The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-07

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The question of paving our streets
will come up again this year and be
urged with more force than ever. The
majority of the property owners OF
one block have about decided to petit
tion the council to pave that block
either with brick or asphalt. There
are several styles of brick paving
which will have to be chosen from.
There are two styles of brick paw
ing in use in Des Moines. The bet
ter grade is underlaid with six inch
concrete base, two inches of sand
then layer of brick laid on edge and
at right angles with the street. Over
this when laid, is spread coat of tar
filler, containing 10 per cent of as
phalt, which is put on at tempera-
ture of 800 degrees. This fills the IN
terstices and prevents the edges OF
the brick from chipping. The other
style contains two layers OF brick,
without concrete. There is first five
inch layer of sand, then a course OF
brick laid fiat and lengthwise of the
street. then two inches fsand and
then the top course of brick laid as
by the other system. The latter style
is used on residence streets and oc-
casionally down town. 1t makes a
springy pavement and so far has
proven durable, but the concrete base
is usually preferred, as when the
pavement wears off there is solid
base left for another layer of brick.
The ruling price of the pavement
with concrete base in DeS Moines is
$1.35 to S1.40.
The double layer of brick is laid for
from ST. 10 to lit, and at one time
nearly mile was laid for SO cents
yard.
Council Bluffs uses Des Mones
brick, and lays the double layer pave
ment for S1.2S yard, using home
made brick for the lower layer. The
freight charges would make substan-
tial difference in prices between Des
Moines and Mankato. 1t would seem
that paving brick industry in Man
kato would be profitable one, if the
right kind of material can be had, as
there would be large market in the
Twin Cities.
Boston Transcript: The company"
was asked to take another roll. 81
cannot" she replied. REALLY 1 don't
know how much I've eaten already ,
Little Johnnie (eagerly)-'I do
You've ate seven. I've been count
ing"
The milk inspection law is working
we'll in Minneapolis. That city was
one of the first in the country to
adopt an ordinance compelling dairy
men furnishing milk to customers
within the city to submit their cattle
to the test of tuberculin for tuber-
culosis. State laws in New York and
Massachusetts on the subject have
worked well. The authority for the
Minneapolis ordinance was secured
from the last legislature, and the
city hopes to reduce the deaths from
tuberculous affections.
The inspection does not cost the
dealer anything, and unless he desires
to keep dirty dairies and consumptive
COWS, there is no object in his fighting
shy of the milk inspectors, and if the
contrary be true, there is a great
deal in his being able to show clean
bill of health. The inspector has al
most unlimited authority in certain
directions. He can inspect the milk
as it comes from the cow or anywhere
along the route in the city. He in
spects the dairieS with view of re-
porting whether they are clean or
not, and the cows are inspected for
tuberculosis. If SO, they are shot,
and all COWS examined and found free
are labeled so that no new examina-
tion will be necessary. If the cows
and diaries pass inspection the owner
is given license and it is the proper
thing for customers of milk to re-
quire their dealers to show them a
license, or bill of health, as it may be
called.