The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-09
B. OF P.W. HAS A HEAD
JAMES R. THOMPSON CONFIRMED
BY THE COUNCIL.
Mayor Meyer Told the Aldermen That
He Could Not Appoint the Whole
Town, and Then Pass Came to His
Rescue and Voted to Place Former
City Engineer in the Position; Do
ings of the Dads"

City Engineer in the Position; Do.
ings of the Dads"
The city now has president of the
board of public works, or will have
after his bond has been approved thi:
evening. 1t is President James r
Thompson, formerly city engineer. The
appointment was made at the council
meeting last night, and confirmed, but
not until after an interesting proceed
ing
Early in the meeting, Mayor Meye,
announced that he would again ap.
point Henry Zimmerman Jr. president
of the board of public works for tine
unexpired term. AID Mahowald moved
that the appointment be confirmed, hut
this was lost on tie vote, Aids
Hampl, Mahowald and Wiltgen voting
aye, and Aids. Eichstaedt, Lloyd and
Pass voting no.
Mayor Meyer thanked the three al.
dermen who had voted for mis- appoint.
ment, and said that he appreciated il
highly, and if there was anything there
he could do for them sometime he
certainly would do it. He would now
appoint j. r. Thompson to the position
The vote on confirming this was a
tie, the aldermen splitting in the same
way as before. This ended the matter
for that time, bnt near the close OF
the meeting Mayor Myer again brought
mp the subject by appointing John R.
Bowen president of the board of pub
lie works. He observed as he did so:
II don't know if you expect me to
appoint the whole town. / can't help
1T. I appointed two good men,"
The council was not ready to act, as
some of the members did not know
Mr.. Bowen's qualifications. A short
recess was asked for, and while this
was in progress Aid. Pass approached
the mayors desk and suggested that
G. R. Bradley would be a satisfactory
appointment. Mayor Meyer became
irate at this suggestion and replied
holly that he was the one who made
appointments.
When the council came to order again
Aid. Pass stated that if the mayor
would again appoint Mr.. Thompson he
would vote for him.
Mayor Meyer at once did this, and
the appointment was confirmed, all of
the aldermen voting for him except
Aid. Lloyd.
Mayor Meyer said that if he had to
please everyone in the council he would
find it impossible to make any APP
pointments. He had appointed good
man every time.
Sixth Street Sewer.
The board of public works reported
favorably upon the matter of a sewer
on Sixth street down Elm and Fifth
to Spring, stimating the expense at
S. 900, all of which can be assessed
on the property benefited. The petit
tion did not contain the names of a
majority of the property owners.
Mr.. Karkuski was against the sewer.
and when an expression from property
owners present was called for he stated
his reason, which was that the times
are hard and prices of necessities high
and he and others could not afford to
pay for it.
Mayor Meyer replied that if the new
charter is adopted the people could pay
for the improvement in installments
which would make it much easier fol-
them.
Godfried Robel advocated the i'm
provement, and Mr.. Karkoski came
back with the statement that there
are only thirty families living on the
portion of the street, and that the
majority are against the improvement
Still Using Outdoor Closets.
Mayor Meyer stated that M. G
Willard has no sewer connection on
Byron street, and that his closet ought
to be condemned.
Health Officer Dahl said that this
closet had been condemned, and that
Mr.. Willard has only few days more
in which to put in connection. The
CiooCI Hdu pCcH CoHueHlHCu O'Oiy ySoi
for four years past, but nothing had
been done. He had now notified the
city attorney to proceed against TINS
and other property owners having con-
demned closets.
Mayor Meyer stated that it was re
ported that there were many closets
still in use on Second and Broad
streets, where the sewer is.
DIR. Dahl stated that it was impos
sible to condemn more than ten closets
a month, because otherwise the prop
erty owners would make the excuse
that they could not get the work done
He would like to condemn more, but
ne is requiring evidence that the con
tract has been awarded in cases where
condemnation is made. Where people
fail to connect with the sewer wher
ordered to do so, it should not be al
lowed to pass by.
Sewer Voted Down.
A motion to refer the Sixth street
sewer matter back to the board oil
public works was lost on a tie vote
the mayor voting no, as he said that
he would like to investigate the neces
sity for the sewer first.
AID. Pass explained that he had voted
no because there was no water main or
| the street. If it was allowed to &C