The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-12

useless expense.
Aid. Zimmerman said that for
safety for all sides. owing to the COM
plication over the naturalization
papers, it would be best at this cleo
tion to have these judges. The cost
would be but S36.
Aid. Peterson said that the election
judges would not have time to in
vestigate about naturalization papers.
Mayor Weaver asked the status of
the foot bridge matter, but no one
seemed to know, as nothing had been
heard. 1t was thought that the work
is in the shop.
Engineer Haynes said that the Dis.
brow Mig Co. offers the city 1000
feet of oak plank, for $40. 1t is cheap.
but none is really needed now.
Aid. Bradley moved to authorize
the board of public works to make the
purchase in case the plank is salts
factory.
III. P. Christensen brought up the
matter of examining the ice breakers
There is probably going to be high
water, and it would be prudent to put
them in repair, he said
Engineer HAYNES did not think that
the ice breakers had ever been of any
service. He thought that it was a
waste of money to build the breakers
in the first place. The stone peirs
were protected by plates.
Aid. Zimmerman said that the
Omaha company had built no breakers
above it's new bridge in the Blue
Earth river.
The matter was dropped without
ctiOn. and the matter of election
judges was taken up. In reply to
question, A. r. Pau, Jr., stated that
a voter could swear in his vote under
the new law as we'll as under the old,
and that a voter could swear that he
has taken out his papers without hav-
ing to produce the papers.
A recess was taken to talk over the
Judge matter. After re-assembling,
Aid. Lille offered a resolution &C
cepting the compilation of the or
dinances made by ]. E. Porter, and it
was carried. The council also voted
to allow Mr.. Porter the balance of $50
due him for the work. An extra bill
of 500 was also received from Mr..
Porter. Aid. Zimmerman explained
that the work had been much more
arduOus than had been expected on the
start. Aid. Bradley said that the IT'S
old ordinances had be reduced tC
fifty-three. Very few of the old or
dinances had been worth anything.
and the extra work was in making new
ordinances, with the city attorney
taking a year and half. He con
sidered that the work had been done
very cheaply, and on his motion the
bill was allowed.
Mr. Pau read the law to the effect
that ballot judges could only be ap
pointed at general elections, which
, does away with the judges for the
!, coming spring election.
The lists were gone over and the
ballot judges stricken out, and the
election judges recommended by the
committees were confirmed.
A resolution was adopted, designat
,, ing the following polling places, the
same as last fall:
First ward-Hose house in Dukes
addition.
Second ward-623 n. Front street
Henry Ulman's barber shop.
Third ward-City hall.
Fourth ward-410 S. Front street.
Fifth ward-7O1 S. Front street.
Sixth ward-Hose house on Hubbel
avenue.
Aid. Bradley brought up the mete
= question, and said that he did no
think it good policy for the city t
> buy any more. He did not think tina
:, there were any men in MankatO VIII
o could properly repair them. He ia
vored sending the last eight meter
back. These had cost about S12 each
and have not been used. He move
!, that the board of public works b
asked not to purchase any more.
Engineer Haynes said that the cit
, has 100 water consumers, owns fort
meters, and ought to have 100. 1t
(, easy to repair meters, and the cit
has tester. The water rules sa
l. that the consumer may have a mete
if he wants to, and that the city ca
- put them in at it's own discretion
The matter lies with the president
- the board. II the aldermen saw whi
good the meters accomplish, the
P. would not oppose the meters. Whel
there is leakage, the city shou
Z. have a meter to put on.
President Burgess cOrroborate
u. what Mr.. Haynes had said. He hope
that the motion would not pass
Aid. Bradley thought that the boar
4 had no more right to purchase M
chinery for the city than an alderms
has.
is. A motion to adjourn was carrie
without stODping to act on the met