The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-03
PAVING REPAIRS
BREED TROUBLE
City Fathers and Traction
concern Are By Ears
WHAI NEXT MOVE?
Matter OF Bathing Beach Care
before Sooy Last
Night


Decision to tear UP the tracks o.
the A.~unaio --Ieclrlc traction com
PAM waS r-aCLeu ~ tue Cat! coaN
Gil last nls..l--proElueu Ine ArAt'
LlGn Co.. an. ANS Ii one Week !
TINE " GO4..uAeAcS lU.lILIIAe lIs GOA
traC. ~ .eL...l L.4e p,.'.Hs .AlOns 49,
rlaAtO "ay on rrUAL Street.
aESo4u.Aa ~ Lue IuOI4OA Ll@ue o!
o. L->-.4---A ~. JU-.44eUA -SsI AIe--s
h-- l~--,Io-cu -! Ine UtuNi LueLA-E-!
I. 80 LOsA~.4, al L4te ~s@Afs - 2 49,
sL..4.Su Gay "I4I sC~E ~ s-'
LsI-.s 80 4a.G ILSaf @S-VsS t-N
sL-SSI.
4AL.U seems 20 De q mlsuAGer
h.~-U--S - - - ga - SI~t4NA ~ O+->
I..SeS ~ LIS E.a--S AL sFSSt+- -
lGI.s E-US4 H.-~A I--S CSAtAaS w.
Ie. ~ LL..... - :. S.sA " D.. F@~
lUr lDe ies&.. ~ L. PdHSt.4SAl O0s-
iLs.~s &.U UAIsI~e ..-e 4G44s "a IA'
l.-... o. Way VI l..e -.-a4nAGO --.SGsI.
I.-s..u. 49, .aAy Lids Oh LOI-
No - AA~ -S..n rToAL street.
IL tAe =. S.IlGA[-OLS GH~St -
CS.,.SA Y. "\OG<ESse OasS' LAX
k...s.-lH Eea~s:
'-4Ae gUA..ete base shall DE
bL... - aCCOEUAASs VAN tAe
s.auNa4A sRSG...<aI4NAS IN Ne
aLu sAa. be pIaGed wneLe
UeIA.eu ne-essREy o. the Cay
e4s.4ee.. Al snail De h"Au
t...geu ana wei ranIea unUSf
al Det.seA the ties. It snaA
lave - OF al least SIX
Lc.es, all snail De AnishSd
WltA lne level OF the top OF the
tie 49, GoIl0m OF Ine rail-.
"DGssi4e o. the present right
OF " a. tie base shall DC repair
ed wueTe b. esks or CRACKS de-
EIa-a sueh repair in the Op4n-
ion o. the cily engineer. Inc
Clu broken base SNAIL De re-
moved and the edges thorough
~ Cleaned and roLghenad pc
BIZ FE-t oQUAGt& IAhD FOX
EII--ER lIE-d OF BASE
SaALL INCLUUE REMOEING
AM HAULING AWAY ALL
OLD BASE MA EtlALS 10 -
Place DLSiGNAIED BY IhE
E.NGINEkk IN A FREE HAUL
Or 2yUV FEEr. Any maui over
zU00 feet viii be paid for at the
rate OF five cents Tor eacn 4VV
feet Of overhaul. Measurements
TOR QGantil4es OF new base Will
include ties and rails where in
c4Gued in the work.
The Clause Written in upper cas-
letters, is the one where the ru
comes in. In last nights meetin.
Cay Engineer Phil Comstock int!
preteo it to mean that the stree
car company was to remove the oIi
base material, and that the con
tractor was to clean it UP off tn
stree. after such removal.
Statement Of Mueller
Adolph Mueller, local manager o
the Mankato Electric Traction com
pany, in q statement to The Ere
on the ground and ready to g.
ahead with the companys part Z
the contract, when the city and tn
contractor fulfill theirs. He inter
prets the specifications to meal
Luat the contractor Is to remove IL
old base from the right Of way an,
haul It off the streets to a spot des
ignated by the city engineer.
City Engineer Phil Comstock las
night stated to the council ths.
through an inadvertance of tn
part OF Of the old base. but tn
Specifications, according to his in
depreciation, does not call for tn
contractor doing this. He said tina
il should be done by the street ca
company. He stated that the stree
car company is the sole judge o
where concrete and ties should b
taken out and replaced by new ma
terial, for that reason it was no
the intention of the city to take on
the ties and old base.
mi n-tf Il Ia haa
that Councilman ]. w. JohnsoI
said:
1--WE have given the street ca
company three months opportunit
TO meet their obligations, while tn
street is in a terrible state. and tn
paving outside the rails gettin
worse and worse every day. "
have been fair with the company
now let them be fair with the city
We can't fool around any longe
like school boys. / for one. will no
stand for it. In making this state
ment, l want II understood that
am not against the street car com
pany, but ! do think that it is tim
to let Mueller know that the stree
car company cant step on the PEG
pie just as they like. Why shout
they?
Johnson Made Motion
az make a motion that the stree
car company take immediate step
TO fulfill its part Of the contract TO
repairs along it's right of way, an,
If It don't within a weeks time
pave the street regardless OF tn
Street car company, even If we hav
to tear the tracks out. They hav
had all the time that is coming t.
them" I.
Councilman Steiner seconded tn
motion and the other members O
the council voted yes with the ex
ception of Councilman Frank ]. Ma
howald, who was absent s-om tn
meeting.
City Clerk F. w. Bates was in
structed to serve the street ca
company with notice. as to tn
decision of the city council.
Georke NJ Palmer, chairman o