The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-09

where the waiermaBs nreiAe PIE in.
stalled would be a considerable item.
Appeals for His Band.
Professor Frey of the Harmonic
band protested against the organiza.
ton of another band in the city and
asked that his band be recognized as
the city band. He wished to receive
more members and improve the
present organization. He offered to
furnish one concert per week for
sixteen weeks for $500. No action
was taken on his proposition.
Chief of Police Eli Klugherz re-
ported that in the month of April the
police had made eight arrests and
given lodging to forty-one wanderers.
r. J. Powers, NJ F. McLaurin, c..
G. Northrup, C. M. Masters and John
w. Kebler applied for plumbers IL
censes and the applications were
granted upon the payment of teh prop
er fee of S.. All furnished approved
bonds in the sum of $4,000 each.
Applications for licenses to sell
cigarettes were granted to Hanson
and Burg, who own the Saulpaugh
hotel cigar stand, Charles H. Jones
and Ed Pfeiffer upon the payment
of the fee of $25.
Petition Before Council.
Neil Nelson petitioned the council
for the vacation of part of West
Front street near Willard street. 1t
seems that this street has not yet
been opened up, but runs diagonally
through Mr. Nelson's property. He
wants to hold the street, SO that his
property will not be cut in two, and
also to secure better drainage for
the land. by curbing in the street.
The council decided to look into the
proposition as a committee of the
whole The rules and regulations
for the installation and reconstruction
of plumbing work to correspond with
the plumbers ordinance just passed,
was approved. The rules nd regula-
tons were prepared by the city en-
gineer and it was decided to adj
vertise for bids for the printing of
five hundred copies of the rules to be
printed in pamphlet form.
E. Guggisberg asked the council that
the city engineer be authorized to
make survey of the property on
Fifth and Fountain street, known as
the Willard pasture, so as to give
approximately the grade which will
be required for the development of
given this authority. Councilman
Lack read letter from C. H. John
son freight agent for the North
western road here, asking that the
city purchase $40 worth of plants to
be placed in the park near the North
western freight depot. The council
agreed to purchase the plants and set
them out, the work to be done by
Sibley park, and the railroad COM
pany to care fer the park 1t was
also decided to have the driveway
near the Northwestern freight depot
sprinkled for a consideration of $40
per season.
Against the Sewer
1t seems that the Creamery Pack
age company wants the city to in
stall a sewer near it's plant City At
torney Arthur Schaub said that the
city had agreed to donate to the
Creamery Package company 81, 200
when the plant was moved, but had
later recalled this donation and
agreed to put in a sewer free of
charge instead. 1t was thought that
in consideration of what the city
has done for this company in obtain
ing the legislation necessary for them
to continue their business here, that
the company should not ask for the
sewer. No definite action, however,
was taken.
The city clerk was authorized TO
advertise for bids for the installation
of cement or iron stairway up the
hill in Sibley park. Bids for the Of
fetal printing for the ensuing year
will also be advertised for. The
reports of the city clerk and the city
treasurer for the past month were
accepted. 1t was decided to advertise
for bids for the privilege of running
the stands in Sibley park. On a
motion by Councilman Lack the
council changed it's meeting time from
10 M. to 9 a. m, every Monday
morning. All voted for the change
but Councilman Lamm
City Attorney Schaub has been
perusing the laws passed
at this session of the legislature
and ne desires to call the attention
of the public to the passage which
will affect the government of this
city In order to accomplish this
purpose he makes the following
statement to The Free Press:
"Chapters Z and 40 relate to local
improvements and assessment on
the property benefited.
Chapter 1913 gives the county
right to appropriate not to exceed
$4,000 for aid of hospital, if the
county has no county hospital. I'm
der this law, / think, the county
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