The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08
ORDINANCE PASSED. ,
One Regulating HaWkers and
"a Inv YR7,lir Cl9Ia'V 1891. o;lS'
Peddlers on Streets OflGityyo;
Not Much Other rImporiautroBasiasss
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Transacted by the COuacii.--Seyeral.t
III ,uYa0n..
Little Matters Referred to.

The c5uncif met Friday IN regular
session, an members being present and
Mayor Petersen presided" Outside Of
the passage of the, ,,hawkers and ped,
dIers' ordinance but little business oi
Importance was TRANSACTED. Thelre-
c0rder called attention to the fact thai
quite a number of bills had come il
for % articles. which the council had
never ordered purchased, and Thought
something ought TO be done so as tC
know what is being doae.o He ALSO
called attention to contract for Gull
vert, the bill presented for which was
some $40 more than the contract price,
and the matter was referred. to the
committee on claims and city engineer
to look into. TlpssusY 3sEi-A ~
The application -KleinsehmIdt
Bros. for liquor license vas read and
license ordered granted upon the fur
nishing of proper bond an paying fee
to treasury. The bond with Ed.
Schumacher and Joseph Stahl as sure
ties was approved. 2a- Tgii y So
"A communication was read from
Fowler q Pay stating that they had
not Quarried stone OF late on North
Second street. h.1F1-Ih2- 5Isis3 3.li5
Printing bids for city printing for
the ensuing year We're opened and
read as follows: sa s-i.i-a 4.ilGs 81
JIG Wise & Son, per folio first
insertion, 60 cents each subsequent
insertion 80 cents. Per inch, first in
sertion, 60 cents !; each subsequent in
sertion 35c. -..arg u gJ5t 4,
Free Press Pig. Co: First insertion
per folio 50 cents subsequent inser-
tfons 35 cents. First insertion, per
inch, 20 cents subsequent insertions
IS cents. a tts'
On motion the printing was award
ed to j. c. Wise q Sons for the next
year commencing Dec 1st, they being
the lowest bidder.
A communication from the Hartford
Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance
Co. was read offering to write policy
of inspection and insurance on the
water works plant for SO, 600, for a
term of three years, for 800, or 81, 900,
for some period foF S45. The matter
was referred to the committee on city
property with power to act,N the first
offer being accepted. N
The committee on claims and &C
counts reported in favor of the city at
torney taking steps to settle and dts
miss a number of assessments. Also
that the city treasurer be authorized
to sell certainS certificates referred to
them. The report was accepted and
recommendation dopted=
Regarding che; sewer petitioned for
on Record street from Lewis TO Fulton
the committeeIon sewers recommended
that the matter be laid over until
spring. Recommendation adopted
The committee on ordinances re-
ported an ordinance to - regulate
hawking and peddling in Mankato
which was read.
The committee also reported an or
dinance regulating the carrying on of
transient business within this city, the
terms of which were given in these
columns a few evenings ago. These
ordinances were drawn by the city at
torney and it is thought that they will
hold.
On motion of Aid. Taylor the rules
were suspended and the ordinances
passed TO their first reading,
The ordinance on hawking and ped
ding prohibits persons so licensed
from calling attention TO their wares
by calling out, ringing bell or blowing
horn, and shall wear a badge furnish
ed by the city recorder with number
of license issued them.
There was some discussion as to just
what the ordinance covered,s and
whether it would interfere with mar
ket gardeners and others in the CITY
delivering their goods. ~ ss
City Attorney Daley said that such
was not the intention, and he did not
think it did. 1t was drawn for out
side parties and was not the Intention
to interfere with our home people. In
fact he did not see how it! could. III
The ordinance was given its first
reading and on motion was given it's
second reading by. sections. There
was no objection or amendments to
the different sections and the ordi-
nance was passed by unanimous vote.
g City Attorney Daley said that there
was no hurry as to the other ordl-
nance, its consideration was laldIover
to the next meeting; and the council
which was working under suspension
of rules, resumed the regular order of
business "
Aid. Taylor called attention to the
fact that couple of blocks of North
Fifth street had been fenced up for
two or three years and thought it
ought to be looked into and on motion
the matter was referred to the COM
mittee on Streets.
The board of public works reported