The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-19
LARGER IDEA MANIFEST
Lively Campaign To Extend the
Usefulness of Business Body
In ,Mankato
From Thursdays Daily.

American City Bureau plan of reor-
ganization. The meeting was marked
by perfect spirit of cooperation,
which was indeed pleasing to note
The report Of the committee ap-
pointed some time ago to look into
the merits of the city bureau plan.
reported favorably on the same and
recommended its adoption. After
listening to an explanation of the
proposed new system by S. b. Will
son, a representative of the Ameri-
can city bureau, the members pres
ent voted unanimously to adopt the
new plan, and President Snow, Sec
rotary Soaring. and c. r. Butler,
chairman of the investigating COM
mittee were instructed to enter into
a contract with Mr. Wilson for putting
on the bureau system in this city on
the three year fiat rate of $4,000.
At the opening of the meeting Il
number of communications were read
by Secretary Soaring. One of these
was from General G. &. Andrews.
urging support OF the new forestry
bill. On motion of +. NJ. Culrier the
club went on record as favoring the
measure -
Boys and Girls Work.
A report was also received from NJ
III. Coe, superintendent of Boys and
Girls club work in this county. This
report showed that the boys and girls
had done some excellent work in the
way of planting gardens. The can
ming work by the boys and girls was
also a great success. The total re-
ceipts from the boys and girls work
amounted to $500, and the expendi-
lures for the season were $3.50 "A,
leaving balance in the treasury for
this years work of SASS.
Secretary Soaring also announced
that through the efforts of the club
the w. A. Roosevelt company, who
will handle plumbing and heating sup
plies were induced to locate in this
city. The company has secured To-
cation near the American State bank
on North Front street, with good
trackage and other necessary facili-
ties for handling their work In the
outset the company will employ
twenty people, and later on expect to
enlarge their force.
The Armory Proposition.
The matter Of erecting a regimental
armory in this city was brought up
by j. n. Tompkins and other gentle
men appointed on a committee 70
look up sites for the building and
other details relative to the PROPOSE
tion. The committee recommended
one Of two sites selected for con-
sideration OF the club for the location
OF the proposed armory. One of the
proposed sites is on lots one, two and
three block twenty nine near the
Masonic temple and having a frontage
on Hickory street on los feet. This
property, the committee report stated
will not cost to exceed $4,000. An
other proposed site for the new
armory is just north of the public
library on lots nine and ten block
twenty seven, at a cost of $4,000.
The owners of the property, in case
the same were purchased, would
racate within thirty days.
The report recommended that the
erection Of the building be commenc-
cd just as soon as possible, so as to
take advantage OF the appropriation
OF the state toward the proposition.
The city in order to meet the de-
mands OF the state in the matter, will
have to furnish the site for the pro-
posed building, and $1,000 in cash. In
order to bring the matter to a head
at once, the committee will present
Its report to the city council Monday
morning. suggesting that special
election be called for the purpose of
bonding the city for $4,000 to meet
the purchase OF the site, and the cash
donation required.
The committee making the report
on the armory consisted of /. N.
Tompkins. II. A. Patterson, Chris
Steiner and George nj. Palmer. Mr..
Tompkins in explaining the work of
the committee, said that, he wished it
understood that the committee is open
TO other suggestions for other good
sites il the same can be secured. The
two sites selected tentatively by the
committee, were. selected owing to
their geographical central location in
the city, or the voting center of the
city. The selection of the two pro-
posed sites will not bar others from
suggesting other sites.
On motion of DIR. j. w. Andrews
the report Of the committee was ac-
cepted and placed on file, and the
The City Bureau Plan.
A committee consisting of Charles
r. Butler, r. e. Crandall, w. E. Van
Ness, Harry X Cain, !. W. Fisher, f .
w. Kruse,'T. 81 Karp. W.. A. Streeter.
j. e. sBretts and aEy Engwalson, ap-
pointed to look into the merits of the
American city bureau plan for the
handling Of civic bodies, made it's re-
port. In making this report, the COM
mittee recommended the adoption of
the plan. This would entail the con-
solidation Of all OF the commercial
bodies of the city under one head.
1t was explained that the commit
tee held four meetings, and had held
conferences with representative Of
the American city bureau Following
the meeting about one hundred letters
had been written to cities which had
adopted the new plan. About thirty
replies had been received from those
!, places, all recommending the new
SYSTEM. Owing to the ,commSpdatory
tonS gSf all 1.-THE letter. fesHfB in
reply the committee recommended
that the club engage man TO super
wise the reorganization of the club