The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-03-05
Bann win Not Rest
Upon The Paper Boys
From Mondays Daily.

by unanimous vote OF the city
council. the petition of local news
dealers to nave the selling of news.
papers and magazines on the city
streets and other public places placed
under certain restrictions, so that
these publications could not come
directly from other cities and ped
died about without going through
the hands Of local news stands.
was indefinitely postponed. at this
mornings meeting. H'
No one was present to say q good
word for the proposed measure. May.
or Meyer spoke of number of
protests he had received. lie said
n certain washerwoman had told him
that her two boys earned eight dol
lars a month selling papers and she
did not like to have anything done
that would prevent or lessen this
business. II would be a hardship
TO take II away from them. tho wom-
an said. Some widows had called
OH him with the same protest. The
that had been signed by a large
number Of people against the pro-
posed ordinance and was right there
at the meeting.
johnson Against Measure.
Charles Johnson addressed the
council against the proposed meas
ure. saying that although he lived
outside of the city limits. he paid
taxes In this school district. lie re-
marked that there were seven news
dealers here. who seemed 10 be ask.
ing protection from competition. He
thought there were too many news
stands, and IL any Of them could
not get along without asking for
protection. they ought to go out OF
The business. II there were boys
in the city who had the ambition
to make money by selling papers
they should be allowed to do II.
Some OF the best men in this coun-
try had been newsboys and boot
blacks. lie did not see why the
Salvation Army should not be al.
lowed TO sell The War Crys. That
organization did a great deal of good.
l.. Z. Camp, an agent representing
the Pacific Press Publishing company
and other concerns. addressed the
council, naming several publications
that would be shut out of the city
II the ordinance should be passed.
An agent of the Ladies' Home
Journal and Saturday Evening Post
spoke along the same line. He de.
clared that Il would be an infrlge,
ment of the right of an American
citizen 10 carry on his business IL
an ordinance Of this kind should
be passed. Many boys by selling
papers Of various kinds could earn
a dollar or two I'm week aud this
would help their families or enable
them to start a bank account. He
boys in Mankato who made n lot OF
money In this way.
VIII Make Inquiries.
The proposition of the Consumers
Power company TO furnish current
TO pump the city water at cent
and a quarter per kilowatt hour
came before the council. After some
discussion IL was decided to defer
this matter for one week. This is
a quarter of q cent cheaper than the
rate made by the company a few
weeks ago. Councilman Bradley
raised the objection that even at
cent and a quarter he doubted wheth.
her the water would be pumped as
cbeaply as now. lie stated that the /
company proposed TO install a centri. |
fugal pump, and he said II was far
better to have piston pump. A. |
Il. Pau. Jr., attorney representing the !
company, stated that he was not |
prepared to discuss the relative |
merits OF the pumps. but said that |
IL another week was given him he |
would have an expert come and al. !
dress the council on that subject. |
lie remarked that he had supposed |
that the company's granting Of a
rate OF a cent and a quarter and the |
use of two weeks, besides other ad-
vantages would satisfy the council.
Discussed the White Way.
There was some discussion of the /
proposed white way at the council |
meeting. City Engineer Blomauist |
stated that he did not think there
was any doubt that the luminous
arc lights were able to give more
light with the same amount of cur
rent than the nitrogen incandescents.
but there was n question whether
such bright lights as the luminous
arcs we're needed or desired.
1t was decided at length to in
struct the city engineer to prepare
plans and specifications covering both
kinds Of lighting and receive bids
on both.
Relative to House In Street.
Judge Lorin Cray appeared before
the council to urge that that body
take action TO compel John Macbeth
to remove from the street back OF
the packing house, property not far
from the old Great Western depot
site I'm the north end of the city.
Judge Cray said he was interested In
the Matters estate, and that prop