The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-04-10
The Contract Plan Has Not Proved
Satisfactory.
Council Does Not Take Up the Eiec-
ton of an Assessor.
AID. Deebach Fails to Find New l0-
cation for Pest House.
From Saturdays Daily.


The council held lis last meeting be-
fore election last night. A goodly num-
Der of spectators were present, including
members of, the mailing company and its
legal representative, who. feared that an
attempt would be made to have the com-
Gil reconsider its action in granting the
use of an alley to the Chicago & North
Western railroad for a spur, track. The
matter was not brought officially before
the council, however
The assessorship matter did not come
up, either, although Assessor Jordan
was present, contrary to his usual GUS
tom. The aldermen may have had a
motive along this line in voting to hold
81 adjourned meeting Wednesday night
a petition was received asking that
certain sidewalks ue ouir on Shnub':'
and Record streets, and was referred 10
the street committee.
A petition fo1 a light lat the corner Of
Maxfield stree and First avenue WAS
received and / Is granted.
A petition Is received, asking that
North Fourth street be permanently
graded from Elm street to the creek in
Dukes addition. 1t was referred to the
street committee.
Louis Lille was granted a liquor IL
cense, and his bond, with Richard Hob
muth and Richard Peterson as sureties,
was approved.
The council voted to hold an adjourned
meeting Wednesday evening next, on mo
ton of Aid Taylor. The object of this
meeting was not stated.
Recorder Hodapp reported having re-
ceived check for $43.25 from the state
board of control, but he did not know
what it was for. 1t was sErmised that it
was for water rent for the state normal
school.
The recommendation for officers of the
fire department was confirmed. The list
was published yesterday.
The award of the sprinkling contract
to John Page was approved and his bond
for 81, 900 with John Page and w. G..
Hoerr as sureties was approved.
Aid. Heinze moved that $1,000 be bor-
rowed from the interest fund for the
bills payable fund. He subsequently
withdrew this, as the interest fund con-
tains no more than is needed to pay in
terest soon to come due. Mrs. Estelle
Hamilton asking that her 5000 note be paid
but the council could not find any money
to pay it with, although there is SIT 900
in the treasury.
The street committee reported that II
could buy Mr.. Wizards lot for $4,000
for the extension of Liberty street, and
a right of way can be had over MIR. Bar
ney's lot in return for swinging the
-. ! around. The matter was laid Owe
until the adjourned meeting, the city at
torney to look up the title in the mean
while
On the recommendation of Health Of
fcer Hielscher, the recorder was IN
structed to advertise for bids for col
lecting garbage during the summer, bids
to be opened April 10th.
DR., Hielscher said that the method OF
collecting garbage in the past has net
been satisfactory, owing to the low price
al which it is taken. He suggested that
the city do its own collecting, using two
teams and dump carts for the purpose.
II would take half day to do the work,
and the teams could be used on the