The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-11
Choice Made known at Council
Meeting Last Eve.
WAS BACKED BY THE POWERS
Aldermen Handle a Number Of Live
Subjects; Decide on the Election
Judges.
From Saturdays Daily,

From Saturdays Daily
Mayor Taylor settled the matter OF
chief of police at the council meeting
last night by naming C. III. Miller the
painter, to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Chief Donahuc. lie
announced the resignation of Mr.. Dona-
hue, to take effect next Monday, and
this was accepted by the couocil. The
mayor then announced the appointment
of Mr.. Miller, and the appointment was
confirmed and the bond placed at 81 900.
Mr. Donahue thanked the mayor for
assistance and encouragement given dur
ing his term of office, and the aldermen
and other city officers for the uniform
courtesies shown.
Mayor Taylor announced thu appoint
ment of nc Thilgen as patrolman to
succeed Officer Klughertz, and the APP
pointment and bond were approved. The
bond is for $500, and the bondsmen are
Fred Kron and Lawrence Henline.
Aid. Heinze moved that the electric
arches across Front street be discontin-
ued until further notice, and that the
city recorder so notify the company.
This was carried.
Aid. Schroeder moved that the city
attorney prepare an ordinance to abate
the nuisance and danger of the Milwau-
kee road switching on the Main street
crossing and this was carried unani-
: mously after some discussion, during
which the unavailing efforts of the past
to stop the switching was referred to.
Aid Schroeder moved that the chief
of police be notified to stop coasting
down the hills in the city, and this was
carried unanimously The danger to
the coasters from running into rigs was
referred to during the discussion. Aid
Schroeder referred to a narrow escape
that he had noticed, where a loaded
bobsled had nearly run into beer
wagon.
peal for the boys, suggesting that mas,
much as the city is expanding money
on skating Kinks it might we'll hire a
man or two and use the police to act
as fagmen and let the coasters have
two or three of the hills on stated
hours.
1t was stated that the boys are get
ting reckless, going fast and even cross
ing Front street.
Park Superintendent Blake wanted the
dog ordinance amended so that it shall
be made unlawful for any person tc
take a dog into the park under a pen
atty of 500. The most valuable hunt
ing dogs are the ones that worry the
deer the most, but he has been afraiC
to kill them for fear of trouble for rh'
city.
City Attorney Daley said that the or
dinance now provides penalty for any
one who takes a dog into the park. Thu
ordinance is sufficient, and the owners
can be prosecuted. If dog is chasing
after squirrels or deer it can be sho
on the spot in defense of city property
The mayor and aldermen assured Mr.
Blake that they would stand by him i
he shot dogs in defense of city property
including deer.
Aid. Atchison said that two week
ago the same two dogs that are sup
posed to have killed the five deer
year ago were in the park again, chas
ing after the deer. He didn't believ
that they were licensed, either.
Mr.. Blake said that he had bought
gun and heavy charges of chilled sho
and was ready for the dogs. He ha
nearly gotten one of the dogs that Alo
Atchison had referred to.
The hack license ordinance was TAX
en- up and given its second reading Alc
Hampl reiterated his protest agains
the amount of the single day fee. Th
ordinance was passed as read.
The new chief of police appeared a
this juncture with a box of cigars, an
short recess was taken while the bo
was passed.
1t was stated, on reassembling, tina
no bids for the purchase of the deten
ton hospital building had been received
1T was also stated that Health Office
Edwards says that the city must no
sell the building, for it will be needle
in case of an epidemic. It was state
that the city owns capitol square, tw
blocks north of the present site, an
that this would be good location. IN