The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-03
DECREE IS ISSUED
ACTION IN SESSION
Repeal Of Option Given
Street Car Concern
MUST IMPROVE STREET
City Commissioners Have With
drawn Their Move of Few
Months Ago

Members OF the city council last
night at their meeting gave first read E
ing to ar ordinance for the repeal OF
paragraph of the street car ordi-
nance, which left it optional with the
city council whether the Markato
Electric Traction company was to
pave between the rails CT its right Of
way.
THIS paragraph which was passed
on July :, 1921, amending the origin
al paragraph three of the street car
ordinance instead OF making it man
datory that the street car company
must pave along its right of way and
otherwise improve its roadhed to cor
respond with any paving or grading
done by the city rad as follows:
IF at any time the city shall pave
or otherwise improve the surface of
any street alley or road, upon which
the company has laid its tracks, or II,
at any time, any such track shall be
laid on any street, alley or road
which has been so paved or improved,
The company shall pave Oh otherwise
improve the space between the rails
and to the end Of the ties~of the out :
side rails. UNLESS OTHERWISE
y IL,
that it shall substantially CORES pond
with the pavement or other improve
ments of the street, alley or road on
either side Of said track and rails"
No Comment Made.
The ordinance for the repeal of the
paragraph was merely given its first
, reading last night, and no comments
were made by the council members
in regard to it. If there are no obJec-
tons interposed at the next meeting
of the council, more than likely the
repeal will go through.
Last summer the clause unless
otherwise provided by the council
was inserted in the street car ordi-
nance, after private individuals and
civic bodies Of this city bad requested
Of the members of the city council
hat the MGnkato Electric Traction
company be relieved OF the burden OF
paving on streets where new paving
is contemplated. The reasons put
forth at that time for the request
were: That the street car company
which during the war when about
every other industry, boosted its
prices, went along the even tenure OF
its way and gave Mankato people good
service even in the face of a loss at
the old five cent fare 1t was pointed
. out by speakers at that time, that the
street car line is an absolute necessity
to Mankato, laid out as il is. Many
other reasons were given at the time
for giving Mankato Electric Traction
company a chance for it's life.
Skating Club Letter.
Fred S. Hanson, president of the
Markato Skating club, sent a com
mupication to the city council asking
that the club be permitted to close
the rink for the season commencing
with today. The communication also
thanked the members OF the city
council for the aid given the boys and
girls at the rink. The communication
was placed on file and the rink was
ordered closed today.
John Mccall, who has the contract
for the installation Of a number OF
storm sewers in the Lincoln school
district of the city, was granted an
extension Of time for the completion
Of tie contract to April IS.
Owing to the absence Of Councilman
Chris Steiner, commissioner of fl
nances, no bills were allowed last
right.