The Mankato free press., 1921-09-23
TALK OF TAXI FEES
[Continued From Page IL

ago, which amounted to SIS, was
turned down by the members of
the council. Councilman Anderson
said that the bill was unfair and in
cluded the rental of the room in
which the machine was being re-
paired, and the rental Of certain
Tools. in the face OF the fact that
the city was paying for the repairs.
Councilman Anderson said that his
attention was called by a number of
local automobile dealers to the fact
that certain men dealing in auto
mobiles in this city are using deal
ers licenses on cars, which are not
being used for demonstration pur-
poses. The law specifically states
that dealers licenses are only to be
used on cars being demonstrated.
Mayor Beach said that this is mere
ly a question of law enforcement, and
not a matter for . the city council to
decide. The police are now watchiA,
dealers in this regard.
Will Rewrite Tax Ordinance.
City Attorney C. e. Gilmore asked
further time to rewrite the proposed
taxi ordinance. Eugene Coy was
the only taxi man present at the
meeting. He said that the proposed
bonding Of each car operated as
suggested at a former meeting
would be such great burden on
the average landowner, that it would
put him out of business. Mayor
Beach answered this by stating tina,
1t would cost the taximen just fifty
posed bond. This might be tighten
ed by the city permitting the taxi
men to charge a little more in fares
to meet the added expense. City At
torney Gilmore said that he had
been in communication with several
cities. Rochester has a taxi ordin
ance, and that city permits a fare
Of SO cents. =. :,
Councilman A. G. Lack said that
he bad been informed on good au-
thority that some of the young la.
ales coming here to attend school
mad been charged as high as 81 for
the transportation of their trunks.
This he thought was entirely toe
much. Mayor Beach heard, he said
that some of the young ladies had
been charged 81 for transportation
from the depot to the school,. Or
dinarily, Councilman Lack stated.
he thought 35 cents sufficient for
hauling, trunk inside of a mile
where 1t did not have to be taken
up stairs. In the latter case he
thought that 80 cent charge was
none too high. 1t was also sug-
ted to double the fares between
midnight and five o'clock In the morn
ing.
Paul Hoerr = of the American
Amusement company appeared before
the council and submitted plans and
specifications for canopy in front
OF the new theatre in block fourteen
on Front street. 1t was proposed. i'm
the specifications to construct the
canopy. of heavy wood timbers faced
with sheet metal. Members of the
city council objected to this owing
to the fact that it does not comply
WIN the regulations within the fire
limits. For that reason the appli-
cation was turned down. The bal
cony will have to be entirely of natal
and suspended above the sidewalk
walk.
At the close of the meeting the
following bills were audited and AL
lowed: Knoff Manufacturing com.
pany, $8.75; C. A. Ahrens, s1.75:
Jacobs Shoe store, seas; Standard
OMld M company, $40; Johnson Brothers,
$23; Neptune Meter company, S7.72;
K. Schaible. Sal; Union Meter com.
pany, AZ cents: Free Press company,
Leonard, s6S.22; A. ]. Busch, s22: M
The Detective Publishing ippeI1 COMPANY. srO.
$20;, Pittsburgh Meter company,
S2S;S5: City Treasurer, s50.71; Al
bert He'll, S1..02; Lampert Lumber
company, $3.50; Edward L. I.amm
80 cents, H. A. Rodgers, s9.39: R.
u. Wood company, $40.70.