The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-23

suggest and assist in bringing out
the best plans? If you would but
attend the meetings during the next
few months you will learn just
where and how your money is be-
ing expended and who if anyone is
to blame for any misconduct at the
meetings. The writer is not, and
never has been in favor of eXpend-
ing single dollar in excess of the
$4,000 voted for water works at
our last general election. Neither
do l believe that any other mem
Der of the village council intends to
create any Indebtedness that the
bond issue will not cover. Never
theleSS such information has been
circulated. Just after the special
meeting of the village council it
was stated that the writer had said
at the meeting that he would serve
an injunction and stop the laying of
the mains unless the mains were
laid on certain streets. Now this is
only one of the false statements
that were made. The writer did
not mention the word injunction"
in any manner, much less himself
in any way and while | have been
reluctant to say anything about the
boy actions displayed at the special
meeting of the council, | deem it a
duty to myself to correct the circu-
lated false impression conveyed to
some of the citizens of North Man
kato. 1t is true in that the writer
does not agree in that the village
council should take action that
would make the property owners
pay for the entire piping during
the first three years. The writer
believes that we should guard care
fully the day laborer and the man
who carries a mortgage on his home.
The well to do will look out for
himself Two or three optional
terms of payment can be agreed
upon the property owner to collect
the terms best suited to his finan-
cial condition. In ,as much as We
cannot lay all of the proposed pipe,
why not place the pipe where all
will have fire protection and at the
same time where We can get the
greatest humber of patrons? This
plan if honestly followed can be
easily accomplished. There will
necessarily be some dead ends most
of which will be connected up in
a very short time, so that perfect
circulating system can be had. Even
though we should decide to bond
the village, at the next general cleo
ton for enough money TO connect
up and complete the proposed sys-
tenn, what difference will it make
to the village at large SO long as
the property owner, in front of
whose property the mains are laid
pays for the entire cOst-including
the interest on the loan. In this
way we can accommodate all of the
residents of the village and derive
additional revenue for the water
works fund.
The reservoir pump house, well,
pump and power, supply mains, hy-
drants. overflow pipe, etc, will have
been installed. 1t would now seem
to the writer that we ought to turn
our attention to getting the greatest
number of patrons possible.
again ask why we should not dis.
cuss the above mentioned matters
and many more? Although some OF
the proposals will not meet with
your approval yet why should any
one jump up and leave the coun.
Gil chamber even though you do
not concur in every word or sug.
gestion made? Come to the meet.
ings of the council join in with us
in trying to obtain the very best
results for our money. Trusting
that these few remarks will suffice
to correct some of the false impress
sions conveyed | remain, yours
truly, w. f.. Stewart.
From Tuesdays Daily.
A regular meeting of the Com
mercial club will be held tomorrow
evening. The meeting will be thrown
open to a general discussion of mat
tiers for civic improvement. A,
present there is not one complete
sidewalk connecting Belgrade and
Nicollet avenues. The building OF
these walks might be encouraged
The opening of certain streets and
alleys would be a good thing to
agitate. Many other matters might
be worthy of consideration, street
sprinkling, for instance. There are
those who like to see the streets
oiled. 1t must be strictly under
stood that the club does not desire
to dictate to the council, but does
take position as mediator of ex-
pressing the public sentiment. The
council must necessarily rely on its
own judgment in acting upon sug-
gestiOnS from the Commercial club.
Neither is it the intention of Great
inc aYnanSp tho villaUa Inn