The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-07
COUNCIL
TAKEN LAST NIGHT
Referendum Vote To Be
On Lifting Burden
ADVICE OF THE MAYOR
BalIoting Will Take Place At
Time of City Charter
Election

| Election
Lifting the burden of paving from
the shoulders of the Mankato Elec-
trio Traction company is question
which win be left to vote of the
people of Mankato. In other words
the buck" is passed TO the voters.
This was the decision reached by
the members OF the city council al
its meeting last night. Mayor w. A.
Beach announced that the city coun-
cil>and the officers of the Mankato
Electric Traction ompany had been
unable to come to any satisfactory
agreement as to the manner OF tak-
| ing the burden of paving away from
| the street car company. For that
reason he recommended that the city
attorney be authorized to draw up
an ordinance IN aordance with
cnapter thirteen section liz of the
city charter. He also recommended
that the city attorney confer with
the officials of the street car COM
pany, SO that when an ordinance is
framed up for presentation OF the
pepofe, that both sides will have
what they wish incorporated in that
ordinance.
On motion of Councilman Gust
Kleinschmidt the recommendations
of the mayor were unanimously
adopted.
Section 112 of chapter Is of the
city charter reads as follows: Amy
ordinance or measure that the
council or the qualified electors OF
the city shall have authority to
enact, the council. may of its own
motion submit to the electors for
adoption or rejection at general, or
special municipal election, in the
force and effect as Is, provided for
ordinSnes or measures submitted
on petition"
Mayor Beach stated that he
thought in all probability the vote
on this particular ordinance could be
taken at the same time that an ell
ection will be held for the voting on
proposed amendments to the city
charter, and there would be no extra
cost to the city.
Objected to Paving
Phil Leas appeared before the
council and made objections to the
paving of West Front street be-
tween Hubbell Avenue and Sibley
street. Mr.. Leas explained that he
owns a triangular lot abutting on
West Front street at that poin,,
which he, says is worth little above
the price of paving. He would like
to have that block eliminated from
Fritz also appeared before the
council and stated that he under
stood that the city contemplated tho
paving of West Front street clear to
the Blue Earth bridge. He had a
lot beyond the intersection OF SIP,
ley and West Front When # was
explained that the city does not
contemplate paving beyond Sibley
street, Mr.. Fritz had no objections
Mr.. Leas's objection will be taken
up for consideration later.
Mrs. William Siebert, John ].
Lamm and Fred Polchow were
granted soft drink licenses. The
soft drink license of Ed Troskey and
Emil Splett at lis North Front
street was revoked last night The
license granted Fred Polchow is for
doing business in the former Tros-
key Cafe.
James Fremeyer, a transient,
made application to the council for
la peddler's license for two days to
sell rain coats. All of the council
men with the exception of Council
man Lack, who voted no, stating
he thought the granting of such a
license was working an injustice on
the retail merchants, voted yes. The
A petition was received from sew
license was granted.
eral residents of Ogle and James
addition for sanitary sewer. This
was placed on file, and will be con-
sidered later.
Report Chief Of Police
The report of Chief of Police Phil
Landmark showed that during the
past month there were seventeen
housed. at the police station. The
total fines collected was $24290.
| City Clerk Bates was authorized
to advertise for bids for this years
garbage gathering, the bids to be
opened at the council meeting April
/ City Engineer Phil Comstock
suggested to the members Of the
council last night that the tearing up
of cement paving, is a very costly
thing for the city. He suggested
that all house connections both wat
er and gas be laid as far as the
boulevard on all lots abutting on
streets where it is proposed to pave
this year. This would do away later
with the tearing up of the street.
People along those streets will be
notified before the paving is started.
| Bills Were Paid
! At the close of the meeting the
following bills were audited and al
lowed: Mrs. c. A. Anderson. So: d.
c. Auto company. ST.; Southern
Minnesota Motor Supply company,
s12.10; l.. S. Little, $14.10; Electric
Service company s69.11; John Hag-
en-. $1S.07; Knoff Manufacturing
company, s23.75; Standard Oil
company s23.3S; E. NJ. Zuell. s26 rs;
Fowler & Pay $27; Star Welding
company, So; William Stradtmann,
3d.; Sheriff Osten, $31; George Layjn
s110.40: Gendlers. Grocery $3.50:
Tom ellison, $780, Cedar Rapids
Gil company, s30.25; G. Swanson &
sch. SIPS; Maple Grove Dairy
ls1214. Wy Csllden $3.50: c..