The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-03-05
Annual Gathering Last light
OF the mankaie Business
Organization
White Way Il Discussed and
Many Other Matters Given
Consideration :

NOT all tnat ,MankatO anu NOrtn
Mankato asked for the new bridge
has been granted by the state high
way commission. This was an
nounced at last nights meeting OF
the Mankato Commercial club by
Mayor A. G.. Meyer. The meeting took
place in the Elk's club house. just
after a banquet. Mr.. Meyer an
nounced that he had just received
a telephone message from John III.
Hohmann. stating that the commits
sion had decided TO give Blue Earth
county $4,000 for general road pur-
poses and $4,000 for the bridge Mic
ollet county was TO get $4,000 for
general road purposes and $4,000 for
the bridge IL had been hoped that
each county would get $4,000 for the
bridge.
The mayor stated that the state
highway commission had available,
over aud above what II actually
had to give out to the various
counties, the sum OF $4,000. A year
hence, If the Dunn bill, reducing the
minimum amount allowed to any one
county, to eight.tenths of one per
cent of the whole sum in the hands
of the commission, was passed. the
commission would have about $780,
900 In its hands for distribution at
its discretion. That minimum now
was one per cent. The mayor thus
hoped that next year larger amount
than this year could be obtained for
the bridge. go.
Although there was a disappoint.
ment that the two counties did not
get what they hoped this time for
the bridge, the mayor said he
thought 1t would be VEL to get start.
ed and 90 ahead with the bridge.
He spoke OF the $1,000 that had
been promised by the street rail.
way company towards the bridge.
On his motion q vote OF thanks
was extended to John II. Holman
and the state highway commission.
He remarked that Mr.. Hohmann had
done vast amount Of work on the
matter of getting the appropria-
ton and seemed to have great In.
fluence with people ut the state cap
Mayor Meyer remarked that he
had been greatly impressed at the
sight of the bridge across the Mis-
sissippi river at Little Falls. This
was a bridge that was partly OF
steel and partly Of concrete. He had
an idea that a bridge of that kind
might serve the purpose of Mankato
as well as a solid concrete bridge
/ and would be much cheaper. The
Little Falls bridge was SO feet wide
and 500 feet long and the cost
was $4,000. He intended to get the
plans of that bridge and present
them to the city council. The floor
was of concrete. a-
Nominating Committee Named.
Benjamin Taylor suggested that
a nominating committee be appoint.
, ed, this being the annual meeting
of the club. A motion by him was
passed providing for ssuch a com.
mittee, and the president, Frank
Crandall. appointed Benjamin Taylor.
|, DR.. C. N. Weyer, III. A. Patterson, W.
T. Warwick and J. n. Snow.
Later in the evening. in the pres.
entation of this report, Mr. Taylor
remarked that some might think that
those that had been officers OF the
club and had worked hard and
faithfully would be reelected, bSt
the committee felt that the old OF.
ficers seemed anxious to be relieved
and IL would be well to put In new
ones. He announced the committees
nominees as follows: President, A.
J. Veigel; vice president, c. T. Tay-
Tor; treasurer, +. r. Soaring; men,
bers of advisory committee, M. ID.
Fritz, +. M. Otto, Troy Zimmerman.
John II. Hohmann, and John Ny
quist.
Mr.. Nyquist said he observed that
board. He said he felt he would
rather drop out now. He and other
members had been subjected to
much harsh criticism. Yet he felt
that In view OF the fact that the
board worked for nothing. the peo-
pie had at least gotten their mon.
ey's worth and had no reason 10
complain.
II was insisted, however, that ne
remain and George Pass babe him
remember that the Knockers were
| not doors. The report was adopted
as presented by the committee.
Miles Porter Makes His Remarks.
! Miles Porter arose at this juno
! ture and remarked that the secre-
tary had invited anybody who had
a kick to make to come and make
/ II at the annual meeting. He OBJ
served that he was himself connect
ed with the movement to form an
other commercial club. He said the
Mankato Commercial club took the
! position that there should not be
any other body Of that kind. He
; said that at Waterloo. Iowa, there
were three commercial clubs. one
on the north side. one on the east