The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-09

man had told about a team at
Vesta that would make good team
for the fire station. He had written to
the man, and got description of the
team that was very favorable. He had
asked Aid. Mckinley and Chief Beach to
go to Vesta to look at the team.
AID Mckinley said that the commit
tee had seen the team and it was not
what was expected and not what is
wanted. A GAINESVILLE man has good
team that he will sell for 1915. w. A.
Hammett has the best team yet seen,
and he wants $500 for it. A fine horse
can be. had at lie Sueur for 5000, but a
mate cannot be found. The GAINESVILLE
man offers to allow his team to be tried
at the fire station for week.. Aid. Me-
Kinley said that Aid Jorgensen was
about right in his remarks on this
earlier in the evening.
1t was decided to invite the James
vile man to bring his team to the city
for inspection and trial.
Chief Donahue reported IL arrests and
81 dodgers during November.
The committee on ways and means
recommended that certificates for local
improvements to the amount of $3,0l990
be taken up. The council voted to
do this.
The board of public works reported the
award of the curb and gutter contract
on Hickory street to the Coughlan Co.
ment Construction company, and this
was approved.
The council voted to notify the Lam
pert Lumber company to have its new
coal shed sheeted with iron, according
to the ordinance.
Joins Municipal League.
City Engineer Thompson spoke of the
Minnesota Municipal and Commercial
league, and said that it is the best one
of its kind in the state. The city coun-
ell of many of the smaller cities appoint
committees to attend the meetings of the
league. The legislature meets this win
ter. Mankato is interested in general
laws that effect this city, and does not
want to be tied up with unwise laws.
He thought that the council should take
a membership in the league.
On motion of Aid. Kleinschmidt, the
council voted to take a membership.
The bills We're allowed. including the
following: Pay roll, $529.66; Coughlan
Cement Construction company, $l,3l5.97;
William Page, sprinkling, $l,724.55; John
H. Page, extra sprinkling, $l96.7O; Nc
Lauren & Northrop, setting water met
ers, $ll7.50; Mankato Sidewalk com
pany, 500; lighting bill, $S75.77; T. R.
Coughlan, crosswalks, ETC., $2l482; Con-
cordia band, four concerts in September,
800.
Mayor Taylor stated that he had in
structed the garbage gatherer to DIS
continue the collection of garbage, now
that cold weather has set in.
Aid. Mckinley stated that the fire de-
partment employees would like their
pay twice month, instead of monthly
Aid. Coy said that the matter had
been looked into some time ago and it
was found that the firemen are hired
by the month.
Aid. Kleinschmidt asked that the
council rent the lot at the corner of
Broad and Rock streets for skat-
ing rink. Last year this was done by
private subscription.
Aid. Jorgensen favored fixing up
skating place in the south part of the
city, also. There is place in West
Mankato that will be a good place with
a little flooding.
Aid. Kleinschmidt moved that the
board of public worke prepare the two
Kinks, when the weather gets colder. This
was carried.