The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-06-25
CARNIVAL IS DENIED
LICENSE BY COUNCIL
from MONDAYS Daily.


requirement that applicants for cir
Gus and carnival licenses are To have
their applications passed upon by the
city council. n new ordinance was In
iroduced at this mornings meeting of
that body and given its first reading.
The old ordinance. however, will not
be changed so as TO require a license
fee from the Mankato Theatre. and
like institutions, though the mayor last
week contemplated such a change. No
such change was proposed this morn
ing.
J. =. Martins application to have
license issued for the carnival of Al
leman Brotherse, about which there
was a considerable amount of commo-
ton the other day. came before the
council this morning. and was turned
down, being tabled on the motion Of
Councilman Lack. II seemed TO be the
unanimous opinion of the city council
that such shows were not desirable.
On the application OF A. l.. Butler an
Spnlic5tion was granted to have all
exhibition of the Sells Floto circus In
M4naatn on July 3. The circus I'm =
,.udes ,!lirty-two cars.
Petition For Sewer.
Attorney Arthur Schaub presented
a petition for a storm sewer TO run
from Fourth and Vine streets along
Vine. Fifth, Rock and Sixth street to
Marsh. There were twenty-six sign
ers. Mr. Schaub said this sewer had
been promised 10 these people three
years ago. Its necessity was then rea
liZed. The condition now was worse
than ever, and the cause of delay had
been one OF finance. II the matter
should be let go another year. the con-
ditiOn Of things there would be very
had. He urged that the city Issue
bonds for this improvement. The esti-
mated cost was $4,000. II was better
10 issue bonds than 10 wait for another
tax levy. as the damage in a year
would be greater than what the in
terest on the bonds would come to.
Others who spoke for the improve
ment were August Blissenbach, Wen
dell Deuser. and A. J. Beck Mayor
Meyer thought u would cost between
six and eight thousand dollars. Coun
Gilman Lamm said he knew the i'm
IrOVement was needed but he doubted
the eHpediencey OF issuing bonds. At
length on motion OF Councilman Eich
Gtaedt IL was decided To have the city
engineer prepare q profile of the pro-
pOsd sewer.
Health Officers Report.
DR.. 4. +. Schmidt, city health Off
Ger. presented his report for the month
0f May. There were during that month
eighteen births in the city. nine males
afWaa Ta0. Ina taa
deaths. ten males and seven females
These deaths. however. were by no
means all OF Mankato people. as sick
people. brought TO the city to be treat
ed sometimes die here.
During the month OF May there
were reported fourteen cases OF scarlet
fever. one case of chicken poX. six
cases OF small pox and one case Of
pulmonary tuberculosis. However, all
The quarantined cases except three,
these being OF scarlet fever, had been
released. Thus the epidemic was over.
The report included the following:
The entire second floor of the de
tentiun hospital has been renovated
and rep3inted. All the walls have been
thoroughly cleaned and painted, max
ing this institution as good as IL can
be made. and satisfactory and sani-
tary for the contagious sick.
The lady who has up to recently
occupied the first floor has moved out
and this leaves the hospital vacant.
The board OF health needs the entire
building for the care of the cOntag-
ious sick and your commissioner rec
Ommends that the entire first floor be
renovated and reprinted to conform To
the second floor.
Some Recommendations Made.
1T is further recommended that ar
rdngements for the care OF the city
detention hospital with the trustees of
the lmmanual hospital. so that the
regular and competent janitor service
may be available when wanted and so
that the building. yard and bOulevards
may be kept In proper condition TO
COnfOrm to the demands eXacted from
the other owners of city property
1T Is also recommended that the old
double bath be exchanged that the old
baths in order that the contagious sick
may he more properly cared for and
In order To make room for more peo-
pie and I'm order to save expenses I'm
laundry bills paid"
The report again speaks of the
former recommendation that the com
missioner made for the division OF the
city into two garbage collection dis
triCts. with separate garbage collect
Or for each.
ID is stated that the condition of the
diaries. meat markets and bakeries
In the city is sanitary and the prOpri-
etOrs are endeavOrins TO maintain The
highest standard that is possible.
The council decided to turn the
matter OF having the detention hospit-
al cared for by the Immanual hospital
help over to the health board.
There was some discussion of the
matter of collecting garbage. The
mayor remarked that the garbage col
lect0r must be pretty good. or he
would hear some complaints.
Bids For Crawling.
Bids were opened for the grading
and crawling of Grace court from
Bradley TO Lewis and Lewis street
from Byron to Center, as follows:
Thomas Brogan. s927.5O: A. Bashaw.
S9G4.SD: Andrew Crane. s7S6.30: John
Mccall. $775. The contract was award
I'd TO Mr.. Mccall
Plans and specifications were pre-
scented by City Engineer Blomquist for
the construction of the storm sewer ON
Elm street and Rock street across
Front and extending TO the culverts
near the railroad tracks. The pipes