The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-04-11
new COUNCIL TO DEAL
WITH FIRE DEVICE BIDS

| The old council met for the next
4 to the last time this morning. They
adjourned to meet this afternoon at
1 four o'clock to approve the minutes
OF this mornings session. The worl,
was carried on this morning with
the same machine.lke precision
which has characterized the entire
administration. There was nothing
said at the close of the meeting ex.
cept motion to adjourn. Council
man Bangerter said that he did not
mink that there was any need for
fiowery speeches because this was
the last meeting. IL suppose" said
ne, that we all know that we think
pretty we'll of each other anyway.
ana we have certainly gotten along
| well together" Mayor Taylor agreed
with him.
This was the day set for the omen.
| ing of the bids for the new fire an.
! paratus, hut Councilman Bangerter
| who has taken special interest in
| the fire department, moved that the
opening of the bids be laid over lin
| the next regular meeting so that #
could not be said that any thing
hasty was done at the last meeting,
mo hhcdhS IhdI TIE new council
will act on the bids.
History of the Past.
Mr. Bangerter reviewed the past
history of the fire department, with
the intention of bringing out the fact
that the department has heretofore
furnished almost all its own appar-
atns, and was in favor of helping the
boys this time as much as possible.
or course the city has made good for
part of the money expended by the
fire department for apparatus, but
not all, and the boys themselves were
the ones that started things moving
in the direction of Improvement,
However" said Mr.. Bangerter. cal
though ! am heartily with any prom
osition that will increase the eff
cheney of the firemen, think that
we should not open and decide on
the bids. lest it be thought by some
one that we tried to rush the thing
through at the last minute. This
was made as motion and carried.
The liquor license bond of r.. +.
HimmQelman in the sum of $4,000
with Henry Zimmerman and w. G..
p. Smith. rs sureties. was approved.
Chief of Police J. w. nOnahun re.
ported that for the month of March
the police department had made ton
Zimmerman in the sum of $4,000.
arrests. and given lodging to a hun
dred forty-five wanderers. II was
iokingly suggested that if business
kept up in this way, the police de-
Dartment could run hotel quite. prof
itably. 1t was decided to continue
the reading of the plumbers ordin-
ance till the next regular meeting OF
the council. l.. Henline, to whom
was referred the matter of investigate
ing into the ACCESSIBILITY of extending
the watermains to East Mankato, re-
ported that he was i'm favor of doing
So and such a recommendation was
made TO the new council.
Free Baths for "kids."
In order to give young folks free
baths to keep them from going to
the river, the Y. NJ. C. A. asked for
rebate of S125 from their water
bill of $40. the same as was grant
ed the association last year, and
this action was approved.
Replenishments which have been
made to the following funds were APP
proved: Fire department. $3.50, po-
lice department, $1,000, light fund.
1928; road and bridge fund. $3.50;
park fund, 1926; total, $3.50. The
city clerk was then authorized to
replenish the several city funds as
necessary to close the fiscal year. 1t
was decided to have printed in
pamphlet form, a report of all the
city departments for the past two
years.
City Treasurer's Report.
The city treasurer's report for the
preceding month was read and &C.
cepted. The balance remaining in
the different funds is as follows:
General fund ........... $241 &c
Interest fund .......... 1897 06
Fire deDartment. . IA 40
Police department 49, Is 6S
Salary fund ........ 9S9. 43
Health fund ... 277.54