The Mankato free press., 1922-10-20
OFFER OF $4,000
WINDS UP BATTLE
This Was Made By. Presi-
dent J. O. Schulze
HAND SHAKES FOLLOW
Compromise Is Effected Between
Street Railway Concern
and Officials

After conference lasting part
Nof yesterday afternoon. settlement
was reached between the Mankato
Electric Traction company and the
city council. The controversy over
the paving is at an end. All tiliga-
ton is of. A committee from the
Civic and Commerce association, ].
o.. Schulze, president of the Man
katc Electric Traction company,
Mayor w. A. Beach and the city
council met in the CivA and Com
merce association rooms and dis
cussed the points at issue. An Of
fer on the part OF the street car
company to pay $1,000 toward re-
pairing the paving on Front street
between the car tracks brought
about the settlement.
This automatically forestails a
special election which otherwise
would have been forced. as more
than a thousand names had already
been signed on the petitions that
were being circulated under the
auspices OF the Civic and Commerce
association asking that the ordi-
nance passed by the city council
last week ordering the street rail
way company to pull up its tracks
mitted to a vote Of the people or
be revoked.
Litigation Is ForestaIled.
Prolonged, costly litigation and,
no doubt, much friction and i'll feel
ing was also averted. thus saving
the taxpayers of Mankato and the
Mankato Electric Traction company
a substantial sum of money that
would surely have been spent had
not the settlement been brought
about. The hatchet was buried, the
pipes of peaee-mostly stogies-
were smoked, and the men who
took part in the deliberation were
diffused with the spirit of the popu-
lar refrain Pack up your troubles
in your old kit bag and smile. smile.
smile" Peace, harmony and hap
piness pertailed at the close of the
eventful meeting.
How Settlement Was Brought About
AZ soon as Mayor W. A. Beach's
statement was read in last Satur-
days issue of The Free Press,
wherein it was intimated that a
meeting of a committee from the
Civic and Commerce association
together with the city officials and
the streetcar people would be the
means of bringing about settle
ment and thus remove all cause for
special election and further legal
expense, officers of the Civic and
Commerce association communicate
ed with j. o. Schulz at Iowa City,
Iowa, over the long distance tele-
phone and explained the situation
to him, and asked him to come to
Mankato with the least possible de-
lay. Mr.. Schulz arrived Monday
forenoon and was seen Immediately
by members of the Civic and Com
merce association committee.
Conferences In Afternoon.
Conferences continued during the
afternoon. 1t was known that the
city officials W ere willing to settle
provided that the street car com
pany pay 40 per cent of the cost of
putting the paving IN proper re-
pair and by paying for some other
things included in the mayors re-
Gently announced offer, Involving
probably something in excess Of
company, and it was also known
that Mr.. Schulze had previously
signified a willingness of paying
$4,000 in order to bring about a
settlement. A comprolnise figure
of $4,000 was brought into play,
and Mr.. SchulZe agreed to this, SO
at yesterdays meeting, this prope-
sition was Submitted to the coun-
Gil members, all of whom were
present, and finally accepted.
lN Next Step To Be Made
Mayor w. A. Beach in a state
menu to The Free Press today said
that Just as soon as he can obtain
advice from City Attorney G. z. Gill
more as to the proper legal steps
for the repeating or the ordinance
recently passed. which provided for
the revocation of the street car
companys' ordinance, the ordinance
will be nolled by the city. Mayor
Beach stated that those steps
would have been taken last night
by the members OF the city council,
had they had time to prepare the
necessary papers and resolutions.
The agreement between the street
car company and the city was not
consummated until about three
o'clock yesterday afternoon, and
for that reason the time was too
short for action. Mayor Beach says
that ordinance recently passed will
be revoked just as soon as the eoun :
Gil can get around TO it.
Will File Petitions
S. b. Wilson, attorney for the
Mankato Electric Traction company,
stated that he intends to file he petit
uons circuled asking for the sub
mission of the question of revoca-
ton to vote of the people unless
some prompt action is taken by the
city council for the revocation OF
the Objectionable ordinance, which
provides for the revocation of the
street car companys' franchise,
City Attorney c. e. Gilmore stat
ed to the Free Press that he is
looking up the law on the necessary
sters for the revocation OF the re
Gently passed ordinance, and as
soon as he Is prepared TO give adj
vice on the matter, there is no
doubt but what the council win take
The petitions, circulated calling
for vote of the people on the
street car matter, according to the
statement Of S. B. Wilson, con .
tain 1000 signatures.
stroke proved Fatal
Especial to The Free Press.l
Pipestone, Mimi, October ls.-Fol-