The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-07-01
PHYSICIANS URGE
SALARY INCREASE
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
The council transacted large amount
OF business at its regular meeting this
morning. j. r. Thompson resigned his
office of superintendent of the wa.
terworks department and city purchas.
ing agent. The resignation was
accepted OH motion of Commissioner
Henline. 1t is understood that the
position will not be filled for the pres.
ent. the work being done by others
With Mr.. Thompson went out w. H.
Ward. the sewer and waterworks in.
spectOr. The commission discussed the
matter of getting someone to fill this
position, and will do so when a suit.
able application is received
t Mayor Meyer announced the reap.
pointment of the six patrolmen, Officers
Bienaph, Schuette, Budde, Ballinger
Austin and Swedbcrg, and Desk Ser
geant Scovel, and also the appointment
of Joseph Ore as sanitary policeman.
The appointments were all confirmed.
Mr.. Ore takes hold July and will
succeed II. l.. McCollum, the present
health inspector. Mr.. Ore is to be called
upon for regular police duty whenever
his services are needed for that pur-
pose.
delegation of physician appeared
before the commission, to ask that the
salary of the health officer be raised.
1t consisted of Drs Andrews. Holman,
Holbrook. Beach, Liedloff, Bjelland, and
Health officer Dahl.
DR.. Andrews urged that the salary
be increased. Other officials were paid
little enough, but the health officer,
affording skilled labor. was paid less
than 81 day. He said that the dele
CATION asked that the salary be. raised
to $500 year, and that he be required
to give his best efforts to the office.
DR.. Liedlof' endorsed what DIR. An
drews had said and advised that when
a competent official is secured he be re-
tanned as experience adds greatly to
efficiency. As the city grows it will be
necessary to add to the ,city's salary.
DR.. Holman said that in selecting
health officer an irOnclad contract should |
be entered into, so that he does not
expect to get more i'll case of an cpl !
demic.
DIR. Bjelland said that protection for
the school children, for the hundreds of
students, for transients, was most i'm
pOrtant. Outbreaks of disease are
likely to occur at any time, and when
there is none is the time to prepare
for epidemcs. Money is not to be con-
sidered when the question of health
arises. Under the new charter, the
health officer has great deal of hard !
work, to bring the ordinances up to
date.
DIR. Beach said that he believed that
the city physician ought to take care
of the transient sick. The health Off
Ger should be recognized as are who
had given much time to getting his
education, and should be paid a reason
able salary.
DIR. Holbrook urged that not less
than $50 month be paid, as the sal
airy was worth more.
The council decided to consider the
matter later.
DR.. Beach appeared for the board of
and urged that the electric
light wires be placed underground, in
front of the high school property. He
thought that they ought to be put un-
lerground or in the alley all over the
.ity as matter of safety.
The matter was laid over to be
Laken up later.
A petition was received, asking that
curb and gutter be placed on NOrh
Sixth from Mulberry to Washington
streets. 1t was referred to Com Hum
ston and the city engineer.
G. J. Robel appeared and said that
he entire street ought to be curbed
md that the signcrs on the two blocka
wanted the width of the street reduced {
o thirty feet. '
Bids for doing the official printing
we're opened. The Free Press and Re. ,
-iew bidding the same. Is cents for the
irst insertion, and 81 cents for subse ]
Iuent insertions, to appear in both t
,apers whichever got the contract.
The council voted to designate the a
Daily Free Press as the official printer ,
md this was carried, three to two. a
Bangerter and Henline I
7oted no for the reason that they did Y
lot like the plan of the papers bidding c
IL the way they did. =
A new ordinance was presented, de- ]
ming nuisances and the method of S
heir abatement. 1t prescribes the a
ray in when the council can proceed a
o condemn privy Vaults, cess pools S
nd wells, and places where noxious |
efuse is deposited, adjacent to where d
vater main and sewer pipes are laid. n
he ordinance was given its first read v
lg and was laid over until the next e
ocular meeting, as required by tho u
harter.
License Ordinance. o
An ordinance was given its first n
eading, providing for licensing shows Il
ircuses, etc. The ordinance as drawn I
V the city attorney fixes the fees az p
blow: Theatre, SIS a performance; o.
refuses, etc, charging % cents or il
,ss, $75 a performance; side show a
18th the same So performance; cir IN
Uses, etc, charging % to so cents, t,
l50 performance; side shows, etc,
10 per performances: circuses etc OF