The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-19
LICENSES FOR TAKES
Action Taken BY Council
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'f9WgE y tffi'SsEN7Hls
GIVE BOND FOR $4,000
Fees For Hauling Passengers
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From Wednesdays Daily

From Wednesdays Daily
Members of the city council In their
meeting last night gave an ordinance
for the licensing Of drivers of vehi-
cles for hire its first reading. This
ordinance when passed will require
the owner of a vehicle for hire or
the proprietor of a Dus or taxi line
to furnish the city Of Mankato with
an indemnity bond in the sum Of
$4,000 to- guard against injuries to
persons on the streets etc, and also
a license fee of S. for each vehi-
Gle per year used for hire. The fees
to be charged for hauling one passen-
ger not to exceed one mile, was fixed
at 25 cents, with the privilege OF
carrying two grips free. For trans
portation of one passenger more than
a mile so cents. Extra grips above
two will be charged for. Children
under ten years are to ride free,
when accompanied by paid pas
senger.
The contract for the furnishing of
a thirty horse electric motor for the
pumping station was let to the Lin
coin Electric Motor Company OF
Minneapolis at their bid of 1853.
Voted To Sell Property.
Councilman A. G. Lack announced
that the city had been made an offer
of 5000 for a triangular piece of land
on the intersection of North. Fourth
and Lafayette streets, from H. C..
Enke and J. w. Bergstrom. 1t was
voted to dispose of the property at
that figure.
Mayor Beach presented prelimin-
airy plans for the remodling of the
present detention hospital, which
rooms, so that twenty instead of
thirteen patients can be cared for
there. Halls have been provided for
in the proposed plans so that
rooms can be entered without pas
sing others reach them as at
present. Mayor Beach was instructed
to have plans and specifications made
for the proposed remodling and then
ask for bids for the work. Mayor
Beach stated that with the proposed
improvements to the detention hos
pital it will take care of the needs
of Mankato for the next ten years,
except in case of an epidemic.
A peddlers ordinance was given it's
first reading last night. This pro-
vides for a license fee of SIPS a
year, SIS for six months, $40 per
month and SIS per day for those ped
ding from stands etc. Foot peddlers
will have to pay fee Of $50 per
month and two dollars day If
taken out for less than month.
Farmers raising their own products
will not in any instance have to pay
a license fee for the disposal of their
products.
The Bills Allowed.
At the close of the meeting the
following bills were audited and al
lowed: The Barrett company, for
tarvia, $9844O; Thomas ellison, SIS;
Sample Shoe Store, rubber boots for
street employees, $685.; Standard Oil
Company. s45.45; Bert Mahowald,
s5480; Murphy & Busch, $3.50;
Pate rson~ Mercantile company
So; Enterprise Machinery company,
$146.07; Butterfield Welding COM
pany, $3.50; Standard Oil company,
$30.71; Paul D. Neff, 1925; Thee Bar
rett company, $683.26 for tarvia;
Enterprise machinery company, $22.-
40; Ekerholm & Company, $55; En-
terprise Machinery company, $37.S7;
J. c. Hagen, $3.50; Northern States
Power company, $15.O5; BiLateral
Hose company, $31S.5O; Standard Oil
company, $4.46; Equity Warehouse
company. $3.50; Citizens Telephone
company. $39.15; James Laird So;
Little Giant company, s1O1.2O; Kelm
& Graft, $1.70; Illinois Oil company,
1920; Continental Chemical COM
pany, 500; Mankato Storage Battery
company, $4.75; George Wilcox, 81;
r. B. Thompson, City treasurer,
$116.29: Mankato Bread company,
P. LAWN. 5000; Minneapolis Jour
nal, 81; Mankato Electric company,
$2.75; Michael Maloney for repairs
to pump at Highland Park, $226.51.