The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-26

q. r. Van Dervoort, news deal
er: c. N. Frtzner. news dealer:
Saulpaugh Cigar and News
Stand.
This was the petition that was pre-
scented TO the Mankato City council
nj its session this morning.
On motion by Councilman Lamm
The matter was laid over TO the
next meeting of the council. as
only three members were present.
Councilman Gerlich was In st. PAU
AT the session OF the legislature. and
councilman Bradley was out OF
town on business.
Mayor Meyer inquired whether
the ordinance desired would pro-
hibit the boys from selling the sun
day newspapers from the larger Cit
les. Charles II. Jones. who was
present. said il would not, If those
papers came directly from the news
stands. In answer TO an inquiry
whether il would cut of the selling
Of the Saturday Evening Post. Mr..
Jones said il would not affect that
paper. as local dealer got that
and handed it out TO the boys.
Charles H. Jones later in the day
explained the petition TO The Free
Press by saying that its object was
TO prevent boys from selling papers
that came directly from the publ
cation offices in other cities. There
was no objection to the boys selling
such papers. If these papers were
supplied to the boys by the local
nCwS-dealers.
Discussed Electric Lights.
Two young men from Minneapolis,
l.. NJ. Pinkerton and George Fiske.
representing the General Electric
company. gave the council consider
able amount of information about
the proposed new lighted ways. that
the city council contemplates install
ing in Mankato.
Two kinds OF electric lights were
discussed. These we're the nitrogen
incandescent. known as the Mazda
&. and the Luminous arc lights,
which burn iron and copper instead
of carbon. The men stated that
their company was ready to furnish
either. but they were strong In their
arguments in favor of the Luminous
lights They stated that the Lumin-
Gus arc lights with opaque globes
would give 1000 candle power with
500 watts of current and 600 candle
power with 900 watts. With the
same globes the Mazda lamps would
give $50 candle power from the. 500
watt current and 240 candle power
from the 500 watt current They
stated also that il was necessary to
use the opal globes, as the trans
parent globe would be too dazzling.
II was further stated that in order
10 install the Luminous lamps. II
would be necessary to have recti'
fer to change the alternate current
TO a direct This would cost about
$500. On the other hand the Mazda
lamps would require a current trans
former. which would cost about
$500 Thus an outlay of $1,000 more
would be necessary for the Lumin
Gus lamps. but it was estimated
that this would be saved by the bet
ter service for the current required
in about three years time.
The visitors were asked IL they
could come again. to address full
meeting of the council, and the,
said they would be glad to do so
II was suggested that one of eacl
of the two kinds of lights be place.
in front of the Elks' building. The
reply was that this could be don,
with the Mazda or nitrogen lamps
but not with the Luminous. unles,
there was a rectifier to change thu
current
In reply TO an inquiry. II wa
stated by the visitors that the Lunl
nous were in use at the following
cities: Akron. Ohio: Allentown, Pa.
Baltimore, Md: Bangor. Me-; Bever
ly. Mass; Biloxi. Mass; Biwabii
Mimi: Boise. Idaho; Boston. Mass.
Brantford. Ont, Can; Buffalo. y. Y.
Butte. Mont: Calgary Can: Cam
bridge. Mass: Chattanooga, Tenn.
Clearwater. Florida: Columbia
c.; Crookston. MINI. De Kalb. Ill.
Detroit. Mich. Dixon. ILL.,: Dubuque
Iowa: East ST. Louis. Mo-: Edmor
ton. Can; Fall River. Mass; For
Wayne. Ind; Galveston. Tex: Gler
dive. Mont; Goshen. Ind. Green Ba,
Wis: Halifax, Can: Hammond, Ind.
Harrisburg. Pa: Haverhill Mass.
Holstein Park, Chicago, ILL.,; Ho
yoke. Mass; International Fall