The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-06-19

COWS out of our lots, for the feed is
better inside the fence and cattle are
bound to get it. Practically the cows
that are herded go where they please,
while the herd boys play cards under
the snow fences. In West Mankato
we can't keep laws without fences as
in the city. If the herd boys would do
their work properly it would be all
right, but they don't, tho they have
done better this year than ever before.
Aid. Brett urged that the matter be
compromised or left alone for year
with the understanding that if the
cattle were properly herded it would
| be all right. Aid. Peterson said that
there was nothing in Dukes or Ran
dall's addition to be hurt by cattle
| running at large, and those additions
should be excepted from the general
ordinance. Mr.. SchwitZer said he had
siX-board fence around four acre
lot, but he found the fence very hard
to keep up, and that the city should
protect him as much as those living in
the Second ward. People can't stand
out to watch their fences. Those in
theFirst ward are just as good as those
| in the Second and should have equal
justice. Aid. Peterson said that so
much time should not be spent in dis
cussing cor ordinance. A motion to
lay the petition on the table was car
ried with only one dissenting vote.
A petition was presented for street
in Cummings addition as follows:
Commencing on d street on westerly
line of block 4, extending across block
| 4, 3, 2 and to the easterly line of blk.
1; thence across the property owned
by L. GIN Fletcher to Pike ST., thence
across Pike street to connect with
Poplar street.
w. r. Geddes stated~that the petit
tion was signed by every property
owner but one in the neighborhood.
People who have built along the al
leys of blocks /, 2, 3 and want an
opening from the street to the park.
The city has fine tract of land there
that must be opened as park sometime.
If left as at present the neighborhood
will be covered with swarm of 5000
or $500 shanties, because people who
have money will not settle there on
account of the absence of water and
sewers, etc. The street should be
opened an once and not laid out and
allowed to grow up with weeds. There
was no reason why it should be even
referred to the Board of Public
Works.
A petition was presented signed by
fifteen residents on Glenwood Avenue
urging favorable action on the petit
tion for a sidewalk along Glenwood
ave. The first petition had not yet
been received so this was one was laid
On the table.
Aid. Brett moved to continue the
light in front of the opera house,
which the council at it's last meeting
had voted to discontinue owing to
misunderstanding in regard to it's To-
cation. Carried.
The c0ag ordinance was brought UP
now and was the cause Of another
long discussion. Mr.. Young stated in
answer to an inquiry that the question
of whether cattle were running at
large would have to be settled by
jury. A boy might be sitting under
the fence pretending. to herd and still
the cattle might be running at large.
The city can only keep cattle off the
streets except in case herding on pri-
yate property becomes public nuis-
ance.
Aid. Schlingerman: eff we go for
the poundmaster when the cattle get
into mischief the cattle are all right
when the poundmaster gets around.
That's the difficulty" Mr.. Young ex-
planned that if it could be proven that
the COWS had been trespassing, the
owners could be fined just the same.
The second clause of the ordinance
was amended so as to prohibit the
herding of cattle within leo feet of a
dwelling house. Aid. Peterson moved
to amend so as to exempt that part
of the city north of the WIS., st. Peter
Ry. and west of the Omaha. Aid.
Schlingerman said that there was just
as much complaint from there as any
where, and that no amendments
should be made, but the amendment
carried, only ld.Schlingerman voting
nay. Mr.. Schwitzer said that this
was not fair, for that region was taxed
as high as any and should get the