The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-09
]. B. Hodapp Elected to Sue
coed D. v. Williams.
The HigIey Company Puts in Claim
For Damages---Proposed New
Charter to be Printed.

Mr.. Williams tnen t0nuereu HIS io-
signation of the Office of city recorder,
and also of the offices of clerk of the
municipal court and clerk OF the
board of public works,
On Motion of Aid. Deebach the
resignation was accepted, and reso-
luton was adopted declaring the office
vacant.
A formal application for the office
was made in writing. by John B.
Hodspp.
On motion of Aid. Heinze, Mr..
Rodapp was elected by reclamation to
fill the vacancy, by a unanimous
vote.
The bond of Mr.. Hodapp was.placed
at 81, 900, and, with j. G. Thro and
John P. Krost as sureties, it was
approved.
Mr.. Hodapp thanked the council for
the honor bestowed upon him and
promised to give the office his best
ability.
Mr.. Hodapp then took the oath of
Office, and gave another bend for
81, 900 as clerk of the municipal court,
with the same sureties, and it was
approved by the mayor. Both bonds
were filed with the city treasurer, as
required by the charter.
A petition for a street light at the
corner of North Fifth and Ann streets
was received and referred to the com
mittee on lighting.
The American Development COM
pany reported 1872 sixty candle power
lights and % one-thousand candle
power lights in service. The bill for
December lighting was referred to the
committee on lighting to investigate
the number of lights out, the police
not having reported any.
Chief Bowen reported twelve arrests
and thirty eight dodgers during De-
cember, and seven arrests and fifty
seven dodgers during November.
A letter was received from the
Omaha road, saying that it could not
quote a price for the land it owns in
the slough, but that an exchange
might be arranged it the council
would vacate the end of Jackson
street. The letter was signed by W.
A. Scott, general manager, and
was placed on file.
A letter was received from |. A.
Pelton, offering to sell his and in the
slough to the city at $3.50 an acre and
to donate 800 toward the lake enter
prise. 1t was placed on file.
A claim was received from E. B.
Higley company for the value OF
seventeen turkeys and 200 fowls
drowned, shrinkage on the others,
labor, straw and cinders, caused by
the overlooking of the culvert at
Front and Cherry streets. owing to an
obstruction. The company asks the
city to pay it $16S SO The matter was
referred to the committee on claims
and accounts.
The matter of street lighting was
talked over, and President Porter stated
that all the lights ordered have been
put in.
The committee on lights promised
to look over the locations where more
lights are asked for.
The following bids for printing
5000 copies of the new city charter in
pamphlet form were received:
Mankato Post, $1.70 per page for
print paper, and 81. so for book paper.
Wise Bros, $1.75 and $l.95 resDec-
lively per page.
Mankato Ledger, $1.68 per page for
print paper. or $l35 and s145 for the
job, respectively. estimating the
pamphlet at eighty pages.
Free Press Printing company, 81. go
and $1.75 respectively per page.
Aid. Leonard moved that the con-
tract be awarded to The Mankato
Ledger at $145 for the job. to be COM
pleted by Feb. 10Th, on book paper.
The motion was seconded by Aid.
Deebach and was carried.
DR.. J. W. Andrews appeared and
asked the council to remit the city
water tax to st. Joseph's hospital.
He praised the work OF the hospital.
The council voted to pay the bill.
Aid. Eichstaedt said that the team
sters who have paid the teamsters'
license fee under the new ordinance,
$40 each. want to get their money
back, as the draymen and others have
refused to pay the fee.
The city at torney presented an ordi-
nance repeating the ordinance licens-
ing teamsters. hackmen, ETC. He said
that the city had had enough exper-
fence with the ordinance Whether
the teamsters would get their license
money back would be determined
later.
Mr.. Clausius said that the men who
had paid the license fee were the
poorest in the city. who have but one
team each. 1t would be an injustice to
keep their money and give them no
protection.
The ordinance was passed under
suspension of the rules.
The bills were allowed. including
a smallpox bill from Health Officer
Hielscher for $50 and one from Inspec-
tor McColIom for $31. both to be sent
to the comfy board, The sum of