The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-29
CLOSING OF SALOONS
DURING WAR PERIOD
That Is Provided For In An
Ordinance Passed
CITY COUNCILS ACTION
Request For New Road; Other
Business Transacted BY
Commissioners
From Mondays Daily.


Opening new street thirty-three
feet wide, commencing at the north
east corner of the northwest quarter
of section 10, township 10S, range %,
Blue Earth county, extending north
across and through a tract of land
known as Monks second addition"
then west along Haynes avenue to
the intersection with Hyland avenue,
was the request contained in a petit
ton presented to the city council this
morning. The petition was signed by
Ed. Frenzel, R. R. Swartout, Neil
Nelson, Edward Robson, and Frank
Kiffe. Neil Nelson agreed to pay
$50 toward the improvement, Edward
Robson, SIS; Mary A. Thayer, $50.
Ed Frenzel and R. R. Swartout Of
ferred to haul and spread gravel, city
to furnish the gravel. The matter
was referred for further consideration
upon motion of Councilman Lack,
seconded by Councilman Steiner.
Bids For Water Mains.
Three bids were received for the
installing of water mains and sewer
on Parry street, as follows: C.. M.
Masters, $1,74S; A. Bashaw, $2,39375;
John Mccall, $2,O45. The council
gravely considered the advancing cost
of materials, and the mayor stated
that public improvements could not
be stopped on account of high prices,
which were likely to go higher, and
small chance of decreasing. Later
in the meeting the matter was again
taken up, and Mr.. Masters was
awarded the contract at his bid of
$l,74S, with only one dissenting vote,
that of Councilman Lack
Once more was the city ordinance,
relating to the closing of saloons at
10 p. M, to remain closed until 8
a. m, and other saloon regulations,
as ordered by the safety commits
sion, read before the council. Coun-
Gilman Eichsteadt advised that an
amendment be inserted, making the
ordinance in force only during the
war. He moved that the section of
the ordinance, with the proposed
amendment, be adopted, and the mo-
ton was seconded by Councilman
Peterson
Statement Made BY Mayor.
Mayor Champlin stated that he
thought the ordinance as submitted
by the commission should be taken
as literal order and adopted word
for word. without amendments. Coun-
Gilman Petersen interposed that this
procedure would not permit the
councilmen to think for themselves.
and the mayor explained that he re-
garded the issuance of the order bv
the. commission as war measure, and
one to be accepted as they gave it.
Upon vote Mayor Champlin and Coun-
Gilman Lack voted no to the pro-
posed amendment, and Councilman
v,. Congress- to Quit In August.
was announced today by Majority Lead
err Kitchen.
Eichsteadt. Petersen and Steiner vot-
ed yes. Later in the meeting after
some discussion. and the decision of
the mayor that the city must have
the ordinance, even though amended.
the entire ordinance as amended was
voted on and unanimously passed.
Other Council Business
Z. M. Masters, having completed
MS contract for the laying of a SAM
tary sewer on Rock street to Maple
street, the work was accepted by the
council.
A liquor license was granted to
Gust Thurn on North Front street.
and the cigaret license of C. Jones
on South Front street was transferred
to Robert Kelly.
1t was decided to order the switch
boxes for the bridge lamps, and other
minor business was disposed of.
City Engineer Blomquist presented
plans and specifications, for the pro-
posed sidewalk from West hight
street to the West Mankato school
estimated cost for the improvement
TO be S2,262.7O, city's share $3O7.6O
councilman Lack moved that the
matter be postponed for a week and
IN the meantime the councilmen in
Spect the location of the proposed
sidewalk. After the reading and al