The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-25

: and asked the city attorney to pre-
pare an ordinance to enforce the max
ing of connections with the sewer and
, to condemn the outhouses. The ordi-
nance as it is at present could not be
enforced, he understood from the city
attorney.
City Attorney Schmitt said that the
ordinance has no title.
On motion of Aid. Echstaedt, the
city attorney and ordinance committee
were requested to bring in an ordi-
nance on the subject at the next meet
ing
Wages Go Up.
Mayor Meyer said that the street
commissioner is paid only $50 a
month. The seasons work is now be-
ginning, and he needs a horse to get
about the city quickly, and he sug
gested that Mr.. Waters be allowed
$40 a month extra to cover the ex-
pense of keeping rig.
Aid. Pass moved that this extra pay
month, and said that Mr.. Waters
ought to have received this last year.
The motion was carried unanimously.
Mayor Meyer: 81 want Mr. Waters
to clip his horse and keep him in good
fat order now. Under the present hi.Ss
cost of living, it is right that the city
should pay the laboring men on the
street So day, which does not go as
far as $3.50 formerly did"
Aid. Hampl moved that the street
force be paid So a day and men with
teams 81 day, beginning with April
l, and this was carried unanimously.
Mayor Meyer: 81 hope the street
commissioner gets good, strong, able
bodied men to work for the city, and
that they will do the same work for
the city that they would for private
employers"
Aid. Pass: "My experience has been
that the city has got good service from
the laboring men, and tine same sell
vice that other employers have"
Aid. Hampl referred to automobiles
going too fast on the streets and Aid.
Mahowald remarked that it would
be good idea to take the fines that
are paid by autoists and put them into
good roads.
The bills were taken up and allowed.
Judges of Election.
The following judges of election were
chosen, to serve at the special charter
election:
First Ward-L. T. Jefferson, Ernest
Koetting, Philip Stein.
Second Ward-H. f. Leonard, B.
Bangerter Jr.. Jacob Traub.
Third Ward-John Krost, NJ. L. Fall
lenstein, John +. Dackins
Fourth Ward-A. L. Wallace, S. II.
Grannis, o. N. Parmalee.
Fifth Ward-Patrick Sheehan, A. NJ.
Morrison, Z. ID. Cragin.
Sixth Ward-George E. Blake, A. Il.
Steifenhofer, w. Z. Polzine.
Aid. Pass brought up the matter of
putting trees in the boulevards, and
moved that the park superintendent
plant trees wherever there has been
curb and gutter put down, where there
are no trees. He said that he had
been criticized for the expense of this,
but there were many trees at the park
that ought to be moved.
Aid. Hampl asked whether it was in.
tended to make charge for the trees
or to set them out free of expense.
Aid. Eichstaedt said that as he under.
stood it a charge was to be made.
The discussion brought out the fact
that the ordinance provides for charge
being made for the trees, and with the
understanding that the property owners
are to pay for any trees set out. The
motion was carried
Mayor Meyer brought up the matter
of distributing the copies of the new
charter, and the council voted, ON mo-
ton of AID. Mahowald, to pay John d.
Duane fifty cents a hundred for dis
tributing the copies over the city. Mr..
Duane did this work before.
After the meeting Mayor Meyer in
vited the council and city officials and
reporters to +. J. Mentions restaurant.
where an oyster supper was served. He
said that he felt so good over the fact
that the charter election had been called
that he felt like doing something for
the souncil The supper was greatly
eniOved