The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-05-12

citizen, the speaker said that he
wished 10 give all of the people a
chance 10 vote Tn suCn vl,aI CUES
tons.
r. NJ. Currier said that it was all
night TO give the perole a chance 10
voice their sentiments, but he did
not believe in atfiXing his signature
TO proposed amendments. which he
did not sanction. Such signing
would be taken by the people IN
the sense OF recommendation.
When the question of the six
counclimen Ilan was put to vote,
F. NJ. Currier and J. n. Humiston
voted no. Commissioners Andrews
zimmerman, Leonard, Mahowald,
Waters, henline. Kruger and Roe
mer voted yes. There were only ten
commissioners present at the meet
ing.
The chair declared the motion
carried.
All Agreed On Election Date
There was no opposition TO the
adoption OF the proposed amend
ment fixing the date of city cleo
tons on the first Monday in Decem-
Der, and the first Monday in Jan
uary as the date of the newly elect
ed city officials taking office. This
was also true of the election of the
judge and special judge OF the
| municipal court, who are 10 be elect
ed at the December election, but
who would not take office until the
following April.
When il came TO the question OF
voting on the amendment making
| the city clerk, city treasurer, and
city assessor elective officers. Mr.
Currier and Mr.. HumISton again
voted no. The other eight mem.
bers voted yes, and the motion was
declared carried by the chair
Everyone agreed that the city
clerk, city treasurer, and city asses
| sor should furnish bonds TO the
city for the faithful performance OF
their duties, and that the city asses
sor should put in his full time in
the performance OF his duties
Mr.. Currier and Mr.. Humiston
again cast negative votes when il
came to the question of salaries of
officials. The recommendations were
that the salary of the mayor be plac-
| ed at $500, the, councilmen. at $500,
with two dollars a day when serving
as board of equalization. The sal
airy OF the city assessor was placed
at $1,000 per year, he TO give his
whole time to the office. $500 was
made the limit OF the salary of the
city clerk. which would include the
duties of clerk of the municipal
court, and the salary of the city
treasurer 81 200.
| Eight or a majority of those pres
ent voting in the affirmative, the
motion carried.
No objections were made to rec
concentrations as to manner of vot-
ing. form of ballots, printing of bal
lots etc.
New Departments Added.
Under the proposed change to the
six councilman plan. there neces-
sarily had to be a change made as
| TO the departments of the city,
which instead of being five, would
be changed to seven under the new
plan The departments would he:
Department of police. and general
welfare; department of health and
sanitation: department of accounts
and finances: department of parks
and public grounds; department of
sewer and water; and department of
streets and alleys. This amendment
carried, but Mr.. Humiston and Mr..
Currier voted against it.
Rev. G. Kruger, J. D. Humiston
and F. NJ. Currier voted against the
| limiting of the mayor in the appoint
ment of the chief of police. Later
Mr.. Curriers' amendment to the
proposed amendment, giving the
mayor full power to hire and fire the
chief of police, was unanimously
carried ,
After considerable discussion. it
was finally agreed unanimously to
accept the recommendation Of At
torney c. o. Daley that water ex-
tensions in the future be installed
under the same plan as sewers, paw
ing and other city improvements,
and the property owners benefited
by given the ten year installment
plan upon which to pay for the i'm
provement.
1t was unanimously agreed to rec
ommend a change in the charter
placing the limit at which the coun-
| ell may let work at day labor at
S. 900 instead of $3.50 as now pro-
vided in the charter. All sections
of the charter effected in this man
ner would be amended to meet the
$4,000 limit.