The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-12


proceeded to the election of a city attor-
ney. Aid. Gary nominated j. w.
Schmitt, Aid. Atchison nominated Ben
jamin Taylor, Aid. Schroeder named c.
o. Daley, and Aid. Eichstaedt named
Evan Hughes.
Only one ballot was needed, and that
resulted in Mr.. Schmitt receiving four
votes and .Iessrs. Taylor and Daley
each one. Mr.. Schmitt was declared
elected. The announcement of the vote
received applause from the audience.
Mr.. Schmitt said that he wished to
thank the council for the great trust
reposed in him. He invited the alder
men to consult with him upon official
business at any time.
Mayor Andrews said that without dis
arrangement of the present incumbent or
of the other gentlemen who had been
named, he was well pleased with the
choice of the council for city attorney.
He would have had good counsel from
any of the others.
Aid. Bradley moved that the council
proceed to the election of city elec-
trician by reclamation, and this was
carried. Then he moved that Thomas
McGOvern, the present incumbent, be re-
elected by reclamation, and this was
carried unanimously.
Mr.. McGovern was called upon on re-
/, marks, and thanked the council and said
| that he would attend to the duties of
the position to the best of his ability.
| Given Street Privileges.
A committee of the M. w. A. camp
appeared, headed by George Pass, and
presented resolution granting COM
mittee of the camp the privilege of OPP
Grating fourteen shows of the Parker
Amusement company on the streets of
the city, provided no gambling or i'm
moral exhibits are allowed in or around
the shows, June II to 22'inclusive, and al
so the exclusive privilege of conducting
refreshment stands on the streets and in
the parks, free water from the hydrants,
and the privilege of operating everything
else on the streets that usually accom-
panies street carnival, also the use of
Sibley park for the annual picnic of the
Southern Minnesota NJ. w. A. Picnic as
ISOLATION on June 20.
Aid. Gary said that he favored The
resolution, but that every time there
had been street carnivals there had been
more or less trouble about the location
of the stands in front of stores or other
stands.
] AID. Atchison said that he had been
through two street fairs and he thought
that the shows ought to be located on
Second street. Heretofore the chief of
police had had charge of the stands and
the chief of the fire department charge
of the streets. On Front street there
had been complaints by some because
shows were located in front of their
places, and by others because they were
not located in front of their stores.
There would be just as many people and
the shows would do just as well on
Second street. The shows drive spikes
into the pavement and injure it.
d Aid. Gary favored allowing the shows
to locate on Second street.
| Chief Kleinschmidt was called for and
! said that he could handle the shows on
| Second street if none were located in the
: block where the fire station is. The
r stands should not be placed too far out
| on the streets.
2 The resolution was adopted on mo-
ton of Aid. Eischstaedt, with the un-
I derstanding that the shows are to be To-
I Gated on Second street.
y The rules of helast council were
adopted, on motion of Aid. Atchison. !,
New Bids for Collecting Garbage.
A communication was received from
Miles Chenoweth withdrawing his bid
!. for collecting garbage, as the territory
t is fifteen blocks greater than he had sup
!, posed. On Aid. Atchison's motion, the
\ council instructed the city recorder to
: advertise for more bids, to be received
: at the next regular meeting of the coun-
: ell, April 10.
Mayor Andrews announced that all