The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-12
COUNCIL PUT IN BUSY
Two HOURS this DAY
Transacted Job-Iot Of Business
For Mankato People.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Business of varied nature was
performed at the council meeting
this morning, with a rush and speed
that would put the highest finan,
eiefs and business men In the coun
try in the sidelight. The session to.
day marked the end of the fiscal
year and the beginning of a new
year. The council sat in session
from ten o'clock until nearly noon
listening to the voices of various
property owners, accepting bonds, Civ.
ing out milk and liquor licenses, ap.
proving resolutions and making city
appointments. All the councilmen
were present and with Mayor Charles
r. Taylor presiding, the large
amount of business was transacted
in an unusually short time.
Chief of Police Donahue reported
that during the month of March
there were fourteen arrests made and
149 dodgers in the city Jail.
There were several parties who
made applications for liquor licenses,
as follows: Theissen & Randig, in
the form of a transfer from ]. P. Di.
neen, at 118 Jackson street, D. B.
Wood acting as surety. Louis Lille
ga South Front street, with Rich.
ard Peterson and William Hohmuth
as sureties; Phil Leas, 205 South
Front street, with J.. P. SchweitzeI
and Clement Schroeder as sureties
=. J. Zimmerman, 204 East Null
berry street, with H. Zimmerman
Jr.. and Elizabeth Warren as sure
ties. These were granted.
MIX Licenses Granted.
Two milk licenses were granted
to. J. w. Donahue, 1904 North
Fourth street, and Frank Bowen
2fO Glenwood avenue, these having
complied with city regulations of the
health department.
Several property owners appeared
at the hearing on the North Fourth
Fifth and Sixth streets sewer mat
ter. A remonstrance signed by TWEEN
ty-one signers was filed. 1t was the
opinion of some that the expense
to the property owners as assess
ments would be too great and sc
they objected. Joseph Hampl spoke
In favor Of the construction of the
sewer, while there was only one
present who objected. Patrick Mad
igan said he would like to see the
sewer. put in as it would relieve
the cellars from water.
Would Always Be Directors.
John Koch said that there would
be some people who would object
to this sewer six years from now
and there would always be some OBJ
jections; hence the city council
ought to authorize the construction
of this sewer. Moreover the sewer
was bound to come some time Oh
other. The proper time to start ID
now, he said, and he would like t.
see the council go ahead and built
the sewer. John Scheurer also was
strongly in favor of the sewer. 10
seph Masberg said he wanted the
kept out of the cellars, but hi
thought he would be too highly as
sessed on Lafayette street. ]. E
NARROW was in favor of the sewer
but John Kunz did not quite under
stand just how it was to be built
However, he wanted the sewer ruI
to his property to the other side o
the creek near the old brewery OF
Fifth street.
It was decided to advertise 70,
bids for the construction of sewer
on Fifth, Sixth and Lafayette streets
these bids to be opened on April ~
on which date the hearing woult
also be held. @
A motion made that the council
disallow several assessments TO
snow shoveling Of the season o
1911-1912 was carried. The council
also decided. to cancel the snow
shoveling assessments of 1909-1910
Which were made under the ok
charter.
This being the day set for tn,
uCdItu6 VI thC- ohoW ohoFChh5 DC
sessments, several property owners
appeared and. objected to small bill.
for doing this work by the city. E
p. Rutan, E. L. Scoville and Ell;
Barnard's bills for snow shovelinl
the past winter were cancelled upol
their objections, their claims beinl
that hey kept their sidewalks clean
ed from snow without help from
the city. 1t was also decided t,
cancel all assessments against pub
lie institutions and churches 70
shoveling snow.
Report Of City Clerk.
The city clerks report for tn
month of March, as follows, was az
scepted and placed on file.
Fund Disbursements. Balance
General ........ $5,035. 10 $500 g
Interest ....... 41O.57 1908 s
Fire dept. 49,. 1886 1888. 80
Police ........ 525 .12 98s. 1
Salary ....... S2833 1856. 3
Health ......... $500 357 /
Printing and sup
-, pHeS ......... 59 ~ AZ
Light .......... 1886 1909 IS
improvements >. 4,115.00 "a. 8
Road and bridge 274.6O 2,104 o