The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-26
SALARY LIST.
PatrOImen Get a Small Increase
in Pay.
Park Superintendent and City Hall JanitOr
Also Come in for Slight
Raise.

The meeting of the council Friday
night was attended by all of the alder
men and was presided over by Mayor
Petersen. The most important bust
ness transacted was the adoption of 6
resolution fixing the salaries for the
next two years of such of the city off
GERS as are not fixed by the charter
The resolution was submitted at 6
secret session held just before the
meeting convened, and several changes
from the amounts paid the last two
years were made. The policemen have
been receiving $40 a month, which il
the limit placed by the charter TO,
day police. There is no limit fixed
Tor night watchmen, and this gave
the council an opportunity to give the
patrolmen raise. They fixed the
salary of the night watchmen at 500 g
month, which makes the average sal
airy of the patrolmen F51. sc month,
as they serve one month in the day
time and two at night This is more
than the salary of the chief of police,
bat the latter fees bring his income
up to very respectable sum. The in
crease in the salary of the patrolmen
will not be begrudged, for the price OF
about everything needed in living has
gone up since the charter was made
fixing the salary at $45 a month, and
some of the fees formerly received by
the officers have been knocked off.
For several years past the park
superintendent has been receiving $50
month during the seven summer
months and $50 month during the
five winter months. For the next two
years ne will receive $50 a month the
year round. Geo. Blake, the present
superintendent, is worthy the hire.
The gentleman who holds the off ce
of janitor Of the city hall and pablo
library and poundmaster comes in for
raise from $50 to $40 month. This
is not too much for man who gives
his entire time to the city.
The remainder of the salary list re-
mains unchanged The entire list is
as follows:
Chief of police, $50 per month.
Day police, $40 per month.
Watchmen, 500 per month.
City attorney, $50 per month.
City treasurer, $500 per year.
Janitor of city hall and public
library and poundmaster, $40 per
month.
Health officer, $500 per year.
Health inspectors, So per day for &C
tual service.
Chief of the fire department, $500 per
year.
First assistant chief, $125sper year.
Second assistant chief, 500 per year.
Drivers of fire trucks and wagons,
$40 per month.
Driver for hook and ladder Co. No.
1, $40 per month.
Janitor of the fire station, $40 per
month.
Park superintendent, $50 per month.
City electrician, $50 per month.
Hose Co. No 1, 5000 per year.
Hose Co. No. 2, 5000 per year.
Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1, 5000
per year
Dukes addition hook and ladder
Co., $3.50 per year.
West Mankato hook and ladder Co.
$3.50 per year.
Miscellaneous Matters.
A petition was received from G. D.
Morse, agent for the Standard Lum-
Der Co., asking for permission to place
hay scales in front Of the lumber
office on Second street. The commit
tee on markets reported favorably and
the petition was granted.
A letter was received from the board
OF public works, saying that a new
roof is needed at once on the pumpi ng
station. 1t was referred to the com
mittee on city property.
A proposition to furnish "Kilfire'
fire extinguishers for the city build
ings was received from Frank r.
Hufty, agent for the Monarch Fire APP
pIicance Co. of New York. He offered
them at ST. s715 per tube. It was re-
ferred to the committee on fire depart
ment.
The committee on claims and &C
counts asked for and received further
time to report on a bill from j. g..
Fowler for $3.50 for the maps and books
which he prepared while in the asses
sor's Office.
The chief of the fire department
made requisition for 500 to purchase
| feed for the central fire station at any
time, so as tos.take advanta geasof. the
markets. The requisition was granted
and the chief will draw directly on
this fund.
The committee on ordinances intro
duced an ordinance to forbid the
stretching of cloth banners across any
street in the city without authority of
the council. 1t went over until the
next meeting under the rules.
Mayor Petersen reported that he had
at the request of the special committee
extended an invitation to the Fedora
ton of Labor to hold it's annual meet.
ing in this city this year, promising