The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-10-23

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$50 Minnesota cities enrolled in the
league.
The Financial. Report.
Mrs. Price also gave the financial
report of the league, stating that a
year ago there was a balance in the
treasury OF $55432. The dues paid
by various cities mad amounted to
S1,395.2O, making the total receipts
Of the year, $1,929.52 The expendi-
lures were as follows; Postage.
%l72.55; printing, $4GG.T5; Office ex-
kenses, S50S0: mis- -Cl!aneCus, $54GG5:
tbtal. $l,236.7G. This left in the
treasury a balance OF $692.
Professor Frederic H. Bass of the
University of Minnesota, In paper
on Engineering Cooperation" urged
that the league take steps to organ.
iZe a permanent body TO be known
as the cooperative municipal engin-
eering bureau. He said HIch hin
reau would he an inestimable benefit
to villages ana small cIues. WINCH
had no municipal engineers to guide
them in the solution OF various kinds
OF public construction problems. CT
ties that had city engineers could al
80 obtain great benefit by consulting
with this body of experts he spoke
of typhoid fever epiiemics, which
had resulted from plumbers in en-
cheering work, the sewage becom-
ing mixed with the drinking supply
There was considerable amount
OF discussion over the proposition OF
creating this permanent engineering
bureau. At length, at the sugges-
tiOn Of Professor Bass, n motion was
passed, providing that the president
appoint q committee of three to look
into the matter ana report before
tho convention adjourned,
The morning business session at
the Elks' club building was attended
by about sixty city and village Off
Gals from various parts OF the state.
They were BY no means all there,
when the meeting opened, however.
Reception Was Held.
During the two hours preceding
the opening of the meeting. there
was a reception in the parlors down
stairs and the arriving delegates reg
istered. They were directed and in.
formed by Mayor Meyer, City Attor-
-ney Schaub. Councilman Robert
Lamm and A. G. Lack, and +. NJ.
Currler. The reception committee
members wore purple badges, but
the guests were given badges of
white. Ever person was labeled.
not only with badge, but also with
his name, residence and office.
Amnng the early registrations
were the following: ]. =. jerks,
city attorney of ST Cloud. president
Of the league; Professor Richard n.
Price, Minneapolis, secretary-treas-
urer ns the league: G.. A. Anderson.
councilman of Minneota: T. b. ,Cul-
shaw. same; c. e. Carey. st. Paul.
landscape architect, North st. An
thony Park Improvement league: J..
j. McCabe. councilman and acting
mayor of breckenridge: Charles p.
Hall, city attorney OF Redwins: l..
A. Henning, mayor of Brainerd:
Charles NJ. Campbell. city recorder
of Tracy: ]. ]. Scobbe. president OF
council of Madison; T.. Fioe. CITY
cerk Of Blue Earth: ]. p. Bartel.
chairman of utilities committee of
Blue Earth council; NJ. Boylan, may.
or of Virginia: +. J. NOLAN. presi-
dent oI Virginia council; II. J. Mon
tague, Virginia city attorney: Albert
y. Bickford. Virginia city clerk: p.
J. Seberger, mayor of st. Cloud: C..
II. West, city engineer of st. Cloud;
i. J. Rocholl, commissioner or A.
nance and accounts of ST. Cloud: H.
n IDrtn
of Moorhead: p o. Holland vice
President of council of Mortified:
A. n. Sperry, vice president of coun-
Gil OF Willmar; Charles w. LYMAN.
mayor of Northfield: John q. Gilbert
son, member OF Reiwing council;
J, " Williams. city attorney of
Marshall; &. J. Forbes. alderman OF
MARSHALL: Charles p. Hall. city at
torney of Redwing: II. J. Montague.
city attorney OF Virginia: A. III.
Alyre. Thief River Falls. vice presi.
dent of city council Carl Iyerson,
alderman of Porter: ~. w Spright,
city recorder of Spright.
Other candidates besides Virginia
loomed uD today for the next con-
vention of the league. Brainerd dele
gates smoke for n and so did those
OF Bemidii. Redwing delegates SAID
they would like 10 have II in 1915,
unless II should be considered best
to take II in that year TO the north
ern part of the state.
ST. Paul Party Arrived.
II took FIVE automobiles to bring
the st. Paul delegation to the league
convention The visitors arrived late
lis afternoon. The party stopped
AZ the Saulpaugh and included the
following: Mayor. VIM Powers,
Commissioners John J. 0'Leary. M.
N. Goss. Henry McGoll, Anthony
ynerg. Oscar Keller and s. A. Farms
worth; John l. Farley. city clerk:
Fred Nussbaumer. superintendent of
parks: Harry Powers. purchasing
naant. OSCAR clanssan civ engineer,