The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-06-05
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From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Nothing of an extraordinary char.
acter occurred at the council meeting
this morning. The session was as
quiet as a quilting bee Bids were
opened on the proposed concrete
cages ut Sibley park. George E.
Charland Of North Mankato offered
to construct eight cages for $500 and
ten cages for $1,000. The widell
company offered To construct eight
for $1.i6S and ten for s3f1 more
The contract was LET to Mr.. Charland
for the constructien Of ten cages.
An offer of a Mexican tiger or ia
guar for display at Sibley park was
made TO the council by Mrs. Lola
Austin Of Vernon Center, with the
reservation that she should have the
skin in case the animal died. This
the council gladly accepted. II was
reported that the jaguar was being
kept for Mrs. Austin at Fairmont.
but the man keeping him did not
care TO have him any longer Com
missioner Lack said he had been
at Fairmont and seen the tiger, which
was a magnificent animal, as big
as n large mastiff. On HIS motion
the offer was accepted.
City Engineer Blomquist said some.
thing ought to be done about get
ting a storm sewer on Main street
hill from Sixth TO Hinckley. After
some discussion. the matter was re-
fcrred TO Commissioner Gerlich to
see what kind of a bargain could be
obtained.
Wants Twelve Policemen.
O. +. Morrow addressed the ciun-
Gil on behalf of the United Com
mercial Travellers. urging that dur
ing the convention which will be
held i'm the city on June IL. IL and
IL. there be twelve special police
officers to see that nobody was en-
dangered He said there should be
a traffic officer at the principal cor
ncrs of Front and Second streets.
lie remarked that there would prob
ably be twelve to fifteen thousand
people in the city on that occasion.
and said that at Crookston there
was such a convention recently and
at every important corner there was
a traffic officer. As a result the
whole thing went through without an
accident. The speed limit should
he greatly reduced during these three
days.
On motion OF Councilman Lack. the
whole matter was left to the discre-
ton of the mayor
Money For the Band.
Fred A. Fisher. appearing on be-
half of the Mankato band, requested
that the same appropriation as was
made by the city for the band last
year, be made for the coming year,
$500 This was granted. Council.
man Lack remarked that the band
ought to give at least one concert
per week for this during the sum-
mer. Mr.. Fisher was asked what the
hand would do during the travelling
mems conventions and he said the
hand had been hired by the travelling
men for that occasion.
Councilman Garlich reported that
many people had been driving over
that part OF Fourth street where the
concrete was first laid. although the
fences. put up TO keep them of. had
not been taken down. These fences
were simply knocked down by the
people who wished to drive on the
concrete.
Mayor Meyer remarked that a man
ought to be placed to watch and
see that this offense was not re-
peated, as Il was in the interest of
the city to have good pavement
there and not have Il spoiled before
IL hardened.
viii Detail officer.
Mr.. Gerlich said the Widell company
-
blocks of the pavement by Saturday
hut not sooner.
At length Il was decided to de-
tail a special officer to look over the
pavement, and IL was declared that
any persons who drive on that as.
phalt before the fences were taken
down by the proper authority would
be arrested and prosecuted.
Mayor Meyer. discussing the pres
ent condition of the city finances,
spoke of the careful manner In which
the funds Of the park department
had been handled by Commissioner
Lack, and said that as n conse.
Quence the park fund was in excel
lent shape. i5FH -ra.
On motion by Mr.. Lack the sum
of 800 was appropriated from this
fund for the use OF the Fairgrounds
commission. which consists OF ]. e.
Reynolds, r. F. Neubert and Paul
Dethlof. II was reported that Mr..
Dethloff was very III and not expected
TO live . a..p..r 49,
Chief Of Police Klugherz reported
that during the month of May there
had been eleven arrests and thirty
three dodgers at the central station.
A petition. asking for a street light
on Fairfield avenue one block from
James avenue. was presented TO the
council with tho cfvnat,traa ~ uavan