The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-09-13
PRESENT ONE A DISGRACE
Move May Be Made to Build
A Nice Structure.
ECONOMY MUST BE THE RULE
Aid. Schroeder Calls the Council s
Attention to the Low Condition
of City Treasury.
From Saturdays Daily

From saturdays Dally.
Again the popular demand for a new
city hall, in keeping with the city's
size and requirements, and comparable
in beauty and convenience with other
public buildings in the city, was heard
last night. This time it was voiced
in the council chamber, which leads
to the hope that some time in the not
distant future the old store building,
now by courtesy called city hall,
will be disposed of for commercial
uses, and an adequate new building,
typical of the spirit of the times,
erected to take its place.
The matter came up when Mayor
Andrews asked why the Improvements
in the building that were decided upon
months ago were not made.
Chairman Mahowald of the commit
tee on city property replied that he
had been prodding up the contractor,
but each time got the reply that he
was just going to begin work, but
this was all there was to it.
1t was the generally expressed Opin-
ion that the contractor ought to. be
taken away from the contractor if he
does not get busy.
City Hall Disgrace
Aid. Atchison arose and remarked:
Il may be a little premature, but
what's the matter with new city
hall? The old hall is a disgrace to
the city. Anyone who sees what Red
wing has done at the state fair must
feel that Mankato is not doing any
thing. Redwing has a fine building
filled with exhibits
Mayor Andrews: "There is nothing
the matter with a new city hall.
The city needs it badly"
The other aldermen conceded, and
several remarked that the proposed
improvements on the present building
ought to be "cut out" ''Let it GO"
remarked several to Aid. Mahowald.
Mayor Andrews said that he had
received an invitation to send dele
gates to the International Congress
of Tuberculosis to be held at Washing
ton, d. c., Sept. 81 to Oct. II. IT
any person was going or wished to
be appointed he would name him as a
delegate.
The liquor license application of
Gust Peterson was granted, and his
bond. with Otto Lamm and Mic Peter
son as sureties, was approved.
Matter Laid Over.
A request was received from the
public library board that it be grant
ed the use of the Dukes addition and
West NIankato hose houses to estab-
lish free reading rooms, the city to
furnish heat and light. $
AID Eichstaedt moved that the mat
ter be laid over until the next regu-
lar meeting. when the full council
would be present, and it was car
ried.
Must Be Economical.
Aid. Schroeder presented a balance
sheet that he had asked Miss Durkee
to prepare. He said that the balance
in the treasury is Sl5.9S5.S4. The
special assessment and park funds are
overdrawn. The city will have to be
very economical, or it will not have
funds sufficient to carry it through
until more money comes in. The mat
ter was a serious one.
Mayor Andrews suggested that the
committee present a financial report
at each meeting.
Damaged by Water.
DIR. j. A. Hielscher said that the
water from the Windmiller well had
practically destroyed the curb and gut
ter along his property, by causing it
to sink out of shape, and in winter
had seeped under his walk and badly
damaged it. He had put this walk in
five years ago at an expense of 800.
He asked the city to replace the walk,
curb and gutter.
The matter was referred to the
street committee, on motion of Aid
Atchison.
Culvert Matter Pressed
Rania min Taylnr annaa rcd and AGAIN