The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-01-03

broad ana vine streets on Vine
street to Fifth street, on Fifth to
Rock street and down Rock to Sixth
street, thence up Sixth street to
Elm. There is also some talk of
extending the paving at both ends
of Front street The question of
building new city hall and lock-
up has also been contemplated for
some time. The present city Gala
boose has already been condemned
by the board of control. The i'm.
provements on Sibley park will 90
on according to the plans until the
park is completed according to the
plans
Work on Mother House.
Work on the Mother Home was
begun last year but most of the
work on the building was done this
year. It's entire cost will be about
100000 and of this about $4,000
worth of work was done this year.
This $4,000 covers the cost of the
plumbing, heating, inside finishing
and decorating. A large barn was
also built, costing about $4,000.
The work on the Lutheran semi.
nary is not nearly completed yet.
1t was started last summer, a year
ago and at present only one of the
dormitories, the boiler room and the
main school building, are completed
That is the outside work and the
rough inside work is done, but the
decorating and part of the plumbing
and heating remains yet to be COM
pleted. About $4,000 worth of work
has been done on the seminary this
year The entire cost of the build
ing will be about 100000. The arch.
itecture on the Mother Home was
done by a Milwaukee concern, but
the work was superintendent by Al
bert Schippel. Albert Schippel also
designed and superintendent the work
on the Lutheran seminary. Both
buildings were put up by the Mel
sen Construction company. ;,
Outside Work on Ladies' Dormitory.
The outside work on the ladies'
dormitory for the normal school is
now about completed, as is the
rough plumbing and heating con-
struction. 1t is expected that the
building will be finished about May
l. The plastering is now well un-
der way. It's estimated cost is
about $4,000. Erick A. Carlstrom
had charge of the construction of
the dormitory and the designs were
drawn by George E. Pass.
Work on a new garage has just
been started on the corner of Cherry
and Second streets. The building
will be owned by G. A. Lewis. It'll
will be sixty feet wide by 1856 feet
feet long and will be constructed
of pressed brick with reinforced
concrete floor. All windows will be
of wired glass and the building will
be fire proof throughout. 1t will
be done about April 1. The con-
Erick A.. Carlstrom, the plans were
drawn by. Henry Gerlach. The esti
mated cost is $4,000.
Quite number of residences
have been built this year, for
which building permits were issued
last year. Perhaps the Hart houses
are the most, important of these. |
permits have been issued
for several houses this year which
will not be. completed until 1913.
1t is estimated that the expense
of remodeling store fronts and max
ing alterations on dwellings run up
to more than $4,000
1t is figured that new dwellings, |
cost in the neighborhood of. $780,
900. Taking all Improvements of
every description they will run be.
yond 100000.
West Mankato Improvements.
In West Mankato this year not |
many improvements have been made. |
Curb and gutter was put in on
West Front street from the slough |
to Hubbel avenue. Sibley park was |
improved according to the plans. |