The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-03-15
Respectfully submitted,

The report OF the DOarQ OF duulu
was accepted and placed on lille.
On motion. the board adjourned TO
meet March. 9th. 1895.
Board met March 9th, at o'clock
a. M. all OF the members being pres
ent. ..
Petition of John Zeigler to set off
the NV 1 of ne of section o, town lOo.
north of range 26, from school dlStrlcb
III to school district 10 was granted.
Petition of b. f. Furnald to set OH
the NV of section l, town 100, nOrtn
of range %, from school district NO.
to school district No. 129, was granted.
Petition of Adeland A. Pierce to set
off the S ] of the ne / OF the said ne :
of section 6. town JOG, north of range
%, west from school district No, III
to school district No. ITO. was grant
ed.
Petition of Patrick Mullen, Jr., to
set off the Is acres of lot and the
"a acres Of lot g. section p, town lO9,
north of range %, west from schoof
district No. 43 to school district No.
Isl, was not granted.
Petition of John D. Little and
others to lay out a highway and to
change part of highway in section
q, town 107, range u, was received,
and committee consisting of Com
missiOnerS Hughes, Hannay and
Mountain, were appointed to view
said highway on March 18th, and re-
port at the next meeting.
On motion, the report OF Sherl1f
Glynn for 1894 was accepted and Or
dered placed on file.
Petition of William A. Lyons and
others to lay out a public highway
and to Vacate a part of the old high
way known as the old Dubuque road,
in section %, town 100, range %, was
received, and committee consisting
of Commissioners Hughes, Roberts
and Mountain, was appointed to view
said road and report at the next
meeting.
On motion board adjourned to meet
March 18th, at nine o'clock a. m.
Board met March It'll, at o'clock a.
NJ, all members being present.
On motion, Henry Henderson was
awarded the contract to build Gull
vert on Eagle Lake road, he being the
lowest bidder.
On motion, Robert Buttimer was
awarded the contract for building the
bridge over Rice Creek, in Sterling
Township, according to the plans and
specifications, he being the lowest
bidder.
On motion, Henry Henderson was
awarded the contract for building the
stone culverts on the poor farm road,
he being the lowest bidder.
The county auditor was authorized
to issue warrant to S. W. Gleason
for $50, to reimburse him for care Of
sick poor.
On motion, the county auditor was
authorized to issue warrants for all
wood contracts now delivered at the
court house as allowed by the board.
WHEREAS, the survey made for a
county road running west from the
quarter of section 25, Town of Lime
appears to be incorrect, therefore the
county surveyor is hereby required to
re-Survey and properly locate said
corner and line of road.
Petition of M. FitzsimmOns and
others to lay out and take up a road
in section l, town LOG, range q, and
section, &c, town l07, range II, was re-
ceived, and Commissioners Mount ain,
Hughes and Roberts, were appointed
a committee to view said road April
%, 1895.
On motion truss bridge was order
ed built over Rice Creek in Sterling
Township.
On motion, the contract for build
ing a truss bridge over Rice Creek in
the the Town of Sterling, was awarded
to the Milwaukee Bridge q Iron Com
pany at their bid, $2l5. The bridge to
be completed and ready for travel at
the above price. And it is further
agreed by and between Robt. Butti-
ND ~ Lob fl, n
company, that $40 be deducted from
paid to the Milwaukee Bridge & Iron
Works.
On motion, the board adjourned to
meet March 9Th, at O'Clock a. m.
Board met March Sth, all members
being present.
Petition of Ole Johnson to set off
the of n ] of Sc I and Sc of Sc
of Sc and 134 acres of W of Sc of
Sc and w 81 acres of w / of set of Sc
of section Is, town lO7, range 81, west
from school district 66 to school dis
trict 100, was set for hearing May Sth,
1895.
Petition of Edward f. Wilson to set
off from the w of section 2, town lH6,
range 81, west from school district 81
to school district SO, was set for hear
ing May 8th, 1895.
Petition of Hans Knudson to set off
from sci Of sw4 of section Is, town 107,
range 26, from school district l39 to
school district l43, was set for May
8th, 1895.
Upon motion, all orders from con-
tractors Of the Cambria bridge on this
board for labor and materials furnish
ed, were allowed and ordered paid.
On motion, the sum of $50 was ap-
propriated from the county funds to
defray the freight on a carload of
wheat, -four and other provisions con-
tributed by the citizens of this county
for the relief of the Nebraska suf-
ferers. and Commissioner Roberts was
appointe ed to execute the payment of
said money.
The county auditor was authorized
to procure the necessary books for a
tax abstract Of Blue Earth county
The contract between the county
commissioners of Blue Earth county
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