The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-09-05
Girls Will Find Much
Fault With New Rule
From TUESDAYS Daily.


Cray and C. {. Wise wished to talk
over the proposition made by the
Consumers Power company this
morning, with the Commercial
club lighting committee, before
any action on the matter would
be taken or before the PROPOSE
ton was brought before the coun-
Gill;. The Commercial club COM
mittee consists of F. M. Currier,
chairman, A. NJ. Stein, H. r. Leo
nard Judge Lorn Cray and J. r.
Rrandrup. The meeting of the
committees will be held as soon
as the members can be as
sembled. 49,.
At the request of Chief of Police
Eli Klugherz, City Attorney Arthur
Schaub has prepared an ordinance
which was presented to the council
this morning, making it an offense
for any person to be allowed to ride
on any motor vehicle ahead of the
driver or operator, in such manner
as to obstruct the view of the opera
tor. The regulation is necessary be-
cause of the accidents which have
occurred, and which are always liza
BILE to occur, when motorcycle
driver carries a passenger ahead of
him on the gasoline. tank. When
the ordinance is passed, every mo-
torcyclist will have to put seat
on behind him for his passenger.
The ordinance was given it's first
reading this morning, and will be
read the second time next Monday
If it is passed then, and it undoubt-
eddy will be, it will be in effect ten
days after it's publication.
1t is said that some of the girls
will raise a serious objection to the
measure, because they feel safer in
the arms of the driver, than they
do in the way car" at the rear.
The Motor MuffIer. 49,.
The matter of allowing muller
to be "cut out" was also brought
up and some thought that an ordi-
nance should be passed prohibiting
the cutting OUT of a muffler on
any street or avenue in the city, but
Mr. Schaub said that this provision
was already in the city traffic ordi-
nance, as well as in the state traf-
fic laws. d. +.
Bids for the grading and improve
ment of the West Mankato connection
to the Good Thunder road, which
is being improved under the Elwell
law, were opened and the contract
for the work awarded to John Nc,
Call at his bid of $3.50. T. R..
Coughlan made a bid of $2,295. The
improvements will be on West Sew
enth, Sibley and LeSueur streets.
Approved Mayors Appointment.
The council approved Mayor Mey-
er's appointment of Olaf Lundberg
to the position of policeman, made
necessary by the resignation of Off
Ger A. B. Johnson. Chief KlugherZ
reported that in the month of August
there had been twenty-five arrests
made, and seventy-seven wanderers
given lodging for the night.
l. A. Pelton sent letter to the
council in which he offered to donate
to the city a lot on the east side
of Front street at Willard street, for
the purpose of erecting city hall
The lot is 200 feet wide by 800 feet
long. The communication was placed
on file. .....-
The replenishments which City
Clerk F. w. Bates made to the diff
ferent funds at the end of the
month we're confirmed.
"A liquor license transfer was
granted to Dixson g. Son from c. H.
Saulpaugh for doing business in the
Saulpaugh bar.
John A. Johnson, secretary of the
fair association, asked for larger
appropriation than 500 as was first
agreed upon for decorating the city
for the fair, and for securing the
services of the Mankato band for two
days. On a motion by Councilman
Robert Lamm, the former action was
reconsidered and the appropriation
made 5000. Mr.. Johnson said that
New Ulm has given $500 to it's fair
and that ST. Peter and LIE Sueur
had each donated $500.
Will Give Hearing.
On September Is, it was decided
to give a hearing on the proposed
construction of sanitary sewer OF
Main street, 2S5 feet east from
Broad street, on Mulberry street, %:
feet east from Broad street, and IL
the alley in block IS, from poin
sixty-six feet north Opium stree
165 feet north.
Mayor Meyer said that he had re
ceived proposition from the Con
sumers Power company, but he wish
ed to take it up with the committee
consisting of himself, Judge Lori1
Cray and C. E. Wise, before present
ing it to the council.
Albert Magin, street foreman, re
ported that the side walk on Adam
hill was badly in need of repair, AM
the council decided to have the nee
essary repairs made.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Over fourteen hundred people wer
well and beautifully fed at the LabC
day picnic and harvest festival We
terday. Nearly all the provision