The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-11-13
The Bradley Bill.

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Aid. Lille referred to VIM. Bradley's
bill and said that he would never vote
again for any such bill where there
was a question of it's legality. He
didn't want to be accused of this, and
wanted the matter Strengthened out.
DR.. Jacoby said that Mr.. Bradley's
bill was eXorbitant even if he was
doing the work. He had always under
stood that the head of department
was the one TOT approve bill of the
department. r. @. Becker had been
appointed by the mayor as health and
plumbing inspector, and this was con-
firmed by thescouncil. 1t was intend
ed that he should do the active work,
and the board ofshealth has recognize
ed him. Mr.. Bradley was told that
his services would not be longer
needed. When Mr.. Becker was ap-
pointed, the matter was all talked
over and understood by the council.
If the council desires to pay Mr..
Bradley as an independent inspector
for adoing Anothing, it can do so.
Mr.. Bradley did not appear at the
meeting of the health board last
night.
Aid. Bradley said that his brother
had been appointed by the:mayor and
and his salary fixed. The board of
health recognizes, Mr.. Becker! and
takes the authority to throw out the
mayors appointee. There is a con-
f1ict as to which has the right. If the
mayor has the right,shis appointee
cannot'be supplanted by the board. If
the mayor has not, then the board
probably may have.
. City Attorney Pau read the section
of the charter applying. Mayor
Weaver said that when the case came
up last spring it was understood that
Mr.. Bradley should be sthe active in
spector. Aid. Bradley said that the
council had voted unanimously to
recognize his brother as the active in
spector.
DR.. Jacoby said that last spring Mr..
Bradley had been asked to resign but
declined. 1t was desired to get more
competent man and also to save the
city expense by combining the offices
of health and plumbing inspector.
This had all been talked over by the
council and was understood at the
time. In carrying this out, the mayor
made the appointment and the coun-
Gil confirmed it.
City Attorney Pau said that the
board of health cannot displace one of
it's own members. The council fixes
salaries. The mayor would have au-
thority to designate the one active
member of the board provided for by
the charter.
DR.. JacOby said that there was
plan on foot to have him prefer
charges against Mr.. Bradley in order
to get rid of him, and he did not pro-
pose to get his foot into it. He had
talked with the mayor and others.
The easiest course had been pursued.
The decision of the council will be
abided by, and if Mr.. Bradley is the
active Inspector there will be a great
deal less efficiency in the way the
work isnperformed.
Aid. Petersen said that he and the
other aldermen did not know about
this matter and it was DR.. Jacobys
own makeup. The council had talked
of having the president of the board
of public works plumbing inspector.
Aid. Bradley also disclaimed
knowledge of such an understanding
as DR.. Jacoby claimed was the case.
DR.. Jacoby asked by what authority
the council had paid Mr.. Bradley as
health inspector during the last few
months. Without attempting to
answer this question, a motion to ad-
journ was sprung and carried.