The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-13
REQUEST is GRANTED BY couN.
GIL THIS MORNING.

REQUEST is GRANTED BY COUN.
GIL THIS MORNING.
Manager Chamberlain Makes Plea
for Reduction of Moving Picture
License Fee; Pool and Billiard
Ordinances Presented; Add.
tonaI Hose Bought; Matters Be.
for the Commissioners.
From Mondays Daily.
The city council held a busy SeS-
sion this forenoon, covering a va.
riety of subjects Of more or less i'm
portance. Mayor Meyer presided,
and all of the commissioners were
present. The public library was
granted 81, 900 more for running eX-
pcnses. An ordinance limiting the
hours of pool and billiard rooms and
bowling alleys to eleven o'clock and
making it unlawful for boys under
eighteen years of age and for minor
or frequent them was given its first
reading. Spring street was opened
up to Fifth street. The council took
steps to purchase 1000 additional
feet of fire hose. A request to reduce
the license for moving picture shows
to $50 a year was received from
Manager Chamberlain.
The annual report of the public
librarian, Miss Van Buren,, was pre-
scented and read.
President J. A. Flittie, Secretary
j. A. Hancock, G. E. Wise and w.
d. Willard, the finance committee of
the library board, appeared before
the council. Mr.. Flittie made a plea
for additional funds to support the
library. He said that il the library
is to improve as in the past, it was
absolutely necessary to have larger
levy than $4,000, which has hereto
fore been made. He asked for levy
hereafter of $4,000. This would al
low of the placing of $1,000 into new
books The expenditures in recent
years have totaled as follows 1867,
$5,O68.OS; 1903, $4,O52.7S; 190S-09,
Pf,ott. IJUv~lO, pf,oOo.1o' ASoo
/ has been spent for books the past
year than heretofore. He did not
know where any saving could be
made except in salaries, and this
was not practicable.
! Mr.. Willard said that more money
is needed on repairs than heretofore
If $1,000 could be transferred now
it would take care of the excess
expenditures of the past year ant
F., the present year. 1t is not probable
that an efficient librarian can be Sc
cured to succeed Miss Van BureI
at any less salary than She is re
/ cciying.
Professor Hancock said that thu
the last few years, so the extr;
amount asked was not out of The
I way. The amount of insurance Ough
to be doubled, which cannot be al
forded now The board had not beer
/ eXtravagant in any way.
Mr.. Wise said that when the Ii
brary went into the new buildin.
the board managed to accumulate
about $1,000, which was used to ii
up the auditorium. The library can
not keep pace with the public de
mand, which is why the additiona
money is needed. The people wan
books, and they must be supplied
The growth of the patronage of tn
library is alone responsible for tn
additional expenditure.
The council voted to allow $1,O0
; extra, in four installments, payabi
half now, and the rest June l an
November /, the money to com
from the general fund.
; Wishes License Fee Reduced.
G.. w. Chamberlain appeared 70
the American Amusement cOmpan
and asked that the license for mo-
ing picture shows be reduced. Las
summer an ordinance was passed
fixing the license fee at $40 montl
In the larger cities a license of SIS
or 500 year is charged, but II
other cities of this size in Americ
are asking any license. The con
pany was willing to pay $50 a yea
which is as much as is charged
St Paul. Minneapolis charges 81
: for moving picture shows and SIS
for opera houses. There is con
pany being formed to travel on tn
road, with MankatO as its headqua
!, tiers. A film is to be started arOun
the world showing Mankato in 1856
in illustrating the Indian attack c
! Fort Ridgely, which would advertis
" the city. Mr.. Chamberlain said tn;
: he had also spoken on behalf Of I'll
, opera house, although a competito
- The Fort Ridgely attack film vi
!. be at the Unique in week or te
:. days.
:. The matter was laid over until Il
:, next meeting.
:. A resolution was adopted, dedica
ing for street purposes the land pu
chased to make Spring street !
g full width between Fourth and Fiji