The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-13
PEACE IS SOUGHT
CALLS UP Offer
SIXTY AND FORTY PER
CENT PAVING PAY s.
LETTER FOR SCHULTZ
Executive Wants Harmonious
Relations To Exist; Would
Call OF Litigation


generated between the City of Man
kato and the Mankato Traction
company, caused by the proposed
passage in the council of an ordi-
nance to force the removal of the
Traction company's tracks from the
city streets, provided the company
failed to repair the block paving be-
tween the rails, Mayor w. A. Beach
today came foreward carrying the
white flag Of ha-mony-truce en-
blem-and asks the Traction com
pany to sign an armistice. In other
words, the mayor renews the clty's
proposal Of sixty and forty per
cent split in the payment of paving
repairs on the Traction company's
right of way, the street car corpo--
alton to pay the forty per cent. Pro-
yided the company accepts the prop
osition all litigation shall be called
off and cordial relations shall again
exist between the city and the Trac-
ton company.
Mayor Beach says that the present
city council fell heir to the troubles
which exist between the municipal.
ity and the Traction company--tnat
the controversy was not of their IN
Letter To President seHuIze.
Mayor Beach makes his proposal
to the Mankato Traction company
in a letter he has forwarded to It's
president, J. o. SchulZe, Iowa City.
The letter reads: .
"Mankato, Mimi, October 8, 1922.
Mr.. J. o. SchulZe, Iowa City, iowa:
Dear Sir. Relative to the matter OF
repairing the creosote block paving
of the Mankato Electric Traction
company along it's tracks on North
and South Front street OF this city.
as YOU, of course, know the right or
the traction company to enjoin the
city council from passing an ordi-
nance -evoking your franchise ordi-
nance has been denied by Federal
Judge Booth by decision filed yes
terday. Now before anything 1ur-
ther is done on either side, am tax
ing this opportunity to copfer with
YOU again upon the question OF com
promise and settlement or TINS as
pute.
"When this administration went
into office this question was pc
oueathed to it. At first there seem
ed to be a possibility of getting 10.
eether and friendly conferences TOOK
place between us, and we duly ap.
preciated the cordial relation tnat
existed; but we seem to nave W.,s,
ed apart. We should like 10 get lns
dispute compromised ana settlea anu
have a renewal of good VIII ana niu
tual helpfulness; we neeed the streel
car company and the street Cal cotshl5
pany needs us. You can sel.le tns
whole matter; it is in your power
M. Schulze. .,o .,,, tb.+ &C
lonp as the creoeote blocks are IN
vour right of wav there will be con,
tinuaI trouble from swelling ana
breaking. due to the Jar from the
rooyement of your street cars. Wnen
We make q repair now, let's DO II
rieht. let's put in brick and separate
the street car track from the rest OF
the having of the street by mead
or This will make a more or less
pernapent repair and Will settle the
matter for the future.
"You are now released from paw
ing in the first instance and, win a
renair that is of permanent Ma
tnre your having troubles VIII pc
over in Mankato during the lire OF
1o1,r franchise, This one red nent
ahead as your attorney, Mr.. VII
son, nuts it, will then be extln-
"Tn connection with the LEGAL rights
of the parties in this case l wish 70
cali YOUR attention to the case OF
NS;Ivaukee VS.. Rai1wav and Light
company. 1879 N. w. 3sS.
sixty and Forty Per Cent :.
"you remember our offer to you or
Tune 1921: That the city repair the
whole street from curb to curb, put
In a header on both sides OF the
street ca track to separate II from
the rest of the street paving, ana 70
Law brick on your base on your r1eht
of way. the space occupied by the
street car tracks to the end OF the
tias and that the Mankato Electro
Tra ction Germany pay forty per
cent of the entire costs OF the work
and material, excent that the trac-
tion company should furnish the
rails and ties at its own exnense. AZ
Won must know most of the work
done and materials furnished for TINS
work will have to be on and TOT the
street car tracks: as the REMAINDER
Of the street is in good condition.
excent where the presence or the
t-acl, and the movement Of YOUR cars
thereon has caused damage to the
remaining pavement. Isn't this fair.
sixty per cent for the city and forty
per cent for you? ..s
Will Renew Proposition.
aNow we are willing to renew TINS
offer with one further condition,
h.uevor ond that is this: That YOU
nav the costs the city has expended
and incurred in repairing your rlent
of way during the last year. which is
not very much as we have left the.
repairing for the most part for you,
and that you pay the costs OF the
recent suit, which you must pay in
any event, and further that you pay
the costs incurred by the city in en-
ploying counsel to assist our city
attorney.
"You. experience and judgment
will certainly see the wisdom OF get
ting this repair done this fall before
IL freezes up. Lawsuits will cost
both sides money, and will get no
paving repaired in the meantime,
and will make It harder to get to-
gether in the end.
1--WE are not renewing this offer
at this time in the spirit OF begging
for a settlement of the matter o. in
fear of the outcome of future litiga-
ton, but only to meet you more than
halfway, to get the whole matter set
tied, and to renew our old time
friendly relations.-Awaiting your
reply, / am yours very truly, w. A.
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