The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-04

and had evolved charter that seemed
satisfactory. The law says that the
charter must be submitted within IL
certain time. He had with regret
heard it said that if the council re-
fused to follow the law it could not
be compelled to obey the law without
the loss of much time, which would
throw the election over to next fall
The council passes ordinances and reg
uations for the people to look mp to
and obey, and it surely would not look
well if the council was to refuse to
obey the law that was so plain that
a child could read it, The city has
had litigation in the past, and this
has given il bad name. 1t has been
necessary to get writs of mandamus to
require officials to do their plain duty
in the past, and this has not been Il
good advertisement of the city in the
state. 1t had been used as an argu-
ment for putting off the election until
the general election in the fall that it
would save money. He was sure that
seventy-five per cent of the people
would vote to have an early special
election As the summer progresses.
new work will come up and the tax
budget will be made up, and this
ought not to be done before the cleo
ton is held. "Any member of the
council who refuses to obey the law
will be sorry for it hereafter. Just
because of the computations of his
own conscience said the speaker in
conclusion.
Give Voters a Chance.
George f. Brett expressed himself
as being very much in favor of the
commission form of government, and
urged that the people be given an
other chance to vote upon it. The city
had lost great deal of prestige that
it might have gained if it had adopted
the new charter last fall 1t would
have been a great advantage to the
city to have been the first to have
adopted the plan. II sincerely hope
that we can have chance again to
vote on the new charter. and | think
that it will win out this time" said
the speaker.
Professor George f. Nettleton: Il
| want to stand on record as heartily
,, in favor of the commission form of
government, and i heartily favor Civ
I ing the people another chance to eX-
press themselves. / feel that great
many more people will vote for it now
than did at the last election, as they
have had time to consider it more
| fully"
Mayor Meyer II believe that the
council will put it to vote when the
proper time comes. 1t wants to take
a little time
w. d. Willard said that when a
large building was proposed to be
erected on North Front street last fall
when the new charter was voted
down one of the men interested in the
building wanted to stop the project
This building was erected, however, by
capital from the south end of the city
and the people there are interested in
| thc WHOlc CITY. w HdJ JHe CITY Hceus
is a new charter. The majority of the
voters favored it at the last election
and many who opposed it then or who
did not vote have since expressed
themselves as being for it. ''The coun
ell ought to lose no time i'm submitting
it to vote again, and it will carry
said Mr.. Willard. ''Those who pay
seventy-five per cent of the taxes ia
vor it. Those who make Mankato grow
are in favor of it."
Professor J. NJ. Mcconnell: II an
in favor of the new charter because oil
its simplicity and because it places re
sponsibility definitely. | am in favol