The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-06-26
BOOZE LID TILTED
%. 20 CLAM OF MAYOR
From Mordsy.s Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
That the Sunday saloon lid Is
being pried up a little was strongly
intimated by Mayor Meyer at the
meeting Of the city council this
morning. The matter came up In
connection with the applications fol-
licenses on the part OF several sa
loon-keepers.
When the application OF Christian
Polchow & Son. 119 South Front
street. was read. the mayor remark
ed that that firm had not been carry
ing out his orders In regard tc
leaving the curtains OF the windows
on Sunday In such a way that
anyone could see inside. The mayor
said he had told the proprietors
that he wanted the saloon curtains
left in this way. so that IL there
was anything doing on the inside
on Sunday, Il could be plainly seen
from the street. Instead of comply
ing with this demand. the saloon
managers had used a board frame
which kept people from looking into
the saloon on Sundays.
Made Another Complaint
The mayor said he had the same
complaint TO make with regard 70
Joseph F. Mettler. who recently
bought out the saloon at. III South
Front street from his brother, Frank
MettIer. Councilman Lamm suggest.
ed that the matter be brought to
the attention OF the saloon-keepers
association. but the mayor remarked
that the .aloon-keepers themselves
could not get together. and he had
been told that some OF them had
been cheating"
On motion by Councilman Lamm,
the licenses were granted to the
Polchow and Mettler saloons on
conditions that they comply with the
mayors orders in regard to keeping
their windows so curtained on Sun.
day that the interior OF the saloon
can be seen from the streets. The
affidavit new required OF every new
purchaser OF a saloon, that his pur.
chase is bona fide, was on hand "a
show that the Mettler saloon was
actually the property OF Joseph F,
Mettler.
Saloon licenses were granted also
70 Klauseus 4 Pollei, 701 North
Front street: Gust L. Thurn, POI
North Front street; Edward B. Tros-
key, 416 South Front street: Huettl
& wagenhals. $40 South From,
street, and Marquardt & Schneider
125 North Front street
To Meet As EquaIizine Board.
When the city council adjourned
II voted TO meet again at one
o'clock this afternoon as a board OF
equalization and take up the report
OF City Assessor Henry Himmel'
man. The councilmen took their
oaths OF Office as members Of the
board of equalization and Council.
man Bfadley was elected SECRETARY
OF the board. II was decided TO
meet this afternoon from one to
four o'clock, on Tuesday and Wed
nesday evenings beginning at seven
thirty and Thursday, Friday and
Saturday all day and perhaps In
the evening too. The reason for
no meeting in the day time on Tues
day and Wednesday was that dam
age suits against the city would be
on trial In the district court, and
II would be necessary for the city
officials to attend to them. Both
the real estate and personal prop
erty valuations will be taken up by
the board during the present week,
Sidewalk Location Desired.
City Engineer Blomquist desired
10 know where the sidewalk was
TO be located on that wide portion
Of North Fourth street, where 10
seph Brogan OF ST. Peter was doing
some grading work. He said Mr.
Brogan was under contract TO make
the proper excavation for a side.
walk. but II had not been deter
mined where the sidewalk was to go
At this there was a renewal OF
the discussion OF the old questions
whether the street should be mar
rowed by yacating part Of II and
whether the abutting property should
be assessed equally per front foot
on both sides OF the street.
Suggested q Boulevard.
Mr.. Lamm suggested that the ex'
ira portion OF the street be made
OF into a boulevard and the prop.
erty owners on that side Of the
street, the east side, be assessed
for two-thirds of the cost OF I'm.
proving the street. leaving one-third
TO be paid for by the property own.
ers on the other side.
Chief OF Police Klugherz, speak.
ing on behalf OF Mrs. Guenther, one
OF the interested property owners,
said he thought the people on one
side OF the street would have about
as much benefit as those OF the
other from the improvement as a
whole. even II the boulevard was
on the east side.
At length the whole matter was
laid over TO the next meeting OF
the council. II was suggested 10
Mr.. Blomquist that he might be
able to get the contractor TO leave
the matter OF excavating for a side.
walk out OF his work altogether,