The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-08-21

Mayor Weaver presided over the adj
journed meeting of the council last
night, and all of the aldermen were
present, except Aid Zimmerman.
A liquor license was granted to
Henry Dreher, 327 S. Front street,
and enc to Richard Peterson, 100 S.
Front street. The latter's bond with
Fritz Westhoff and n. Peterson as
sureties was approved.
The matter Of the vacation of por-
tion of sc" street for Omaha railway
right of way purposes was then taken
up. Il is on the south side of the
main track, between lot four, block
four, Cummings addition, on one side,
and lots five, six and seven, block
four, on the other side. A resolution
Yacating the street was unanimously
adopted The road owns the property
on both sides of the street vacated.
a petition for cross walk across
side of Poplar street was received
and referred to the street committee.
An application for liquor license
was received from S. r. Snow, of The
Saulpaugh. Sept 9Th was set as the
day of hearing.
Aid. Andrews said that the new
telephone company is at work and
will want to locate the poles before
She next meeting. He moved that
the matter be referred to
the street committee with power to
act, with the city engineer. This
was carried.
Ala. Andrews brought up the hos
pital sewerage and spoke of its great
need. The engineer had made an es-
innate, and in order to have some de-
finite action taken, he moved that the
matter be referred to the sewer
committee with instructions to re-
port at the next meeting. This went
through without opposition.
Aids. Andrews and Bradley spoke
Of the previous action of the council
in regard to the curbing
and guttering of S. Front street from
Liberty to Byron streets. Aid. Brad
ley thought that the work was order
ed to Byron street. Recorder Brown
said that the records showed that the
work was only ordered to Liberty.
Aid. Bradley spoke of the dog nui-
Sance, and said that the mayor should
be given authority to appoint dog
catcher.
Mayor Weaver said that the ordi-
nance would have to be amended.
Aid. Lille did not see how the city
could kill dog that tax had been
paid on. Aid. Bradley held that the
city had the right to restrict the dog
nuisance.
Aid. Lille said that he would not
favor paying more to dog catchers
than the license brings.
Aid Bradley said that he favored
dog catchers anyway. The dogs
scare teams, and bite the legs of BIZ
cycle riders. Only today several
ladies almost had a runaway on ac-
eOunt of dogs.
Aid. Lille asked if a dog with a
tag on would have more respect for
team than if he had no tag on.
Mayor Weaver said that there was
no way to enforce the ordinance.
City Attorney Pau thought that
the present ordinance would cover
the case, but said that he would look
it up and report at the next meeting.
Aid. Adams remarked loosely that
she enforcement of the ordinance
would be hardship to some, as one
family in his neighborhood raises dogs
TO sell at % cents each. There are
more,dogs there than human beings.
ThiS,led Aid. Bradley to say that
he knew of house where there were
seventeen children and thirteen dogs,
and more coming.
Aid. Lille asked that some alder
man Introduce an ordinance reauir.
ing people to keep their cats at home,
as cats bothered him more than dogs.
A few bills were allowed, including
one for SIS to Walter Fowler for tind-
ing the body of Issacson by diving fol-
It,
The council passed resolution con.
demning a sidewalk south of the
Nicollet house and ordering a walk
built on the south side of Main street
back of The Saulpaugh in front of
land owned by the Milwaukee road.
Adjourned.