The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-09-12
Good Road Congress
Detroit Is The Place
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Mayor A. G. Meyer of Mankato has
been requested by Logan Waller Page,
president of the American Road Con-
gress and director of the United
States office of public roads, to name
three delegates to attend, the sessions
of the congress at Detroit during the
week of September 20 as the repre-
sentatives of this city.
Twenty-eight great organizations
are taking part in the congress under
the leadership of the American High
way association and the American
Automobile association. In his letter
to the mayor, President Page calls
attention to the fact that practically
every state highway commissioner
will be present and take part in dis
cussing the important problems OF
road construction and maintenance,
and that some of the foremost men
in public life will devote their atten-
ton to the great question of national
aid to road improvement in an en-
deavor to work out a policy which
may be submitted to the congress of
the United States with the support of
the organized road movement of
America. %
Will Represent the Administration.
The secretary of agriculture, Hon.
orable David F. Houston, will be the
spokesman of the national admins.
tration at the congress. An i'm
portant move bearing upon state leg,
islation will be made at, the session
to be held under the auspices of the
American Bar association, at which
steps will be taken toward the for
nation of an official interstate COM
mission for. codifying and simplifying
state road laws. I'll
President Page calls attention to
the exhibits to be made by the United
States government, the states, and
nearly a hundred of the leading
manufacturers of the congress which
will illustrate every known method,
material, and equipment for road con,
struction and maintenance. He urges
the city and county to be officially
represented, as the congress is in
reality training school where very
great amount of useful information
can be obtained through attendance
at lectures, inspection of exhibits,
conferences with leading special.
lists in road and street work,
and the collecting of the many in
structive bulletins and documents
which will be available for distribu.
ton. sjshtaR9E : up.
In accordance with the ordinance
just passed relating to the regulation
of rates to be charged by public util
ity companies. Mayor Meyer this
morning appointed George w. Scher
er, w. j. Morehart and Jean A. Fit
tie as the members of the commits
sion provided for in the ordinance
The commissioners to elect one of its
tary, and each member to serve
for three years The council con
firmed the appointment. The com
mission has the power to regulate
the rates. charged by1 public utility
companies and in order to do so
, may subpoena witnesses, order evi
dence, such as account books, to be
brought into court, and may enforce
q hni cIhnnnnaC oil
/ the police department in the same
manner followed by regular courts.
The Commercial club committee
and the committee appointed by thu
mayor which have been discussin!
the last proposition sent in by thu
Consumers Power company on cleo
trio light rates did not make an.
report to the council this morning
and the council adjourned to meet a
nine o'clock tomorrow morning whel
this report will be made.
Motorcycle Riding Ordinance.
The ordinance making it an offens
for anyone to ride on any vehicl
ahead of the driver in such name
as to obstruct the drivers vision, wa
given it's second reading and passed
1t will be in effect ten days afte
the publication of the ordinance. Ate
this time the girls who ride motor
cycles will have to hold on to tn
driver and ride on a rear seat, in
stead of riding on the gasoline tan
and smuggling into the arms of tn
driver. 80. r.. soc -
! A communication from Attorne
Benjamin Taylor as attorney an
agent for w. F. Lewis. entered a
objection to paying for the Sidewalk
curb and gutter as assessed at hi
property on Woodland avenue an
Spence street until the action nov
pending between Mary. E. Knapp G
al, and the city of Mankato is Sc
tied. This is the triangular lo
across which Woodland avenue ha
been running instead of turning GU
for jog of twenty-five feet to g
round the lot. Mary E. Knapp ct 8
: claims that the sidewalk, curb an
gutter cannot be put in because the
people may not cross this lot, an
will have to. turn out for the jos
The case is to come up in the req
ular November term of the distric
court, and Mr.. Lewis was release
from paying his assessment until tn
outcome of the action is settled.
John Duane Objected.
John Duane objected to paying fo
J curb and gIltter at his Mace on Mort