The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-09
CITY WELL |SAPOSER
Aldermen Getting Anxious
About The Contract.
WILL CONSULT AN EXPERT
That Animal Bur,ing Ground Ordi.
nance Passed Upon: the licerse
Matter is Discussed Some.
From Saturdays Daily.

from S1stlUibdN i'silAS'
Nothing of a sensational character
occurred at last evenings meeting of
the city council. Mayor Taylor was in
the chair and all the aldermen were
present. Saloon licenses were granted
tled Kent of the Saulpaugh and Joseph
Stahl of the Stahl house
Rev. Lmdberg. pastor of the Swedish
Baptist church, asked the council to
abate the assessment of 1913 levied
against his church for the grading of
LAFAYETTE street The matter was tax
en- under advisement.
City Attorney DALEY produced an or
dinance relating to the removing and
burvin@ of dead animals. 1t requires
that all dead ones must be buried three
feet below the surface of the ground
and that parties must pay the city -
for the privilege of burying large ami
mails in the city's graveyard and 80
cents for small animals. The ordinance
was passed under suspension of the
rules.
Bids for removing and burying the
dead were received rs follows: Will
liam Dollar, $50 for removing large
animals and $3.50 for burying same.
Small animals removing and burying,
$50
Fred Swan, $l.75 for removing and
Sl.75 for burying large animals; 10
cents for removing and 80 cents for
burving small animals Thee contract
was awarded to Mr.. Swan.
AID. Atchisons motion to have re-
paired the curbing in front OF the Con-
gregational church on South Second
street was adopted.
The street committee will look over
Grove street with view to having it
curbed and guttered to the alley, the
Congregational and Christian churches
to pay the expense of the improvement.
A street crossing will be laid at Main
and Division streets, at the request of
Aid. Schroeder.
The Hance auctioneer license was al
lowed to be transferred to George
Bunce.
1t was decided to permit Chris Daniel
son to conduct roller skating rink,
the license TO be $50. The regular fee,
$50 per year, was considered too high.
AID Atchison was of the opinion that
the license for pool tables should be
collected. He complained also of the
number of outsiders who operate hacks
in the city on circus days aid on other
occasions when there is something doing
to attract crowds, and who do not pay
a license He considered this an in
Justice to those who live in the city and
pay a license.
AID Heinze called attention to the
fact that an auction sale had been con-
Quoted on Jackson street by parties who
had paid no license.
Aid. Hample told the council that
Contractor Windmiller was not making
much Roadway with the city well. After
some discussion it was decided that the
mayor should consult with Mr. Me-
earthly of Minneapolis in regard to what
the prospect is of the city getting a
well at the point where Mr.. Windmiller
is at work
Several of the aldermen favored de-
claring the present contract null and
void
The city is paying s. per month to
the gas company for water
The proposed new well has cost the
city something like 500 up to date
A plat of Oaklawn was approved sub
ject to the approval of the city engineer
The city treasurer's report shows a
net balance of about $2l 900, but the
actual cash on hand is about $4,000
The report of n. Kleinschmidt, chief
OF the fire department, was adopted