The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-04-18

iif the water supply was sufficient to
supply the needed equipment in case
it was purchased. Chief Bangerter re-
piled that with the new reservoirs
there was always water on hand but
the mains in the Front street alley
were needed for heavy pressure.
George Atchison moved that the
Commercial club go on record as fav-
oring the purchase of motor aerial
hook and ladder truck and the motion
was unanimously carried.
w. II. Andersen in his remarks re-
ferred to the fact that neither the fire
nor the police department had any
equipment for rescuing the bodies of
drowned persons. He referred to the
drowning of Joseph Endicott and said
the city should have some equipment
to meet such situations.
Spoke For National Guard.
Colonel G. A. Lewis addressed the
club in regard to greater support for
| the national guard companies here,
more particularly the Fifth regiment
band. Colonel Lewis explained there
were five units here at present, Com
pany A, Machine Gun company, Sup
| ply company, Headquarters company
and the sanitary unit These units
totalled about $50 men he said
Colonel Lewis explained how the
regiment hi1 been organized, the du-
| ties that the dual federal oath inxolv-
| ed, it even being possible that these
men in the companies of this city be
called abroad for the army of occu-
patton without any further enlistment.
! and declared that the men in the
organization deserved greater supDort.
| MGnkato companies now have $50
| 700 worth OF equipment and will have
| SS0,Oo0 worth SOON The payroll for
officers and men per year amounts to
S30,O0O for the mer in this city alone
| He told of the trouble experienced to
get equipment ahead Of ST. Paul COM
panies, but said the lighting fifth"
| bad beat them all to ii and was the
first rev national guard regiment in
the United States to be given federal
| recognition.
Colonel Lewis said the Fifth reg :
ment band means more to the city
IMAM any other ore organization he
mad in mind. lie urged that the
1 businessmen assist in paying good
| director for the bard and that they al
low their employees to belong if they
wish to do so.
| speaking of a community building
/ Colonel Lewis said it might be posi-.
BILE to get s125.000 for an armory here
/ to meet the need of the regiment and
| this combined with other funds would
4 so toward the erection OF magnificent
community building.
l. n. TOmpkins declared he was
| much interested in the band, that he
| believed everyone should be and he
| thought steps should be taken to mo-
vide employment for good outside
| players If they wanted to come into
| the band and move to the city. George
! NJ. Palmer moved the matter be re-
| ferred to the executive committee and
| the motion Was passed.
! Theodore Williams, in behalf of the
| insurance men of the city thanked
the club for going on record as an
tosed TO the workmen's compensation
| insurance act
Report of Censorship Committee.
Secretary Sealing reported for the
censorship committee. warning merch-
ants against subscribing for maya
zines. or buying articles from men
dressed as returned soldiers. He said
that they We're often never in the
service and had Deen found to be carry
ing on graft. Even though they car
| ried- the club card Secretary Soaring
stated this did rot mean the article
thew sold was a reliable proposition.
| Under the head of unfinished bust
ness the election of treasurer came
up and or. motion Of George Atchison
Secretary Soaring was elected to this
! position by q unanimous vote.
DR.. j. w. Andrews brought I'D the
! mctter OF single telephone line for
| ManSato.> He said the city should get
a single line here as soon as POSSIBLE
and rot b. burdened with additional
expense. He said the one long dist
| ance system was fine and the same
principle should be applied to the CITY
lines. A. l.. Veigel remarked that he
talked to the local managers a week
ago and they sai6 union would be
effected within thirty days. J. r.
Brandrup said he believed it would
come but that all such matters requir-
ed time and patience.
Babcock Road Plan.
secretary Soaring brought uD the
matter of the Babcock road plan, say
ing that it, as first planned, would so
four miles from Lake Crystal but not
through the village and the people
there We're very anxious to have it
come nearer. On motion of Charles
X. Butler the club went on record
favoring the change in plans TO bring
the read through Lake Crystal
President John r. Snow suggested
that more memberships were needed
III the club and he thought youngec
men should be taken in under the
plan of an institution taking four or
hye memberships ard distributing
them among the younger men Oh the
institution. He said this plan had bee
followed elsewhere with great sue
cess President Snow said five
hundred members were needed and.
this would give the club $4,000 per
year.
DE-. ]. ". Andrews suggested that
hereafter the club meet monthly with
the cXo"stioI of during July anu Al.
gust. He moved that 4 meeting with
banquet at $50 o'clock in the ev-
ening be held sometime in May, the
date tn hn docilnIs hx, @l,1