The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-05
WARD BOUNDARIES
City to Be Divided Into Seven
Wards.
The Charter Commission Adopts the
Plan Proposed by the Special
Committee.

adopted DN UDS Charter COuullSSlOu DIT
its meeting Monday night:
The city of Mankato shall be divided
into seven wards, to be called the
First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth,
Sixth and Seventh wards, and shall be
limited, bounded and described as fol-
lows to-wit: All that portion of the
city of Mankato commencing on the
east bank of the Minnesota river oppo-
site the end of Washington street,
thence along the center line of Wash
ington street to the center of Sixth
street, thence southerly to the center
of Marsh street thence along the center
of Marsh street to the end of said
street, and thence to the city limits in
a direct line with said Marsh street,
thence north along the east line of the
city limits to Rhine street, thence
westerly along the center of Rhine
street to the center of Sixth street,
thence westerly along the center line
of Madison avenue to the center of
Fourth street, thence northerly along
the center of Fourth street to the CEN
ter of Lafayette street, thence westerly
along the center of Lafayette street to
the center of Maple street, thence
southerly along the center of Maple
street to center of Vine street thence
along Vine street to the east bank of
the Minnesota river, thence up the
east bank of the Minnesota river to
place of beginning, shall constitute the
Second ward of the city of Mankato.
All portion of the city of Mankato
lying northerly of said Second ward,
shall constitute the First ward of the
city Of Mankato.
All that portion of the city of Man
kato lying between the southerly line
of said Second ward, and a line COM
mencing at a point on the east bank
of the Mime sofa river opposite the
end of Walnut street thence running
along the center line of Walnut street
to the center of Sixth street thence
northerly along center of sixth street
TO center of Main street thence easterly
along the center of Main street to the
city limits shall constitute the Third
ward of the city of Mankato.
All that portion Of the city of Man
kato lying southerly of the last de-
scribed line and between said line and
a line commencing at the center of
Pike street where said Pike street in
tersects the southerly line of said Third
ward. thence southerly along the CEN
ter line of Pike street to the center of
Cherry street, thence easterly along
the center of Cherry street to the center
of Fifth street thence southerly along
the center of Fifth street to the center
of Glenwood avenue, thence easterly
along the center of Glenwood avenue
to the city limits shall constitute the
Fourth ward of the city of Mankato.
All that portion of the city of Man
kato lying southerly of the last de-
scribed line and between said line and
one commencing at point in the CEN
ter of 3D. street in Cummings addi-
ton to the city of Mankato, where
said I'D street intersects the Mime
sofa river, thence south along sal d
3D. street to the south line. of said
addition, thence east along the south
line of said addition to the township
line between township one hundred
and six and one hundred and seven,
thence south on said township line
to the center of Front street, thence
northerly along the center line of Front
street to the center of Liberty street,
thence along the center of Liberty
street to the center of Third street,
thence southerly along the center of
Third street to the center of Lincoln
street, thence along the center of Lin
coin street to the center of Byron
street, thence easterly along along
the center of Byron street
tos.~~the center of Fairfield avenue.
thence northerly along the center of
Fairfield avenue to the city limits
shall constitute the Fifth ward of the
city of Mankato
All that portion of the city of Man
kato lying south and west of the last
described line and between said line
and line commencing on the south
line of Cummings addi ii on to the
city of Mankato at the center of sd"
CA, 49,
said south line, parallel to said "D'
street, thence south to the center of
Front street. thence westerly along
the center of Front street to point
forty rods east of the east line of the
west half of section thirteen in town
ship one hundred and eight, range
twenty seven west, thence south and
parallel to..the said east line till it in
tersects the north line of the south
west quarter of the southeast quarter
of said section. thirteen, thence east
along said north line about forty rods
to the northeast corner of said south
west quarter Of the southeast quarter
of said section thirteen thence south
on government subdivision line to the
city limits, shall constitute the Sixth
ward of the city of Mankato.
All that portion of the city of Man
cato lying west of the last described
line west of the center line of said
"D'' street shall constitute the
Seventh ward of the city of Mankato
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