The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16

From MONDAYS DaIv
Mayor-elect Meyer has not yet made
mp his mind fully whom TO appoint
to the more important offices at his
disposal. He will decide on some of
these by tomorrow night probably, as
he has issued call ior a special meet
ing of the council for 7:30 o'clock
tuesday evening for the purpose of or
ganizing and tran acting any other bust
ness that may come up. He states
oday that he might have a few APP
continents TO submit at that time.
The election Of city attorney will
also come up at that time.
Decided on Two Patrolmen.
Mr.. Meyer has decided upon two
new patrolmen, who VIII succeed Officers
Simmonds and Swedberg, resigned. He
has selected Edwin NJ. Call, of 429
Van Brunt street, and William s. Ball
enger, of 100 North Fifth street. Mr..
Call is carpenter, and is engaged i'll
doing repair work for the Standard
Oil company. Mr.. Ballenger has been
an engineer in the employ of General
Widell for "a number of years. Both
are highly recommended as men of ex-
cellent character.
Felt Aldermanic Pulse.
Mr.. Meyer held a conference with
the members of the incoming council
at his office Saturday evening, for two
hours, and the more important offices
were discussed, and incidentally some
thing of the plans for the years work.
No decision was reached as to the APP
pointments. Mr.. Meyer learned the
feeling of the different aldermen, but
did not commit himself The offices
under discussion were those of the
city engineer and city attorney, mainly.
Nothing was decided upon in regard to
city attorney, the aldermen being di-
vided, and Mr.. Meyer holding aloof
from the contest
Will Make Some Inquiries
As to the city engineer, Mr.. Meyer
stated today that he would probably
make no appointment for week or
two, as the term does not begin until
early in May He wished to take
time to thoroughly look through the
office of City Engineer Wilson and see
the work that he has done. He has
never met Mr.. Wilson, and the latter
has not filed an application for reap
pointment, feeling that the mayor
should be left unhampered in making
his selections.
The office of chief of police was not
talked over, neither was the matter of
patrolmen, to any extent.
Nc Sidewalk Inspectors.
Mayor Meyer will not appoint any
sidewalk inspectors, for the reason that
so many Of the sidewalk now are OF
cement that he does not feel that the
service of a special man are needed
for this purpose. Formerly there were
two or three Of these inspectors In
stead of appointing these officials, he
desires to appoint one good man who
shall be street commissioner or fore
man of the street force but who will
not feel above taking hold and work
ing some himself This man, Mr..
Meyer feels, can look after the few
wooden walks that. are lett. He feels
that more and better work can be
gotten ont of the city laborers if
someone IS directly over them.
No Flourish of Trumpets.
In speaking today OF his general
policy as mayor, Mir. Meyer said that
he viii not have any wide open policy.
In fact the SaIoonLeanerS hove in
formed him that they will assist him
in enforcing the lid
The change in administration will
take place at midnight tonight, and
tomorrow II will be Mayor Never. -
The change will be made without any
flourish OF trumpets. 1t is likely that
Officers Call and Ballenger will 90 on
duty tomorrow, but aside from this
everything will be the same as TODAY,