The Mankato free press., 1923-04-20
City Council Passed 0utthe
Jobs Last Night
POND IS ASSESSOR
All Old Employees Arc Re-
Engaged; Two New Polios
Officers

tho F,iro department were renamed,
together with the present members
OF the city police force, Three new
men were elected on taat force,
two to nh vacancies caused by res.
tgnauoas ana Quo Tor an additional
pain clothes man, 1t took twe:ve
aallets TO decide on = man ior the
position OF city assessor. The first
ballot resulted In two votes for Ell
klQsherE, two FOR James Howieson
and enc for George Pond, The sec
ond ballot was the same. The
third ballot swung two for ktugherz
and two for Pond and one for
Howieson up to the twelfth ballot
whoa Klughorz received two and
Pond three, and he was declared
elected.
City Engineer Phil Comstock was
not re. elected until the members
OF the city council at the suggestion
OF Councilman J, W. johnson went
into executive session with the city
engineer, Before taking the recess.
Councilman Johnson gave as his
reason for calling for q private dis,
cussion on the matter, a desire to
know just what the duties OF the
city engineer are. When the ques-
pat TO q vote. Phil Comstock re,
eeived four votes, There was one
blank ballot.
Resolutions were passed creating
4 mayors emergency fund Of $500
and q mayors contingency fund for
$500.
Flremen Are Renamed. \
Councilman Gust. Kleinschmidt,
ings and FIRE department, proposed
the reappointment OF all of the
present Are ighting force as fol-
lows: Ben z. Bangerter. chief; z.
Fanenstetn frst assistant chief: W.
II, Anderson, second assistant chief,
w. A. Funk, captain: Albert Roos,
lieutenant; Henry Jesse, Henry
Wagner, Otto Throdahl. J, Selten-
rich. Ernest Kott and Charles Beid-
scheid drivers.
City hall reappointments were as
follows: Joseph Koppen. janitor;
Anna LaRue and Martha Craig,
matrons at the rest room. Clarence
Staley is park foreman.
These appointments were sane
toned by unanimous vote OF the
members Of the council.
Police officers named by Mayor
W. A. Beach and approved by the
Landmark. chief: Len Burrill. night
desk sergeant: A. L. Volk and Ru-
dolph Ario, city detectives: Henry
Kachelmeyer, traffic officer, and
city sanitary policeman: Frank
Bienapf. Charles w. Bell. Otto r.
Langhoff, Gilbert w. Johnson. Emil
Richter. and Edward Osten, patrol
men; Miss Irene Kiekenapp, police
woman.
Emil Richter and Edward Osten
were elected to fill vacancies caus-
ed by the resignation of Officer
Nick Thilgen and Officer Peter
wettestad Rudolph Ario was
elected as an extra city detective
Albert Magin was renamed by
Councilman J. W. johnson as street
foreman, and the appointment was
verified by the other members Of
the council.
Jacob Sontag appeared before the
council in regard to the extension
OF a storm sewer in the north end
OF the city. The matter was refer
red to Councilman johnson and
City Engineer Comstock for inves.
tiEetion.
counelImanie Business Performed.
Ralph Meurer appeared and ask
made on Harper street between
Third Avenue to Eighth street. The
matter was referred to the depart
ment Of streets.
Frank Pohl called attention to a
defective croSswalk on Glenwood
avenue. The matter was referred
to Councilman johnson.
Ralph Revier asked that Park
way leading up from Glenwood
avenue be. repaired. This matter
was also referred to the department
of streets.
Frank Draper and thirteen 9th :
ers. whose names appeared On a
position filed with the city council
ask for the extension Of water
mains on Wilton street This
matter together with the question
!of further extension Of the water
mains to Marsh street was referred
to Councilman Frank j. Mahowald,
commissioner Of the water. works
said that great many people in
that section Of the city have no
wells and are in need OF water.
On motion Of Councilman Gust
Kleinschmidt, City Clerk F. W.
Bates was instructed TO advertise
for bids for the confectionery stand
IN the pavilion at Sibley Park, the
bids to be received at the next
meeting of the city council
City Clerk Bates was instructed
- advertise for bids for the fur
nishing Of $4,000 gallons more or
less of road oil These bids will be
received April 30.
At the suggestion Of Councilman
Johnson all city equipment will be
insured.
Bids for the gathering of CITY
garbage will be received April 20.
Councilman Johnson suggested
the purchase of small cement
rrixer for small Jobs about the city.
The matter of the purchase was
referred to the department of
streets to report at a later meet
ing.
Cinse EIusher Contract.
Citv Engineer Phil Comsto"l,
recommended the closing OF the
contract for the Durcha SIM Of the
new street fiusher. which he said
came I'D to All &nacificotions This
machine cost S6.497. The machine
ws1 accepted.
City Engineer Corstoct said that
there is a chance 70 sell some of
tre old street sprinklers and posi-
BIZ the old street fusher.
Sawatzke & Barrow and A. A.
Erapn were granted soft drink H.
cerses.
The ho-d 81 John ,sorrenson for
the Eighth street waten extension
wss sccepted and placed IN file.
At the clnse of the me-ting the
following bills were audited and