The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-12
Wooden or Iron, Is Theme
At Club Meeting.
ATTACH WIRES TO BUILDINGS
Committee From the Commercial Or
ganizatiOn Will Confer With
Property Owners.


three of having a quorum last evening,
but quite an interesbng informal meet
inc was held. and BUSINESS was accom-
plished that was just as valuable as
though there had been quorum.
Secretary Spencer brought up the
matter of trolley poles OH Front street,
and suggested that a committee be APP
pointed to get list of the property
owners and see whether they will not
allow the street railway people to tie
their wires to the buildings rather than
have unsightly poles on Front street. He
moved that committee of three be APP
pointed for this purpose, of which he
was willing to be one. He also said
that the street railway people want a
room for their office, and he said that
perhaps the Commercial club would feel
like rendering it the use of its head
quarters.
f. w. Hunt suggested that an ar
rangement be made whereby the street
railway people pay part of the rent,
thus causing a saving for both.
T. w. Hart said that if strangers
were to build the line the club would
furnish free room and anything else
asked. He was not in favor of charg-
ing the local company cent as long as
the members were putting in their
time and money to get street car line
for Mankato.
H. f. Hance said that the company
was trying to economic all that IL
could, as the money used Is Mankato
money. After figuring everything over
it had been found that the expense OF
the line would be $4,000 to $4,000
more than had been thought when the
citizens were asked to subscribe tol
S35 900 of the stock, if the company did
what it wanted to do. A premium had
to be paid on some of the material. 1t
had secured store room in the center
of the city, and the Commercial club
room would be very convenient to that
The company had today learned OF an
engine in one place and a dynamo IN
another that are all right, and are new
and cheap and just what the company
wants. An option has been secured on
them for the present week.
Mr. Hart moved that the Commercial
club extend the use of its room and
ANYTHING else that it has there to the
street car company. This was carried
without opposition upon show OF
hands.
Mr.. Hance said that as soon as the
construction work was done the COM
pany would get room of its own for
an office. 1t had hired a bOokkeeper
and will have typewriter, and the
these when not busy.
w. H. Gary offered free desk room in
his office for the company for SIX
months.
The matter of poles on Front street
was again referred to and discussed
Replying to a question, Mr.. Hance said
that the wooden poles cost $500 and
81 30 each, according to size, while iron
poles cost $35 to $40 each, unset, and
have to be set i'm concrete. Thirty-five
foot poles are used, set 100 feet apart.
1t would cost the company more to at
tach to buildings than to use wooden
poles, but iron poles would cost more
than to attach to buildings. With trip
pie installation. there would be no dan
ger to the buildings.
Aid. Gary said that tying the wires
to the buildings would be unsatisfac-
tory, and said that the only right way
to do would be to put in iron poles on
Front street. The council would not
stand for wooden poles on the street,
set at an angle. Now is the time to
do the matter right. The council has
ordered all other poles off the street.
Mr.. Hance said that he had seen a
large number of the property owners
and only two had objected to attaching
the wires to the buildings. In the case
of one of these there would be no pole
or attachment at his property, anyway
Wires are attached to the buildings in
cities, and it is merely an engineering
proposition.
At the suggestion of the secretary the
matter was left in his hands and that
of the advisory committee to investi-
gate. This committee will also get the
opinion of the insurance companies or
state insurance commissioner on the adj
visibility of attaching to buildings. A
plat will be made showing just where
the poles will come, so that 1T will be
known what property owners to see.