The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-12
sIANKATot FREE PRESS

thc Stutc roau anu Drluge Iunu, ufaue
TO any county, situate as hereinafter
specified, to aid such city in the
construction or Improvement of a
bridge situate wholly or In part In
such city and connecting with a
state road or state rural highway.
lying I'm the same or an adjoining
county. when requested SO to do by
the county board OF the county to
which the allotment is made.
Section 2. Whenever the council
of any city OF the third class shall
determine that Il is necessary to build.
rebuild or improve any bridge includ-
ing approaches thereto, upon or
forming part of street or high
way. either wholly or partly within
its limits, when such bridge shall
form a part OF or connect with any
state road leading into such city. the
county commissioners of the county
I'm which such city is situate and the
county commissioners of an adjoining
county I'm which the state road with
which such bridge win connect Is
situate may by resolution authorize
the state highway commission to pay
to such city a designated amount out
of the allotment of the state road
and bridge fund made TO such county
or counties, to aid such city in the
building, rebuilding or improving Of
such bridge. provided. however. that
the aggregate, amounts so to be
paid from the allotment or allotments
of such county or counties, shall not
exceed one half OF the cost OF the
construction or Improvement of
such bridge. And provided further
that no payment shall be made
by the state highway commits
sion from such allotment or allot-
ments on any bridge which is not
constructed under the general super
vision of said state highway commits
sion and I'm accordance with plans
and specifications approved by 1t.
Section 3. Such payments may
be made by the state highway COM
mission, on request of the board OF
county commissioners. during two
consecutive years. -
Section 4 Such payment not ex-
ceeding In the aggregate the amounts
specified by the board or county
commissioners may be made by the
state highway commission from time
to time as the work Of construction
progresses and on estimates made or
approved by the state engineer, not
exceeding however, one-half OF the
amount of such estimates; final pay
mcnt TO be made to the city when
the bridge is completed and ac-
cepted." ......
This measure has been passed
upon favorably by the house COM
mittee OH roads and bridges.
The present Dunn law allows the
highway commission to appropriate
money 10 cities Of the fourth class
for the construction OF bridges and
the intention of the uiIasure above Is
to permit the appropriation of money
TO cities Of the THIRD class for a
like purpose.
St. Paul, February e.--The county
option bill will have TO run the gaunt-
let of the house and be signed by
Governor Hammond before IL be-
comes a law.
The senate victory proved abig en-.
enlargement to house, members ia
voring county option. Several declar.
ed that there Is no doubt now but
that the measure will be passed and
go TO the governor for his signature.
Question having been raised again
as to whether or not Governor Ham.
mond would sign the bill IL presented
to him, the governor has issued tho
following statement;
Anyone who has read or heard
my campaign speeches ought to
entertain no doubt as to my
action IL tho county option legis-
lation reaches Inc. Repeated ques-
tioning would indicate either a
lack OF understanding on the part
of the inquirers or a doubt as to
the sincerity of. my campaign
utterances.
II think county option will not
solve the liquor questions, and
that It's Importance Is greatly
oyerestimated. It's advocates claim
Il Is step In the right direction.
''In my speech at Redwing
said that in my judgment the
people of well policed and well
ordered towns were capable OF de-
tremnining for themselves without
outside assistance whether or not
liquor licenses should be issued
In such towns. .
81 hope the county option bill
which has passed the senate will
be acted upon promptly in the
house.
The Redwing Speech.
The governor would not discuss the
subject further. but c. NJ. Andrist. his
private secretary, called attention to
that part of the Redwing speech OF
the governor referring to county OPP.
-tion. The governor is quoted as say
ing at that time:
Whether there will be
change In the unit or continu-
ance of the present systeIn will