The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-03-24
Ordered to Return Money to
the City Treasury.
For Goods Furnished and Labor
Performed BY Them.
Unless It's Done the Law Will
Be Brought to Bear.

From Thursdays Daily.
The following demand and notice was
this afternoon served upon Mayor Tay-
Tor, Recorder Hodapp and Aids. Coy,
Kleinschmidt and Schroeder:
"To the city of Mankato, a munich
pal corporation, and to Charles L. Tay-
lor, as mayor of said city, and to James
B. Coy, Conrad Kleinschmidt, Clement
Schroeder, George A. Mckinley, Hans
Jorgensen and Bruno Roemer, as alder
men of said city of Mankato.
'In behalf of myself and all other tax
payers of the city of Mankato, here
by demand that you proceed at once
in the name of the city of Mankato to
recover for the city the following sums
of money, to-wit: The sum of ST.
l6O.3l, illegally paid to and received by
Charles T. Taylor, while he was mayor
and a member of the common council
of said city, and which said money was
paid to and received by him under and
pursuant to warrants numbered 2,045,
2,29l, 2,434, 2,5l7, 2,64O, 2,779, 2,S6S, q
OIL, 3,OS5, 1905, 3,289, 1851, 1892, g.
$40, 1914, 4O76, Abb, 4,234 and 2,l53;
the sum of $5l.05 paid to James B. Coy
while he was an alderman and member
of the common council of said city, paid
under and pursuant to warrants num-
bered 1882, 2,4S6 and 1866; the sum of
$4,000 paid to Conrad Kleinschmidt or
Kleinschmidt Brothers under warrants
numbered 1868 and 3,7S5, while ne was
an alderman and member of the COM
mon council of said city of Mankato;
the sum of $325.S5, paid to Clement
Schroeder, or Schroeder & Murphy,
while he was an alderman and member
of the common council of said city of
Mankato, under and pursuant to war
rants numbered 2,O4l, 2,lSl, 2,4l2, 2,54l,
1856, 2,s49, 3,lll, 1924, 1856, 3.4l2,
1860, 1886, 1858, 4,O74 and 4,24l.
You are further notified and requir-
ed to recover for the bent@+ IF said
city of Mankato the sum of $4,000, IL
legally and unlawfully paid to James R.
Thompson while he was the city engi-
neer of said city for the care and feed
of horse and the use of said horse and
a buggy; and also recover for the bene
fit of said city the sum of $24S.44, IL
legally and unlawfully paid out of the
funds of said city for an assistant for
said James r. Thompson while he was
city engineer of said city.
"You are further notified that unless
you at once take steps pursuant to law
to recover said sums of money for the
benefit of said city of MankatO, the UNI
dersigned, as taxpayer of said city and
in behalf of said sity of Mankato, will
commence actions for the purpose of re-
covering each and all of said sums so
unlawfully voted, paid and received, as
hereinbefore stated.
'Dated this 10Th day of March, A. D..
1905.
CIV. f. YOUNG"
The warrants in the case of the may
or were largely for coal sold the city.
In the case of Aid. Schroeder they were
for hardware, ETC., furnished by Schroe-
der & Murphy. In the case of Aid. Coy
they were for labor performed in MAX
ing repairs at the city hall, etc. 1t is
claimed that it was unlawful for any
of the officials to buy of themselves and
audit and pass their own bills.
1t will be noticed that the only alder
men in reference to whom the demand
is made are those who voted against the
allowance of the bill of Messrs. Young
and Schmitt for services performed in
preparing the proposed new city char
ter. Mr.. Schmitt does not participate
in the action taken today.
Tomas Accounts positiou