The Mankato free press., 1903-02-27
THE WARD BOUNDARIES.


The following are the ward boundaries
as proposed in the new charter. The
territory comprising the first and Sec
ond wards was printed last evening:
All that portion of the city of Man
kato lying between the southerly line
of said second ward and line commenc-
ing at point at the Minnesota river op-
posite the end of Walnut street; thence
running easterly along the center line of
Walnut street to the center of Sixth
street; thence northerly along the CEN
ter line of Sixth street to center of Main
street; thence easterly along the, CEN
ter of Main street to the city limits,
shall constitute the Third ward
All that portion of the city of Manka-
to lying southerly of the last described
line and between said line and a line
commencing at the center of Pike street
where said Pike street intersects the
southerly line of said Third ward;
thence southerly along the center line
of Pike street to the center of Cherry
street; thence easterly along the CEN
ter of Cherry street to the CEN
ter of Fifth street; thence southerly
along the center of Fifth street to the
center of Glenwood avenue; thence east
erly along the center of Glenwood ave-
nue. to the city limits shall constitute
the fourth ward.
All that portion of the city lying
southerly of the last described line and
between said line and one commencing at
a point in the center of ID" street in
Cummings addition to the city of Man
kato, where said I'D" street intersects
the Minnesota river; thence south along
said sd" street to the south line of said
addition; thence east along the sonth
line of said addition to the township
line between township los north of range
26 west and township l0S north of range
81 west; 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 easterly along the center line of
Liberty street to the center of Broad
street; thence southerly along the CEN
ter of Broad street to the center of Lin
coin street; thence westerly along the
center of Lincoln street to the center
of Byron street; thence southerly along
the center of Byron street to the CEN
ter of Fairfield avenue thence easterly
along the center of Fairfield avenue to
the city limits, shall constitute the fifth
ward.
All that portion of the city of Manka-
to lying south and west of the last de-
scribed line and between said line and
a line commencing on the south line of
Cummings addition to the city of Man
kato at the center of I'D" street where
said street. intersectS said south line,
parallel ia said 'D' street; thence south
to the center of Front street; thence
westerly along the center of Front street
to a point forty rods east of the east
line of the west one-half of section l3,
in township l0S north of range 27 west;
thence south and parallel to said east
line until said line intersects the north
line of the southwest one-fourth of the
southeast one-fourth of said section l3;
thence east along said north line about
forty rods to the northeast corner of
said southwest one fourth of the south
east one fourth of said section l3; thence
south on the government subdivision line
to the city limits, shall constitute the
sixth ward of the city of Mankato.
All that portion of the city of Manka-
to lying westerly of the last described
line and west of the center line of said
"D'' street shall constitute the seventh
ward
The Free Press feels that the people
should be made thoroughly acquainted
with the ward boundaries and therefore
the above descriptions are given in full.