The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-11-27

at the meeting of the council Satur-
day night, in the absence of Mayor
Weaver, and all of the aldermen were
present.
Applications for liquor licenses
were received from Geo. II. H9rr
and Otto Mann, and the date for
hearing was set for Dec. 9Th.
A letter was received from A. r.
Starkey, of St. Paul, who had sewer
contract in 1894, asking to be relieved
of any further liability for damages of
any kind. The matter was referred to
the city attorney
Aid Adams, for the committee on
city property, recommended that the
city library be heated by means of
steam pipes extending from the city
hall heating plant. The committee
had secured three bids, S24O, 5000 $193
On motion of Aid. Andrews, the re-
port was accepted and the committee
authorized to award the contract to
the lowest responsible bidder.
~ The matter of sidewalk on Lin
coin street being in the street was
brought up, and City Attorney Pfau
said that he would institute suit to
have the walk put back. The matter
was left in his hands with proper in
structions to go ahead.
President Burgess said that City
Treasurer Williams had collected
SO, 397 on water rents for the six
months ending May 1st, and that
only half a dozen bills are unpaid,
aggregating not over S25.
Aid. Andrews remarked that it was
good report and showed efficient
work.
The health committee received fur
ther time to report upon the bills for
collecting garbage. Aid. Zimmerman
said that Mr.. Lang holds that the
bill is correct, and has never been
ordered to stop work, Health Off
Ger Jacoby to the contrary notwith-
two ought to fight it out, and sug-
gested that they meet with the COM
mittee.
The ordinance to prohibit gamb-
ling and gambling hous es pastsed it's
first and second readings and was
enacted.
Aids. Andrews and Peterson re-
marked that nickle in the slot ma
chimes were not included in the list
of gambling devices given in the
ordinances.
Aid. Zimmerman remarked that
these machines are ''only used at
church fairs, anyway"
City Attorney Pfau thought that
nickle in the slot machines were in
cluded under the clause, land other
devices" All kinds of gambling
whatever and all devices for the pur-
pose are prohibited. The ordinance
covers substantially the state law, so
that persons could be convicted in
the city Immediately instead of wait
ing for the grand jury under the state
law.
The health ordinance was taken up
and it's second reading begun.
Aids. Peterson and Lille objected
to the ordinance on the ground that
the health committee has been left
no authority.
City Attorney Pau explained that
the new ordinance is Identical with
the old one except for correct
ions of technical nature to make it
conform with the present city
charter.
The two aldermen did not want the
health board to have full power, as it
might be partial in it's acts, as they
claimed it had been in years past.
Aid. Zimmerman thought that the
health board ought to have no right
to make contracts without the know
ledge of the council, as it had done.
Mr.. Pfau said that the board
had no right to make contracts,
but could make orders and rules.
Contracts have to be made by the
council.
Aids. Zimmerman and Lille want
ed clause to this effect in the ordi-
nance, SO that the board and other
people would know it in black and
white.
Mr.. Pfau thought this superfluous
and utterly useless, but said that he