The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-10

" uiIS sd1Q thai owing to the very 5axk-
settled conditions Of the county ct
the present time that It is hard 60
make promises. but he felt certain
quirements OF the city in every way.
Mankato Electric Traction line IS
one OF the few I'M the United States
that is still operating under a five
cent fare. The street car proposition
all over the country is not very
brignt one. and many CT the roads
are In the hands of receivers. Ii the
local company were required to pay
for the paving between rails It viii
mean a burden oil $4,000 per mile. Mr..
SchulZe. said that he knows of no
place where the necessary money can
be raised. He would like to have the
members of the council make some
paving, so that the street car COM
pany would not every two years be
lei at the mercy of an incoming coun-
Gil. 1t was finally agreed to hold a
meeting between the members OF the
council and President Schulze Friday
evening June II in Mayor Beach's
office, Whe it is hoped that a mutual
agreement can be reached.
n. E. Waterman, representing the
Mankato Transfers union appeared
before the council and asked that the
action OF that body at former meet
ing in slashing the wages for man and
team from $3.50 to $3.50 per day. Mr..
Waterman said that the teamsters
were willing to split the difference and
work for $3.50 per day. Mr. Water.
man was informed that the incident is
closed. That all the teams necessary
can now be secured at IS cents per
hour
Object to Sewer Assessment
A number of residents on North
Fourth and Fifth streets who have
property on the corners and have paid
Tor sewer assessments on Fourth and
Filth streets filed objection to paving
assessments for the Vine street sew
er. They were informed that the CITY
charter provides that they pay a
certain portion of the assessment on
having hearing on the proposed Vine
street sewer June "a.
Claus Swanson and Zimmerman
Brothers of South Front street made
strenuous objections as to paying their
for, the alley recently
paved by the WideIl company to the
rear of their places of business. They
stated that the material is first class
but the proper drainage had not been
gwen the surface Of the paving, which
permits of pools of water standing
there. When it came to the question
OF confirming the assessment for the
alley in question, and setting the
nearing on the same for June "a, Ma
yor Beach and Councilman Lack
voted no, the other members of the
council voting yes The mayor was
in saying that he consid-
cred the manner of laying the pave
ment to the rear of block four was any
thing but good Workmanship.
A written request was received
from the Civic and Commerce asso-
citation and the Mankato Automobile
club requesting that the city set aside
as a free tourists camping part OF
the picnic grounds at Sibley Park and
q portion of Highland Park. Council
man A. G. Lack strenously objected
to any part of Sibley Park being set
aside for that purpose. who. knows
but what horde of dirty gypsies
might come along ard insist on camp
ing in Sibley Park with fleet of rag
ged kids. No, will object any part
of that beautiful park set aside for a
public camping place, but will make
q motion to have Highland Park set
aside for that purpose" said Mr.. Lack
This motion carried and Highland
Park has been designated as a pub
lie tourists camping ground
Chief Landmark in his report for
the month ending May 81, stated that
forty seven arrests had been made
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