The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-06-12
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from Mondays Daily.


from Mondays Daily.
Chief of Police .Klugherz sprung
a sensation atsthe meeting of the
city council this morning when he
said that SO many women went
about these days with insufficient
apparel TO suit the demands, of de-
cency that Il was welinigh impos-
sible for a police officer 10 distin-
guish between women of good and
This remark was made Just after
the council had heard delegation
from the Ladies' Civic league, whose
errand was TO induce the council
TO appoint policewoman. The del
egation had scarcely left, when the
chief, being called upon to express
his views on the situation, made
his startling statement.
Mrs. Andrews 10 spokeswoman.
Mrs. J. W.. Andrews, n member Of
the delegation toll .dthe council that
too many young women and girls
were lettering about the railroad de-
\ pots these days and she believed
many OF them went to ruin Just be-
cause of the associates they met
there. Their eshould be q policewoman
TO look after these girls and make
them go home, when they had moth
ing TO do over at the depot or In
other places where they were liable
TO meet associates from whom they
had better keep apart. Nra,s ~,
William Spornitz, agent TO the
Omaha passenger depot. said the
league ladies had been talking the
matter over with him. asking him
whether there was no way OF keep
ing the girls out OF the depot. when
they had no business there. He said
seyenty-flye to one hundred girls
would frequently congregate IN the
depot, when they had no intention
of leaving the city. II was of no
use to tell them 10 leave, for they
would so out at one door and In
at another.
Mankato 10 Notorious.
The mayor expressed the opinion
that the railroad companies them
selves should keep people from loaf
ing around the depots. A man
should be appointed for the purpose
and given police authority. .. ....
Mrs. ]. r. Brandrup said Mankato
was getting notorious all the way
from st. Paul to worthington for the
way In which the girls ran around
the depots and other public places.
There should be police woman to
prevent this. The parks should be
better pollced. A police woman could
break up crowds of boys and girls
on the streets and send the girls
home.
That" said Mrs. Andrews. as
one Of the greatest needs of the
city of Mankato. We intend to
keep asking for Il until we get II,
You men are. not in position to
know about such things as we won.
en- are
The ladies then departed and Chief
Klugherz said the depots were visit
ed at present when most of the
night trains arrived. He then spoke
about the difficulty OF telling good
from bad women these hot days.
The council took no action on the
matter.
Remonstranee " Entered.
A remonstrance against defraying
the entire cost OF the grading Of
South Fourth street between Cherry
and Warren streets by assessing the
abutting property was presented to
the council with the signatures OF
r. F. Soaring, c. McAllister, George
NJ. Draper, J. ". Kuebler, DR.. Ida
Osborn, g. II. Grannis, f. A. Carl
strom and Gust Carlstrom.
City Engineer Blomquist said the
proposed assessment would mean
about one dollar per front foot Of
the abutting property. ..
Mr.. Soaring, owner of q lot at
the corner, addressed the council,
saying that he did not consider
II at all fair to- assess the property
according to the frontage for the
Improvement. He said he had a
frontage of 122 feet, and his assess
ment was thus three times as great
as the rest, and yet the rest re-
ceived just as much benefit from
the Improvement as he did. He
thought 1t was unfair. anyhow, to
assess the abutting property for the
whole cost OF the Improvement. Other
property, that was not assessed. shar-
ed in the benefit. Other street inn
provements OF like nature. had been
paid for in part by assessing neigh
boring property that did abut on the
Improvement.
Assess Property Benefited.
Mayor Meyer asked whether the
charter allowed the assessment of
non abutting PROPERTY and City. At