The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-08-18
NOT MUCH WORK IS DONE
Most of the Business Put Over
Until All Can Be in
Attendance
From Mondays Daily.

The city council meeting today was
| a brief one, owing to the fact that
l two of the councilmen were absent,
M. ]. Bekke, sick and G. w. Eich-
| staedt in Omaha. Mr.. Bekke, who
suffered from the heat while in the
| twin cities recently, had returned
home and seemed to be recovering
| nicely, but is now down again about
as bad as at any time, a fact that
| his many friends deeply regret.
| There were just enough at the meet
/ ing to make and second motions and
put them. Everything that could be
put off was done so until there is a
! larger attendance present.
The application of Simon p. Miller
for a liquor license at 207 South
Front street was granted, and his
bond for $4,000, furnished by sure
| ty company, was approved.
Street Has Extraordinary Hump"
A petition was received from the
owners of property on the north side
of Clark street near the Silver ra-
vine, asking that the portion of this
street between the ravine and Par
sons street be graded down nine or
ten feet at the highest point, to take
| off the extraordinary hump" on it.
If the street is graded, the petition
said that the property on the north
side would be improved. The matter
was placed on file and referred to
Commissioner HumistOn and City
Engineer BlOmquiSt.
A petition was received, asking for
an extension of the water mains on
Poplar street from Mrs. Gill'S resi-
dence, so as to accommodate the ice
plant and the National Refining COM
pany's plant and other properties
there. There were four petitioners,
and A. Hollnagal, of the National Re-
filming company and one or two 9TH
ers appeared and advocated the i'm
provement, saying that it was bad
ly needed for washing ice, for boil
ers, etc. The petition was referred
to Commissioners Lamm and Bekke.
The assessment roll for grading
the alley in block 6, Van Brunt's First
addition, and in block Is, Van Brunt's
second addition, was presented and
the hearing set for August 2S.
The assessment roll for a sewer
on Thompson and North Second
streets was presented and the hear
ing set for August %.
The reports of the city treasurer
and city clerk, for July, were re-
ceived and a summary ordered pub
lished in the official papers.
An estimate of $500 was allowed to
| C.. M. Masters on his water main
contract on Lewis and Plum streets.
The bills were allowed and the
council adjourned to meet privately
with a delegation of ladies who ap-
peared to talk over matters connect
ed with the employment of a visit
ing nurse.
After the meeting of the city coun-
Gil this morning, conference was
held between the visiting nurse
board and the city board of health.
Those present from the visiting nurse
board were Mrs. w. J. Merchant,
president; Mrs. R. D. Hubbard, vice
president; Mrs. Alice Ayres Smith,
secretary; and Mrs A. F. Winter,
auditor. Miss DevereauX, the new
| visiting nurse, who has been filling
\ the office the past two months, hav-
| ing been chosen to succeed Miss
| Peters, when the latter was elected
school visiting nurse, was also pres
ent. On the part of the city there
were present Mayor Lamm, Council
men Lack and Humiston, Health
| Officer DR.. A. F. Schmitt, and City
Clerk Bates. The object of the meet
| ing was to arrange for the harmoni-
Gus working together of the two
| boards in the direction of Miss Dew
| ereaux, and this was fully arranged
for, and the conference was of very
| satisfactory nature.
| Mrs. Morehart and Mrs. Hubbard
represent on the visiting nurse board
| the Ladies Relief society, Mrs. Smith
1.-the Civic Improvement league, Mrs.
| Winter the German Lutherans, and
| Mrs. H. E. Hance, who is treasurer,
the German Catholics, and Mrs. Ole
Nelson, who is an auditor, the Dorcas
| society of the Lutheran church.
From Mondays Daily.
Some stranger broke into the farm
home of Henry Schmidt, eight miles
from this city on the road to Nicol-
let, Friday afternoon sometime be-
tween the hours of one and four, and
stole watch and chain and took a
large and substantial lunch.
/ An important real estate transac-
ton has just been concluded on
|, South Second street, between Jack