The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-10-18
COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS

To call by majority of the board ac-
cording to law. Members present
Chas. Graf, chairman, Robt. S.
Hughes, James Mountain, Robt.
Roberts and a. NJ. Hannay.
On mo ion, the board adjourned to
attend the trial of a. NJ Haynes VS..
board of county commissioners held
at municipal court at city hall.
Board convened at 600 p. m. Upon
motion, board adjourned to 8 100 a. m i,
Oct. 10th, 1895.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, all members present.
On motion, the following school
petition was granted:
WHEREAS, A petition signed by J.
S. Stevens, legal voter, freeholder
and resident of school district No. 81,
in this county, representing that he
is the owner Of the following describ-
ed lands situate in said district, to-
wit: Ne /, NV /, sec. 10, 1925, which
lands adjoin school district No. AZ, and
asking that he with his said lands
may be set off from said district No.
81 to said adjoining district No. AZ,
for the following reasons: The roads
are much better to travel, being more
direct and public highway, and that
during the winter months there are
no roads for travel to said district No.
81, was presented to the board of
county commissioners of Blue Earth
county, Minnesota, at session of
said board held on the thirteenth day
of September, A. ID. 1895, for the ac-
tion OF said board thereon.
Now, THEREFORE. 1t is ordered
that said petition will be heard by
this board at the session thereof, COM
mencing on the tenth day of October,
A. ID. 1895, at the office of the county
auditor of said county.
And it is further ordered that no.
tice of time and place of such hearing
be given by posting a copy of this or
der in one public place in each of the
school districts to be affected by said
petition and by handing to and leav-
ing with the clerk of each Of said
school districts personally copy of
this order, at least ten days before
the time appointed for such hearing.
CHAs. GRAF.
Chairman of Board of County Com
misSioners, Blue Earth Co., MINI.
Attest:
2. A. GUNDERS,
County Auditor and Ex-Otficio Clerk
of Board
On motion, board adjourned to 80
p. M.
Board met at 1:30 p. M, pursuant to
adjournment, all members present.
The bond of S. Thorne, clerk of dis
trict court, with p. A. Larson, T.
Reese and L. A. Pratt as sureties, was
approved by the board of county COM
missiCnerS
Application of Peter Schwitzel for
refunding of 1894 tax and abatement
of same on lots 3, 4, 5 and 6, block ga"
city of Mankato, was received and up
on motion was approved and ordered
sent to the state auditor for his ap-
prevail.
Road petition Of Geo. A. Scheurer
and others was received for laying out
of a highway the center of section %,
1926. Due proof Of posting of said
petition as therein directed and re-
CURED more than thirty days prior to
said last named date having been
made and filed, said petition was pub
licly read and considered by the board.
Upon motion, all members of the
board were appointed committee to
view said road at 200 p. H., Friday,
Nov. 1st, 1895, and to report at next
meeting, Nov. 7th, 1895.
On motion, board adjourned to $50
a. M, Oct. 18th, 1895.
Board conven ed at $50 a. M, Oct
18th, 1895, all members present.
On motion, 5000 was appropriated
from the road and bridge fund to the
township of Jamestown to aid in the
construction of a stone culvert in Sec
tlon 36, of township of jamestown, on
presentation of bills for work and
material furnished on said culvert
certified to by chairman of the town
board of Jamestown, such work to be
done according to plans and specifica-
tions drawn by j. r. Thompson.
On motion, the board appointed
CONS Hannay and Mountain COM
mittee to represent this board at the
meeting Of the state board of chart
ties and cor rections at Faribault
Mimi, Oct. 80 to 81, 1895.
On motion, CONS. Roberts, Hughes
and Graf were appointed by the
board as committee to examine the
county bridge at Vernon Center to as
certain what repairs are needed and
to place same in good condition, COM
mittee to meet at the bridge at HOO
a. m. on Saturday, Nov. End, and to
report at next meeting of this board.
On motion the following resolution
was adopted:
WHEREAS, Jacob Effer on July 18th,
1895, made contract with this board
for furnishing materials, eXcavating
and building box stone culvert in
the township of Beauford for the sum
of S27O;
WHEREAS, said Jacob Effer gave a