The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-20
Free Lunch Ordinance
Gets Its First Reading
from Mondays Daily.

the efforts OF the Mankato saloon
keepers TO have an ordinance pro
tibiting free lunches will be success.
full An ordinance providing for the
abolition OF free lunches In saloons
drafted on tho plan, Of an ordinance
ia force in Winona. was given first
reading. This action was taken In
accordance with what seemed to be
O unanimous petition on the part OF
tile retail liquor dealers OF Mankato
There were two dissenting votes,
those OF Copncilmen Gerilch and
Lamm. Councilman Lack explained
that IL was for the sake OF the res.
taurants OF the city that he voted in
favor OF the motion to give the pro-
posed ordinance It's FIRST reading.
The mayor and Councilman Bradley
also voted In favor OF the motion.
Bids were opened on the contract
for the grading. graveliug and boule.
vardlng OF Fourth street from Elm
TO Lafayette and Madison avenue
from Broad TO Third. John Page
aud John Mccall were tied. each
bidding $500. but both were under.
bid s743 by Thomas Brogan OF St
Peter, who was therefore awarded
the contract ut s4.957.
City Engineer Blomquist present.
cd plans and specifications for the
Improvement of Main street from
Sixth 10 Charles, with grading,
storm sewer, curb and gutter and
macadam, the estimated cost OF the
largest amount OF Improvement con-
templated being s4.Gl0.15. II was
suggested that the county might be
induced 10 give $1,000 or perhaps
even half OF the cost. Mr.. Schaub
thought the county could be'induced
TO give at least $1,000 for this Job
The city engineers plans and speci
ficatiohs were adopted and the mat.
ter was set for a hearing at the re-
GUAR meeting of the council on
March 30. H'.
There was n long discussion OF
the freedom that people have been
taking with the opening of spring,
In the use OF streets and boulevards.
Several OF the councilmen spoke OF
the speeding that was being done
with motorcycles and automobiles.
Mr.. Gerlich spoke of buggy which
was recently smashed on Broad
street, while the horse was standing
hn1 hNv nm
Mr.. Lack said the motorcycles
we're racing up md down at a tire
mendous rate and something should
be done 10 make II safer for foot
passengers. There. should be some
arrests 10 show people what the
l.fw was. and should be arrested
without regard TO who they were
Chief OF Police Klugherz suggested
that it was hard to see who the
offenders were in the night time, rs
their lights were not turned on
their number signs lie thought
there ought TO be an ordinance re-
quiring the lights 20 be 50 placed
rs 10 illuminate the signs Mt night
City Attorney Schaub said there
was already a state law requiring
this. 49,. o. 80 .'"4 '.ita'
At length the councilmen came to
the conclusion that the thing TO do
was TO have a vigorous campaign
started against all Of these offend.
ers. as well as those who were
spelling the bouieyards. and the
chief OF police was instructed nc
cordingiy. The discussion brought
out the fact that the mayor aud
every member OF the council had the
right 20 arrest any offender.
Philip Less. chief OF the Gre, de.
partment. presented request for
instructions on the. question OF run
ming the new fire automobile over
into North. Mankato. as 4
Councilman Lack said the North
Mankato people were calling the
Mankato FIRE department over TO
every kind OF FIRE on that side OF
the river. even chimney fires.
Councilman Geriich said he had
taken the matter up with one OF the
trustees OF the village. and the Lat.
ter thought the village would be
willing 10 donate to the city $1,000
for the use of the FIRE automobile.
Mayor Meyer observed that II the
villagers expected the fire depart
ment OF Mankato 10 assist In putting
out fires ihtelvlnia ogfifosl RfeeaA.
out fires In the village. part Of the
expense ought TO be borne by the
village. He had some doubt how
ever, as 10 how this would affect the
insurance.
City Attorney Schaub. without
having looked the matter up. was of
the opinion that the insurance
would not be hurt.
After some further discussion
motion was passed instructing the
fire department not TO take any OF
the IRE apparatus over into North
Mankato.u except In case or serious
necessity. when Il might be done as
n neighborly act. pending arrange
ments being made between the city
and village for the division OF the
cost OF the FIRE department.
City Engineer Blomquist showed