The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-22

RECORDER On SR!tE
Fourth Street Park Is Cause
Of Sharp Words. s'"f
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AID. ATChlSON DEFEN0ER.
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Club Committee Will Continue 10 Sc
cure Names u Taxpayers to -
the Petition. 'S :"
AID. ATCHls0N OFFENDER,
From Tuesdays Daily.

The matter of the North Fourth
street park was taken up by the Man
kato Commercial club last evening. Ferd.
G. Hoerr took fall ont of the city re-
corder in presenting report for the
committee that was appointed to Sc
cure signatures on the petition for the
purchase of the property of Judge Cray.
He said that the committee was up
against the same proposition as the Min
neopa park committee was. 1t had got
to humor the city recorder. After it
had secured the list that he wanted he
had added another condition, which was
that the list be scrutinized by commit
tee whom he had named. Mr.. Hoerr sup
posed that the committee would have to
humor him so as not to get into any
worse tronble.--"AIr. Hodapp is a sort of
leopard said Mr.. Hoerr, land changes
his spots. We should get after him
Dr. Andrews said that an excellent
committee had been suggested by Mr..
Hodapp, and it would have been hard to
have selected a better one. The clubs
committee should concede to Mr.. Ho
dapp, for the city will miss it if it does
not get the park now. If it is not ac-
quired within a few weeks it never will
L. no n na,- in ba
center of the city. t, .U.
Aid. Atchison said that the recorder
had made the same proposition on the
start that he does now. He has not
changed his proposition. -. 49,.
C. Kruse said that the committee has
secured 500 to 900 names, and would
secure 200 to 300 more.~
Dir. Andrews thought that as long as
only taxpayers were wanted on the list
they should be valued according to the
tax that they pay.
Judge Plymat said that Mr.. Hodapp
has named a condition, and nothing was
to be gained by calling him "leop-
ard
Aid Atchison said that Mr.. Hodapp is
acting only as public officer and knows
that he is not making any friends by his
attitude. He is doing his duty fearless
ly. 1t had been intimated to him that
he couldn't be elected again. but he had
replied that that would make no differ
ence. He is an honest and conscien-
tious man, and will not do an illegal
thing, but has hit upon way to help
his conscience to the limit in order that
the park may be purchased.
A. j. Veigel thought that if the pro-
posal was illegal he was not consistent
Someone suggested that the matter
be submitted to vote of the people, but
it was stated that there was not time
for this, as Judge Cray will not wait
for that.
Aid. Atchison said that he might as
well tell the friends of the purchase what
they are up against. He had made his
fight and had been honest in his con
yictions, but had got beat and was
through as far as he was concerned, but
if there had been one person there had
been fifteen who had come to him and
asked what steps were necessary to
stop the deal. A half dozen men stand
ready to get out injunctions if there is
a likelihood of its going through
Judge Plymat moved that the report be
accepted and the committee continued.
DR.. Andrews moved that the commit
tee be requested to ac9uiesce in Mr.
Hodapp's requirement, and the motion
was carried.
The committee on a new site for the
tub factory reported that the only avail
able site worthy of consideration was
an acre that could be had of Fowler &
Pay for $500. A water main is block
away
Aid. Atchison thought that the COM
mttee could raise the amount i'm the
neighborhoOd of the factory. Others
thought that more than this sum could
be raised there, and that when the COM
pany took into consideration what it
could get for the present site and the
saving in drayage, which was S. a car,
and more than 5000 since the first of the
year, it would be glad to remove its
factory to the new location. Some
thought that a definite proposition should
be received from Mr.. Higgs before the
committee undertakes to raise any
money.
Prof. J. R. Brandrup suggested that a
company be. formed to buy the present
site, and w. ID. Willard favored this
Rev. f. l.. Heermance moved that the
committee be continued and requested to
raise the $500 for the new site and tend
er it to Mr.. Higgs.
President Hixon suggested that it
would be better to give the committee
free land and allow it to use its own
judgment. Rev. Heermance's motion was
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