The Mankato free press., 1916-07-21
No Second to Motion to Grant
License to Parrott
MOTHER ONE IS PENDING
improvements Must Be Cut
Short Because of Expense
Created By Flood
From Mondays Daily.

Mankato is to have no more than
| twenty six saloons hereafter. So the
city council decided this morning by
unanimous vote. hresfl
Before, the closing of the Mint sa-
loon by the conviction of John Hagen
and another saloon by the death OF
the proprietor, the city had twenty
seven. Now there are but twenty
five that are running.
Councilman Bekke moved that the
number be limited to twenty six. This
motion was seconded by Councilman
Lack. Councilman Eichstaedt at
first declared that this was some
thing of a surprise party" but he
later fell in line and voted as the
rest did.
Acting City Clerk John A. John
son Immediately thereafter presented
the application of Henry Parrott for
a license to run saloon at 225 South
Front street, the location of the old
Mint Mr. Johnson was taking the
place of City Clerk Bates, who recent
ly underwent an operation for an
abcess on the right foot.
1t was soon evident that the man
who was to get the twenty sixth Ii
cense for saloon was not Mr.. Par
rott, or, at all events, no saloon would
be run by him at 225 South Front
street. Councilman Eichstaedt moved
that the license be granted to Mr.
Parrott, but this motion was lost
merely by not having second.
Now there is another saloon license
application pending. That is the ap-
plication of Charles Zimmerman, who
wishes to run a saloon where Mr.
Nolan, now dead, used to run the
Ocean Wave saloon. There is but
one more license to be granted al
present, with twenty live saloons
running and the number in the city
limited to twenty-six.
The matter of laying water mains
on West Eighth, Moreland and LIE
Sueur streets came up, and all bids
were rejected. This was done at the
suggestion of Mayor Lamm, who stat
ed that all city work should be elm
mated as far as possible for the
present, because the flood had placed
the city under heavy expense. On mo-
ton by Mr.. Humiston all the new
paving was abandoned for the rest
of this year for the same reason.
Mayor Lamm remarked that as fire.
men and policemen had been found to
come under the employees compensa-
ton act, the city should be protected
by insurance from such liability. The
matter was left in the hands of Coun-
Gilman Eichstaedt.
City Engineer Blomquist stated
that of the list of sidewalks
that were recently order in, many had
not been constructed At his sug-
gestion a motion was passed provid-
ing that bids on the construction OF
these sidewalks be advertised for.
Councilman Eichstaedt stated that
he had received complaint that Glen
wood avenue was in such condition
that it could not be used for funer-
ais, going to the Swedish Lutheran
cemetery.
Mr.. Humiston stated that he had
engaged the Radichel establishment
for repairs on the pavements where
they had been torn up on Second,
Warren and Broad street, Sam FoW-
Ter had been engaged to work on the
Glenwood avenue storm sewer. Glen
wood avenue would be repaired as
rapidly as possible.
DR.. A. F. Schmitt, city health Of
ficer, appeared before the council this
morning, and told of the visit that
DR.. Whitteker of the state board OF
hath made to Mankato yesterday
to look into the city drinking water
supply. Accompanying him on his
Investigations were DR.. Hielscher,
Councilman Bekke and City Engineer
Blomuuist. DR.. Whitteker took sam
pies of water of the various city wells
and also took sample of the water of
the Emmanuel hospital. He vfsrteo
st. Joseph's hospital, but took no
sample there. DR.. Whitteker said
he would place the samples of water
in his incubator on Sunday night and
on Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock
the test would be complete and he
could announce results. He would let
Mankato know about the results by
telephone. DR.. Schmitt stated that
the investigations made by DR.. Whit
ticker, as far as they revealed any
thing at the tiuie, were in conformity
with what was announced by the To-
cal board of health in Saturdays pa
pers.
Carry Water Away.
Councilman Humiston stated that
something ought to be done to car
ry the water away from West Front
and West Fourth streets. A storm
sewer was needed there. After
some discussion motion was pass
ed instructing the city engineer to
prepare plans and specifications
for such a storm sewer.
William Barr, the Great Western
freight agent, asked what was going
to be done about the paving of West
Liberty street. He was told that
the council had decided to discon.-
tinue all paving this year, on ac-
count of the great expense of the
flood damage.
Councilman Eichstaedt stat e d
that Highland park ought to be
closed to the public, until the
weather was dryer. AS it was,
many cars came in there and got
stuck The other -councilmen as
sented to this view, and the park
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