The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-21
Council Has Enacted
/ Dance Hall Ordinance
From Mondays Daily.

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From Mondays Daily.
With considerable pressure, the
city council sat down on the public
dances of this city by passing the
dance hall ordinance which was given
it's first reading at the last meeting.
People who want to give public
dances must hereafter come
across" with $40 to the city Golfers
before the, orchestra can play for
the first walz \ or tango. 1t was
rumored during the reading OF the
ordinance that some Of the people
that have been giving these dances
are going to try to avoid the penalty,
by issuing invitations. City Attorney
Arthur Schaub said that this practice
will not alter the situation in the
least and If anyone attempts this
thing he or she will find the city
lookup waiting for them.
The brother ordinance regulating
the pool halls was not as fortunate
and fell by the wayside when the
vote was taken. The commissioners
seemed to feel that the state law
was ample to regulate the situation
in the city and the cost of prose
cution could be LITE from the city
and put upon the county.
Several Objections Were Raised
Objections were filed by j. II
Heinze and Charles Masters regard
ing the placing of sewer in the
alley of block 46 in this city, and
Carrie l.. Fowler, through her at
torney, II. L. Schmitt, filed com
plant regarding the sewer assess
ment on Mulberry street. DR.. J.
A. Heilscher spoke regarding the
sewer assessment in the alley in
front Of his house in Central park
Mrs. Mary Boegen complained OF
the sewer assessment ON property
AUDITING her residence on Main
street and Il. J. Hoettinger made q
complaint regarding the sewer as
sessment on his Mulberry street
property.
The complaints that come from
the people living on the alley over
looking the park are based on the
fact, that there is already sewer
on Fifth street and the placing O
the one in the alley makes double
assessment on the property. Moth
ing was done at this meeting bu
Commissioner Robert Bradley. En-
gineer H. f. Blomauist and Cit!
Attorney Arthur Schaub will sife tn,
matter before the next meeting ant
the work on the hearing will b,
completed at that time. 1t is quit
possible that a part of this assess
ment will be charged against tn
| park.
The sidewalk assessment wa
| brought to the notice of the council
but as no date had been set for
| date OF hearing, it was laid asid
| till the first of December One O
the items in the assessment was 70
repairing the board sidewalk on tn
Adams hill. This is a board side
walk and is one of the last survivor
o. tho race.
Would Protect Saloonkeeper.
Mayor Meyer recommended the il
| stallatiOn of an arc light at tn
corner of Fifth and Ruth stree
This is on the hill leading to tn
Mothe: House.
Commissioner John Gerlich sal
! that the city needed an ordinanc
{, to regulate the boys that go int
the saloons and thought that til
saloonkeepers were entitled to som
protection and especially from "som
cid crank" who deliberately send
his sons into saloon, in order
get tho evidence.
City Attorney Schaub said thu
part of the situation was fully cove
ed by tbet state law and he sal
that the boys that were before til
grand jury and gave the testimon
dictmcnts against the Mankat
liquor dealers were liable to arrei
and such step might be take
The Aetna Life Insurance col
y pany Of Hartford, Conn, submitte
a proposition to the council regar
ing the matter of the liability i
surance for the city employees. I'll
premium for the total protection
/, all of the employees being $685.
. this sum being based on the pa
r roll for the past year
~ Another Proposition.
The Central National Fire |
surance company submitted prop
sition which excepted the police {
ticers an the firemen, this beiI
done according to a recent ruliI
of the supreme court. The premiu
, on this policy is $37S. The rat
=, in the different classes of employee
: differs greatly the clerks being cove
ed at rate of eleven cents on
: hundred dollars and the men of Il
fire department costing $500 p
Z hundred The rate of both of Il
Z companies arc identical.
! The bond of S. Dixon and Son {
their liaucr license was read al
approved Six milk licenses we
: granted to various parties in {
city and N Aldo e son were graz
ed q cgaret license.
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