The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-27
FORMER TREASURER SHEP-
ARD WRITES THE MAYOR.
Council Refuses to Let Office Rent Offset
the City's Claim-Bids for $4,000
Bunker Hill Well Refunding Bonds
Asked f0r-The Board of Health is
Appointed With One Change-The
Bills Allowed Foot up to ST. 200.

The council transacted considerable
business Friday and adjourned at
seasonable hour. Mayor Currier presid-
ed and all of the aldermen were
present.
Applications for liquor licenses were
received from John Miller and Gus.
Blatterman, and Nov. 18th was set as
the date for the hearing.
The city recorder read the following
letter:
| Green Bay. Wis, Oct. 9, 1899,
Hon F NJ Currier,
'Mankato, Mimi
Dear Sir: Soon after Mr.. Donald
son made his report, | noticed by the
papers that | was delinquent to the
amount of $52 OF In my account as city
trr asurer for the month of August,
1894. Of course l was surprised but
thought it was an error which could be
explained. l wrote Gen. Pope, asking
him to examine the books the first time
he went to Mankato, and let me know
the result. He writes me that the
amount stands against me. l was not
aware that | was indebted one penny
to the city of Mankato, but | don't
want the city to lose anything by me,
| in the way of money or trouble, so you
need not commence any action against
me, but draw on me at this place for
the amount due, giving me few days
| from sight. | don't want the people
of Mank alto, with whom l have lived
more than forty years, to think | would
knowingly defraud anyone.
| There is matter though, viii CHI
wish to bring up here, in which l think
in equity the city is indebted to me in
the amount of two dollars per MONTH
during my term of Office. l had to
hire an Office and use of a safe, and
| you know it is customary for state,
county or city to provide an Office for
an incumbent to do business in At
the time the city had no Office for the
treasurer
Respectfully yours,
s'WM. III. SHEPARD.
| ''P. S.-If the powers that be- should
think favorable Of my claim, 1 should
like to have it deducted from your
claim, and you draw on me for the
balance. ''W. H. S.
Aid. Deebach said that he did not
think that Mr.. Shepard had any just
claim on the city for rent, as no former
city treasurer received anything for
this.
On motion of Aid. Meyer, the city re-
corder was instructed to draw on Mr..
Shepard for $52 60 ten days after sight.
The committee on ways and means
asked for more time to report on the
matter of selling judgments.
Aid. Jordan offered resolution con-
demning the old plank walk in front of
the Chicago & Northwestern freight
depot property. He said that the COM
pany had started to make repairs but
had been stopped by the board of pub
lie works. 1t would lay stone walk
if the present walk is condemned. The
resolution was adopted.
The committee on ordinances asked
for more time on the amendment to the
street railway ordinance.
City Attorney Daily asked that a
special committee be appointed to act
with him in proceeding to collect the
claims against former city officials.
The mayor appointed Aid. Meyer, Weed
and Taylor as such committee.
Mayor Currier said that the small
pox is prevalent in several Southern
Minnesota towns The pest house is
occupied by family and it might be
well to prepare for an emergency, by
having the family ready to move out.
Park Supt. Blake said that the pest
house is in Highland park, which is no
place for a pest house. The family &C.
cupying the house takes care of the
park, and this arrangement had the
sanction of a previous council.
The matter was left to the commit
tee on health to look into with the
health officer and board of health.
Aid. Jordan brought up the matter
of the grading to be done in West Man
kato by the Chicago & Northwestern
railway He had heard that the con-
tractor would begin work Monday and
dig deep holes, which would fill with
water.
The matter was talked oyer at some
length, and City Engineer Thompson
stated that the company had recently
purchased fifty feet more of land along
the Omaha right of way.
The matter was referred to the
board of public works and street COM
mittee to consult with the road and see
that the interests of the city are pro-
tected.
Aid. Jordan called attention to two
crosswalks on Fourth street that have
not been replaced since the street was
graded. The board of public works
was instructed to put in what cross
walks are absolutely necessary on
Fourth street.
Mayor Currier said that he had re-
ceived letter from Stoddard, Nye &
Co., of Minneapolis. saying that it would
be impracticable for the city to try