The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-13
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An ordinance designed to revoke
the franchise of the Mankato Elee-
trict Traction company, = cutting it
off from the use of streets and al
leys of this city, and ordering the
company to remove its tracks, cleo
trio trolley lines, etc. from the
streets. was given its second read
ing at last nights meeting OF the
city copncil. One clause of the
proposed ordinance would revoke
the franchise entered into by and
between the Mankato Electric
Mankato on May Is. 1916. This
dsys after, its passage and publica
ton.
Il Matters of Paving Payment
This action of the city council
was prompted by the fact that
the Electric Traction company
Las refused to repair the block paw.
i..g On both North and South Front
st. eet, the company maintaining
that. IL was through the directions
oil a former city official that the
paving was laid in a faulty manner,
which caused its rapid disintegra-
ticn.
Some time ago the Electric Trac-
ton company, through its attorney,
s. B. Wilson, brought an action in
TIE United States court before
Judge Wilbur F. Booth at st. Paul,
asking for restraining order to
prevent the city passing the ordi-
nance which received its second
reading last night This writ was
refused by Judge Booth without
prejudice to the plaintiffs which
means that the street car company
is at liberty to start another SINH
lar action to restrain the. city from
enforcing the ordinance. These
street car company will now take.
Peace Offering BY Beach.
A few days ago, Mayor w. A.
Beach as a peace offering between
the city and the Traction company,
made proposition whereby the
city would pay for sixty percent OF
the paving, provided the street car
company paid the other forty per
cent. Last night Mayor Beach
stated that he had not received a
reply to his offer from J. o. Schulze,
president of the Mankato Traction
company.
There was no discussion on the
reading of the ordinance and its
passage. The adoption of the ordi-
nance required but few minutes
work. The act was passed without
dissenting vote.
Regarding the, Proposed Dam
c. X. Butler, acted as spokesman
for a number of people interested
in a proposition looking toward
the building of a four foot dam at
the mouth of the Blue Earth river
for the purpose Of forming a seven
mile lake up the Minnesota river
from that point. Mr.. Butler wanted
the matter. City Engineer Phil
Comstock stated that he had been
out up the river making a prelim-
mary survey, but that 1t will take
at least two weeks Of good hard
work ia the field before he could
be able 10 make any definite re-
port on the work. Mr.. Comstock
said that he wanted to investi-
gate further the proposed form oil
dam, but it was his opinion that
there would not be any danger OF
flooding the adjoining, farm land If
the sections of the dam were re-
suggested. Mr.. Butler stated that
n. e. Brown had received from a
prominent civil engineer statements
of at least a half dozen places
where dams as suggested are work
ing satisfactorily. City Engineer
Comstock was voted two weeks
more to investigate and make sur
veys before making his report.
Mrs. Mary Reichel, living on
Marsh street, again appeared before
the council in regard to water
mains extensions on that street
She had a list out for signatures
but was unable to get them until
fine people have some definite idea
what the improvement will cost
them per front foot. City Engineer
Gomstock will make an estimate ni