The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-05-13

sented lengthy arguments in favor
of eliminating the original cost OF
paving between tracks by the COM
pany. He cited a number or IN
stances OF other cities, which AT the
present time are assessing the paw
lng on streets TO the abuttlng pro-
perty from the curp to the center
OF the railroad tracks and not re
curing the traction companies to go
to the burden OF standing their share
OF the paving between tracks. The
street car company has no use Tor
the paving, ana never uses IL, put IL
forced to stand it's share OF the cost
will eventually have TO increase fares
on The cars to meet the added eX-
pense. In this way the pubic pays
lcr the cost OF the paving IN the long
run anyway. The Eaving between
tracks is used exclusively by other
modes OF traffic, and in no way used
by the street car companies. Mr..
Mueller thought it just as fair to
assess paving clear TO the middle
OF the street on streets where car
lines run as to assess to the center
OF the street on streets where there
is no car line. In fact there is more
leason TO assess the abuttlng pro
perry on streets where there is
is none, for the car line passing
ones property enhances the value
OF the same, and the property owner
should be willing TO pay something
extra for this advantage. In the
outlying districts the extension OF
car lines have a tendency to build
up that section of the city, for adult
ing r-overty owners. and those with
in walking distance are directly
IN
understood that the Mankato Elec-
trio company is not fighting improve
ments, but it is now case OF sink
or swim with the company. He gave
a number of figures TO show that
the company is just about holding its
own, and if the extra burden OF paw
ing is shouldered upon 1t, it will mean
that operations will have to cease.
Amy time that the city of Mankato
company is willing to turn it over
to be operated as a municipal street
car system.
George Atchison said that he did
not doubt but that the street car
company should be aided as much
as possible, say relieved OF the bur
den of paving between tracks for a
period OF ten years or so. this would
give the company chance TO get
street car is very essential in this
city and should receive encourage
ment, but he thought that the COM
| pany should give more attention to
| the replacing of pavement when
torn up in repairs to the street.
At the suggestion of Mayor Beach
| it was finally decided to take the
matter under consideration for two
weeks, which a massmeeting of the
- int
held at the city hall, where they
can express their opinions.
Ask For Street Concessions
A committee of the Mankato Civic
and Commerce association Fourth of
| July celebration promoters consist
! ing of w. E. Olson, George Atchison,
| Roy Allison and William Quimby ap-
peared before the council and asked
that the committee be granted street
All of the proceeds it was explained
will be put into fund with the 9th
er proceeds of the day and will be
used for the purpose of erecting
more buildings on Mankato Fair
grounds. The gentlemen explained
that they wished concessions to be
under the supervision of Chief Lund-
mark. The privileges were granted.
Anton Bierl of Fulton street ap-
from Fulton street to Wilton street.
Upon the filing of the proper bond
the permission will be granted.
The hearing on the vacation of the
alley in block II on the Lincoln
school site, will be held on June IA.
The application for the vacation OF
this alley was made by Thomas
Hughes, attorney for the Mankato
school board, and some of the inter
1t was announced that triangular
niece of land at the intersection of
| West Sixth, Woodland avenue and
West Front street had been sold to
the Northern States Power company
for the sum of $500, on the condition
that the company is at all times to
maintain the property in a tidy con-
dition. A deed to the property will
be executed in the near future.
Bids For Road Oil
The following bids for thirty thou
sand gallons more or less or road oil
were received as follows:
Illinois Oil company. seven and
nine tenths cents per gall; Stan
dard Oil company, eight and thirty
eight hundredths cents per gallon;
National Refining company, seven
and one half cents per gallon; Man
kato Oil company, six and seven
were taken under consideration for
one week.
At the suggestion of the perma l.
nent Memorial Day committee
which sent communication to the
council it vas voted last night to
have the CITY officials take part il
the Memorial Day parade.
City Clerk Bates was authorized
to advertise for bids for a load OF
tarvia
At the close of the meeting the
following bills were read and allowed
R. B. Thompson, $40: c.. .DethIoff
81: Mankato Electric company
$50: Free Press company, S22.25;
81; $5.25: S7.35. J. J. Lamm $3.50:
Hallman Brothers, 1854; Clean
Towel Service, $50; Mankato Manu-
featuring company, s127.11: e. M
ZueIl. 1925: Enterprise Machinery
company, s56.74: Butterfield Weld
trio company. s25O9; Lamm & Yen
fer. s2.71; The Fair Store, 80 cents
Electric Service company S1.05: T.
r. Coughlan company, S475; North
ern States Power company street
lighting, $1,649: T.. Salet, $40; r.
r. Thomson. $11S5. Krost & Harry
$50; George J. Mayer company
| S7.7G; Little Giant company, SCI. 10: