The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-06-13

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Police OFFICER John g. Schrodt and
family left today for their new home
at Presidio, California, and Charles
Bell who for number of years has
been foreman for the T. r. Coughlan
company was appointed by Mayor
Meyer at the council meeting this
morning to succeed him as a men,
Der of the Mankato police depart
ment. Mr.. Schrodt has been given
a commission by the war depart
ment, and will have charge OF the
.commissary department at Preside.
His work is to be mostly clerical,
and is a decided promotion from
the position of patrolman both in re-
gard to salary and responsibility.
Mr.. Bell is a tall, husky man, with
muscles hardened by long years of
work in the construction business,
and it is expected that he will make
an excellent policeman. He goes on
duty tonight.
Neil Nelson, who has had re-
quest for the vacation of small tri-
angular plot of land on West Front
street near Willard street before the
council for some time, this morning
presented through his attorney,
Thomas Hughes, an agreement where
by he will pay the city $3.50 for the
vacation of the land, to improve the
plat, build it up to grade, put in
cnrbs and cutters, and install a Gull
vert across Willard street. His
agreement was accepted by major
ity vote of the council, Mayor Meyer
and Councilmen Lack, Gerlich and
Bradley voting for the proposition
and Councilman Lamm voting against
it.
Macadam on Mulberry Street.
= A petition signed by thirteen prop
eTty owners was presented to the
council asking for macadam paving
on Mulberry street from Broad street
to Fifth street, on Main street from
Broad street to Fifth street. on
Fourth street from Mulberry
street to Warren street, and
for creosote- block paving on Warren
street from Broad street to Fifth
street and On Parsons street and
Fourth street from Warren street
TO Clark street. The petition was
placed on file without discussion. An
other. petition signed by eleven prop
erty owners asked that when the
curb, gutter and sidewalk be placed
on the east side of Byron street be-
tween Lewis and Shaubut streets,
that this work be done at the estab.
lished grade of the street, which is
considerably lower than the present
grade. of the street. Theodore Will.
Hams objected strenuously to this
work being done in this manner, as
he says that it will injure his prop
erty a great deal because a large
number of fine hard maple trees
which he has planted in the boule
ward will be killed He asked the
council to meet at his property and
look over the situation. H. B. Per
rim and B. T. Ray both spoke fol
the proposition, and held that the
improvements mentioned should moi
be done except on the established
grade of the, street. The matter
was laid on the table, and the
petition placed on file.
= Several Bonds Are Approved.
The liquor license bond of Franz
G: Lorenz was approved and filed
as was also the bond of J. B. Nelser
for the use of the streets in con
struction work during the COMING
year. His bond was for $4,000, will
J.. G.. Tegner and Schroeder & Muir
ply as sureties. A cigaret licens,
was granted to E. j. Himmelmal
upon the payment of the fee of $25
Hiram McCullom'sl resignation a
health inspector was accepted witt
thanks, but as yet his successor ha
not been appointed. j. B. Hart
zell's resignation as traffic office
was also accepted, and Mayor Meye
said that he was corresponding wit
a man to take Mr. Hartzell's place
Mr.. Hartzell leaves tomorrow with
crew of men who are going to Mon
tana In the employ OF the Widel
company.
Bids for the work of putting il
curbsa and cutters on several street
were opened, and the contract TO
doing this work on the streets i
West Mankato was awarded t
George e. Charland at his bid @
so cents per foot. The other bid
were for different parts of the cit,
and were rejected because the
were thought too high. Fowler I
Pay put in a bid for 55 cents, T. F
Coughlan company SIS cents. e. I
Wilmot SO cents, and Johnso
Brothers so cents.
Changed the Assessment.
On motion by Councilman Lamn
it, was agreed to change the asses
ment of the north half of lot 8
Parsons addition from 5000 to $45
Councilman Gerlich reported thu
the cover OF the sewer pipe on tn
corner of May and Fourth street
was missing, and the, city enginet