The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-05-05
CO. DALEY GAVE
ADVICE ON TOPIC
ANOTHER SESSION WILL BE
HELD THIS EVENING
WHIP THING INTOSHAPE
Waters Takes Rap At City
Clerks Salary; Also Police
Woman Is Hit.

Members OF the city charter com
mission held a meeting last night to
talk over the proposed amendments
TO the proposed new charter with
Attorney c. o. Daley, who has been
employed by the charter commission
TO whip into legal form all pro,
posed changes. Mr.. DALEY was not
ready with a complete report last
night. and all of the members of
the commission were not present,
so that an adjournment was taken
until this evening at eight o'clock,
when it is hoped that the work OF
the commission will be completed.
Attorney G. o. Daley delivered
rather hard jolt to the commission
last night when he announced that
twenty one sections of the charter
must either stand or fall by either
on affirmative or a negative vote
at the election. Proposed changes.
Mr.. DALEY said. would effect at least
twenty one sections Of the present
charter. These must be voted upon
under one head.
F V. Waters was on his feet in
a moment. ''If the matter OF max
ing il mandatory for the appoint
ment of one or more policewomen
has to be voted upon in this. man
ner. | want you gentlemen to under
stand that ! will never affiX my sig
nature to the proposed amendments.
Mr.. Waters later on stated that
he doubted whether the names oil
the petition presented TO the com
mission asking to make 1t manda-
tory upon the part of the city coun-
Gil to appoint one or more police
women along with the other police
were all legal voters, and he would
like the list checked up in the
same manner as thcoreCall list was
recently handled.
Welded Hammer Wig eIcusly. = 49,,
While WELDING the hammer Mr..
Waters did not fail to take rap
at the Office of city clerk. Let me
tell you something" said the for
mer mayor. The salary of the
city clerk has got to a scale where
it is scandelous. He now gets ST.
400 a year. I would. suggest that
the salary of the city clerk be placed
at $500 per year, and that salary
would cover the work OF clerk of
the municipal court.
Charles T. Taylor was outspoken
in his opposition to the proposed
change in the city charter, which
would make the Office of city clerk
an elective one. In this way, Mr..
Taylor said. the city would delegate
to that position powers which right
ly belong to the members of the
city council. In the case of the
election of an incompetent man to
that position, he could not be easily
removed after being once elected by
Henry Himmelmann said that he
differed from Mr.. Taylor. The coun-
ty he said elected a clerk and au-
ditor. and have certainly made a
success of it. He did not see why
II would not work out as we'll on
the part of the city.
Attorney C.. o. Daley said that
he would like to offer a suggestion
in the amendment relating to the
increase of the water frontage tax
tension of the city water mains
should be carried on in the same
manner as paving or any other mu-
nicipaI improvement. The parties
benefited should be given the ad-
vantage Of the ten year installment
plan to pay for their share. In
cases where there is a lot OF rock
excavation, which would bring the
installation of the water mains to
the prohibitory point, he suggested
that the city at large stand part Of
the expense. 1t would be money
well spent. and would eventually
result in the rapid building up Of
the outskirts Of the city. AS soon
as those sections were built up Mr.
Daley stated that the city would
Immediately begin to get back what
it spent in taxes. water rents, etc.
Lawrence Henline and some of the
other members of the council
thought that the eight cent frontage
amendment, proposed would work
out all right. No definite action
vas taken in the matter.
Currier Was Disappointed
F., c. Currier, one OF the members
of the charter commission who was
away the greater part of the winter.
Just before the flose Of the meet
ing, said that he was indeed very
much disappointed to note upon his
return to the city, that a proposed
amendment had been offered looking
toward a return to the aldermanic
plan OF city government. He wish
ed to state at the meeting that he
would never sign set of amend
ments which provides for the cleo
ton of six councilmen from their
respective wards. AS a tax payer
in this city every voter has an in
terest and right to have some say
so as to who shall be elected TO the
office Of councilman, and delegated
the pow er to set the rate of taxes.
For that reason he stated that a
movement for the election of the
councilmen from their respective
wards would be great step back
ward. and a mistake.
Chairman Andrews wanted to
know Whether Mr.. Currier did not
believe that each OF the six wards
# the city contained competent men
-Dr the office Of councilman MI
Ia.:icr said that he did. But STAT