The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-23
ELECTION JUDGES ARE
APPOINTED BY COUNCIL
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Resolutions were adopted. at the
council meeting this morning ap
pointing the judges for the primary
and general elections to be held Sep
| TENDER II and November 5, respec
lively. The following judges were
appointed:
First Ward-Ben Deike, Joseph
Hampl and P. Madigan.
Second Ward-Ed Schumacher, H
F. Leonard and Jacob Traub.
Third Ward-John Anselme, M. L.
Fallenstein and NJ w. Alworth. or
Fourth Ward-R. F. Jones, A. T
! Wallace and A. G. Lack.
Fifth Ward-Arthur Meyer, Theo.
dore Just and P. H. Jordon.
Sixth Ward-D. E. Evans, w. E.
Polzin and A. H. Steifenhofer.
The following polling places were
also designated in the resolutions:
First ward, hose house, Dukes ad.
dition; second ward, No. sos North
Front street; third ward, council
rooms, city hall; fourth ward, No.
sos South Front street; fifth ward,
No. 727 South Front street, sixth
ward, hose house, West Mankato.
New Saloon Ordinance.
Because of the recent experience
in prosecuting local saloonkeeper
for alleged violation of the Sunday
law, City Attorney C. o. Daley has
drawn up new saloon ordinance
and has made some changes from
the old one. He has followed the
state law quite closely and has given
the mayor more power. Previous to
this, the sale of liquor on Sunday
must be proven in order to prose-
cute saloonkeeper accused of viola
ton of the law, but now the mere
fact that saloon is open on Sunday
is sufficient to cause the arrest of
liquor dealer. The mayor. accord
ing to this ordinance, has the right
to revoke any saloonkeeper's license
upon sufficient proof, without asking
the council, but the latter body has
the right to reinstate the license
Mankato cannot have more than
twenty-seven saloons until it gets a
population of $4,000 or over. This
new ordinance received it's first
reading this morning.
Several bonds of contractors were
approved at this mornings meeting
The bond of J. w. and Knute John
son for 1898 for the construction of
the reinforced concrete base and wa
ter basin for the fountain at Wash
ington Park, with Gust Johnson and
Frank A. Landkamer as sureties was
approved. The bond of the North
Star Concrete company for $17,800
for the paving on Mulberry and
Plum streets from Front to Broad
streets, with the National Surety
was approved as was also the guar
anty bond of the North Star. Con-
crete company for $4,000 for the
same contract work.
Temporary Garbage Inspector.
H. B. Anderson was appointed
temporary garbage collector in place
of Leroy Bowen, who was recently
disabled in a runaway. Anderson will
receive the same salary as that of
Mr.. Bowen, SIS a month, but Mr..
Bowen will not be released from his
bond yet.
North Front street from Lafayette
to Lime street was added in the
sprinkling district. This will now
include the street out to the fair
grounds, and will be decided i'm
provement during the Mankato Fair
next month.
The raising of Mulberry street
near Washington Park was consider
ed at the meeting today and the
council decided to go out and view
the grounds this afternoon. Dirt is
being excavated from Plum street
and this surplus dirt, it is thought,
should be used to fill up Mulberry
street.
A motion was also made that pub
lie necessity requires certain i'm
provements on North Second street
between Vine and Lafayette, includ-
ing a retaining wall and filling for
sidewalk. The date for opening the
bids was set for September 8, as
the Monday preceding is Labor day.
Commissioner Bangerter reported
trading off the old hayrake belong
ing to the city for plow.
The Paving Mixture.
The matter of whether or not the
city should use new asphalt paw
ing mixture called Standard Paving
filler or continue the use of pitch
was discussed at the meeting. A
representative of the Standard Oil
cmpany was present, and desired
the council to consider the new
asphaltum or filler, but Commission.
er Humiston stated that although
he would like to deal with the Stand