The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-28
Want Bucket Shops Driven
From This City
TAKE ACTION LAST EVENING
Request the County Attorney 10 Pre-
caed Against the Concerns; Bus
ness BY the Council.
FROM Saturdays Daily.

.lh'ul o-tluiudN I'dlly.
Shall bucket shops and so-called COM
mission houses be allowed TO do bust
ness In NaukatO! This question was de
cidcl i'll the negative last night by the
city council, 50 lar as it has any au-
thOrity in the premises. 1t is now up to
City Attorney Daley to call the atten
ton OF County Attorney Wilson or
County AttoIney-elect Plymat to the
mat."l' and request that the steps ne
ce~~ary to close any such institutions
If there are any doing business in the
city. be taken. The aldermen and Mayor
Taylor Went on record with unanimity
as opposed to the operation of such in
StitutiOns in MankatO. The frequent
shcering of the sheep in Mankato was
referred to and it was thought tAat The
imo,ents need protection by takiEg
temptation out of their way
The matter was preached by Aid.
Heinze. who asked whether the city
could license bucket shops and the like.
The license ought to be high enough to
keep them out. They come here and
roue in some of the citizens and skin
them every little while. They are no
advantage to the city, as their business
is not Of the kind that is beneficial.
City Attorney Daley said that bucket
shops are illegal and can be closed at
any. time. Some so-called commission
houses are on the same order and can
undoubtedly be ruled ont.
AID. AtchiSOn said that some citizens
had been heavy losers under the last
deal. one losing $500, as he had been
reliably informed. He had made inquiries
and had learned that bucket shops take
q mans money and give slip, which
stands for the fact that the man never
GETS his money out. He moved that the
city attorney see what can be done and
bring the matter before the county at
torney.
Mayor TAYLOR said that he was glad
that the matter had come up, as lie had
recently had many complaints. 1t did
not seem that these companies ought to
be allowed to open up in the city ana
silently fold up their tents and slide
out.
Ads. Heinze and Atchison told of the
experience of friends of theirs. how one
had lost $500 in a night and another
81 .675. d. G.. Robinson had sometimes
made. but Oftener lost He and another
man we're ahead $500 at one time, and
shortly afterwards they lost heavily, the
other man losing 81 800 Another man
who lost heavily said thaC he had found
out that the only way to do ii man
was ahead. was to close out before
night.
The motion was carried unanimously.
w. r. Kelly was granted a liquor Ii
cense. and his bond was approved, with
A. G.. Bierbauer and John p. Krost as
sureties.
Schmitt & Fandrev were granted a
liquor license. and their bond was APP
proved. with w Hittl and Dir. J. A.
Hielscher as sureties.
The street committee reported that it
would do something about fixing up
Spring street next spring. in compliance
with the request of Me Welter.
On the recommendation of the health
committee. it was voted to advertise for
bids for the sale of the detention hos
pital and contents. to be received at the
next meeting.
The committee on watcrwOrks report
ed that Contractor Nindmller has re-
sumed work on the city well and prom
ises to continue work as long as the
weather is favorable.
The hack license ordinance was tax
en- ND and discussed. Aid. AtchisOn said
that he had seen all of the hack owners
In the city who are affected and all
are in favor of license of $3.50 Il
wear. Aid. Hampl was opposed to the
fee of $3.50 a day. Aid. Atchison said
that the liverymen. who would have to
take out day licences, are in favoE of
the prize named, fearing that if the
price was less the ordinance would fail
to have the effect intended. which is the
protection of the public from over
charging.
The ordinance was given rs f"st "n"d
inc and then laid over. 1t will be in
order to amend it when it is given its
second reading, which will probably be
at the next meeting.
Benjamin Taylor appeared and hand
ed the city a warranty deed for a street
in lakewood addition. as provided for in
the agreement between the city and the
Creamery Package Manufacturing com
panv. Having asked good deal of the
council he said it was a pleasure to
give it something
Aid. Atchison asked good naturally
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