The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24
msssrs. Cray and Nyquisi
Appear Before City Council
From Monuay's uaIiy.

No more signs can be erected that
project more than two feet beyond
the building line out over the side
walk. unless they are twelve feet
above the sidewalk, nor can they pro-
ject out more than eight feet, unless
they are eighteen feet above the side
walk; nor can they project beyond
the sidewalk line. no matter what
their height is, IL n new ordinance,
which was given its first reading i'm
the city council this morning, be
passed In its present shape.
The ordinance was drafted by City
Attorney Phillips, who presented IL
this morning. There arc other require
ments for the new signs. Those that
project more than two feet must be
Of galvanized iron. There are regu-
lations I'm regard TO the glass surface
that sign may have. There are also
regulations In regard to the way I'm
which a sign shall be fastened.
Mr.. Phillips at first had eleven feet
as the height at which eight-foot
signs could be placed, but City En-
gineer Blomquist thought they ought
20 go a little higher, so this was made
twelve feet.
Should Give Sand Away.
Judge Lorin Cray and John Nyquist
appeared before the council this
morning on behalf OF the good road
committees of the Mankato CONNER
cial and Automobile clubs. Judge Cray
presented the subject of the errand,
laying that the city had lately pur-
chased an addition to Sibley Park and
mad decided TO charge twenty cents a
load for the sand that was hauled
away from the place. The judge said
rhe men who were at work improving
the country roads leading into Man
kato might reasonably be allowed to
come and haul that sand away for
nothing, provided 1t be used on those
roads. The judge expressed the opin-
ion that the condition of the roads
leading into Mankato was just as i'm
portant to the commercial welfare OF
the city as was the condition of the
outlying streets. He stated that some
of the township officials had come to
see him in regard to getting this sand
from Sibley park. He mentioned par
ticularly the road supervisor Of Man
kato township, who wanted the sand
anu SIdNtl lut Gbut HEthtg
roads. The judge stated that the
Mankato Commercial club had ex-
tended a great deal of aid in the i'm
provement of those roads, but the club
represented about 400 taxpayers and
he did not see why the whole COM
munity should not bear the cost OF the
sand and gravel. and not have 1t all
paid by about 400. He said twenty
trainloads of sand and gravel could
be taken away from the pit at the
park, and yet there would soon be
Just as much as there ever was, as
the river was continually bringing II
down stream. He thought II all right
for the city to charge for the sand
end gravel when il went to private
enterprises, but he thought II was
right and proper to give it free for
roads in and about Mankato.
Damage to Park.
Judge Cray also spoke of the dam
age that had been done by many
transfers in hauling gravel through
the park, but he thought such damage
was entirely unnecessary. He thought
the driving could be done between the
deer park and the river, and not
through the main part of the park at
ALL Park Commissioner Lack thought
Il would be better to do the hauling
the other way. around the back of
the bluff. That would be around by
the way in front of the Keene place.
John Nyquist remarked that 1t was
hard to get the farmers to do any
hauling at all. II the sand and gravel
we're furnished free to them. they
might be induced to do some. He was
afraid. however, that the farmers
would not haul very much. even IL II
was given to them for nothing.
Mayor Meyer suggested that a re-
bate be given when sales were made
for the country roads.
Sand Donated by Railroads.
Judge Cray spoke of the large guam
titles of sand and gravel that had
been donated by the railroads for
improvements of roads through this
part of the state. and he spoke partic-
ularly of the large quantities left by
the Northwestern at Eagle Lake. He
stated that the railroad companies did
not do this with any view to their
own benefit. but because they wished
to be friendly to the community.
After some further discussion, Il
was decided. on motion by Commits
sioner Lack. to sell the Commercial
club the load tickets at FIVE cents per
thousand He thought II better to do
this, than to give II away as he wished
to have the books show that the city's
affairs were run i'm a businesslike way
Judge Cray and Mr. Nyqui't expressed
themselves as satisfied with this ar
rangement. The tickets will be bought
by the club, and will be banded out
to farmers by the club officers.
Smoke and SCOT.
A communication was read from
County Attorney J. W. Schmitt, de-
claring that the huge volumes OF
smoke arising from the chimney at
the Security fiat building caused great
showers of SCOT and polluted the chs
tern water I'm the neighborhood
City Attorney Phillips stated that
he had already addressed letter to
the manager of that building. telling
him that violations of the smoke or
dinance would have to cease.
The discussion brought out the fact
that there were quite a number OF
chimneys in the down town district
that were giving trouble by filling the
atmosphere with smoke and SCOT.
Mayor Meyer remarked that all of
the offenders ought to be notified that