The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23
Mayor Lays Down
Rules For Officers
From Thursday. DAILY.

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Police Officers when on duty must
not 90 into saloons except for police
work.
Saloons must close promptly al
eleven o'clock at night and remain
elosed over Sunday.
Laws governing the operation Of
motor vehicles are to be strictly en-
forced.
There principles were laid down to
the police force IN talk TO all Of the
patrolmen by Mayor A. q. Meyer In
the city hall assembly room last even
Ing. The mayor said:
81. wish to speak with regard tC
things that have been reported to me
There is an ordinance. passed a few
years ago, providing that a policeman
shall not 60 into a saloon except In
the execution OF his duty. and even II
he II called In he must not take any
liquor. 7 wish TO state that this ordi
nance Is TO be strictly enforced. IL any
case OF a violation OF this ordinance
~ reported To me. and I find the re-
port TO be true, shall suspend the
police officer for ten days. and II there
is u second violation ! shall take away
his star.
This docs not mean that II police
man Is of duty he cannot go In and
take a glass OF beer. But IL he does so
II looks much better for q policeman
10 have on plain clothes. When pco-
In,
do not know that he Is OF duty. even
when he Is, and they criticlse his &c.
ton IN going into saloon to drink.
So we should be as careful about such
things as possible. II will save US from
a lot OF criticism.
II know there are saloonkeepers
who would like to call In a policeman
aud treat him. I do not want that.
Il have been criticised for not en-.
forcing that ordinance. II will be
strictly enforced during the coming
two years.
Must Keep Eye on Autos.
Another thing TO which would
like TO call your attention Is this: The
traffic officer Is also health officer.
AS health officer he is taken away a
great deal FROM his duties as traffic
officer. Ills time therefore cannot be
CIV altogether 10 the traffic bust.
ness. For tint reason think YOU
gentlemen while on Trout street ought
TO watch the automobiles. We have SO
many automobiles now that we must
be very strict. The plain clothes police
man will for the most part be in the
PARKS and on the outside streets. You
can take care OF the main part of
town where your beats are.
Il wish also to state that we want
the laws governing the saloons TO be
strictly enforced. Practically all the
saloon men want this done If you see
any saloon that does not close prompt
ly al eleven O'Clock or Is not closed
all day on Sunday you should report
II. There are people In the city who
think the mayor ought 10 know
everything that Is going on. even II he
IS lying In bed asleep. lie ought TO
know II anyhow. In general way. we
should be very strict about the laws
regulating the saloons.
Il am merely laying out the rules
for you. am not critlcizing you"
chief OF Police Klugherz said:
Chief Thanks the Men.
want TO thank you all for the
faithful way you have worked I'm the
last two years. am sure you all have
done your best. I am told. however.
that some saloons are running after
eleven o'clock, at night. I want YOU to
make an effort TO see that every
saloonkeeper lives up to the law. The
saioonkeepers In general want to do
SO and want the law enforced. IL
there is any violation want to have
II reported to me. We want the laws
enforced as they are. II any are not
right. they should be repealed.
1t has been reported h. me by some
city officials that some automobiles
and motor cycles have been running
at great rate Of speed on Second and
Fourth streets between twelve and tI
o'clock In the morning. have been
told that they have been speeding
along with the mufflers open. II there
is anything of that kind. try and make
au effort to get them. have myself
been kept awake by fellows going very
fast with the mufflers open.
All these orders that are being
given are not merely for a short time
anu then To be repeated. 10 certain
Things are tn be watched, they are TO
TO be watched all the time"
We VIII do what we can with the
men we have" said the mayor.
lundberg Sought Information.
Hatrolman Ole Lundberg asked what
a, policeman should do II some men
were In a saloon five minutes after
eleven o'clock at night. He said some.
times they were cleaning up.
Chief kiugherZ answered that there
might be one fellow who was I'm the
haoit OF doing the cleaning I'D. II any
moro stayed I'm the saloon. the patrol.
man should make Il his business TO
ind out about II n Il took him an hour.
lie should watch and see II ANYBODY
came out. A saloonkeeper could moi
De expected to get his men out pre.
rlsely at eieyou o'clock. The saloon.
keepers made up their cash after that
me. An officer should tell the
eioonkeeper TO draw the curtains so
that those outside could see that
everything was as Il should b..
Mayor Meyer remarked that he be.
bered the saloonkeepers wanted to be
right. They had assured him that they
wanted TO close at eleven o'clock and
over Sunday. He said he wanted TO
say that since that last trouble the
salooukeepers had done we'll.
Chief klugherz remarked that Il was
very hard for n saloopkaaner~ AZ al,