The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-13

ling. other vehicles. with the excep-
tion OF street cars. must go TO the
curb and stay there until the IRE
apparatus has passed 200 feet farther
on. When the fire vehicles are COM
ing towards other vehicles, including
4 street cars. these are 10 stop until
the fire apparatus gets by. No We
hicles are to drive any nearer to
a piece OF FIRE apparatus than 200
feet. and when the Ere apparatus Is
In use at n IRE. every other sort
OF a vehicle is to keep 800 feet
away. The maximum penalty for
infringement Of this law Is a fine
Of 800 or 80 days in jail.
Adolph Miller, representing the
street car company. remarked that
II a street car was just going past
a cross street, according to this
ordinance. II would have to stop In
the middle OF that street. which was
now forbidden. He thought Il would
be better to leave the matter Of
| stopping to the judgment OF the
men running the car. They wer emo
more anxious for a collision than
anybody else.
Bruce Has Departed.
IL was announced that r. A. Bruce,
the Chicago expert who was here for
about two weeks showing the meth
cd Of operating the FIRE truck to the
iremen, had left for the twin cities
last Saturday, being under an en-.
gagement to inspect the apparatus
there, which his company, the Ameri-
eanI.a France Fire Engine company
of Elmira, n. Y, had sold to those
cities.
Councilman Gerlich inquired why Mr.
Bruce did not stay through the ten
days more provided in the motion
accepting the apparatus at the last
council meeting.
Mayor Meyer said he allowed Mr.
Bruce TO go as II was understood
that the firemen were pretty well
posted in the matter OF running OF
the apparatus. He said that Mr..
Bruce and Mr.. Lack, who is at
the head OF the FIRE department,
were at his Office Saturday after
noon.
City Recorder Bates said the min
utes showed that the motion provid-
ed that Mr.. Bruce was to stay ten
days more or until he was relieved
by the superintendent Of the fire de-
partment
A motion was made by Council
man Lack and carried, providing
that the claim OF the American-La
France Fire Engine company for the
new apparatus be assigned to the
chief OF the fire department. Phillip
Leas. This bill bears interest at
five per cent from March LIST.
| Mr.. Lack reported that two OF
the horses OF the fire department
had been sold for s325. This deal
was approved.
Street oiiine Device.
Councilman Gerlich stated that he
had recently seen Mr.. Chamberlain
of the .Austin-western company of
Chicago and the latter stated that
the company had a street oil sprink-
Ter. which he was ready to demon
strate on the streets of Mankato.
Mr.. Gerlich stated that some new
apparatus should be bought, where
by the streets could be- oiled, with
out having the oil collect in puddles.
II Is probable that there will be
such a demonstration in the near
r future. ,... go
Albert Magin, street commissioner
said the city ought to. have a new,
gasoline tank, instead of the fifty
gallon barrel that was used at pres
ent. The mayor remarked that the
road roller had better be tried, be-
fore the city bought a big gasoline
tank.
Mr.. Magin told the council he
thought he ought TO have a irager
salary than $50 a month. inasmuch
as he had 10 use horse and buggy.
Mayor Meyer remarked that the
chief OF police ought TO have more
than SIS month. He thought the
police In general did not get enough.
Mr.. Lack said the park foreman
thought he was not getting enough.
II was agreed 10 defer the matter
OF salaries for the present.
Building Permits Granted.
Building permits, reported by City
Engineer Blomquist were approved,
as follows:
To c. Clemens on lot r, block 193
West Mankato. one-story frame cot.
tage. 24x2i feet; estimated cost, $500.
To n. n. George on south half OF
west 1914 feet OF lots and Z,
block eight. Van Brunt's addition.
frame garage. 12x2e feet, 10 fee,
high: estimated cost. 800.
To w. G. Costley. on middle third of
lot IL. Auditors Plat Of block 5,
Warren's addition, two-story frame
dwelling. 2sx3i feet; estimated cost.
$4,000.
To Theresa Mayer. on north half
Of lot seven. block 12f. city OF
Mankato. to remodel present frame
dwelling and new addition, 4x7 feet.
and porch: estimated cost. $3.50.
To Mary E. Austin, on west So
feet of east IS feet Of lot 6, block
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