The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-06-03
OLD BOARD IS NO
LONGER ON JOB
From Fridays Daily

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the affairs of the city as nearly as
was possible, before turning the reins
of government over to the newly elect
ed commission. Vice President Malo-
| wald presided, as Mayor Meyer did not
, arrive until late, and all of the alder
men were present. 8e.,!
The minutes of the meeting of the
night before were read and approved
1T was stated that the cTUy treas
urer did not have his report ready,
; so this could not be acted upon, much
to the disappointment of all: a3
Turned Down the Request.
Mr.. Mcdonald, representing firm
OF outside retailers, appeared and tried
to have the council reconsider its ac-
ton of the night before and grant his
firm transient's license for nine days
at $50. lie did not think that it ought
to pay license for two full weeks, as
long as it only wanted to be here a
week and half.
Aid. Eichstaedt: Il will not vote
to grant the license in a hundred years
We are practically out of Office
City Attorney Schmitt advised the
council that it could not act without
rcconsidering the action of the previous
night, which left the matter to The
incoming administration. He approved
of Aid. Eichstaedt's position.
AID. Mahowald said that he would
not want to vote on the matter, but
would prefer leaving it to the new
council.
Mayor Meyer entered at this point,
bringing Il box of cigars, but did not
take the chair.
City Hotel Water Matter.
Aid. Lloyd brought up the matter
of city water claimed to have been
illegally used at the. City hotel BY
tapping the mains back ,ief the meter,
and presented diagram showing what
purported to be the arrangement of the
pipes as found by the city employees.
He moved that the matter be referred
to the next administration, and that
the diagram be placed on file. He ex-
planned the diagram, saying that the
pipe had been tapped and the water
run into the cistern, and another pipe
attached and the water run into the
laundry. On the second inspection this
pipe was gone and the holes plug
ged with wooden plugs. A plumber
had taken the plugs out and the water
had run back into the cistern. The
diagram spoke for itself and did not
need explanation, AID. Lloyd said. The
motion was carried. i
Aid. Mahowald said that he had
heard about this a. year ago, and had
supposed that it had been settled UP,
and he did not see why it was brought
up now.
Let Newt Administration Handle Matter.
Aid: Hampl explained that it had
first been referred. to another commit
tee, but AID. Lloyd had not been sat /
isiied and it had been referred to an
other, and the aldermen had just
thought of it and wanted it referred
to the next administration.
President Thompson of the board
VI PopfN WINS odlu titO w. H. w dIu
had said that he did not see the pipe
i'll the cistern Oh the first visit
Aid. Lloyd said that Mr.. Ward had
told him that he did see it, and C. G. |
Northrop. also. .y
MIR. Ward was present aud was
called upon, and said that there was
water in the cistern on his first visit !
and he could not get in. but ten days
later the water had been taken out
of the cistern and the pipe discon
nected.
AID. Mahowald: WAS il connected
the first time that you were there?y
Mr.. Ward Il don't. know. 1t must !
have been connected !. if, they wanted
water"
AID. Pass: water was used in the
building without going, through the me-
ter. There is no question about it,
Aid. Mahowald: "The only question
is why the matter was held up six
or eight months and not settled up
Aid. Lloyd said that he had tried
to get settlement arranged, but could
not. There had been u lot of talk
about the matter of late.
Aid. Hampl: Everybody thinks that
water was taken, but how is the city
going to get witnesses to the fact that
water was used. If we don't have
how are we to do anything?"
Aid. Pass Il made Il motion when
the matter came up before, to start
so that Mr.. Zimmerman
could have chance to prove that
he was not guilty. i did my duty. II
lad nothing personal against Mr.. Him
melnian."
Aid. Lloyd: 81 seconded the mo.
ion, buti.I had nothing personal"
Hospital Bill Allowed.
The bills were taken up, one of them
Jeing "a bill from st. Josephs hospital
ior $l,09S.2O for the care of patients !,
Turing the typhoid epidemic in 1908.
Aid Pass said that he did not like
o pass the hospital bill in this shape,
md asked the city attorney whether
he city could collect from those who
an pay. ,sa.s i II
Mr.. Schmitt replied that the city I,
oukl compel those who are able to ;
Jay to do SO. The only question in {
lis mind was whether the county would
ave to pay half of the bill.
The other bills were allowed, includ- I
ng one from John Page for $773.75