproperty,if there was any defect, has
been remedied.
The report of the board of public
works awarding the contract for the
Minnesota street grading to j. j.
Gill and H. A. Hurd for eight cents a
yard was approved.
The first annual report of the
public library board was read.
The report of Chief Yates for March
showed "a dodgers and ten arrests.
City Recorder Brown presented his
annual report for the year ending
March 31st, 1895.
A plat of James r. Cummings sub
division of parts of lots 9 and 10,
block "a, was received and referred tC
the street committee.
The following resolution was I'M
animously adopted:
'REsOLvED, That the thanks of
this council are extended to w. E
Young, city attorney, for his skill ano
success in defending the city against
damage suits"
Mayor Weaver added his vote to the
'sayes" and jokingly declared the
resolution ''lost."
: The bills were allowed, including
witness fees incurred in the trial of
the damage suits against the city.
Alderman Higgs stated that it had
been decided that the tax levy of las
fall was for the current year. He
moved that in accordance with the
charter, the balance of about'Sl0, 900 be
transferred from the interest fund to
the sinking fund.
Gen. Pope read the charter pro-
vision and said that if transferred,
the money must be used exclusively
for the purchase of bonds. 1t was a
question whether the charter provis-
ion would apply to all There is a
conflict in the charter in regard to
this as well as other matters. The
next bonds to come due will be in
October, 1899, and the money would
bring in OILY four or five per cent,
while the council would have to bor-
row that much at eight per cent.
Alderman Higgs said that the elo-
quent lobby was almost convincing,
but nevertheless the council must
follow the charter. 1t is not neces-
sary to let the money go on deposit,
as the bonds can be brought up and
cancelled now or other bonds purchas-
ed. The charter requires this.
City Attorney Young upheld Alder
man Higgs' position, quoting from
the charter to that effect. The city
bonds can be purchased at not more
than par, he said.
Gen. Pope said that Stephen Lamm