The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-07
A. r. Pau, Jr., City Attorney,
and Mich Petersen is Vice
President.
J. II. Thompson Appointed City
Engineer. Other Appoint
meHts and Business.

The deadlock that has held the ney
council fast since its organization
was broken Saturday evening by tn,
action of Mayor Pau in casting hi
vote whenever the council tied. Al
the members Of the council wer,
present. Immediately after calling
the council TO order the mayor an
nounced that the first business before
that body would be the election of 4;
e-president. He then stated thai
after as full an investigation of tht
matter as it had been possible for hin
to make, he had come to the conclu
sion that he had the right to cast {
vote on all matters before the council
when that body tied, and that in the
present difficulty before it he had that
right. AS to the election of city at
torney he was fully satisfied and in
the event of tie vote should cast q
vote. Upon that of vice-president he
was not so clear, but he had decided
to cast his vote in case of tie. He
made this explanation he said so that
his position and what he did would be
fully understood.
Quite a number of citizens had
gathered to witness what was done
regarding city attorney and vice
president, and also to see what ap-
pointments were made. The mayor
reserved his appointments until the
last thing before adjournment.
The balloting for vice-president
commenced, and the first ballot re-
suited as follows: Bradley, /; Fowler,
2: Petersen, 3.
The second ballot was: Fowler, 3;
Petersen, 8.
The mayor broke the tie by voting
for Aid. Petersen, land he was declared
elected vice-president Of the council.
Mayor Pau then announced that
ballot would be taken for city attor-
ney, and the first ballot stood: VIM.
Hughes, 2; Schmitt, Land A. r. Pau,
Jr., 3.
The second ballot resulted: Hughes,
2; Benedict, l, and Pau, 3. The
third ballot resulted the same except
that Benedict was dropped and W. E.
Young received one vote.
At this juncture the mayor an
nounced that secret ballot was not
necessary in this election.
Aid Petersen then moved that A. |
r. Pau be elected city attorney.
The ayes and nays were called and
resulted as follows: Aid. Adams, Him.
melman and Petersen, aye; Aid,
Fowler and Fritz, no.
The mayor voted aye, and A. R.
Pfau, Jr., was declared duly elected
city attorney, and the deadlock was
broken. The council then proceeded
to the consideration of regular bust
ness.
A petition was read signed by
thirteen taxpayers demonstrating
against the grading of West Eighth
street and was referred to commit
tee on streets, alleys and grades.
A petition signed by number of
Center street citizens was presented
asking for a sewer from Clark to
Lewis streets, and was referred to
on sewers.
The street committee in the mat
ter of grading West Eighth street re-
ported in favor of the city engineer
making profile Of said grade with
estimates of work to be done, and the
matter was so referred under order
No. l.
The street committee reported a
resolution favoring the raising of the
sidewalk grade on Clark between
Byron and Center one foot above the
street, and the same was adopted,
The street committee recommended
that the matter of madacamizing
Main street from Second street to the
tracks be referred to the
BOARD of public works and authorized
10 do the work.
Aid. Bradley, from the committee
IN fire department., read.a list of ar
icles that the department was in
iced of, and recommended that same I
With the exception of 1000 feet of cot
on hose be purchased at once. The e
nd the same was granted.
Aid Bradley called up the bill of (
1essrs. Lang & Henline for gathering l
arbage. He said thai the board of d
ealth hired these parties to collect o
he garbage for one month. The c
arties brought in bill for $13O, and b
30 of this was allowed to cover the v
lonth for which they were hired.
hey claim they can now prove that t
hey were authorized to make further "
election. The board of health had no Fl