The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12
AT THE BRIDGE.
Public Bathing Place is Decided
Upon.
The Council Authorizes Health Officer
Hielscher to Make All Necessary
Arrangements.

the west end of theMain street bridge,
and the old canning factory will be
utilized as a bath house, where the
dressing rooms will be located. All OF
the necessary arrangements were pro-
yided for by. the council at its meeting
Tuesday night. Aid. Taylor was the
only member absent.
Health Officer Hielscher recommend
ed that the public bathing place be
located at the Main street bridge. He
had taken a boat and made soundings
along the river. The bottom is sand
and gravel, and the west channel is
not over FIVE feet deep, becoming shall
lower down stream to a..foot and half
where it goes over sand bar. The
old canning factory can be secured
from Mr. Johnson without cost. n A
platform, dressing rooms and dozen
boy sand a dozen mems bathing suits
will cost, all told. about $50. The
park is too far away to establish a
public bathing splace, as the boys will
not walk that far to go in swimming.
Mr. johnson makes it requirement
that whatever lumber is used inside
the building shall belong to him when
the building is abandoned. The depth
of water should be indicated by ropes
on floats A man should be hired to
give out suits and watch the bathers.
The report was adopted.
Aid. Eichsteadt moved that the
charge for men should be ten cents and
FOR boys FIVE cents, towels to be thrown
in.
Aid. Heinze suggested that soap also
be furnished.
Mayor Petersen said that it should
be free to all who take their own bath
ing suits and towels. In European
cities he had seen people going to
bathing places by the hundreds, and
all taking their own suits
August Marschner stated that in st.
Paul the price is three cents for
bathing suit, towel and soap, and five
cents where a locker for clothes is
thrown in. In st. Paul there is
laundry in connection The baths
there are self supporting.
Aid. Eichstaedt changed his motion
so as to make the charge three cents
for boys and girls under fifteen years,
and FIVE cents for people above that
age. This motion was carried.
Mayor Petersen said that a man
and woman might make wages by TAX
ing care OF the bath house and letting
out suits.
Aid. Wilcox thought that the place
should be made safe, to protect boys
who cannot swim from accidents and
to prevent them from going down
stream.
Dr. Hielscher said that the area of
the swimming place would be 200 feet
by so.
Aid. Leonard moved that the health
officer be authorized to procure what
wire fencing is necessary and surround
the place, and this was carried.
Aid. Deebach moved that the mat
ter of securing an attendant be left to
the health officer. The latter said that
he could have one of the health inspec-
tors do this. 1t was voted to have this
done, and the hours were made from
four to nine p, m.
DR.. Hielscher said that he hoped to
have the bathing place opened by Sat
urday, if he could get men.
Other Business.
An invitation was received from the
parade committee of the Elks' carnival
asking the council to join in the par
ade July nth. The invitation was &C
cepted.
Some bills were allowed.
The recorder stated that the question
of swearing to bills had recently come
up and the city attorney holds that all
bills must be sworn to-
Mr.. Daley said that he had been
surprised to learn that any other sys-
tenn had been liz vogue, as the county
and all villages require that bills be
verified.
S. Zimmerman put in a bill for
q. 90 for new spring on his delivery
wagon, broken while driving along
Front street in front of DR.. Follman's
drug store.
The liquor license bond of kieffe &
Jesse, with Patrick McTighe and
Clement Schroeder as sureties, was ap-
proved and license was ordered
granted.
The street committee reported fav-
orably upon the plat of the grade of
Prospect avenue, offered by M. G.
Willard and others, and the plat was
approved.
The council voted to notify the
Elks lodge not to occupy West Walnut
street with privileges, as the street is
narrow and is required by the Cham
pion people to move their machinery,
and also by the city to carry tools
through. 80
The council adjourned after City At
torney Daley had produced box of
Havanas.
ANOTHER NORTH AND SOUTH ROAD.