The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-14
New City Attorney Chosen Last
Night.
Council Organizes by RIecting Aid. Taylor
Vice President and Changes Meeting
Night to Friday.

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new chair had been sent up by John
Klein & Co. for Aid Taylor, as the or
binary chairs were too small for Man
kato's heavy weight.
Mayor Currier presided and aids.
Deebach, Jordan, Leonard, Meyer,
Taylor and Weed answered to their
names at roll call. City Attorney Pau
and Recorder Brown rendered assist
ance in getting the machinery of legis-
lation in motion, and it was success
fully started on its two years grind. A
big crowd was on hand to witness the
opening acts of the new tcouncil, filing
the lobby completely and standing pa
tiently by the hour
The mayor and several of the alder
men had not taken the oath of off &c,
and this was administered by Recorder
Brown, who will not yacate his office
until Thursday, when Mr.. Williams
will qualify. y5ds
The first thing done was the reading
OF the rules. Only one change was
made in these, and that was the chang
ing of the night for holding regular
meetings from the first and third Satur-
day to the first and third Friday OF
each month. Saturday night is the
busiest night in the week for some of
the aldermen, and Monday night did
not suit Aid. Deebach andI Wednesday
night did not suit Aid. Meyer. All
agreed on Friday night, and the change
will be satisfactory one to the public,
as the proceedings will be published in
the Saturday papers, so that the people
can peruse them over Sunday instead of
getting them in the Monday papers,
when they are forty eight hours old
The election of vice president was
| then taken up, and twelve ballots were
required. The first ballot stood, Weed
two, Jordan two, Leonard and Taylor
each one. In the following ballots there
was considerable switching about and
all of the aldermen came in for votes
At various times Weed, Jordan,
Leonard and Taylor received three
votes. On the twelfth ballot. Taylor
received five votes and one blank was
cast, and Aid. Taylor was declared
elected vice president.
The board of public works got turn
ing down in the interest of economy. 1t
sent in communication asking au-
thority to have Front street sprinkled
| if needed before the contract for street
sprinkling is awarded. Bids are to be
opened April 21st, which is the date of
the next regular council meeting under
the new rules.
Aid Meyer moved that the commu-
nication lie on the table until the next
meeting. He stated that the street had
not been cleaned yet and did not think
it necessary to have the manure wet
down during the snext ten days. He
suggested that economy might as we'll
| be commenced at once. The motion
was carried.
The election expense bill from the
First ward, which had been mislaid,
was presented.
Aid. Meyer asked whether there was
any money in the treasury,
Recorder Brown replied that there
were several thousand dollars in the
treasury. He ought to have added init. "
The bill was allowed, on Aid. Meyers
motion.
The bond Of G. P. Williams, as city
treasurer, for SIC, 900, with w. g. Hoerr,
S Lamm, L. A. Linder, j. H. Ray,
John R. Thomas and John B. Meagher
as sureties, was approved.
The aldermen took half hours re.
cess and adjourned to the mayors pri.
vate office to talk over the question of
the city attorneyship. 1t is also ru-
mored that the question of having an
expert Investigation of the books of the
city by outside parties was talked over
and agreed upon either partially OF
wholly.
When the council reassembled, Aid.
Jordan moved that the election of a
city attorney be proceeded with, and
this was carried. All of the candidates
were present except G o. Daley.
Twenty-three ballots were taken on
city attorney, and Mr., Daley won out
on the last one. The first ballot stood,
Arthur Schaub two, A. R. Pau, Jr., Fl.
L Schmitt, W. L Comstock and G. o.
Daley each one. On the fourth ballot
Schmitt's vote went to Daley, and on
the seventh ballot Pfaus vote went to
Daley. On the thirteenth, Victor Ten
ney received vote, but as rule the
voting stood. Schaub two, Comstock
one, Daley three The twenty third
ballot stood, Schaub two, Daley four,
and Mr.. Daley was declared elected.
The council adjourned at 10 80 o'clock.
| A special meeting as been called for
Thursday night to approve D. V. Viii,
| liams' bond as city recorder.