The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-10-03
LARGEST IN CITY HISTORY
Milk Ordinance Was Brought
Before Commissioners;,he
Other Matters

Health fund 1000
PRINTING and supplies fund :. 1000
LIGHT fund $1,000
Permanent Improvement fund 10000
Road and BRIDGE fund $50. 10000
PARK fund 10000
slnkino fund .. $4,000
library fund ..... $500
1o,a, SCOT 500
Taxes levied and assessed upon
the taxable property in Mankato by
the city this year will total $2O1 500.
Councilman Chris Steiner, commits
sioner of accounts and finances, in
troduced a resolution at the meeting
of the city fathers last evening that
this amount be assessed upon the
taxable property and that 1t appor-
toned among the different funds as
indicated above.
Last year the total assessment OF
the city was 100000. This was
s4l,50O less that the sum assessed
this year. The increased amount !:
was stated by Mayer E. V. Walters
is due in part to the general increaS-
also to the fact that last year the
city had saloon license money. The
mayor declared that the loss OF the
license money, depletion in fines COL
lected amounted TO about $4,000 a
year.
Commenting on the assessment be-
fore council opened the mayor said
IF the people want dry town they'll
have to pay for it."
Bids For Storm Sewer.
Z Bids on the storm sewer on Frank
ling street, which were laid over at
the last regular meeting of the city
council were all rejected on the mo-
ton of Councilman Olson. Mr.. C.
son then moved that the rouncii re-
advertise for bids to be opened at
the next regular meeting of the coun-
Gil.
Anthony Van Thyme appeared be-
fore the council relative to the water
on the top of Windmiller hill drain
ing on his premises. He declared
that a drain tile there did not work
and that water stood on his nroper.y
most of the time. From last Novem-
her until June he claimed there was
wafer in his cellar. City Engineer
Dart explained the situation and
Councilman Steiner moved that the
council visit the premises and inVes
tieate the conditions. The motion was
passed.
Improvement at Saulpaug.,.
.Mayor Waters brought up tht
matter of the proposed improvement
TO the Saulpaugh hotel. He state'
that II was the intention of the Ma
tional Bank of Commerce to remode
the building soon and that the.
wished to have the new entrance ex
tend slightly out on the sidewalk a
the Saulpaugh entrance does
present. On motion of Counclima
Steiner the matter was referred I
the city attorney and the city engi
neer to report on at the next reSuia
meeting.
On motion of Councilman Steine
the proposed milk ordinance was ia
en- up for it's first reading. DR. A.
Wohlrabe, city health COMMISSIONS
read the ordinance to the council o
sections. The ordinance is yer
lengthy and goes in detail into
methods of handling milk, milk re
ceptacles, into the care and healt
of cows, the bottling OF milk and u
health of these handling and dlstr
buting the product.
Broadening the Inspection.
Diaries, cows and plants FRO
which the milk comes must be il
spected and the milk dealers won
he regularity licensed to sell mi
in the city. Any violations OF u
ordinance would make them supJe
to prosecution, the offense being pul
ishable by fine of from $40 TO 81
or ninety days in jail.
Under the direction OF the boa
Of health the city would have dai
inspector whose duty it would be
inspect milk houses, diaries, Gov
methods of bottling and the milk
self The ordinance describes I
TYNE of milk which must be sold, I
nercentage of fats etc., which
must contain. Where raw milk
sold all cows must be Inspected
tbe dairy inspector and the fee
testing is set at $3.50 for the n
cow. 81 for the second cow $.75
fine third and $50 for each succee
ing cow.
Pastuerized milk need not be te
ed or the COWS tested in this mann
Regulations are described as to
manner caps must be placed
bottles, the names of the distribute
being required to be printed the
on as we'll as the brand of the m
Conditions, such as screening, te
perature and the like in milk roo
are regulated and also the condit
of wagons and methods of distri'
ton.
"Rats," Cats and Dogs.
Cats and dogs in or about n
house are strictly tabooed by
ordinance. 1t is provided that
small top milk pail shall be used
milking, that milking machines 81
be clean and that people nandl
milk shall be free from tubercul'
as shown by a medical examinat
Councilman Hammett remar
when the ordinance had been 7
that he thought there was too M
to it." He said he did not see why
sale of milk should be SO stri
regulated any more than the sal'