The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-04-27

$50 copies of the annual report of the
chief of the fire department, as follows:
J. C. Wise & Sons, $3.50 and $40 re
spectively; Free Press Printing com
pany, $50 and $42 respectively. The
contract was awarded to the Free Press
Printing company.
On the recommendation of AID. Ma
howald of the committee on city proper
tv, it was decided to have the cells in
the city hall reprinted.
Aid. Hampl reported that the new
city well is now down $50 feet, and that
the contractor is ready to put in the
inner casing.
A resolution was adopted establishing
the width of the roadway on South
Fifth street from Hickory to Warren at
thirty feet, to correspond with the width
of the driveway on the rest of the
street.
Sewer Petitions Granted
The board of public works presented
a favorable report on the petition for
a sewer on Parsons and Ramsey streets
and estimated the expense at 1862, all
of which can be assessed on the prop
erty benefited. 1t also reported favor
ably upon the petition for a 200 foot eX-
tension of the sewer onBroad street north
from Liberty, and estimated the expense
at sos, to be assessed. Both matters
were referred back to the board of pub
lie works under order No. 2.
The Mankato Sidewalk company pre-
scented bond for its contract for curb
ing and guttering Warren street, with
w. G.. Hoefr and Chas. X. Otto as sure
ties. The contract and bond were APP
proved.
The bond of the new garbage con-
tractor, Ransom Barr, with David Ter
williger and l.. f. Scott as sureties,
was approved. The contract goes into
effect today.
On the recommendation of City At
torney Daley, the council directed that
an order for $555.l6 be drawn to pay
the balance of the purchase price of the
half block bought from the Omaha road,
with the interest to date. This is the
property turned over to the German Luz
theran Hospital association.
Aid For Sufferers.
Mayor Taylor brought up the matter
of sending aid to the San Francisco suf-
ferers, and asked whether the council
wished to take action. The sufferers
are receiving aid from all parts of the
country. The city does not have much
money to spare, but it seemed as though
the council ought to do something to
show its good will.
Aid. Atchison thought that Mankato
should show its good spirit. The treas
ury is always low, but if this city was
to be in the same predicament as San
Francisco the whole United States would
help us. He did not think that the
council would be criticized for making
an appropriation.
AID Schroeder said that the council
ought to send something and do it at
once He did not think that there
would be criticism.
Mayor Taylor said that whatever is
done should be done promptly.
AID Henze said that the only ques-
tion was whether the action could be
taken legally-whether the recorder
could see his way to sign the warrant.
There had been previous cases where
there had been criticism. The council
should act as literally as it is able to.
Aid. Atchison said that subscrip-
ton could be circulated but in such
cases those who can best afford to give
often do not do so in proportion to peo-
pie of small means.
Add Schroeder called for remarks from
the audience on the matter.
Gotfried Robel said that OTHER cities
are sending aid, and seem to be doing it
legally. He did not think that the coun.
Gil would be criticised for any action
that it took along this line.
A recess was taken to talk the mat
ter over, and when the council recon
vened Aid. Schroeder moved that an or
der be drawn for $500, to be sent at once
to the sufferers by Mayor Taylor. This
was carried unanimously
City Recorder Hodapp said that there
was no fund for such a purpose, and
asked what fund the order should be
drawn upon, calling attention to the
fact that the current fund is overdrawn
to the amount of $1,000.
1t was decided to take the money
from the current fund.
Purchase of Deer.
Aid. Atchison moved that the park
committee be authorized to purchase a
buck deer from Blue Earth parties for
S25, and two last years fawns and one
three year old doe from August Schell
of New Ulm for $50. This was carried.