The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-10-23
Mayor J. W. Andrews Indignant
At Doctors Charges.
SAYS THEY'RE BEYOND REASON
His Honor Attended Poor People and
Presented Them With Rscelptsd
Bill, Council Doinss.
From Saturdays Daily.


The council meeting last night was
presided over by Mayor Andrews, and
Aid. Atchison was the only alderman
absent.
The liquor license application of Char
les r. Guth was approved and granted,
and his bond approved, with H. Him
melman Jr., and b. H. Gerlich as sur
cites
c. F. LEM, engineer at the pumping
station, reported that the pump was
working very well, that one of the
wells at the pumping station has been
completed, and that the flow of the
other has been increased 60 gallons
per minute, and that the new plungers
are done and will be put in next
week Nearly 100000 gallons day
is being pumped on the average. Mr..
LEM said that at present he is testing
the different kinds of coal and would
report upon this at the next meeting.
The report was ordered placed on file.
Aid. Gary moved that the depression
in Madison avenue between Broad and
Fourth streets be filled, and this was
carried, the cost to be approximately
Sl2
A number of health bills were laid
over until future meeting, until
all are in, upon motion of Aid. Brad
lev. One was from DIR. Liedlof, the
county physician, for $4S7 for attending
the poor who had typhoid fever, one
was from DIR. Hielscher for $l6O for
the same, and $484 was from Emmanuel
hospital. These bills totaled Sl;61O.S0.
Big Bills for Medical Attendance.
Mayor Andrews said that he had at
tended number of poor people and had
receipted their bills and returned them,
and he would not ask the city for a
cent. He was panied at the way bills
were coming in, of this character, hold
ing the city responsible for the rains
and floods sent by the Creator. The
hospital bills were proper, however. He
had more particular reference to doctor
and nurse bills.
Aid. Schroeder reported that he had
arranged to borrow money to tide the
city over until the November settle
ment, and Recorder Hodapp thought
that about $1,000 would be needed.
The council authorized the ways and
means committee and the mayor to
make a loan of $4,000 to tide the city
over 4+ f.." rS
Aid. Gary said that the sidewalk
across the slough on Front street was
done and that the street ought to be
completed. He moved that the board
of public works be instructed to put
Front Street from Marshall to the rail
way track in first class condition.
AID Eichstaedt favored doing the fill
with broken stone, and the motion,
amended to provide for this, was car
ried.
Aid. Gary moved that Mr.. Coughlan
be allowed a year from the end OF
the time last allowed him to complete
the fill on the south side of the street
railway track, and this was carried.
Aid. Gary moved that sidewalk be
placed on the south side of Lafayette
street from Front to Second, and this
was carried: He also favored building
cement alley crossing wherever side
walks are built without further ac-
tion of the council
Aid. Eichstaedt brought up the fact
that a stone culvert on Glenwood aven-
ne has half fallen in, and also some
other repairs needed there and on
Silver ravine, and these were referred
to Messrs. Day and Wilson to report
upon at the next meeting.
Has Struck Iron.
Aid. Gary said that Contractor Sven
son has gotten down thirtyfive feet
in the Broad street we'll and has struck
iron and had to rim out smaller. Sec
tions of pipe removed are rotted
through and can be bent by hand
1t was reported that the water tanks
on Front street are not being kept
filled. There is no ice to be had for
them.
The matter of water for Fuller street
was referred to the waterworks com