The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-02


the Charter ofthe City of Mankato. so
as to read as follows:
section ~. The administrative pow
crs. authority, and duties of the City
Oniccrs, not otherwise provided for,
shaii be distributed among and assign
ed 10 seven departments as follows:
welfare.
2: Department of Health and sani-
3. Department of Accounts and FL
4. Department Of Parks and Public
Grounds.
5. Department of Buildings and Fire
6. Department of Water Works and
Sewers.
:. Department of Streets and AL
| no amend Section As of Chapter of
the Charter of the City of Mankato. so
as to read as follows:
! Section IS. The Mayor shall be SUI
4 perintendcnt Of the department of po-
/, ell shall. at the first regular meeting
I after the election of it's members. des-
] ignate by majority vote one Council
/ man TO be superintendent OF the de-
! partmcnt of health and sanitation; one
TO be superintendent of~accounts and
finances; one to be superintendent of
Parks and Public grounds: one to he
superintendent OF buildings and fro
/ OF water works and sewers; and one to
be superintendent OF streets and alleys:
but such designation may be changed
whenever II appears that the public
service would be benefited thereby. Pro-
vidcd. no superintendent of any of the
departments of the city shall have any
power to contract debts, to bind the
city or make anv improvements in said
] City, unless authorized by majority OF
| To amend Section 46 of Chapter OF
the Charter OF the City of Mankato, so
rs TO read as follows
! shall include City Attorney. City En-
ginecr. Chief Of Police. Chief of the
| Fire Department. and Health Commits
sioner:. and such other officers as the
Council may deem necessary. They
moved by. majority vote of the Coun-
Gil. Provided that the Chief of Police
shall be appointed by the Mayor. The
-, Council shall at the first regular meet
inf after the election of its members or
as soon thereafter as practicable. pro-
coed to the appointment of City At
torney. City Engineer. Chief of tho
Fire Department and Health Commits
sioner: and the Mayor shall appoint a
! To amend Subdivision (2) of Section
] 60. OF Chapter of the Charter of the
] City of Mankato, so as to read as fol-
!, lows:
"(2) No ordinance or resolution shall
| be passed without receiving the affirm
| the Council
To amend Section 70 of Chapter OF
the Charter of the City Of ManlSato. so
as to read as follows: So
Section 70. The fiscal year of the
city shall commence upon the, first
Monday in January Of each year"
(, the Charter of the City of Mankato.
| by striking out the words "thrce-
! fifths vote" in the sixth line thereof
and inserting the words "Four-sevenths
| To amend Section SO of Chapter of
1.-THE Charter of the City of Mankato
BY striking out the words "four-fifths
majority" in the third and fourth
lines and inserting the words -four
4 To amend Section SO of Chapter 10 of
| the Charter of the City of Mankato. so
as to read as follows:
Section SO. All contracts for COM
modities, or service to be furnished or
performed for the city, or any depart
ment thereof, involving an expenditure
of more than two hundred fifty dollars
and not otherwise. Provided if in the
discretion of the Council all bids re-
ceived for the doing of any contract
are considered too high. and the total
estimate for the work by the City En-,
gineer does not exceed Five Thousand
Dollars. the Council may have such
work done by day labor, or in such
manner as the Council may see fit:
and assess the costs thereof to the
property SO benefited as hereinafter
The words commodities" and ''sery-
ices" as used in this Chapter shall be
construed to include all labor. mater
ials or other property. and all lighting
and other service and all local or pub
lie improvements.
The word Contract as used in this
Chapter shall be construed to include
every agreement. in writing or other
any commodities, labor or service are
to be furnished to or done for the city,
and every transaction whereby an ex-
penditure is made or incurred on the
part of the city or any department or
officer thereof. - .E
An action in this Chapter required or
authorized to be taken by the Council
n To amend us Session % OF OF Chapter 10 of
the Charter of the City of Mankato, by
adding thereto the following:
Provided if in the discretion OF the
Council all bids received for the doing
of any contract are considered too high,
where the total estimate for the work
by the City Engineer. does not exceed
Five Thousand Dollars, the Council
, may have such work done by day labor:
or in such other manner as the Council
may see fit. and assess the costs there
of to the property so behefted' as here
matter provided"
To amend Section s5 of Chapter 10 of
the Charter of the City of Mankato, so
as to read as follows:
Section 95, The Council shall act
upon such bid and determine which one.
IL any. shall be accepted. All contracts
shall be awarded to the lowest reliable
and responsible bidder complying with
the foregoing requirements, provided.
that the Council may reject bids which
it NAV deem unreasonable or unreliable,
! and the Council in determining the re-
liability of the bid shall consider the
question OF the responsibility. OF the
bidder and his ability to perform his
sponsibility of the sureties on his bond
and any person who shall hate default
ed in any contract awarded by the
city, except as to time or who shall
have refused to enter into contract
after the same shall have been award
ed him, shall not be considered re-
liable and responsible bidder. In case
T, the lowest responsible bid shall be more
than the estimate cost of such commod-
tiles or service. the Council may reject
. all bids and abandon the proposed con-
; tract. or it may require the City Clerk
to advertise for new bids in-the man
ner hereinbefore provided. Provided.
IL in the discretion of the Council all
bids received for the doing of any con-
tract are considered too high, where
the total estimate for the work by the
City Engineer does not exceed Five
Thousand Dollars. the Council may
have such work done by day labor. or
in such other manner as the Council
may see At, and assess the costs there
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