The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-12
John II. Hohmann Made Talk
Before City Council


, From Mondays Daily.
| John II. Hohmann addressed the
city council this morning on the
progress that had been made I'm
the legislature by the bill, whose
purpose is to enable the state high
way commission to appropriate mon
ey to help build Mankato's half
of the proposed new bridge across
the Minnesota river at Main street
lie said the road and bridge commit
tee of the house had recommended
:be bill for passage. lie said Man.
i,'-ato should do something to induce
the ST Peter Commercial club TO
withdraw It's opposition. He said
there should be u good representa-
tive delegation from Mankato at
the conference with the club ut ST.
Peter this afternoon.
Councilman Gcrlich remarked that
Mr. IIohmann. Henry Robel, Sr..
! and Arthur Schaub had all done
good work In the legislature on be-
half OF this bill He believed the
"ity ought TO keep Mr.. IIohmann
right there and pay his expenses.
! Relative to Annexation.
: Mayor Meyer commented on the
opposition that had developed In st.
Peter TO the North Mankato anncxa-
ton bill He said he would take
the stand that II would make little
differences to the city OF Mankato
whether North Mankato was an.
nexed or not North Mankato would
get ten times the benefit that Man
kato would by the annexation. lie
spoke Of the care that Mankato
would have to take of all the cross.
walks over there. The mayor said
all the council members were invited
TO 20 to the St Peter conference.
/ Mr.. Gerlich remarked that II the
annexation bill was not passed, tho
/ bridge bin could not be passed.
City Attorney Arthur Schaub said
! The two bills hung together. II
either was TO go through, they must
go through together.
Mr. Gerlich observed that within
about the next three days. the whole
matter would be done with.
Arthur Schaub observed that he
was at the legislative session last
Tuesday and the committees on
villages of both the senate and house
he'd recommended the annexation bill
, for passage.
! The council took no action on
| this matter.
! Bond Is Accepted.
The council accepted the bond OF
/ the Consumers Power company I'm
the sum of $1,000. with the Mary
land Casualty company as guarantee.
securing the faithful performance by
the company of its part of the new
lighting contract with the city.
/ On motion by Councilman Bradley
tle bids on the furnishing Of cur
rent to draw the water at the pump
ing station were laid over for one
more week. The company bid n
cent and a half per kilowatt hour
on this service. Mr.. Bradley said
he had not yet finished his invcstl.
cation OF the question how the cost
of the pumping by electricity under
that figure would compare with the
| UTtSeHt NOSt VI puthpihb. MI Dfau-
ley and Mayor Meyer were in st.
Paul Saturday, getting data on this
subject.
! The proposed new ordinance for
the inspection Of gas was not given
its second reading today, as had
been intended. The ordinance was
not entirely ready. and a. II. Pau.
rr.. attorney for the company. stated
that he was not yet ready to see
the matter passed upon finally. Ac-
cordingly the whole matter was
postponed for one week.
Mr. PAU remarked that inasmuclI
as the lighting contract had been
closed. tho company would like its
check back. Mayor Meyer said be
preferred TO hold on to the check
until the company put In the extra
street lights that were promised.