The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-08-21

Inc ndsOF ftufai ncu thai Il sd
loon license should be given to no
man unless he had the means for
running a saloon. :
Councilman Lamm remarked that
he knew Remig Bohnert OF North
Mankato. father of the applicant,
and knew he was a good man. He
moved that the license be granted.
Mayor Stood Ground.
The mayor stated that he would
oppose this motion. Eve should not
grant a license TO this man for
somebody else" said the mayor
we have had II Put over. on us
two or three times. Why did not
this man call oil me beforehand
and show me that he had the
money" 80 o..
IL know this mans father to be
a good man." said Councilman
Lamm. Il move that the license be
granted"
The motion was not seconded.
The mayor remarked that he would
ask City Attorney Schaub TO give
the council a written opinion in
regard to the question. He under
stood that a brewery had no right
to take out a saloon license. The
city did not wish to have a brewery
own a saloon anyhow.
Should BE Refunded to Estate,
Mr.. Schaub remarked that the re-
quest for the refund of the money
on the Moore license ought TO come
from the estate of Mr.. Moore and
not from the Theodore Hamm brew
cry or any other party.
Nicholas Peterson, former mayor
OF Mankato. addressed the council,
urging that the matter of issuing
the license to MIR. Bohnert be not
deferred too long. He thought Il
would be well for the council to
take the matter up again that after
noon, or at least not later than to-
morrow morning. He said Mr.. Bohn-
ert had the money to engage in the
saloon business. He remarked that
when he was mayor, people did
not come and report their finances
and the like before they applied for
licenses.
Council Must Investigate.
Mayor Meyer replied that the law
stated that the council must investi-
gate the applicants, before granting
saloon licenses.
Mr.. Peterson remarked that the
brewing company owned the place
where the saloon was to be and the
company would like to have some
body renting the store-room as soon
as possible. He wished something
could be done. II this license should
be refused. the advertising would
all have 10 be done over again.
The mayor said IL was the place
Of the applicant for a license to
show up what kind of a man he
was. . i"' o.
Things Have Changed.
The former mayor remarked that
such a personal canvass as now
demanded had mot been made I'm
previous times. To this the present
mayor retorted that things that used
TO go did not 20 any longer. He
wanted to know If this man was
able to run a saloon. The mayor
said he would like TO telegraph to
Chippewa Falls and see whether the
applicant had the money that he
claimed he had. Otherwise the thing
might be fixed up, so that he might
appear to have money that he did
not have. .H'.
On motion by Councilman Gerlich
Ii was decided to meet again at four
O'Clock this afternoon.
Bids For Repairs ON Bridge.
Bids were opened for the repairs
to be made on the Blue Earth river
bridge and were as follows:
s. A. Rouss-Style No. 1, with three
inch No. 1 white oak plank floor,
nine-inch steel, eye-beam stringers,
and steel railing and posts, $2,437.
Hennepin Bridge company-Style
No. l. $2,73O; style No. 2, having
oak instead of steel stringers, 81.
300: Style No. 8. having creosoted
pine stringers, S2,3S0.
Mr.. Rouss' bid contained the pro-
vision that s25 might be deducted
IL he could do the work in the
winter time, after the river was
frozen over. Councilman Gerlich
asked Mr.. Rouss IL he would keep
the bridge in repair until that time
in the event of his being awarded
the contract and being allowed to
wait until winter to do the work.
Mr.. Rouss accepted the condition.
and the contract was awarded on
that understanding.
City Recorder Bates read a CON-
munication from p. A. Flagg, man
ager OF the Harris Trust and Saw.
ings bank. OF Chicago. calling to
mind that the city had bonds out
standing In the amount OF So, 900,
that would fall due on November /,
1914. Mr.. Rouss. wished to know
whether the city would pay them
of or refund them. On motion by
Councilman Lamm the city attorney
was instructed to draw up a resolu-
ton for the refundment of these
bonds.
Henry Heidwinkel. 734 East Main
street. appeared before the council