The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-12


FIJI indsgestiens constipation and skim
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by the local company. Everybody knows
! that the $50,0OO subscriptions will not
| be raised, because the promoters @haye'it
in their power to do it or not, and if
| 1t is not raised they do not have to put
up a bond They want to change it to
! a personal bond, but of his company
I the council had demanded to surety
! bond. - -.--'
]. IN. Hall FavOrs Ordinance.
John n. Hall addressed the council
and said that liberal franchise should
be granted to get car line. The steam
roads were all given large money
bonuses The present company does not
even ask for a site for the powerplant.
A street car line would do greater
amount of good to the city than any
1.-TWO of the steam car lines, and possibly
more than all of them put together.
One line is all that will locate in tho
city, so there is not much to the exclu-
I sive feature. Surprising we do~a little
more than we feel that we ought, 1t
would be better than to wait six or
eight years more for a road. ( Applause.)
Limit on Concessions Reached.
Mr.. Hixon asked that the franchise be
voted down if Mr.. Willard represented
the sentiment of the people. As many
concessions had been made as the east.
ern people would accept.
| John Nyquist said that liberal fran
elise should be passed, but the council
should be sure that it was right before
it passed the ordinance.
AID lHeinze did not care to crowd
matters without the legal advice OF the
city attorney, who was acting in good
! faith and wanted to do the fair thing.
The aldermen are young men and expect
to remain IN Maakato many years The
ordinance could be quickly passed when
property prepared If the city attorney
had time to prepare a new one it'scoui-
lie passed, or otherwise it would pc III
good shape for the new council to take
| up at once. - 's'.s ass74
Wanted Prompt Action. -zs.t
Mr.. Hixon insisted on prompt action.
IF the present council did not act, he
| would. withdraw all that he had said.
14ff it is put over to the new council
there will be long delays and the same
1'iiIatters gone over again as they have
been in the past. Hfhe eastern people
| will not accept franchise drawn up
by city attorney with the special
Iirights of the city only in view and the
Interests of the bond holders left out.
| He was a citizen and as goodsa one
las M. G. Willard, he hoped, and did not
iitwsnt to presume on the city or its
rights. IF two-thirds of the objections
raised are considered in the franchise
the eastern people would not accept it
and would not be justified in accepting
lit.. sassz. e-t'.i- 's'
MIR. Funk thought that the franchise
should be so wordcd that it can be de-
telared null and void if its terms are not
complied with, unless the bond provision
was carefully drawn.
MIR. Hixon thought this perfectly fair.
If the company did not act IN good faith
the franchise should be forfeited. and
this could be inserted If the $4,000
subscriptions are not all secured, posi-
bly, way will be found to make up the
difference
Aid. Atchison moved that the fran
fehise be laid on the table, and this
was carried unanimously. The object
of this was to lay the matter over to
the new council ''r.
Threw Bouquets.
Mayor Taylor said that. this would be
tile last meeting of the old council and
Ihc thanked the aldermen for their cour-
teous and kind treatment, the press for
Fits fair statements and also the city
officials.
Aid. Atcliison spoke of the Kindness
of the presiding officer the last two
years. He had felt that at critical mo-
nielts his good Judgment had been a
guide to. the aldermen. Although a
member Of the opposition party, he felt
that lie was today parting company
with one fof his best friends, and he
did so with great feeling. He voiced the
seiitimeiit of the other aldermen.
| Aid. Heiiize said that this counseihad
worked together especially well, and
harmoniolsIy and to the best interests
Of the city at all times. The bills and
Epetfiotts Had been carefully examined,
and if thought best they had been
passed. He hoped that tile. coming adj
administration woiiid dofsas well and even
better if it possibly can. i ~
1.-The mayor declared the council add
sjourned sine die. :