The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-27

The council had a bare quorur
present at last nights meeting, be
cause of the illness of Aids. Mahowal
and Gary. Mayor Andrews presided
and reported that both aldermen ar
tend the neXt meeting.
A number of matters were acte,
upon, and business was transacte,
with a celebrity that was refreshing.
Reports By the Mayor.
Mayor Andrews presented the resig
nation of John Wirshing as a polio,
officer, and the council voted to accep
lit. The mayor then announced the APP
pointment of Joseph Budde, and thi!
was confirmed.
Mayor Andrews announced the rcsig
nation of the dog catcher, appointed al
the last meeting. He also reported
having written to the railroad com
panies on the matter hat was up al
the last meeting.
Garbage Collection.
City Attorney Schmitt presented
garbage collecting specifications. They
provide, among other things, that the
words Getty Garbage" shall be placed
on both sides of the garbage tanks
The garbage gathering districts are
also described Daily collections are
to be made in section No. /, and twice
la week in section No. 2. The bond is
to be 5000, and the time is to run
from April Is until Nov. l., with the
privilege of extending it if the wealth
er conditions require it.
The specifications were adopted and
the city recorder was authorized to
advertise for bids, to be opened at
the next meeting, April Bird.
Health Officer Bielland said that
last year the garbage collector took
off one-third more garbage than the
year before. He thought that there
were more things: than the lowest bid
to be looked after in awarding the
contract. A good teamster hired at
the usual pay. would be about the
right thing. He said that he did not
want to be bothered to death again
next summer with an incompetent
garbage collector. He had enough
other things to attend to.
Meat Inspection Urged.
Mayor Andrews said that the milk
dealers as a wholea are now highly
pleased with the no milk ordinance.
Some. who opposed it are now favor
able. Another very important matter
is the inspection of meat, and it
should be brought about at an early
date. 1t had been demonstrated that
people were using tubercular milk, and
he felt confident that some. people are
eating tubercular meat. He strongly
recommended that steps be taken to
have meat inspection. al
Aid. Atchison. said that most all
of the milk men have gotten into line
with the milk ordinance, but there is
one concern that still buys some milk
from uninspected herds. There ought
to be a square deal"
Health Officer Bjelland said that he
had instructed this firm not to sell
any milk received from uninspected
cows. The firm was gradually getting
into line.
Claim For Broken Typewriter.
Henry +. Leonard. trustee for Mayer
Bros, presented a claim for 500 for
damage to a typewriter on March ID.
The accident happened ON North Front
street, opposite the Chicago & North
western depot, when a horse ran into
an unguarded wire strung across the
street, and was caught under the neck
and thrown down. The typewriter
was thrown down from the buggy up
on the brick pavement and rendered
worthless. The matter was. referred
to the CITY attorney to investigate.
Aid. Atchison reported that L. X.
Coughlan had notified him that he
was not ready to reply to the city
on the Fifth street matter, but would
do so by the next meeting.
Time Limit Has Passed.
Aid. Eichstaedt asked that the city
engineer jog Contractor Coughlan up
to complete the fill on Front street
crossing the slough, and to level it up.
so there can be a walk. He moved
that the contractor be notified to
complete his job at once.
Mr.. Haynes said that he would
notify him without a motion.
1t developed in the discussion that
the contract was to have been com
pIeted by March |. but that it is
still far from finished. There is a
penalty.
The matter of selecting a route
from the street railway to the fair
grounds, to be improved. was refer
red to the street committee.
Aid. Schroeder moved that the com
mittee on fire department. and chief
be instructed to be OH the lookout
for a horse or : team to purchase for
the fire department. The old gray
team is in coed condition to sell. This
was carried.
Home Dealer Preferred.
The bids for the new boiler at the
city pumping station were read as
published yesterday. The contract was
awarded to the Mankato Manufactur-
ing company. at $1.527. This bid is
ZIP higher than that of the Murray
Iron Works.
Mayer Bros. said that they were the
only bidders who figured on construct
ing the boiler in Mankato. Importing
a boiler, they could have bid 1854
lower and been the lowest bidder.
w. H. Wilcox said that a consid-
cradle part of the work. including the
front, would be made in Mankato.
under his bid.
Aid. Bichstaedt reported that the IL
Illuminating arches had been guyed up