The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-27
APPOINTS DELEGATES.
Boardo of Trade Agrees TO Confer
as TO Electric Roads.
Minneapolis Meeting Next Friday Win
Be Attended.---Moye TO Ge. Some
Charter Changes Started.

Quite a number of matters of more
or less Importance came up before the
board of trade Monday morning.
A communication from Geo. Hart
mann to L. p. Hunt, relative to the
meeting of state optical convention in
this city next March, was referred to
the board of trade and read and on
motion it was referred to the commit
tee on entertainment with power to
act. 1t is probable that the meeting
will be held in the board of trade
room. as it was stated that a small
hall or large room would be sufficient.
A communication from the Com
mercial club of Hutchinson was read,
stating that meeting of representa-
tives along the line of the proposed
electric line from this city to ST.
Cloud had been called tos meet at the
Nicollet House, Minneapolis, on Fri
day, Dec. 9th. to consider the offer
made by Col Chase, and asking that
representatives be sent from this city.
On motion c. N Andrews, l.. P.
Hunt and NJ. B. Haynes were selected
to represent Mankato at that gathering.
Mr.. Haynes asked for an expression of
the board so that the representatives
might have something to be guided
by. Several members of the board ex-
pressed the opinion that the PROPOSE
tion made by Col. Chase was not such
as could be entertained or accepted by
the people along the line. bat that it
might lead to something definite.
Some thought it was more of the ma
ture of feeler, and that counter
proposition would be considered.
While another opinion was yentured,
that If company was formed by the
people along the line, and the right of
way and 10 ;ations for power houses
obtained, that there would be no trou-
BILE in interesting capitalists who have
money which they wish to invest in
such enterprises. The general opinion
was that if the enterprise was legi-
! innate one. and the feeling prevailed
that it was, that it should stand upon
its own feet. At the same time it was
, expressed that the movement would be
of much value to Mankato and that
the city should do what it can to push
it to success.
The special committee consisting of
Thos. Hughes. G. N. Andrews and B.
&c. Taylor, appointed to look into the
mattsrof the law of 1901, regarding
assessments for local improvements,
reported through Chairman Hughes
that the city could take advantage of
this law and so secure the payment for
pavement by installments This law
leaves it to the council to fix the num-
Der of years in which they may be de-
ferred, running from one to ten.
This brought up the matter of char
ter making, and the chair was asked
what had been done by the committee
which was authorized to go before the
council and get that body to publish
the charter and submit it to vote of
the people. The committee had not
been discharged, and Mr.. Patterson
moved that it be authorized to confer
with Mayor Petersen, the committee
on streets. city attorney and charter
commission and see If an agreement
could be reached by which some
, amendments to ~the present charter
might be made, if possible, SO that
the difficulties as to paving, as well as
some other matters. might be met.
This was adopted.
The annual election of the board oc-
ours on the afternoon of Jan. 9th and
Messrs Chapman. Follman and
Haynes were appointed by the chair
as inspectors of the same.
The board then adjourned.
WAS a RECORD BREAKER.