The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-13
streets.
Pool Room Ordinance.

City Attorney Porter presented
two ordinances on the subject of
hours for the closing of pool rooms,
one providing for the closing OF
for the closing of all at ten O'Clock
for the cclosing of all at ten o'clock
except in saloons. The council gave
the first named ordinance a reading.
1t directs that all pool and billiard
rooms, bowling and ten pin alleys,
be closed between IL p. m. and 5.
a. m. IT also provides that it shall
be unlawful for any person under
eighteen years old, or minor stu
dent in any school, college or uni
versity to play or loiter in any such
public pool or billiard room, bowl.
ing alley, etc. 1t shall also be un-
lawful for the proprietors to allow
such persons to play or loiter in his
place. If parents or guardians fill
in writing with the city clerk per-
| mission for their children to play
or frequent these places they shall
be exempt from the provisions of
the ordinance.
Some of the aldermen favored lin.
iting the time of playing to ten
o'clock at night, but others thought
that it wouldn't do to allow the sa-
looms to run their tables and alleys
until II p. M, and require the others
to close at 10 p. m. The ordinance
went over to the next meeting for
| it's second reading.
| Objects to Vacation.
Benjamin Taylor appeared and filed
objections on behalf of Mrs. II. f.
Shaw to the vacating of streets in
Shaw's addition on the ground that
it would deprive her of an outlet
from same of her lots. Mr.. Taylor
said that it was not desired to stand
in the way of the Improvement Of
the Sisters of Notre Dame any more
than necessary.
| 1t was decided to continue the
hearing on the vacation of the streets
asked for by the Sisters until next
Monday to enable the parties to con
suit together. If Ruth street is
exempted from the vacation and con
nected with North Fifth Mrs. Shaw
will be satisfied to have the Other
streets vacated as petitioned for.
More Fire Hose Needed.
Commissioner Bangerter requested
1000 feet of new hose, as absOlutel.
necessary. Chief Lulsdorff said tina
the city had lost a section of hose
at the Madison Lake fire, being badl.
scorched and two sections were los
! across the river. At least 1000 feet
is needed. The hose would cos
at least 80 cents q foot. He hat
, heard of new kind of hose tina
| is being adopted by some cities
! which he wished to Investigate. Th'
, mistake must not be made of gettin
cheap hose. The best was none to-
: good.
/ The council instructed the cit
clerk to advertise for 1000 feet G
hose, to consult with Chief Lulsdor1
, in preparing the notice. The bid
, will be opened Jan. 20 at 10 a. n
In the meantime Chief Lulsdorff wi
pursue his Investigations as to til
: best kinds of hose.
Mr.. Hanson of the well diggin
firm appeared and asked for q pa!
ment of $500. This was granted.
, Commissioner Bangerter said tina
, plans for park improvement are b.
ing prepared by Max Pfaender {
New Ulm and N. Nelson Of thi
city.
j City Attorney Porter stated tia
? the attorneys for the plaintiffs
the two typhoid fever cases hay
taxed costs separately in the appeal
r while the appeals were practical
y made together. He had filed obje.
= tons to this double taxation.