The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-30
Mayor And Council
Again Warn Autoists
from Mondays DAILY.

be made for time Of those who viO-
late the speed laws in the city, while
driving motor vehicles" SO said May
or a. G.. Meyer at the meeting of the
city council this morning.
The matter was preached by David
Richards. the well known dry goods
merchant. Mr. Richards declared that
there was much reckless driving of
automobiles and motor cycles on the
city streets. He wished to protest on
Echalf of the people in general and
particularly the children. He said he
yesterday saw some driving at the
rate of - miles per hour in the city
He stated that he was heavy tax
payer and has three little ones of his
own. He said it seemed that when
some people got an automobile or
motor cycle they were seized with a
sort OF insanity. They would not lis
ten to reason. His little boy was
nearly run over yesterday.
Mayor Meyer stated that he had
given tho whole police force. not the
traffic officers alone. instructions To
do all that they could to see that
violatOrs were caught The authori-
ties. il seemed. would have To com
mencc to be very severe.
Councilman Lack spoke of a GER
tain vehicle racing up and down the
street
The mayor said the officials would
have to make strong examples from
now on. He reminded the other mem
bers of the council that every one of
them had police power and could
make an arrest for any violation. IF
you see any people doing this, just
! pull them said he.
f. ". Hunt appeared before the
council in regard to the proposed paw
| ing of the alley in the block bounded
by Front. Jackson. Second and Cher
, ~ streets. Mr.. Hunt said if that al
| ley was TO be paved. the work should
/ be done in such way that pavement
would not have to be torn up again.
| 1t had been proposed to put a fire
! service water main in that alley. He
said the main should he put in before
/ the allev was paved rather than after
wards so the pavement would not have
to be torn up
Ii was suggested that a sewer to
! carry off the water might be necessary
in that alley. but Mr. BlomGuist said
/ il had been planned to construct the
pavement in such a way that the water
would run TO the center OF the alley,
and then 90 out into the street gut
ters.
Mr.. Hunt said he wished to have the
matter of getting the alley paved at
tended to as soon as possible. There
should be a way of draining the water
out OF the alley. as the Free Pres:
! employees would have to use that al
ley great deal
At the suggestion of Mayor Meyer
the matter was deferred for further
consideration next Thursday. when a
representative of the Sterling Electric
company of Minneapolis would be in
the city to report the condition OF
things. in the matter of hustlinG
along the contract for the new way
of-'ight or Front street. The council
men would have to get together fcl
that
In this connection the mayor re-
ported on the trip that he and toun
Gilman Bekke took to Minneapolis dur
ing the latter part of last week. Ht
said they saw a dozen or so of bridge
engineers and got so much information
frcln them that il seemed. when the,
we're coming home to Mankato. thai
they could almost build the bridge
themselves However the mayor hat
requested the various engineers tt
make written propositions to tho
Mankato city council. and when all %
these were received. the council COult
take them under consideration.
In regard TO the lighted way. the
officials called on the Sterling Elcc-
trio company and learned that the
company had placed an order long age
in the east for the necessary cable
that must he had before the work cal
proceed On Nav the IL was prom
iscd thai the cable would be shippc'
from Nc" York within three to FIVE
weeks. The latest promise was tina
it would be shipped on .Irlv %. How
ever. a representative of the Stcrln
company would be in Mankato ol
Thursday.
II was suggested that Earl ID. Jack
son. the st. Paul electrical expert. wht
once drew plans for city lighting
plant in MankatO. be employed to in
spect the work of the Sterling Elcc
trio company on the way flight. Thu
idea was well received by the council
in general.
Councilman Lamm suggested tina
City Attorney Phillips be allowed ex
ira pay for the employment of stem
ographer to work in the codification o
the city ordinances.
Mr.. Phillips said the ordinances y
the city were in very bad shape now
1t required great deal of searchin,
to dig up all the ordinances on an.
one subject.
The motion to allow the extra clerl
hire was passed
Plumer Pitcher appeared before tn,
council in regard to spring tina
softened the ground of Grace court
where an Improvement is being made
He suggested that the macadam tina
is being hauled away from some o
the streets where pavements are be
ing put in be used to fill up the sof
wet places. City Engineer Blomquis
said he thought this could readily b,
done.
!, John Nyquist appeared before tn
, council with the request that $500 b.
appropriated to pay for music for tn
Mankato fair This is to take place Of
Sept 16. II and 49, There was SOM
, discussion. but no action was taken
as ii was considered that there wa
plenty of time for that matter.
A motion was passed. providing TO
: hearing to be held two weeks fror
today on the sidewalks. curb and gut