The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-06-04
COLLECT UP, SAYSMAYOR
MONEY DUE CITY MUST BE
PAID, HE DECLARED
RAPPING SLEEPY HEADS
Snow ShoveIing and Tarvia Ac-
counts Lag; Business BY
The Council

Il want the city business run like
any other business, and all bills COL
lected promptly" declared Mayor E.
V. Waters this morning at the city
council meeting when referring to q
large number OF unco1leCted bills out
standing for snow shoveling and
treatment of streets with tarvia. THE
young man in the city engineers Of
flee should get busy and make out
the bills, and then go out and collect
them, and not send the bills out. IL
the people refuse to pay them, then
they should be certified to the coun-
ty. so that they be put in the right
lot. We have. got to get this money
cling too. in fact everything else.
These bills have run into thousands
OF dollars. We need the money"
Councilman Steiner, commissioner
or finances of the city, assured the
mayor that these bills will be col
lected as quickly as possible.
Following the meeting Mayor Wat
tiers in a statement to a Free Press
reporter said: Il am not going to
winters mornings and then letting
the city clean their walks, while you
and / get out in the cold and do the
work ourselves. Those sleepy heads
are not going to escape payment for
cleaning their walks, and that's all
there are to it." said the mayor.
Polling Places Designate.
A resolution was passed this morn
ing designating the polling places for
21st, and the naming the judges Of
election for that date as follows:
First ward-Duke's addition hose
house. Judge Ed Grogan, Ben Deike,
Charles Vogel.
Second Ward-6Os North Front
street. Judges: H. F. Leonard, Rev.
Carl Kruger, and Ben Bangerter.
Third Ward-City hall. Judges:
George Barnard, Walter Sanborn. and
Fourth Ward-(To be designated
later.) Judges: G. F. Burgess, J. M.
Eager. and r. F. Wood.
Fifth Ward-lTo be later designat-
ed.) Judges: Frank Rath, Charles
Brazier, and Arthur Meyer
Sixth Ward-West Mankato hose
house. Judges: w. E. Polzin, Anton
Exner, and D. E. Evans.
The Parking Ordinance.
The city parking ordinance. which
came up for its first reading about
three weeks ago, but which was post
poned on the request of a large num-
Der of local business men, was again
postponed this morning for it's second
reading for another two weeks.
The street car ordinance which
prayed for relief from the obligation
street car company, on motion Of
Councilman Mahowald, was indefin-
ately postponed.
Chief of Police Jacob Hilger's
monthly report showed that during
the n onth of May there were sixteen
arrests, and six dodgers housed at
the city Jail. s124.S5 was collected
in fines.
After furnishing the city with the
telephone company will be permit
ted to dig in the alley near the San
don theatre for the purpose of in
stalling an underground cable carry
ing several wives.
Councilman Olson reported that he
had the fire hydrants about the city
painted bright red.
The Band Concerts.
The matter of hiring band for the
season came up again this morning.
Mayor Waters said that the Sandon
band had promised to give him figures
On their service for the summer. He
would have those figures in a day or
so. Councilman Mahowald stated
that he was negotiating for the pur-
chase Of flags for decorating the
streets. as occasion called for it.
Councilman Hammett called atten-
tion to the fact that workmen grad
ing on East Main street plowed out 4
section corner monument. County
Surveyor Allison will be employed to
replace the same, for its exact loca-
ton has been lost.
Councilman Mahowald wanted to
know where the city engineer was
this morning. He was Informed by
ices ended today.
Don't we get a report from the
engineer to know where we are ats
asked Councilman Mahowald.
1.-THE city engineer never so indi-
Gated to me-" said Mayor Waters.
I'm fact I thought that he would be
ut the Ineeting this morning. I have
another man in view for the posi-
ton, however, and will have him
come to the city Sc, we can have a
talk with him"
On the suggestion of Councilman
Hammett, the city will advertise in
The Free Press and the twin city
papers for an engineer.
Councilman Hammett said that he
was continually receivinS applica-
tions from city employees for higher
wages. After considerable discus
sion.s It was decided to call in the
heads Of the different departments OF
the city and have business talk
with them Thursday morning at eight
o'clock to see if matters as to wages
cannot be adjusted satisfactorily.
After allowing the bills the meet
ing ADJOURNED.