The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-30
SUNDAY GAMES.
Council Refuses Permission for
One at the Park.
The Question of Fitting up New Court
Room 10 the City Hall TO be
Considered.

Ing MONDAY nlSQU, WIN all OF the alder
men present during the greater part of
the session.
A request for the use of the city
park next Sunday for ball game be-
tween the post Office and hickory ball
clubs for the benefit of the New Rich
mond cyclone sufferers was received.
No admission fee is to be charged but
spectators will be asked to contribute.
Mayor Currier said that personally
he was not in favor of Sunday ball
games, but the object of this game was
a worthy one. He did not like to go on
record as in favor of the Sunday game,
however.
Aid Weed thought that to grant the
petition would open the way for all
kinds of trouble.
Aid, Meyer favored having the game
July 4th, as there would be a bigger
crowd out.
a motion to grant the petition was
lost on tie vote. Aids. Jordan and
Leonard voted for it, and Aids Meyer
and Weed against it. Aids. Deebach
and Taylor had not yet come in.
A petition for the removal of build
ings and other distractions on Hickory
street east of Sixth street was received.
c. H. Demaray appeared in favor of the
petition Referred to the street commit
tee
The contract and bond of Frank Wit
mers for the city hall vault, etc for
$685., with D. Oster and w, G. Hoerr as
sureties, were approved.
Aid Jordan asked who had engaged
Architect Gerlach to prepare the plans
and specifications and what he was to
receive.
Aid. Deebach stated that the COM
mittee on city property had engag ed
him. He did not know what Mr.. Ger
ZACH would charge, but he had promis.
ed to be reasonable.
Aid, Weed moved that the commit
tee ascertain from Mr.. Gerlach what
his charges are and report at the next
meeting This was carried.
Judge Shissler appeared and asked
where the municipalcourt is to do bust
ness while the work is being done. The
size of the court room will also be les
sened He questioned whether the
room was large enough as it is now. 1t
would be a hardship on the city rec )r-
der to oblige him ito carry his books up
stairs. He said that it was not pro
per place for council chamber or a
court room. Noise is greater in the
second story than in the first story. 1t
had been proposed by former councils
to move to the first floor. He suggest :
ed that the north chamber in the first
floor be fixed up at light expense. 1t
would save the recorder many steps.
The chief of police does not need a
vault. The board of public works and
the city engineer need almost all of the
second story of the vault. If the back
number city hall is to be fixed up, let
it be done for the convenience of all.
The present council room can be rented
for law office For $500 the lower
room could be fixed up Prisoners
could be taken from the cells directly
into the court room.
Mayor Currier said that he thought
that Judge Shissler had offered some
very good suggestions, and he thanked
him on behalf of the council.
Aid. Weed said that the way stores
rent, this city is using valuable space
for tool house.
1t was agreed that the council should
look the ground over tonight from 700
to 500 p. m.
Mayor Currier called attention to the
metal awning which T A Sherk is
putting up on his grocery store, He
said that he had been informed that the
aldermen had given their consent. He
asked the city engineer whether the
awning complied with the ordinance.
Mr. Thompson replied that the avn
ing had no posts and was of good ap-
pearance.
The ordinance was read and did not
seem to prohibit such an awning, al
though the city attorney declined to
give an opinion on the matter.
The council resolved itself into a
board of equalization Aids. Weed
and Jordan were nominated for chair
man, and AID Jordan was chosen on
the third ballot, Aid Weed having
withdrawn. 1t was tie between the
two on the first two ballots.
Recorder Williams was elected clerk,
and the board adjourned until 500
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