The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-14
ordinance in Regard to Signs
And Gasoline Tanks
Adopted
from Mondays Daily.

from Mondays Daily.
Owing to some omissions in COM
plying with requirements of the ordi-
nance governing the presentation of
, applications for saloon liceusec. the
city council this morning could not
act on the application of Peter Kla,-es
for renewal of his license to operate
saloon at 81 North Front street.
1t was found that the application had
not been property advertised and il
was found necessary fof himself
TO make out and file an entirely new
application. This cannot be acted
upon by the council until two weeks
from today.
Mr.. Kleges present license expires
tomorrow night So the chief of po-
lice has orders that his place of bust
ness be closed up at IL D. m. Mr..
Klages will thus lose about two weeks
business, and for the same period of
time in Mankato will have one less
thirst parlor than at present.
Two Ordinances Passed.
= TWO ordinances, in regard to the
regulation of sidewalk Instructions,
were given their second readings and
passed by the city council this morn
inS. The first has to do with gaso-
lire tanks and air filters at the edge
e the curb, and the second has to do
with signs.
The first forbids any gasoline or air
apparatus to be stationed on the curb
anywhere, except opposite the prem
iseS of the owner or tenant of a store
CT shop. A fee of So per year is
charged for a license to locate or
maintain any such gasoline or air ap-
paratus. The air box is limited to one
FOOT square and its height to three
feet, as far as it is above the side
] walk The matter of enforcing this
ordinance is placed in the hands of
the city engineer.
The second ordinance forbids any
rev signs to project any more than
Two feet from the building line, I'M
less they are twelve feet above the
sidewalk. 1t also forbids them to
project more than eight feet unless
they are eighteen feet above the side
walk, and forbidS them TO project be-
Tond the sidewalk at all The new
signs that project more than two feet
from the building line must be of gall
vanized iron or some other metal.
Meme of the glass panels must include
more than 400 square inches Of sur
face. There are also some minute
regulations in regard to the manner Of
fastening such signs.
In regard to the signs that are al
ready up, the ordinance provides that
when the city engineer or the city
deems any Of these signs dangerous
it shall be the duty of the city engi-
neer to insist that these signs be so
altered as to comply with the regu-
lation of new signs.
Health Officers Report
The report of City Health Officer
A. F. Schmitt for the past three
months, showed birth and deaths in
the city as follows: October births,
thirty-two. fourteen males and eight
cen females; deaths, nine, four
males and five females. November
Births, twenty. twelve males and EIGHT
females; deaths, twenty. twelve males
and eight females. December-Births.
eighteen. twelve males and six fe-
males: deaths, twenty-Cne, fifteen |
males and six females.
Will Not Appoint Policeman
4 letter was read from J. R. Welsh, |
Superintendent Of the Omaha at ST. |
James, obiecting to the railroad |
standing the expense of a special po- |
liceman at and near the passenger /
depot. ard arguing that that was |
matter for the CITY to take care Of |
CIV Attorney Phillips will take the !
matter I'D Sgain with the company.
A letter from Donald D. Price, the !
Hri"re enGineer. Lincoln. Neb was
road, stating that he Ind completed
the plans and placed them in the
hands OF the state highway commits
sion. and thought they would be ap- I
proved in time to be laid before the
council at the meeting next Mo- T
day. |