The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-26

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scriptions would help out. as perhaps
50, 600 could be raised in this way.
Aid. Heinze suggested that the city
ask all the owners of the slough prop
erty for propositions. On his motion,
the city recorder was instructed to ask
the different property owners what
they will take for the land.
The report of the health officer on
the city lookup was received. The
lookup was reported in good condition
and we'll taken care of, and not In
tested by vermin. The report was ac-
cepted.
DIR. Hielscher stated that the law
proyides that a partition shall be con-
structed between the mems and
women's cells. There is none now,
and he recommended that movable
serene be built, to be used when there
are women prisoners.
The, council voted to carry out the
suggestion, on motion of Aid. Heinze,
and movable screen will be pro-
vided.
Official Wood Measurer.
Aid. heinze wanted somebody to
measure wood. The loads that are
brought into town and sold for cord
are often far short, not over three
quarters of cord. Women in partic-
ular are apt to be cheated.
The alderman presented clipping
from an Iowa paper, which the city
recorder read. 1t said that an ofdi-
nance was adopted in one one OF the
Iowa towns, but it was hard to en-
force it.
Aid. Eichstaedt said jocularly that
the complaint applied to coal dealers
winking at Aid. Taylor.
Aid. Heinze remarked that this was
so, but that call coal dealers were not
dishonest. -
Aid. Taylor laughed hearty laugh
and expressed his thanks to Aid.
Heinze.
City Attorney DALEY said that the
CITY has an ordinance which author
ICES the council to appoint fire wood
INSPECTORS, to examine and measure
wood brought to the city and Issue
certificates giving the amount on each
load. A fee of ten cents, to be paid
by the person having the wood meas
ured, is provided.
Aid. Taylor said that wood could
be sold anywhere, and with the ordi-
nance enforced the farmers might take
their wood elsewhere for sale. 1t
would make it even harder to get
wood than now. Wood is sold by the
load the same as hay.
Aid. Deebach said that he had seen
an auctioneer's license ordinance in
Madison paper which had struck him
favorably. He moved that the matter
be referred to the committee on ordi-
nances and city attorney to consider
the matter of amending the local ordi,
nance.
Cleaning the Walks.
President Porter brought up the
matter of cleaning snow off from side
walks, and said that many walks are
nicely cleaned by property owners,
and others are not He suggested thai
the matter be brought up at the mex
meeting for action.
! Mayor Petersen thought tina
prompt action should be taken. Eacf
property owner is obliged to clean of
his own walk, md the city is not re
ouired to clean-walks. There had beef
many complaints of slippery walks
and he had ordered sand sprinkled Oh
the walks to prevent accidents tina
might prove expensive for the city
Aid. Heinze declared that gravel wa
J put on the walks and suggested tina
the sand should be screened first
, The merchants do not like the sand
J as it is tracked into the stores.
City Attorney Daley said that st
Paul and other cities are havin
trouble about cleaning walks. 1t
hard to enforce the ordinance.
Aid. Eichsteadt moved that the pc
lice officers be required to notify prop
erty owners to clean off their walk
promptly after each fall of snow. Thi
!, was carried.
The bills were allowed. Two bill
were laid over for Investigation. On
was from HARLAN & Macbeth for {
for use of wagon from Oct. 29th
Nov. 21st, and The other was froi
d. V. Williams for taking shorthan
: statements of seven men in the A. I
Green damage case last May, tt
amount being $11. The committ'
3 wanted to investigate the legality I
q the latter bill.
The council adjourned.
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