The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-07-24
IErom Tuesdays Dailvl.

From Tuesdays DailyI.
The Citizens National Bank is
laying a fine new plank walk along
the Walnut street side.
Persons desiring to take Normal
scholars as boarders during the COM
ing year are requested to communi-
cate with Prof D. r. Stockley, at the
Normal building. All places can be
filed.
John Klein s. Co. have just re-
ceived the finest line of carpets ever
brought into the city, and now have
them on display at their store. The
stock comprises the latest patterns
and best grades, and will be sold at
the lowest figures ever quoted. Every
one should look at the stock.
The hotels and cottages at Point
Pleasat are filed with people seeking
the pleasures of this beautiful resort.
This lake seems to be appreciated
mostly by those from distance, as
they nearly all reside in other states.
If our own people would take a great
er interest in it they would extract
great deal more pleasure out of the
dull summer season,n,
20. Cassidy has built small eleva-
tor at his sheep yards to tighten the
work of distributing feed. He will
winter as many sheep as he can get
feed for. The plan for a packing
house has not yet been fully devel-
oped, but the necessary legislation
was done by the council last night.
Pat Carroll and Michael Baynes
were yesterday fined SS.15 each for
disorderly conduct. W. Williams was
arrested for whipping a horse cruelty,
but settled the case to-day. Paul
Martina, who was arrested at Austin
for skipping his board bill and leaving
creditors in the lurchy in this city, was
discharged. having settled all of his
accounts through the aid of his uncle.
The sidewalk ordinance which was
before the council last night provides
that the walks on Front street from
Vine to Marshall and on the cross
streets from Poplar to Mulberry, be-
tween Second and their westerly ends,
shall be constructed of sawed or BUSH
hammered stone or cement blocks.
The walks on Front street within the
limits named shall be II feet wide,
and on the cross streets mentioned
ten feet. On &c foot streets the walks
shall not be less than five feet four
inches wide, and on 100 foot streets
not less than eight feet wide. Nor in
any case shall the walks be less than
five feet four inches wide unless spec
tally ordered by the council, except on
Broad street north of Plum, where
they shall not be less than six feet
wide. The council by resolution may
require the walks at any point to be
of greater or less width than provided
by ordinance. Where the walks are
two feet or more above the ground a
railing shall be constructed. The
outer edges of the walks shall be uni
form and parallel with the center line
of the street. This last clause caused
an interesting discussion in the coun-
Gil. 1t was proposed itby Aid. Saul
paugh that the walks should be built
to the property line or fence, and
that the unsightly space of a foot or
two should be obliterated. Engineer
Haynes took the view that the walks
should be left as they now are, hold
ing that it adds beauty to the city to
have space between the walk and
the fence, and on wide streets pro-
vides space for the planting of trees.
One or two tilts occurred between the
gentlemen, coming dangerously near
personalities. In order to give the
council time to investigate the two
plans more thoroughly the matter
was laid over until the next meeting.
In any event the council will see that
the outer edges of the. walks hereaf-
ter are Of uniform distance from the
center of the streets.