The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-03
MONEY IS LACKING
HOLDING UP PAVING
Street Car Compan Can't
Meet Its Expense
LETTER SENT GILMORE
Interesting Correspondence Be-
tween City Attorney and
Electric Official

Without any sidestepping and NO
attempt to cover up its financial con
dition, the Mankato Electric Trac-
ton company has written City Attor
ney c. e. Gilmore that it will be i'm
possible for the company to pay for
the paving between it's tracks on
West Front street, should that tho
roughfare be paved.
Recently some rather interesting
correspondence passed between At
torney Gilmore and Adolph Mueller
superintendent Of the Electric Trac-
ton company. This correspondence
was not read in a council meeting
but as it is matter in which the
public is interested, The Free Press
gives publicity to the communications,
The letter penned by Mr.. Gilmore fol
lows:
Mankato, January IS, 1saa.-man-
kato Electric Traction company,
Gentlemen: The city council has
asked me to notify you that the
Ssve the s s1es Sas yos s9
tracks are located from the Van
srunt slough to the railroad right
Of way at the entrance Of slbley
that the street car company pave be-
tween the rails and to the ends Of :
its ties, according to Its franchise
ordinance. and to care for its ties.
The council further ins.ruets me
to say to you that the amendment
passed by the council calculated to
relieve the council from forcing you
you do not care to accept it.-C. e.
Gilmore.
Letter Written BY Mueller.
This is the letter in reply and it
was written by Mr.. Mueller:
almo1s css sy Hsto1ney 6ea4 s1
Your notice Of January Is regarding
proposed paving, has been referred
to this office for consideration.
being frank SO am 10 so sa5" to ~ s. ase
to you outright that II is out of the
question for the Mankato Electric
Traction company to do any paving.
pany Is now poorer than II was last
summer when we had the matter 10
with your council, and from present
appearances 1922 will show no I'M
We would like to pave this little
road. and we believe YOU win agree
with me that In case il should 90 un-
serious to Mankato than It would be
to the roads creditors. u may stiH
be possible to keep this company
L is necessary that the future 5:
made to at least appear roster than
the past has been. One essential to
this end Is that the possibility be re-
moved Of being taxed out Of exist
ence at any time In the future by
paving burdens. This Is something
that only the council can give and
we ask you and the council, 10 In :
your opinion the street railway Is of
value to Mankato, to again take up
tbs matter and give US the relief we
ask.
VIII you not. Mr.. Gilmore, pot this
matter up as a purely business mat
ter. Mankato needs the street car
line and the street car lire needs
certain help which the city OF Man
kato alone can give. I have conf
dence that you can accomplish this.
Adolph Mueller.
People Are interested.
This is a matter in which the peo-
pie of Mankato are interested. It is
up to them to determine whether the
street railway shall be stepped on"
as one of the members of the coun-
Gil expressed himself at the last
meeting of that body. Those people
who live at a distance on the street
car line are certainly interested in the
outcome Of this CONTROVERSY and
they would like to know If the colos-
sal pedal extremities Of a councilman
are going to blot out of existence an
enterprise into which a great many
citizens of this community placed
their money.