The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-09
LOSE SUIT AGAINST
CITY OF MANKATO
CHARTER MAKERS CANNOT RE
COVER FOR SERVICES.
w. E. Young and H. L. schmitt, Sub
committee Of the City's Commission
to Frame Code, Claimed $3,306 for
Time and Work-Cray Construes In
tent of Legislature.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Mankato Mimi, June 9.-District Judge Cray
has made decision that is of interest to munich
palities to which the home rule charter law
applies. The action was brought by W. E.
Young. q member of the state railway and ware
house commission. and H. l.. Schmitt against the
city Of Mankato recover SIS, 300 for services in
preparing the new charter that was voted down
at the spring election.
The plaintiffs members of the commission
and were appointed subcommittee to draft the
form of the charter. They held that they were
entitled to compensation under the law that al
lows cities to eSpend $500 for legal advice and
! stenographers' hire etc, in preparing new char
ters this being the desire Of the commission.
They asked for what left of the 5000 after
other expenses had been paid, but the city council
disallowed the bill on the advice Of the 'city
attorney and Attorney General Young, on the
ground that the law expressly provides that no
member of tie commission shall receive compen-
sation. The attorneys sued the city.
! Judge Cray held that the legislature clearly
intended that no member should receive pay.
but that where the commissioners unable to
prepare charters they may procure outside legal
assistance.
The Mankato Peat Fuel company was organized
today with a capital Of $3.50, 600 and with W.
j. Moreheart Charles j. Macbeth, George W.
EBunce and G.. N. Andrews of this city and John
Addison of Chicago as tncorporators The COM
pany will erect $4,000 plant and will engage
| in the manufacture of peat bricquettes.
| Samples of peat sent to Chicago and marufac-
tured into bricquettes burn like hard coal and are
smOkeless, dirtleSs, cnkerleSs and nearly ash
| less It is intended to turn out hundred tons
daily. " --..
Grand Jury 1ndicts Eight.
| The grand jury discharged Thursday afte,
having returned eight indictments. Ben Topper
of Madison Lake pleaded guilty to the charge
of grand larceny in the second degree and VIII
liam Walsh of Lake Crystal pleaded guilty to thu
charge Of forgery III the second degree. They
will be sentenced later. William Kapischke o.
Vernon Center arraigned on 'warran
charging forgery in the second degree and wa
allowed until Monday to plead
Fowler a Pray have purchased twenty acres
from Anna NJ. Willard and Hall & Willard jus
north Of the city and will construct two lime
kiIns there and otherwise improve the property
The company will spend much money, as it in
tends to branch out. 1t will continue its pres
ent plant. 5..,.-. -.-
Mrs. Charles Carpenter died Thursday leavin
her husband and two children. She formerl
lived at Chippewa Falls, Wis, and Two Ha1
bors, MIMI, and the remains Will be taken
Chippewa Falls for burial. .s.'s ...... ~
this city has received word that it the low
, est bidder on the combined schedules OF tn
forty mile irrigating canal to be built by tn
government at Fort Buford, Mont, but that tn
! schedules will be let separa tely. The company
the lowest on schedule t. which amounts
$4,000, and will get the work. 1t has until
year from next December to complete it. +
, / The residence of f., H. Barnes Of Verno
,, Center was burglarized "Wednesday night and
diamond stud valued at $135 stolen. = -