The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-06-03
NAME A FIRE CHIEF
JOHN LULSDORFF is APPOINTED
TO THE POSITION.
George Blake Goes Back to His Former
Position as Park Superintendent;
Mr.. Pond Will Continue to Head
the Police Department; New City
Council Transacted Considerable
Business This Morning.

the FCiiCe Department; New City
Council Transacted Considerable
Business This Morning.
From Tuesdays Da.y.
The council held an important meet
Zig at ten O'Clock this forenoon and
transacted business in IA manner that
gives promise OF strictly business
IKE administrations No time was lost.
and IN less than an hour more things
were done than former councils could
have done with three hours of wrang-
ing IN the evening. Mayor Meyer re-
marked, after the meeting. Oh the
pleasant and unanimous spirit shown.
Many OF the important appointive Of
fees were filled, and as the matter
had been discussed privately and con
ciusIons reached, the action taken was
really the ratifying OF what had been
determined upon. Only one change was
made, and that was in the ONCE OF
park foreman. \ new chief of the
lire department was selected.
Nj OF the commissioners were pres
cnt at the meeting.
The council voted to ratify the Sc
lection of heads of departments, as
agreed upon ut Saturdays informal
meeting.
Appointive Offices Filled.
I'm thn :
sioner Lamm, the council voted unani-
moualy to reappoint A. H. Scherer city
clerk
MIR. Lamm said that he would like
to have further time to present Il
recommendation as to city treasurer.
Commissioner lIcnline moved that
J, w. Schmitt be rcappointed city at
torncy. ard the council 50 voted, unan-
mously
Mr. Schmitt thanked the council
heartily for the honor. He said that
he thought that the council realized
that there was going to be il consid
cradle amount of work necessary to
get started under the new form of
ed that it felt that he would be able
to do this. This made him feel that
he had been highly honorcd Knowing
this. he assured the council that he
would do all in his power To- imakc the
administration II complete success.
Commissioner rllumiston nominated
John Wilson to succeed himself rs city
engineer. and the appointment was
made unanimously.
Mr.. Wilson thanked the council very
TO do the best that he could in the
capacity of city engineer. There were
times when the engineer hardly knows
what to do, because of ihe arguments
that can be advanced on both sides.
and the difficulties of deciding what
is best Engineers differ among them
selves. The councilnen might not, al
ways approve what was done. but he
hoped that they would be Ii little
charitable. He would cndcavor not to
he dogmatc and he thought that their
relations would always be pleasant.
Commissioners Baneertcr recommend
cd George Pond to succeed himself as
chief of police, and the council made
the appointment unanimously.
New Fire Chief !
Commissioner Bangerter recommend =
ed John A. Lulsdorfr for chief of the
fire department, and the council made
TIE appointment unanimously.
Mayor Meyer recommended that
Dr. G. \. Dahl be rcappointed city
health officer. and on motion of Com
missioner Hcnlinc the appointment was
made unanimously.
Mayor Meyer said that he was not
ready to make amy minor appointments
in his department.
Commissioner Bangcrtcr said tina.
the conditions were such that he did
not see how change could be made
in the assessorship, and he moved that
W. H. Gary be reappointed until
Nov. /.
MIR. Gary WAS present and addressed
the commission, saying that he had re
ceived only $l25 salary on the pres
ent years work, and that it had cost
more than this to put the books in
shape. and would cost us much more 10
copy them for the present administra-
ton. He was ready and willing to
step down and out. but would not like
to do the work up to July | for $3.50
that would then be coming on his sal
AIRY. He did not desire to retain the
office longer than Nov. l. which would
about. remuneratc him for what he
lid.
The motion was then carried.
New Park Foreman.
COMMISSIONER Bangcrtcr recommend
I'd that George t. Blake be appointed
park foreman. and this went through
Commissioner Humiston said that he
would like more time to make recon-
as to street commissioner,
this matter having been broachcd.
Commissioner Henlinc said That lie
was not ready to recommend appoint
nents III his department.
Mayor Meyer said that he would
not have any recommendations until
after returning from n trip to iowa
TO get pointers on the workings of
L.. i. a