The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-06
WOULD HAVE AMENDMENTS
SUBMITTED TO THE PEOPLE
Definite Action Was Taken By That Body
At Meeting Last Night
ANDREWS PANS CITY FATHERS
Chairman Declares They Attempting To Use
Kaiseristic Methods In Americanized
Mankato

At this point in the proceedings,
Attorney Daily said that it would be
necessary to take immediate steps
to enjoin the mayor to publish the
proposed amendments thirty days
before the November election, and
he then presented the legal form to
be presented to Judge w. L. Com
stock in the proceedings of manda-
mus.
Earth. The State OF Minnesota. ex rel.
". w. Andrews. relator. VS. w. A.
Beach. as Mayor. and Chris Steiner.
a; G.. Lack, Gust Reinschmidt and
Alex Ale " 4 AnSsrsSn as SGgnsilmen Of
spondents. To the Honorable District
Court for Blue Earth County: Your
petitioner. ]. w. Andrews. respectfully
That during all the times herein
mentioned prior to the year. A. D. 1910.
the City of Mankato. in said county.
was a Municipal Corporation. duly or
and BY virtue Of the laws Of the State
the provisions OF Chapter ii of the
Special Laws Of Minnesota. for the
sS sa ssi That ct M Z as y Say adop
ed under the laws of said State Of
Minnesota, "a home rule charter and
Is now duly. existing under and by
That during all the times herein men
toned the respondent, W. A. Beach.
was and now is the duly elected, quail
med and acting mayor of said City Of
That during all the times herein
mentioned the respondent Chris Stein
er, "A. g. Lack, Gust Kleinschmidt and
Alex w. Anderson were and now are
councilmen Of said city Of Mankato.
and said mayor and councilmen when
acting in a body in their official cap
acity, constitute the council Of said
That during all the times herein
mentioned your petitioner was and
still is resident, qualified elector and
tax payer Of the City of Mankato.
Earth county, by an order duly made
by said court on the eth day of August
1921; and a supplemental order made
by said court on the 9th day of octo-
drews. L. Z. champiin. F. M. currier.
9. w. Eichsteadt, w. r. Hammett.
Henry Himmelmann, Lawrence Hen
line. y. D: Humiston. II. F. Leonard.
6. Roemer and Carl Kreuger all free
holders Of said City OF Mankato. as a
Board of Freeholders for said City Of
so dd duly ' quai if as IS such free
holders, on or before the 9th day of
October, 1921. And that your petit
toner was duly elected president of
That in the month of May. 1922, and
within six months of the general cleo
ton to be held In the State of Mime
sofa. on the 7th day. of November, 1922
scented to the Mayor and counciimen
of said city OF Mankato. proposed
amendments TO the city charter of said
city Of Mark to. q copy Of said proposed
Exhibit aAv and made q part Of this
petition, to all intents and purposes
as though copied in fun in the body Of
this petition.
in the said City of Mankato. Mime
sofa on the 9TH day, Of November. 1922.
That IL is the duty Of said w. A. Beach
as mayor, Chris Steiner. A. G. Lack.
derson. respondents in their official
capacity. as the Council Of said City Of
Mankato to submit said proposed
amendments to the City Charter Of
election to be held in said CITY Of
Mankato. on the 7th day Of November.
1922; and also their duty to cause said
proposed amendments to be published
papers Of general circulation in said
City Of Mankato, prior to November
Thaf the respondents and each of
Council Of the said City Of Mankato or
at all to submit said proposed amend
ments at the said general election to
be held in said City Of Mankato. on
ali and neglected and refused TO cause
said proposed amendments to be pub
lished as required by law. And their
refusal to do so Is arbitrary ana con-
That your petitioner has no plain
speedy, or adequate remedy IN the
ordinary course Of law.
Wherefore. your petitioner, who has
prays that q writ of mandamus issue.
commanding the said w. A Beach, as
mayor, and Chris Steiner A. G. Laack,
Ssrson ss eonnciime ano Of said City of
Mankato, to Immediately after the re-
ceipt Of copy Of the writ of mandamus
in this proceeding, to take official &C
ssD e the e city charter OF Se
said City of Mankato, ct the said gen.
eraI election to be held in said City
Of Mankato on the 7th day of Novem-
have the said proposed amendments
immediately published according to law;
or show cause before this court at a
time time and and place speeiied; S Why they
Different members of the city
council were placed on the charter
commission griddle and sizzled to a
brown finish. Henry Zimmerman
said that it was recently stated in
the budget of the city that the taxes
OF the city were cut down $10,500
when the budget was placed at $3.50,
900. He said that this little piece Of
buncombe would not go down with
out a large number of grains Of salt.
The shoe that pinches, Mr.. Himmel-
mann said, Is the fact that the pres
emit city council knows that it has a
nice trough to eat from and they do
mt want to lose the city swill E. v.
Waters dipped in and said that
Councilman Anderson did not need
to think that he could make the
people believe that he could get by
with from $4,000 to. $4,000 in
street and alley intersections, that 1t
would cost at least SIS, 900.
We have had some fine paving
done in this city, take for instance
North Fourth that up and down paw
ing like the waves of the ocean. A
man who would lay paving like that
should be hanged"
]. w Andrews said: 1.-THE great
objection the mayor and councilmen
have to these amendments Is that
they will legislate them out of Office
If they are carried"
e. " Waters as parting shot
before the close of the meeting said:
city Attorney Gilmore stated to us
last winter that 1t Is permissible to
legislate out present officers II needs
be in changes IN city charter, and