The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-01-28

per cent, and was willing to sign any
thing. The city attorney had held it
| illegal to change the interest rate from
twelve per cent, unless the property
owner signs n release. as he had un-
derstood him.
Aid. Pass said that he would not
vote for paving unless the property
| owners can be allowed deferred pay
ments at seven per cent. .r..
| City Attorney Schmitt said that the
j signing of release makes no differ
ence. the way to get around the
charter was for the city to bid in
the delinquent assessments and make
the property owners q present of five
Tor six per cent interest. This could
be done if no other bidders showed
lup.
] Aid. Mahowald said that there is
no property owner but can borrow the
| money at the banks at six per cent
and save the ten per cent discount,
unless his property is too badly in
Numbered.
The council discussed the matter of
paying only seven per cent on city
certificates but as the charter cannot
be changed by such action it was
Thought best to drop the matter as it
was. 1t was thought that Aid. Ma
howald had struck the matter about
right.
Mayor Meyer and Aid. Wiltgen Of
fered to loan money at seven per
cent to those who want to borrow to
lpay their assessments.
/ Aid. Pass again roasted the present
cnarter.
4 Borrow From the State
/ The council passed a resolution
providing for borrowing $1,000 from
the state at four per cent to refund
bridge bonds that fall due March !.
They are made payable, $1,000 year,
the first bond falling due in five years
and the balance following a year
apart. There are some other bonds
falling due as follows: 1913 to 1917,
81 900 a year; 1918 to 1924, $4,000
q year; 1925 to 1926, $4,000 a year
The ordinance committee presented
an ordinance making it unlawful for
/ the streets or alleys to be obstructed
by any cars, engines, or parts of
trains except for such time as re-
quired to couple or uncouple, not to
exceed five minutes. A penalty of $50
is provided for violations of the Ordi-
nance. The ordinance was given its
first reading.
A motion to suspend the rules and
give the ordinance its second reading
was lost, three to three.
Had Not Been Consulted. -
/ Aid. Eichstaedt: 81 will not vote
| for it in a thousand years. ] wa;
not elected an alderman to come here
and vote for everything that is Stuck
under my nose. I never heard of this
before. 1t may be all right, but
want to know it, :
1 Aid. Pass: "The ordinance .is al.
together too drastic. We ought to be
careful for without railroads we would
be like st. Clair" :.
! Aid. Lloyd: 81 never heard of this
ordinance before"
Aids. Mahowald and Hampl ex.
4 planned that the ordinance was neces
sary in order to keep the crossings
clear and not cndanger the lives OF
factory employees. .a~, u
! City Attorney Schmitt explained that
! the ordinance does not prohibit any
thing that is not now prohibited, but
lr,n lyac -n,,Js
nance ought to be passed at this
meeting" he said. at is more liberal
than the regulations in the twin
cities"
! Mayor Meyer arrived and took the
! chair, and a motion to reconsider was
passed, and a motion to give it its
i second reading was also passed, fou1
to two, Aids. Pass and Eichstaedt vot
ing no. a}
i Henry j. Boegen spoke of Washing
ton street having been blocked so LONG
recently by Il Chicago & Northwestern
train that a COW died and five Others
We're nearly so before they could be
watered. Mr.. Lang had the contract
to unload the cattle, but was de
tanned from getting to them by the
crossing being blocked. A brakeman
to whom Mr.. Boegen had spoken had
said: ooh, run along and sell YOU
| papers," s..
William Budde also told how the
Great Western road leaves cars OF
the Minnesota street crossing every
week.
The ordinance was given its second
and third readings and was carried
five to one.
NJ. G.. Willard addressed the council
in regard to Prospect avenue. The
street was graded some years ago
mt an expense of about $1,000, but
because the city has not kept it il
repair it has become badly washed
out. The three houses on the hill arc
occupied, and the occupants need a
good driveway, and if there was one
more building would be done there.
Aid. Eichstaedt moved that the
street commissioner be instructed tc
fix the street in the spring, and this
| was carried.
Automobile Fire Truck.
] Aid. Eichstaedt brought up the mat:
ter of getting an automobile fire truck
and moved that it be referred to the
l. on f;ro do,,,