The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-04-17
Alderman PIymat Is Chosen Vice
President.
Mayor Taylor Makes Good Recon-
mendations in His Inaugural.
Announces the Appointment Of Stand.
ing Committees.
From Wednesdays Daily.

last night for city attorney the new
council adjourned without having made
a selection. The candidates were City
Attorney Daley, w. L. Comstock and
Walter Plymat, son of Alderman Plymat
of the Fifth ward Each candidate re-
eeived as high as three votes at various
times, The first ballot stood Daley
three, Plymat two, Comstock one
After sixty-six ballots had been taken
a short recess was had Eight more bal
lots were taken, and then, on motion
of Alderman Plymat, further balloting
was deferred until the regular meeting
Friday night. The last ballot stood
Daley two, Comstoek three, Plymat one.
Mayor Taylor presided with becoming
dignity, and Aldermen Mckinley, Klein
schmidt, Schroeder, Coy, Plymat and
Roemer answered to their names at roll
call. The minutes of the last meeting
of the old council were read and APP
proved.
Mayors Address. e.
Mayor Taylor tken read his inaugural
address, as follows:
Gentlemen of the Common Council:
In assuming the office of mayor of the
city of Mankato, deem it advisable to
call your attention TO certain matters Of
public Importance.
Nothing adds more to the beauty of a
city than good streets and nicely aErang-
ed shade and ornamental trees on it's
boulevards. Good streets are also need
ed for the successful transactions of the
business of city and for necessary
public travel. The improvement of
many of the streets of Mankato is great
ly needed. An effort should' be made
at once to get the property owners along
the streets that need improvement inter
ested, so that early steps, will be taken
to improve the same.
The city of Mankato should have char
ter provisions whereby assessments for
street and other public Improvements
could be paid in installments extending
over a period of ten years, and drawing
interest at rate not exceeding six per
cent per amum. Our present charter is
very defective in this matter and l hope
Il new city charter correcting these de-
fects will be submitted to our people at
an early date.
Last year the city paved and improved
Broad street from Vine street to Warren
street. The board of public works re-
commended before the Improvement was
made that the park superintendent plant
elm trees of uniform growth in the
boulevards for the whole length of said
improvement, the same to be planted
half way between the outer edge of the
walk and the curb and SO feet apart.
The former council approved this course.
but legal proceedings tied UP the city be-
fore the Improvements were completed.
L would recommend that these trees be
planted as intended by the former coun-
Gil
Steps should be taken as soon as pos
sible to pay off the floating indebtedness
of our city By practicing rigid econ
omy in all the departments of the
city government, the existing floating
Indebtedness will soon be paid off.
I heartily approve the plan proposed by
the board of public works and approved
by the former cauncil, in placing $4,000
out of the water works funds at interest.
so as to be used to pay off part of the
water works bonds when due. [ would
recommend that the annual five per cent
frontage tax should each year be similar
ly placed.
Provisions should also be made to
pay off the other bonded Indebtedness
OF the city.
[ hope | may depend upon your sup
port and cooperation in all moyemenis
taken looking to the moral and material
advancement of our city.
Standing Committees.
Mayor Taylor announced the appoint
ment of the following standing COM
mittees:
Claims and Accounts-Alds. Plymat,
Schroeder and Mckinley.
Ways and Means-Alds. Schroeder,
Plymat and Coy.
Streets, Alleys and Grades Aids.
Kleinschmidt, Roemer and Plymat.
Health-Alds. Roemer, Mckinley and
Plymat.
Fire Department-Alds. Coy, Schroe-
der and Kleinschmidt.
Markets-Alds Mckinley, Roemer and
Coy.
Taxes-Alds. Plymat, Kleinschmidt
and Schroeder.
Printing Aids. Schroeder, Coy and
Plymat
License -Ald. Coy, Roemer and Ply
mat. s#f
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