The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-09-27
COUNCIL MEETING.
Aldermen Criticize the Lighting
Company.
Resolutions Regarding the Death OF
President Mckinley are Adopted
New Milwaukee Sidetrack.

Vice President Taylor presided al
the session of the common council Fri
day night MayorPetersen andAldermar
Leonard were absent.
Aid. Eichstaedt, as member of the
committee on streets, alleys and
grades, brought up the maatter of re-
pairing the culvert on Pike street.
Aid. Heinze spoke in favor of repair
ing the culvert and wanted it fixed In
a substantial manner. Upon motion
of Aid. Deebach the board was in
structed to build the culvert. at the
least possible expense. This will be
done as soon as the city engineer re-
turns.
Aid. .Deebach, chairman of the COM
mittee on city property, reported the
completion of new roof on the fire
station. The old tin roof, which was
badly rusted, had been taken off and
had been covered with Carey's Mag
Kleinschmidt Bros. at cost of
S193. 90.
The Lighting Company Touched Up.
When Vice President Taylor called
for reports from the lighting COM
mittee, Aid. Deebach. as chairman OF
that committee thought it an outrage
the way the city was being treated.
The complaints of poor lights is every
where apparent. Last Saturday night,
when the streets were crowded with
people, the city was in darkness. He
was very much in favor of issuing
bonds for lighting plant. People are
getting disgusted with the service.
Aid. Heinze of the Fourth ward was
somewhat milder in his criticism, but
said that he would favor municipal
ownership unless better service was
rendered. 'We were told," said Aid.
Heinze, THAT when the new power
house was constructed, that we would
have better service. The company
ought to have competent help. If the
present lighting company cannot give
us better service 1 certainly will favor
the erection of a municipal plant.
City Attorney Daley informed the
council that the deeds from Messrs.
Wilson and Burmister for the addi-
tional ground on Sibley park had been
delivered to him, and that the city
would come in possession of the
ground as soon as the money was paid
over. This, the proper officer will do
at once.
Resolutions of the Death of President
Mckinley.
The following resolutions on the
death of President William Mckinley
were introduced by Aid. Deebach, and
were adopted by rising vote of the
council:
Whereas, The dastardly act of the
cowardly and treacherous assassin has
removed from earth and life, William
Mckinley, president of this great re-
public, who, by his many qualities,
his noble character, his mastery state
manship and his acknowledged
achievements in peacde and war, was
a man to command the respect and
love of the millions over whose des-
TIMES he presided, and his priceless
life has been extinguished by the hand
of one man who thereby opposed his
warped and vicious Judgment to the
expressed admiration of millions of his
fellow countrymen who had chosen
William Mckinley for the highest
Office in their gift, and at time like
this the nations loss is brought close
to home to its individual citizens,
therefore be Il
R6SOlV6Q, lQdG we LIE -COluOu
council of the city of Mankato, do
hereby express our personal grief and
that of the municipality which we re-
present, at the loss inflicted upon the
nation by the red hand of anarchy,
and that we hereby most earnestly
condemn the teachings of doctrines
which impel human beings to acts of
violence against those whom the great
mass of people have placed in
authority, and that we do most ur
gently call upon the officers of the gov
eminent to take such steps as will in
the future prevent the spread of an
archistic tendencies and as we'll safe
guard the persons who have the ma
tion's destinies in hand. Be it further
Resolved, That copy of these re-
solutions be spread upon the official
minutes of this body and that copies
be supplied to the public press.
A r. Pfau Jr. appeared before the
council on behalf of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul Railway company
asking permission to build temper
airy track on the east side of their pre-
sent track, commencing at point back
of the city hall and running to Main
street. The additional track is needed
for a few months while the new line
from this city to Pennington is being