The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-05-04
COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS.


miSSioners Graf, Hughes, Hannay and
Mountain, Commissioner Mahowald
being absent on account of sickness.
Moved and seconded that records of
the meeting in March be so amended
as to show that the petition Of Nc
Clellen Douglass and others for the
formation of new joint school dis
trict between Faribault and Blue
Earth counties was not granted and
the Auditor be requested to notify
the auditor of Faribault county of this
action, the majority of the board be
ing present and voting in the affirma-
tive, motion carried.
On motion the Chairman of the
board and County Attorney were au-
thOriZed to confer with the Milwau-
kee railway company regarding the
crossing in Rapidan, with power to
act
On motion Mr.. d. Carpenter was
permitted to lay sewer from his lot
to connect with sewer in basement of
all building, provided there is no eX-
penSe made for the county, subject,
however, to any right of the city of
Mankato. Carried.
Petition of w. Hitler and others for
the change of road between the towns
of Lyra and Rapidan was received
and CONS. Hughes, Hannay and Graf
were appointed committee to meet
at the house of NJ. FitZimmons May
10, 1894, to view the ground for the
proposed change.
Petition of T. B. Church and others
for the laying Of new road between
Vernon township through to Lake
Crystal was received, and CONS. Han
nay, Hughes and Mountain were APP
pointed a committee to meet at the
house of O. Swan June q, 1894, to
view the proposed route.
On motion board adjourned to May
2, 1894.
Board met May ?, 1894, all members
present, except Com. Mahowald.
Moved and carried that Com. Noun
tain be appointed committee to eX-
anime the Cramer bridge in Danville,
and, if he deems it necessary, to cause
same to be replanked.
Copy of resolution from town Of
Medo, asking for an iron bridge across
the Little Cobb, between sections %
and a, was received and ordered plac-
ed of file.
Petition of A. O. Lee to set off the
sw4 if mel of sec. Is, 10S-27, from
school district &c to school district
100, was granted.
Application of Barbara Kieffer for
refunding of illegal taxes were receiv-
ed and ordered sent to state auditor
for his approval.
Petition of J. d. Humiston and
others for the laying out of a new
road on line between Mcpherson and
Leroy, was received, and CONS.
Mountain, Mahowald and Graft were
appointed a committee to meet on the
road at the NV corner of net of sec. 5,
in Mcpherson. on May %, 1894, to view
the proposed route.
The petition of S. K Knutson and
others for change of road in Rapidan
was not granted.
On motion, board adjourned to May
3, 1894.
Board met May 3, 1894, all being
present except Com. Mahowald.
Moved that the chairman of this
board is hereby required to notify the
Electric Light Co.: to forthwith re-
move their wire attached to corner of
court house, and in case of neglect or
refusal the county attorney must take
legal steps to cause said wire to be
taken away. Carried.
Petition was received from r. ID.
Price and others, asking the board to
authorize the county surveyor to per-
manently mark the southeast corner
of section 10S-27, and the quarter Sec
tion corners on the east and south
sides of said section, as the same are
liable to be lost. On motion, the
county surveyor was authorized to es-
tablish the corners mentioned.
On motion, the board adjourned I'M
til July 3, 1894.