The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-09
CITY COUNCIL.
Meeting Last Night Devoid of
Sensations.
The Bills Are Considered Carefully, and
Several Matters of Municipal
Policy Talked Over.

The council meeting Friday night was
not an interesting one. but the alder
men took the opportunity to exchange
ideas On several matters and arrived at
understandings regarding the policy to
be pursued. Mayor Petersen presided
and all of the aldermen were present.
A liquor license was ordered granted
to the Minnesota Wine and Liquor
Co., SOC South Front street, upon their
fling proper bond.
A petition was received from SO
residents asking that Liberty street be
extended to 81" street, &C feet wide,
and it was referred to the street COM
mittee
Aid. Leonard requested that cross
ing be placed across the south side of
Mulberry street on Sixth, and it was
referred to the street committee.
Aid Leonard moved that Joseph
Schlingerman be paid $50 for damages
to his property in the Thompson ravine
through the change of the water way
several years ago. Carried. Mr.
Schlingerman's claim was originally
$3.50.
The street committee reported favor
ably upon the corrected plat of lakewood
addition, from the north end of the
slough to Cummings addition. The
new addition is owned by l.. Patter-
son, L. A. Under, Leo S. Lamm
and Geo. w. Monks. The plat was
adopted as corrected, leaving out the
streets that it would be expensive to
grade.
Engineer Thompson presented re-
solution establishing the outer edge
of the sidewalk on the east side of
Fifth street from Elm to Lime streets
at eleven feet from the property line.
The resolution was adopted by the
council
The street committee recommen ded
that 5000 be appropriated for the grad
ing of Prospect avenue under the SUI
pervision of the board of public works,
ana GnlS was ordered QOnes
Health Officer Hielscher said that
sewer should be laid on Walnut street
from Fifth to Sixth, and that the alley
between the German Catholic church
and the Jail should be drained, as there
is stagnant and scummy water stand
ing there,
Engineer Thompson agreed to fix the
alley, and the sewer matter was refer
red to the sewer committee.
The incandescent light at the corner
of Broad and Thompson streets was
ordered changed to an arc light.
Chief Bowen reported 81 arrests and
90 dodgers during July.
A large number of incandescent
lights were reported out, and lengthy
discussion of the matter was had
Some criticism of the lighting service
was had, and some of the aldermen ad-
vocated hiring a man to keep track of
the lights.
Mayor Petersen appointed .Janitor
M. J. Cuddy poundmaster, and this
was confirmed.
The bills were allowed, including
the street pay roll of $461.9S water
works repairs $46. %, and parks $127. Is,
total of $635.3l.
Aid. Heinze discussed the bills for
special policemen during carnival week
and the 80 day extra for the regular
policemen during that week. Mayor
Petersen said that he had not appoint
ed any more special police than SEEM
ed necessary, having acted on the adj
vice of Chief Bowen. The aldermen
were generally of the opinion that the
police had earned the extra pay, and
the bills were allowed.
Aid. Heinze said that there was very
poor lighting during the carnival
week, and he thought that the bill of
800 for extra street lighting was too
high. This was the amount of bill
put in by the lighting company.
Aid. Heinze voted against the bills
on account of the bill for extra light
ing.
Aid. Taylor moved that vote of
thanks be extended to Supt. Shaker of
the Omaha road for the gift of timbers
used in the bath house, and this was
carried.
Mayor Petersen brought up the ques-
ton of buying transportation for peo
pie who ought to be passed along. He
asked what the council wanted to do
about this as rule. He thought it
good policy to get rid of many of these
people as soon as possible.
Aid. Taylor thought that the chief
of police and recorder should use their
Judgment in the matter, and this
seemed to be the concensus of opinion.
Recorder Williams brought up the
matter of whether the city should pay
the expense of the police in state
cases. The county pays the sheriff
these expenses and will not pay the
police.
Aid. Taylor did not believe that re-
strictions on telephone messages should
be put upon the chief
A bill of 81 for messages by Chief
Bowen was allowed.
Bills of $12 each for three fire
wardens presented by officers of the fire
department for three months service,