The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-22
MANKATo FREE PRESS,
FRIDAY, JULY %, 1892.
COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS.

Board met July II, 1892, all mem
bers present.
Petltion of Erland Killey to be set
on from school district SO to school
district S. was rejected, an arrange
ment having been arrived at whereby
the children of Erland Killey are al
lowed to attend the school in district
80, provided they attend sufficient
length of time to draw public money.
SAID arrangement having been made
through the advice of the Superin-
tendent of schools.
On motion, II H Edwards and John
Mahowald were appointed commit
tee to let contract for ditch on
county road in the town of South
Bend.
On motion, Commissioners Dietz
and Hannay were appointed COM
mittee to look after the iron bridge
near Good Thunder.
On motion, Commissioners BruelS
and Mahowald were appointed a COM
mittee to build a stone culvert on the
Pohl road in the township of Manka-
to.
On motion, board adjourned to July
II, 1892
July 12.-Board met, all members
present.
On motion, the town of Lincoln
was allowed the sum of one hundred
dollars (Sl00.) for road purposes, to be
expended under the direction Of Com
missioner Edwards.
On motion, the town of MedO was
allowed the sum of one hundred dol
lars, $780, to be expended for replac-
ing bridges.
On motion, the auditor and treasur-
er were authorized to transfer two
thousand dollars from the county
fund TO the road and bridge fund.
Petition of VIM Gersthart to set off
set of nw4 and ST Of net of nw4 of sec.
3, township 107 in range 81, from
school district II to school district &c,
was granted.
Petition of Thomas Corey and
Others for formation of new school
district to be composed of the follow
ing territory: The NJ of sections 5
and 6, in township los, range %, and
all of section 81, the south half Of Sec
ton 30, lot 3, in nj of section 30, in
town LOG, range %, was granted and
designated as school district No. 154.
Petition Of G w Allyn and Others
for the change of boundaries of school
district 43 and school district 1873 so
n n mr. Ind in die frn n Ind
from district 1873 the following de-
Scribed land, tOwit: Commencing at
the southwest corner of the south
west of the nw4 of section 80, town
100, range 25, thence running east 40
rods, thence north As rods, thence
west 40 rods, thence south As rods, to
place of beginning, containing II
acres and known as Knapp's add to
village Of Madison Lake, was granted.
Petition of B w Sewer to set off WI
sci, sec s, T 10S, range 25, from school
district ~ to No 140, was granted.
Petition of julius Nabchall to set
off the sw4 of sw4 of sec Is, in town.
ship 107. range 26, was received and
Sept q set for hearing.
Petition Britta S Olson to set off
lots 2 and and the north 16 70-100
acres of lot and the west Is acres of
lot in sec q, town 100, range 25, from
school district 43 to school district
Isl was received and Sept 21 set for
hearing.
Petition of Carl Schmidt and others
for change of road in Lime town was
granted, as shown by Road Record
Book, on page 20S.
Recommendations and report from
grand jury received and ordered
placed on file.
Application of James Miller for the
purchase of the nj of sw4 of sw4 of Sw
I Of sec 8, town los, in range %. was
received and ordered sent to state
auditor for his approval.
The tax on the following property
is hereby abated for the reason here
after stated:
Lot l and part of lot 2, in blk 6, in
Hinckley's addition to city of Manka-
to for the year of 1885, said property
being street.
Lot 9, blk %, Warren's add to city
of MankatO, for the year of 1887, said
lot being street.
n 40-100 TT of lot in Leechs SUBJ
div of blk Is in city of Mankato for
the years of 1886, 1887 and 1888, said
strip being assessed with other proper
ty.
Lot 5 in blk IA, in Garden City
townSite for the year of 1886, said lot
being church lot.
Lots l, 2, and in blk II in Rapi-
dan TOWNSHIP for the year of 1876, said
lots being vacated and assessed with
other property.
Application from the following
named parties for refunding of illegal
taxes was received and ordered sent
to State Auditor for his approval:
Richard Jones, of Cambria: Alfred
Carlson, of Lincoln; Henry Alvord, of
Mapleton: Hannah Gervin, of Manka-
to; and John n. Hall, of Mankato.
The sheriff having filed his list of
uncollectable personable property tax,
the board ordered attachments made
as per Abatement Record Book B, on
page IA.
Petition of A Mallery and others
for change of road in Shelby township
was granted,a shown by Road Record
Book, on page 209.
July 10, 1892, board met, all mem
hnr