The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-25
TOOK NO ACTION.
Applications for Auctioneer's Lii.
CenSeS Laid Over.
The Aldermen Find Way to Delay, at
Least, the Proposed Flood of
Outside Goods.

Outside Goods.
The mayor ana council are not in
sympathy with the efforts of certain
parties who want to bring stocks of
goods to Mankato to auction off. Two
applications for auctioneer's licenses
were received at the meeting Frid ay
night, but. they had to take their
course, and it is not very rapid
current that they have entered upon.
They were referred to the committee
on licenses, and the committee cannot
report for two weeks, and it is possible
that further time may be asked for
even then. Thus the council does not
go on record as refusing Ito grant the
licenses, but it does adopt the course
of giving the matter that wise deli
beration which it's Importance de-
mands. In the meantime, if the bank
rupt stocks are taken to some other
town where the mayor and council
are not SO loyal to local business in
terests there will be no tears shed, as
the city is not in immediate need of
the $50 that is charged for license for
one month.
Mayor Currier presided and all of
the aldermen were present except Aid
Leonard, who has the grip.
An application was received from
Louis Marks, of st. Paul, for an auc-
tioneer's license for month. 1t was
referred to the committee on licenses.
The application of James Hodson
for an auctioneer's license for one
month was received, and also his bond
of $1,000 with Richard Wigley and
G. G. Swanson as sureties He accom-
panied it with receipt for $50 from
City Treasurer Williams. 1t was re-
ferred to the committee on licenses.
W E. Young appeared for Mr.. Hold
son and asked that the application be
granted during the evening. He
thought that the council had no right
to refuse proper person license to
do a legitimate business. The council
could not take it's own time, and to
delay the matter for two weeks would
be equivalent to permanent refusal,
as the stocks TO be auctioned off must
come at once if at all. He said that
the ordinance was drawn to prevent
the council from de legating its
authority to the city recorder, as is
done in some places. He said that the
city could not have a man arrested
Tuesday for not having license, and
refuse him license Friday. 1t could
not play "bo-peep'' with him. He
thought that if the man was arrested
again, it would be good defense that
the council had refused his applica-
ton for license unless it could show
that he was unfit to do business in the
city.
The mayor said that he had followed
the regular order of business and that
the matter was now in the hands of
the committee and the council.
Mr. Young made an offer to show
that Mr.. Hodson is proper person to
do business.
A protest against the sprinkling of
Main street between Broad and Fourth
streets was received from six property
owners The block objected to was
stricken from the TERRITORY to be
sprinkled this year, and the resolution
establishing the sprinkling district
was adopted.
The committee on claims and &C
counts reported favorably upon the bill
of Pfau & Pau for $50 for attorney
fees for helping to defend Policeman
Frank Bienapf in the damage suit
brought against him by Carl Born
The committee on lighting reported
that it can get dynamo at the Glass
I, Block for lighting city buildings, and
pay for it by furnishing light to the
Glass Block. 1t would examine the
dynamo.
The annual report of the water
works department was presented.
President Porter stated that water
consumers pay all expenses of the
system except 1881. The report was
accepted.
On motion of Aid. Jordan it was
voted to have $50 copies of the annual
report of the city engineer published
in pamphlet form.
Evan Hughes appeared on behalf of
G. A. Hultengren, whose lot 3, block
1872 West Mankato, was sold in 1899
for unpaid assessment of sos. So. and
again in 1896 for $17.09. He was will
ing to redeem the lot at the amount
of the two assessments. The matter
was referred to the committee on taxes
and the city attorney to investigate.
The appointment of Eberhart
Klughertz as regular member of the
police force was received from the
mayor and approved by the council.
The matter of the suit of J. E.
Peterson against the city for extra
work under contract was referred to
the committee on claims and accounts
and the city attorney with power to
settle.
The bills w ere allowed.
John Ables appeared before the
council. He is the man who stands in
doorways and shouts "applesl' He
1 -on+ad +ba council TO license him tO