The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-03-18
CHECKS ARMORY ACTION
CITY COUNCIL POSTPONED
THE PROCEEDINGS
Paving Bids Called For; Prepa
rations Made For Munic-
ipaI Election

On motion Of Councilman Steine
the armory proposition was indefin
itely postponed by the city council
this morning, owing to the fact tina
City Attorney William F. Hughe
had not obtained any definite infor
nation as to the manner in which
appropriations are made for armor
les. City Attorneys Hughes said tina
when he reached st. Paul that thu
senate had adjourned. He did have ;
talk, however, with Adjutant Gen. Wal
ter Rhinow, who said that the sen
ate has before 1t at the present tim'
bill. Adjutant General Rhinow wa
Of the opinion that all matters per
tanning to armories were contained
In this bill. General Rhinow did no
see any necessity Of any great hur
~ in the matter. Senator Widel
was expected home TO Mankato Sat
urday night but he did not come
For that reason the members OF tn
council were up In the air as to thu
armory appropriations. So Council
man Steiner made motion to hav'
the proposition indefinitely post
poned, until such time as something
more explicit can be learned Of thu
military code bill. =
Secretary w. E. Olson OF tn
Mankato Civic and Commerce as
sociation wanted to know whethe
this meant that the armory PROPOSE
said that is not the case; that tn
matter can be taken up at any tim
Will Advertise For Paving Bids.
On motion of Councilman Ham
NETT, City Clerk Bates was author
lied to advertise for lids for the paw
ing Of Pike and Exchange streets
and a number Of alleys adjacent. A
R. Emery. assistant district engi
feer OF the Milwaukee road; H. F
Barlow, chief engineer OF the Oman
road, and w. NJ. Barr. local agent o
the Chicago Great Western road
appeared before the council and ask
ed that the members OF the cit
council POSTPONE the paving OF thos'
streets II they could see their wa,
clear owing to the stringency in thu
monev market at the present time
Mr.. Barlow said that the Omaha j.
ready to do IT'S share. but a post
ponement would be anpreoiated. Mr.
Fnrery suggested that Temporary
fiIIings be made on EXCHANGE am
Pike streets, but, Councilman Ham
NETT could not see 1t that way. H
said that the city had zone to con
siderable expense already in tht
way of patch work which in Y enf
Dies not pay. Councilman Maho
valid said that the people have come
10 the conclusion that those two
streets viii have to be paw Mrs
r II. Summers was before coun
ell In REGARD to the. having Of Fix
change 1straat SteT had 10 oh.ae'
tions to offer to the IMPROVEMENT
Mayor Waters evplained to the rail-
way representative that the uavinp
OF those two streets had been pu,
OF from time to time SO often. thai
the matter has resolved itself into
a deroanH for the Improvement. The
MAYOR explained that the railway
cornanvs could take advantage OF
the fen wear navment plan for the
~ they so desired. an6
that rioht liehten the load for the
time being.
p-.narinu For Election.
A RESOLUTION was pa.sed deeienat
inc fine following places AS vntine
nrecincts. nrd the following gentle
men as iudoes of election At tht
cor,ing CITY nrima~ies On March ?S
and the general city election on Apri
" r;rst ward-Hose horse in n"te's
a d6itiOU II Ho"nr. N Il. EChcl
hoI-, and William T'sper.
Seocrd vTard--~ha rh"~ch corner
~ North Saco,I nrd nm streats
n. r Ieonard. Rem Bangerter. and
A. g. johnson.
Third ward--r"ercents eara~e
Fast Main street w A. Sanborn. o
7 Tee Mott Rororreier A
Fourth ward-Nnrshart hnhd'rs
IN Fast TacLs~r- r+-not NJ. G. KnoH
r u Wood. 7. r Jensen.
Fifth ward-Tho rhnr"h az ths
corner If Van Rr,'rt and Carro
et-ne+s G. G. BraZier. George Pond. F
w Path '..
Siv+h W,nrd--u~ca hn-ee IN Was
Martato. w u pclzin. y. e. Fvans
and T A. Fov-'eson.
r. was voted at this nnorni"o' s
maetine 70 appropriate $40 towa ~
Hefravine the exnerses Of II. M
Green before the state LEGISLATURE
In the interests Of the h'~hland
farr,ers IN Cord control matters.
Citv Clark Rates was ar'thr~'7"d
on a motion nv Connrn~'on Mahn-
void to advertise for 1sn elm trees
for planting on the boulevards.