The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-19
LABORCONVENTION
MankatO May Secure One Next
June.
The State Federation of Labor is Unde.
cided Between This City and
Brainerd.

Mankato is likely to secure the an
nual convention of the State Fedora
ton of Labor June 10th and 18th
Henry ". Goetzinger of st. Paul, sec
rotary of the Federation council, has
written to Mayor Petersen about it,
and the letter was read to the city
council at its adjourned meeting last
night, the mayor and all of the alder
men being present. The letter said that
the convention can be held in Man
kato if satisfactory inducements in the
way of railroad and hotel rates and
the use of a hall can be secured and if
the city desires the convention. The
Federation has invitations to hold its
meeting in various cities, but the last
convention named Mankato and Brain
erd, and for this reason preference is
to be given these. cities, and it is prob
able that duplicate letters were sent to
the mayors Of the two cities. The
Federation council intends to choose
the city manifesting the greatest in
terest. It meets the latter part Of next
week to determine the place for hold
ing the meeting and to issue a call,
and Mr. GOetzinger asks for an express
sion of the sentiment Of the people
of the city and the hotel rates. He
writes: 1--WE understand there is con-
siderable apathy toward the labor
movement among the business men of
-dankato and have been instructed
by the executive council to write you
in regard to the same.
The Federation has %, 900 members
and $50 delegates attended the meet
ing at Red Wing last year.
The aldermen did not know exactly
what was expected of them beyond
furnishing a hall free and extending
an invitation, so the matter was re-
ferred to special committee of three
on motion of Aid. Eichstaedt. The
mayor appointed Aids. Heinze and
Taylor and City Recorder Williams.
DR. z. G. Harrington Letitioned for
permission to build at wo-story modern
addition in front of the Dr. Frisbie
residence on South Second street,
which he contemplates purchasing,
and to brick veneer the old and new
parts. The house is within the fire
limits.
John G. Noe appeared for DR.. Har-
rington and said that the veneering
would decrease the chance of fire. The
sale was depending upon the granting
of the petition. DR.. Harrington would
go to work as soon as P. 81. Carney
could move out. The addition is to
have two rooms on the first floor and
two on the second. The fire wardens
were satisfied with the proposed i'm
provement.
The petition was granted on Aid.
Deebachs motion.
The recommendation of the fire de-
partment of A. D. Beach for chief, B.
.Baugerter Jr. for first assistant, and
Ed Schumacher for second assistant
was approved on motion of Aid.
Heinze.
The sewer committee reported favor
ably upon the petition for sewer on
Fulton street from Byron to Willard.
The report was adopted and the mat
ter was referred to the board of public
works to present profile and estimate
at the next meeting.
The bonds to be furnished by police
hot TO no
given by the chief of police at 81, OOO
The bonds of City Treasurer Thro-
dahl and Policeman Vogel were ap-
proved.
Following the advice of the city at
torney, Mayor Petersen announced
the appointment of Assessor Jordan as
a member of the board of public
works, and it was confirmed.
EiOSh'' natition for the annOint-