The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-07

Mayor Weaver presided at Gne meet
ing of the council Saturday night,
and all of the aldermen were present.
A petition asking for special cleo
tion TO vote bonds for the construc-
tion of water mains on Agency hill
was received, and was referred to
the water committee, to report at
the meeting.
A petition was received asking that
a street be opened and graded from
the end of Woodland avenue, eighty
rods to Mound avenue, the same to be
thirty feet wide. Referred to the
street committee.
n. Kleinschmidt asked to have his
saloon license changed from 3O6 to BIZ
n. Front street. City Attorney
Pau said that such things had been
done by the council, but that he knew
no law for it. No action was taken.
The license committee reported in
favor Of granting liquor license to
Philip Lambert upon his payment OF
$500 into the city treasury.
Aid Petersen asked whether the
license fee was $500 or $1,000.
Aid. Bradley objected to motion
which was made to carry the report
into effect, as the proper documents
had been received showing that the
city has over 10000 population. The
city attorney had decided that
licenses hereafter must be $1,000. 1t
would be oys' play to pass the mo-
ton.
Aid. Petersen held that the notice
mad not been legally served on the
council, as it should have been sent
to the mayor and by him communi-
Gated to the council. AS a second
ground of objection, he questioned
whether the last census had been
properly taken, as the newspapers
had each evening announced the re-
suit of the count, while the law pro-
yides that the enumeratorS should
tell no one. Every organization had
then done all it could to exc out the
population, as there was a scare at
one time lest the population should
fall below 10000. A party of Is or Is
campers, horse traders, had been
counted in the First ward, which the
newspapers had jubilated over. He
did not think that the census had
been fairly taken.
Mayor Weaver stated that he had
received letter from the Attorney
General, holding that as soon as the
census figures were turned over to
the public printer the report was Of
ficially promulgated. The matter
had been turned over to the printer.
City Attorney Pau held that if the
city had been notified, that was suf
icient, and that the minimum Ii
cense fee would be 81, 900.
Aid. Bradley saw no use in going
against the law.
Finally Aid. Adams changed his
motion so as to place the figure at
$1,000, and this was unanimously car
ried. The bond, signed by Jno. f.
Meagher and w. G. Hoerr, was ap-
proved.
A petition for the extension of the
alley in block one, COMMUNICATIONS,
through lot four was received and re-
ferred to the street committee.
The council took a recess for the
water committee to consider the
Agency hill petition. The committee
reported in favor of calling special
election providing majority of the
residents or property owners within
certain limits shall petition for
mains to furnish a reasonable service,
and providing majority of them
agree to take water
Aid. Andrews said that the COM
mittee had been considering the mat
ter carefully. Although there was
great objection in the lower districts
of the city, the petition had 1853 names
and required notice at the hands of
the council.
Aid. Petersen moved that the
report be accepted and that special
election to vote bonds, to be held
March oath, be called.
1t was thought best to change this,
and Aid. Peterson changed his motion
to accept the report, and to adopt
resolution at the next meeting call
ing an election, if the. conditions in
the report are carried out.
Aid. Bradley said that petition
composed of names picked up every
where is not worth anything. The
petition should be signed by the bona
tde property owners. The matter
should also be looked into and the
cost estimated. The city engineer
should submit an estimate to the
council before any action is taken.
Aid. Hinmelman said that the ex-
pense of the election would be only
$3.50 to $500 anyway. If the property
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