The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-05-12
COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS.

Board met May IL, 1893, present
Commissioners Hannay, Graf and
Mountain. On account of sickness of
the chairman, Mr.. Mahowald, and
non-arrival of Com. Hughes, no bust
ness was transacted.
May 3, 1893, board met, members all
present.
On motion 800 was appropriated to
be expended on the road crossing the
railroad one mile north of Rapidan
station. work to be done under the
direction of Com. Hughes.
Petition of Geo. H. Ward and others
fol the change of boundaries of school
districts Nos. 80, 81 and 95 so as to in
clude in District SO the following des-
cribed lands: the sci of SET sec. II,
town LOG. range %: the east IA a. of ne
/. except Perch Lake, as meandered.
sec. 13,-106, 20; the mel except e. IA w.
and lake, sec. 13-106-26; the SCI, except
lake. sec. 13-1O6-26, from school dis
trict 81, and the mel Of ne4 Of sec. "a
106-26: the nw4 of sec. 19-lO6-2O; the
Sd of net sec. 24-1O6-26: the nj of set
sec. 24-1O6-26: and the sw4 sec. 1906
%, was granted.
Petition of f. G. Davis to set off net
of nw4 of sec. 9-107-27 from school dist.
100 to school district II, was granted,
Petition of Joseph Stegmier to set
off the W! of SET sec. 9-10S-25 from
school district No. 50, to school dist.
40 was granted.
Applications for refupding of illegal
tax assessments from John Adams, M.
Roblee, Peter Wilson and .. A. HOvig
were received and ordered sent to the
state auditor for his approval.
Bill of Geo. w. Neff for publishing
delinquent tax list of 1881, amount
ing to $40 was received, this being
outside of the II cent description as
provided by law, which amounts have
been paid to the papers which were
designated in January Com. Hannay
moved to have the bill allowed. The
chairman called for the yeas. CONS.
Hughes and Hanay voted for allowing
the bill. The chairman called for the
contrary minded, but silence prevail
ed.
Board adjourned to May 4, 1898.
Board met May 4, 1898, all members
present.
On motion, Com. Graft was author
lied to buy wagon for the poor farm.
Petition of Peter @. Peterson and
others for vacating road in Lincoln
and laying out new road in said town
Of Lincoln was granted as per road
record book.
By resolution the county attorney
was authorized and directed to prose-
cute any person who may injure any
of the trees or shrubs on the court
house grounds.
Petition of H. J. Lewis and others
for bridge across Maple river at the
place known as Lewis Ford was re-
ceived and June Goth, 1893, was set
for the day to examine the site.
Petition of J. P. Mention to set off
the WI of the SET of the nw4 of the
sw4 of the nw4, and sc 43-100, all north
of river in NJ, sw4, sec 7, 107-27, from
school district 100 to school district II
was received and July II, 1898, set for
hearing.
Petition of w. J. Glynn to set off
the nw4 of usw4, sec 6, 1927, from
school dist. 100 to school dist. II was
received and July IL, 1893, set for
hearing.
Petition of VIM. Schultz to set off
the nw4 of the nw4 of sec 6, 1927, of
Rapidan, was received and July IL,
1893, set for hearing.
On motion board adjourned to May
5, 1893.
Board met May 5, 1893, all members
present.
The question of building new Jail
was brought up and on motion it was
decided to build new Jail as soon as
practicable, all members voting for it.
CONS. Mahowald, Hannay and
Mountain were appointed a committe
to go to Mapleton and Medic June 81,
on road and bridge matters.
By resolution of the whole board the
bill passed by the last legislature re-
garding wolf bounty was approved
and the county auditor authorized to
pay bounty as provided by said law.
Application for refunding of taxes
in illegal assessment was received
from Timothy Murtaugh, Margaret
Murtaugh and o. Bierbauer, and was
ordered sent to state auditor for his
approval.
The following bills were allowed:
w Glynn. sheriffs fees, % S.
board and care of prisoners, a 81
Geo Roe. constable fees, 900
A HI Houchett, q ASS
L l. Miner, 25O5
Chas Yates, % $500
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