The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-23
NO CITY ATTORNEY OR VICE.
PRESIDENT ELECTED.
The Council Cast Many Intellectual
BaliOts--Plymat and Pau Jr. Lead
For City Attorney--Mayor Pfau
Reviews the Financial Condition of
the City and Urges Economy
Standing Committees Announced
No Other Appointments nade.

my Oh d Vl~ce-pTeSluelG ana ClUy dUUOr-
ney Saturday night as on the pre-
vious Wednesday night. After many
ballots had been cast and it was ap-
parent that the aldermen could not
get together, the election was post
poned two weeks. A large number of
spectators were present.
The meeting was called to order by
Mayor Pau, and all Of the aldermen
were present. After the minutes had
been read, Mr.. Pau said that while
ne was not an expert book-keeper and
did not pretend to understand every
feature of the city treasurer's reports,
he did understand n thing, and that
was that the City is behind 1913, 255 to-
day, not counting about $1,000 back
accounts. To meet this, the city
would receive $50, 900 or on about June
LIST from the tax levy, but this would
not be enough to wipe out the in
debtedness. During the year the fol-
lowing receipts could be safely count
ed upon:
Municipal court receipts. IS 9O0.O O
saloon licenses. ........... 10000 90
Other licenses. ............ 300.O 90
Water collections. ......... 5000. 90
levy. ........... e., 3O,OOO.O %
Local improvements. ..|.... 10000
This makes a total of sgoout $50, 900.
In the figures given, vne saloon Ii
censes are placed So, 600 less tina n last
year, and the water collections a little
less. The local improvements may
foot up $4,000. Against these receipts,
the city will have to pay out 1880,
not including the street work monthly
pay roll, which this last year
amounted to over 81, ZOO. This latter
can be reduced to S. 1000 and must be.
If any reduction in expenses is made
the coming year, aside from the fixed
expenses, the expenditures will at
best be limited to $1,000 or $4,000
aside from the pay roll. If the pay
ments car be kept down to this, the
city will be able to reduce it's floating
Indebtedness about $40, 600. 1t is our
duty to do this and get rid of this
debt as soon as possible. Be cautious
and make no contracts or indebted
ness that you don't have to, and you
will be able to do this.
Engineer Haynes said that the
board of public works had awarded
the sprinkling contract to VIM. Page
his bid of fifteen cents per hundred
feet per week. The formal report was
presented later by the board and it
was approved. 1t developed that MI.
Page had not yet signed the contract,
but this will be presented at the next
meeting.
The bond of G. P. Williams as city
treasurer, for $4,000, with W. G..
S. Lamm, L. A. Under, Jno.
+. Meagher and Jno. H. Ray as sure
lies, was received and approved.
W. E. Young appeared before the
council and asked that the grade of
jhe sidewalk in front of his house on
Clark street be raised a foot above
The center Of the street, so as to pre-
a number Of trees. He present.
ID a resolution to so establish the
trade on the south side of the street
between Byron and Center streets.
The matter was referred to the new
treet committee.
Aid. Bradley moved that the coun-
Ill proceed to elect a vice president
nd city attorney in the order named,
nd this was carried.
Ten ballots were taken on vice
resident without result, as follows:
2 3 4 5 6 s 910