The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-28
GIVEN TO HEIRS
The TourteIIotte Hospital Is
Conveyed Back.
The New Street Lighting Contract
Approyed---M. G. Levy Given His
AuctiOneers' License.

The council transacted great deal
of business at its meeting last Friday.
Besides giving Rord g. Keator assstreet
railway franchise as stated in an
other column, it decided Tourtellotte
hospital back to the heirs of the
donor. authorized the mayor and
recorder to sign the street lighting
contract, granted an auctioneer's
license to NJ. g. Levy, and acted on
number of other matters.
City Attorney DALEY brought up
the matter of the transfer of the
Tourteilotte hospital back TO the
Tourtelotte heirs, and J. w. Schmitt
presented papers which had been
drawn up, and a. resolution to convey
he property. The resolution empow
ers the mayor and recorder to sigma
deed conveying 8 half interest in the
property to JACOB F. Tourtelotte of
Minneapolis and one-sixth interest
each to Miss NJ. L. G. Tourtellotte
of New York city, John F. Tourtel-
lotte of Denver, Col, and Mills Tour
tellotte Of La Crosse, Wis. The reso-
luton was adopted.
A deed conveying to these parties
the east half of the public square was
read and the mayor and recorder were
authorized to sign it.
A letter from Mills Torutellotte was
read and ordered placed on file. He
stated to whom the property should be
decided, and said that he would be
very glad to have some deserving in
stitution that could make some good
use of the property take it. This was
what the heirs wanted to do with it,
he said.
The lighting committee presented
the street lighting contract between
the city and the American Develop
ment company of Chicago. 1t was
read in full. The lamp posts are to be
kept neatly painted and no posters or
advertisements are to be allowed on
them. Posts on street corners are to
bear the names of the streets that they
are on. Provision is made for testing
the lights to ascertain their candle
power. If they are below standard,
a proportionate part of the price will
be deducted.
The contract was approved and the
proper officers were authorized to exc
cute it on the part of the city. - .. -. -.
President Seeger stated thatss-.the
company would give a bond for 81, DOC
with the National Surety company OF
New York as surety.
Bolstein & Miller were granted per-
mission to remove their saloon from
sec to 1917 South Front street. Their
new bond was approved, with the
same surety as before.
The temporary liquor license bond
of Fred Fl. Snyder was approved. He
will furnish surety company bond.
A petition was received, largely
signed, asking thai city scales be
put in, and weigher employed, to
SAaISO AOl ONCI tCi SCAIc' ~ WSS IS-
ferred to the committee ON markets
Health officer Hielscher reported
that he had, after consultation with
other city officials, contracted with
A. L. Daily to gather garbage until
cold weather at 50 day, two days a
week
An application for two months
license instead of six months, for M.
g. Levy was made orally by A. E.
Clark.
The license was ordered granted,
to commence Nov. 22nd. The bond
!, for 81. coo, with j. B. Nielsen and A. E.
Clark as sureties, was approved.
The bills were allowed, including a
street pay roll of S334.61, waterworks
repairs $29. &c, pump station 81, water
e works extension $50. "a, sewer repairs
$3S. 90, and parks SOB. rs. a total of
$549. 80.
- LILO. : Randall was allowed bill
e8tor $50 for furnishing Blue Earth
6 county with q list of. mortgages held
by parties residing outside of the city,
on which the city recorder has re-
ceived from the county $50.
'is 81 The council adjourned A special
meeting viii be held next Wednesday
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