The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-04-21
Council Will Have Ordinance
Adopted in Premises
LICENSING OF CHAUFFEUR
Another Proposition That Was
Brought to the Attention of
City Fathers
From MONDAYS Daily.

III Is probable lndl the city VIII
soon have a new ordinance, provid-
ing for the dimming of lights on
automobiles in some way. The mat
ter was discussed at some length at
the meeting of the city council this
morning.
John Nyquist suggested the sub
ject and Mayor Lamm said he had
intended to bring up that very mat
ter. The mayor said he had noticed
that the city council of st. Paul and
Minneapolis had adopted such
ordinances. He suggested lnar II
would be well to have the city at
torney draft such an ordinance. City
Attorney Phillips said he would do so.
Councilman Eichstaedt doubted
whether it would be well to have the
city, the same where it was well
lighted, as where there were few
lights. Councilman Lack thought it
would be hard TO discriminate. Mr..
Eichstaedt told of an experience
that he had, when he dimmed his
own lights, Of being blinded by the
bright light of another auto.
Licensing the Chauffeurs.
Mayor Lamm brought up the mat
ter of licensing chauffeurs. City At
torney Phillips said that license mat
tiers was covered by the state law,
which required all who drove autos
for hire, whether they owned them or
not, to have state license, granted
after an examination. Mr.. Phillips
remarked that the law was very
broad and very drastic, and he
understood in most cities the en-
forcement was very slack.
The mayor remarked that the
strict enforcement of this law would
work a great deal of hardship. 1t
would be very hard for the grocers
to get a licensed chauffeur, every
time the delivery boy was changed.
The mayor thought the city might
get up an ordinance that wouIu suit
the local needs.
City Clerk Bates called to mind
the time when a great many autos
were brought to Mankato by outsid-
ers to carry people to and from the
circus grounds, taking away trade
that should by right belong to local
people.
The council will probably take up
the subject later.
Opened Bids For Sewer.
Bids were opened at the council
meeting on the sanitary sewer and
water main jobs on Plum and Lewis
streets, as follows:
A. MISUNDERSTANDING sewer on
Plum street, $40; on Lewis, $3ri.
Mankato Plumbing and Heating
Company-Sewer on Lewis, $3.50;
sewer on Plum, $226; water mains un
both, $S7S.
G. M. Masters-Water on Lewis,
1854; sewer on Lewis, 1854: water
on Plum, $685.; sewer on Plum, $179.
John McCall-Sewer on Lewis,
$196; sewer on Plum, $40; water on
both, SITS.
On motion by Councilman Bekko
the contract was awarded Tor me
whole job to G.. M Masters, whose
bid was the lowest in the aggregate.
SLIP. The next lowest was that of
John Mccall, $1,141.
Mr. Mccall was lowest on the Plum
street sewer, and he thought ne
might have that separate, but it was
explained to him that under the
sewers had to be let together.
Can't Talk in Mankato.
City Clerk Bates presented an ap-
plication received from H. A. Curtis
of Sleepy Eye, for a license to erect
street platform and address the
people in regard to the virtues of
certain medicines that were for
sale. He desired three weeks
license. On motion of Councilman
Lack the application was refused.
A petition, signed by George NJ l..
Palmer and others, was read, asking
for the opening, grading and i'm
proving of Blue Earth street from
Baker to LIE Sueur and Owatonna as
far as West Eighth street.
Councilman Eichstaedt remarked
that it was the intention to do con-
siderable building at that place. On
motion by Councilman Humiston,
City Engineer Blomquist was in
structed to prepare plans and speci-
ficationS and estimate the cost.
Another petition, signed by Theo-
dore Williams and others, asked that
Mulberry street be improved between
Hinckley and DECISION streets Com
plant was made that the street was
impossible. and the water should be
drained off. The matter was referred
to Councilman HumiStOn.
City Engineer Blomquist presented
plans and specifications for the ex-
tension of water mains on Eighth
street to lie Sueur, on LIE Sueur to
Moreland and on Moreland to Hazel
The report was adopted.
Talked of viaduct Again.
The council had another discussion
of the proposition of having via
duct under the railroad tracks at the
entrance to Sibley park. Councilman
Eichstaedt suggested that ali should
go out together and look over the
place and this was agreed upon. He
said Fourth street was very low and
the Omaha engineers he said took
the position that the project was not
practicable.
City Engineer Blomquist was sure
the scheme would not work, unless
there was some arrangement to pump
the water out of the viaduct at GER
tain times.