The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-27
Klages Wants Refund
Of$l,OOo License Fee

| OF $1,000 License Fee
From Tuesdays Daily.
A. p. Thompson, engineer at the
city hall, and II. J. MoIloy. repre-
senting the Standard company, had
warm argument at this mornings
meeting OF the city council over the
quality OF coal that the company has
been furnishing the city.
m. Thompson declared that he
coal was almost worthless. He had
been obliged during the last week
to clean out the furnace two or three
times a day. Six or seven bushel
baskets OF ashes were removed from
the furnace daily. He showed a
sample OF the coal to the members
OF the council In the presence OF
Mr.. Molloy and declared that II was
about half rock. The members Of
the council thought so, too. from
it, appearance.
The Standard Lumber company Is
under contract to furnish the city
with West Virginia splint coal at
So ton. .....
Mr.. Molloy admitted that the coal
that was delivered today was not
the West Virginia splint. He said
that occasionally. when the supply
OF that coal ran out the company
had been furnishing $3.50 coal In Its
place. He declared. however, that the
coal that was furnished right along
was the West Virginia splint, and
that the city hall and the fire sta
ticn had been served from the same
car. He could not see why there
should be trouble with the coal at
the city hall and not at the fire
station. He thought the trouble
must be due to bad firing or TO
some defect In the furnace
The council, however. held up the
last two coal bills OF the company,
amounting to sl5s25, pending fur.
ther investigation Of the contro-
versy.
II was suggested that an allowance
be made on the two bills on account
OF the bad coal that had been fur.
nished and that the Standard Lum-
Der come back for Il on the COM
pany that had been furnishing coal
to II. Mr.. Molloy did not seem to
take kindly to this idea.
Mayor Meyer had received q bill
from Peter Khges for the refund OF
the $1,000 that Mr.. Klages paid for
the saloon license that was after
wards declared to be illegal. The
mayor remarked that he did not
see why the city should refund the
whole OF the $1,000, when the Klag.
es saloon on North Front street had
run for six months under that r.
Cense. He thought q refund should
be made only for the time that
vas lost by the discovery OF the Il.
legality of the license. The license
was illegal under the law forbidding
the issuance OF such licenses to sa-
loon keepers who had been found
guilty of certain offenses. The
mayor did not present the bin to the
council. but further negotiations will
be carried on with Mr.. Klages be.
fore the bill goes before that body.
Mrs. ]. p. Krost, 20s North Broad
street, came before the council to
ask redress for the burning Of her
rug by the city health officer, DR..
G. c. Pratt when the house was
being disinfected by chemicals on
account OF the recent presence OF
cise OF scarlet fever in the dwelling.
Mrs. Krost's daughter had the dis.
ease. The council referred the mat.
ter to DR.. Pratt for further investi.
cation. .-
Roy Lusk was reported to have
held dance In Richards hall last
evening and to have left a check
for $40 with the city clerk In pay.
ment Of the fee for license, which,
he anticipated, would not be re-
fused. The council granted the be-
lated license and approved what had
been done.
The council received another appli.
cation from the General Amusement
company Of Chicago and Leaven-
worth for a license to give an exhibit
ton in Mankato. This application was
treated the same as was the one
presented last week. Last week the
company applied for a license for
the week of June s. but this was re.
fused because II would conflict with
the grand council meeting Of the
United Commercial Travellers. Today
the application asked for a license
for the week Of June /, but this also
was promptly refused, no one favor.
ing the proposition of granting II,
except Councilman Bradley. Mr..
Bradley remarked that he did not
see why It should be turned down.
Mr.. Lack thought such shows were
detriment to town, as they took
away great deal Of money. Mr..
Lamm said such shows were good
for the street car company, but for
no other local concern.
A resolution was passed on re-
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