The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-28
Dairy and Milk Inspection
Falls OH the People.
READY MONEY FOR THE TOWN
Liquor License Fees Drop Into Treas.
ury Notwithstanding the Lid;
Business BY Council.

| L lie meeting Oh uHe cOtlHcl ldSI HlBnl
was presided over by Vice President
Atchison in the absence of Mayor An
drews, who will not return to the city
until Sunday night. All of the alder
men were present. Business was push
ed along with old time vigor, Mr.
Atchison making an excellent presid
ing officer.
| Perhaps the most important matter
/ that came up was the milk and dairy
inspection ordinance. City Attorney
Schmitt reported that in a test cast
in Minneapolis the supreme court had
! held the ordinance invalid because
the owners of the cows were charged
! for the test. The court held that this
was one step toward charging for the
license, which was unconstitutional.
I 1t was stated, that as the proposed
Mankato ordinance is drawn the cost
is placed upon the city, but the alder
men decided to defer action until the
next meeting, when it is understood
that the ordinance will be pushed fol
final action.
Health Officer Bielland also asked
that action be deferred. He presented
an estimate of the cost to the city
of paying for testing all dairy cows
in and around the city, from which the
city receives its milk supply. He said
that the number of cows is from SOC
to 100 He had seen a veterinary who
had agreed to test 500 cows or Ovel
for $500. This was very reasonable
in the opinion of the aldermen, as il
will be less than dollar head. The
| test will have to be made about once
a year.
!; Quarantine Hospital Closed
The health officer also reported that
he had dismissed all the patients in
the quarantine hospital and had closed
the latter. 1t might be that a few
more patients would have to be shut
up, but if so they would be quarantin
ed in their own homes. He present
ed the quarantine bills, footing up tc
$l2346, and the council allowed these
with the other bills.
Means Ready Money
The following twelve liquor license
applications and bonds were approved
aid licenses ordered granted: Philip
Leas with j. p. Schweitzer and Mic
! Weis as sureties; S. F. Nordgren, with
Sivert Olson and J. A. Nordgren as
sureties; C. Polchow, with L. Henline
and John Polchow as sureties Albert
j. Lamm, with Edward Cousandier and
John Butter as sureties; Mic Klein.
schmidt, with Anton M. Klages and
Henry Fricke as suerties; Henry
Veigel, with Andrew Ingwalson Jr
and Joseph Kiffe as suerties; Frank
j. Mettler, with Jacob Wagon and
Joseph Stahl as sureties; Kiffe &
Kiffe as sureties; Holmquest & Conrad
with G. H. Hoerr and w. E. Harlin as
sureties; Hager & Thurn, with the
Aetna Indemnity Co. as surety; Bee.
quette & Ford, with r. S. Bierbauel
and A. H. Gratsch as sureties; Loren5
& Hagen, with Albert Herbert and T
III. Foley as sureties. The aldermen
remarked that this means $4,000 fol
the city treasury, in addition to the
$4,000 from the tax distribution, and
is very welcome.
A petition for curb and gutter on
Schaubut street from Record to the
west end of the same was received
and was referred to the street com.
mittee.
Water Mains Ordered.
A petition was received, asking that
the water mains be extended north
on Maple street from Rock street 26e
feet and a hydrant placed.
City Engineer Haynes reported that
the estimated cost was $26S, of which
$3.50 will be donated by the Standard
Oil company. He thought the PROPOSE
ton a good one for the city, as the
five cent frontage tax can be col
lected.
Aid. Gary moved that the board OF
public works be directed to extend the
mains as petitioned for, provided that
the Standard Oil company pays $l5(
and the frontage tax in cash. This
was carried without opposition.
Aid. Schroeder stated that land
slide on the Silver ravine road has
forced the water to run down the cen
ter of the road, cutting in deep. He
asked that this be attended to. A
great quantity of mud will have tc
be removed. The board of public
works agreed to attend to the mat
ter.
To Open Spring Street.
The street committee reported that
it did not wish to interfere with the
grade of the Fourth street curb and
gutter, as it thought that when the
work is done the matter will readjust
itself and the work will be found tc
be satisfactory.
Aid. Mahowald favored making pro
vision for opening Spring street be-
tween Fourth and Fifth streets, and
making the curb and gutter there with
this in view. This seemed to be the
wish of the council, and Engineer
Haynes agreed to have the work done
according to the councils wishes.
Slough Road Improvement.
Aid. Eichstaedt moved that public
necessity requires that Front street
crossing the slough, from the line OF
Van Brunt's addition to near the Mil
waukee track be graded and that a
sidewalk be constructor on the north.
erly side of the street. This was car
ried after the motion had been split
up. The cost of the grading and the
walk can both be assessed upon the
property benefited. 1t was stated
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