The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-10
Resolutions On His Death Were
Adopted BY Co-Workers
BIDS FOR STORM SEWER
These We're Opened At the Brief
Meeting Held During This
Morning
From Mondays Dairy.

Sibly be postponed were handled a
the regular meeting of the city this
morning. Then out of respect to TIL
memory of the late mayor, August G
Meyer, an adjournment was taken. t.
Wednesday morning at $50 o'clock
A. G.. Lack, vice president of tn,
council. was chairman of the meet
ing, but he did not occupy the chair
where the mayor was accustomed t
preside. This was tastefully draped il
black and remained vacant.
The following resolution prepared
by City Attorney Phillips, was passed
Ey a unanimous vote
Whereas, A. g. Meyer, mayor
of the city of Mankato, has been
called by death; and,
Whereas in his death the city
of Mankato has lost public spir-
tied citizen, a successful and pro-
gressive business man, and con-
scientious and able official; and
Whereas, we, the council, feel
deeply the loss of our fellow
member and mayor, whose un-
selfish and faithful devotion to
his official duties, his long eXper
fence and good judgment in pub
lie affairs, his honesty and integ-
rity, made him valuable CO.
worker;
"Now, Therefore. Be 1t Resolved
by the council of the citV of Man.
kato that we hereby publicly rec
ogniZe the death of Mayor A. G..
Meyer, and join with the citizens
of Mankato and the friends and
neighbors of the deceased in
mourning his untimely death, and
hereby extend to the bereaved
family our heartfelt sympathy in
their hour of loss and sorrow;
and,
BE 1t Further Resolved, that
all public municipal business be
suspended and all city offices be
closed on Tuesday, March Z, 1916,
from IL noon; and all business
hours be closed, where possible,
during the hours of the funeral.
Dated this 9Th day of March,
1916.-A G. Lack, vice presi
dent; attest, F. w. Bates, city
clerk"
From Mayor of Saltwater.
The following card from the acting
mayor of saltwater was read by City
Clerk Bates and will be spread on
the minutes:
saltwater, Mimi. March 3, 1916
To the Honorable City Council, Man
kato Mimi Gentlemen: On behalf
of the council of the city of Still
water, we wish to express to you and
to your city our deepest sympathy
l. no
tanned in the death of that good man.
Mayor Meyer He was man who
had stamped his name indelibly upon
the records of your city. He was a
good citizen No more can be said
of any man. Louis l.. Osemans, act
ing mayor"
The council appointed judges OF
election and designated polling places
for the primaries, which are to DE
held here on March IA:
First ward-O. G. Olson, Joseph
Hampl and Ben Dieke, hose house in
Dukes addition.
Second ward-H. F. Leonard, Ed
Schumacher and Fred NitZskowski
COS North Front street.
Third ward-Martin Alworth, J.. B
anu llCoJ II Souh
Gil chamber in city hall.
Fourth ward-Fred Bequette, B. c.
Parmalee and A. T. Wallace, 121 East
Cherry street.
Fifth ward-Ben Williams. Orange
Little and George Pond, 72G South
Front street.
Sixth ward-Anton EXner, w. E.
Polzin and William Polchow, hose
house in West Mankato.
Bids For Storm Sewer.
Bids were opened on the new storm
sewer, which is to be constructed or
Vine. Fifth, Rock and Sixth streets
There were eleven bids. No action
was taken, all being deferred to the
meeting next Wednesday morning
The bids were as follows:
Johnson Brothers, reinforced con-
crete or vitrified clay, 5000.
c.. NJ. Masters, vitrified clay. So
663; vitrifed segmented clay, $5,59S
A. Bashaw. vitrified clay, $6,02S;
segments, 5000; reinforced concrete
$5.062. so.
Lundeen Brothers, vitrified clay
$7.100; reinforced monolithic, S6,450;
reinforced concrete, $4,000.
John Mccall. vitrifjed clay, $6,52S;
reinforced concrete, $6,628.
Widell company, vitrifed clay, S.
$50.
T. r. Coughlan, reinforced concrete
$5.450.
Pastorett Construction company
Duluth. vitrifed clay, $7,124; seq
mented pipe. $6,794; reinforced con-
crete, $6,624.
u. Conley, st. Paul, vitrified clay
$6,3S2.
Lar. Overn, st. Peter, vitrified Gay
s5.422; segment pipe, SOAPS.
Mankato Plumbing and Heating
company, vitrified clay, $4,000; seq
mented pipe, $4,000; reinforced con-
crete, $4,000.
When the city council meets OF
Wednesday morning at $3.50 o'clocl
the most important business to come
before that body will be the election
of a successor to the late Mayor A
G. Meyer. If the present plan is car
ried out, Councilman Robert Lamn
will be selected as the city's chic
executive and j. d. Humiston will b.
elected to succeed Mr.. Lamm as coun
Gilman Mr.. Humiston has served al
councilman and made most excel
lent record Mr. Lamm has been /
member CT the council ever since tn,
commission form of government wen
into affect in MankatO and his com.