The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-07-19
COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS.

On motion board adjourned to meet
July 10th, 1895.
Board met July 10th, 1895. Present
Commissioners Graf, Roberts, Noun.
tain, Hughes and Hanney.
On motion, ordered that the audi.
tor be authorized to pay to the chair.
man of the town board of supervisors
of the township of Mcpherson the
sum of 5000, the chairman of said
board having filed an affidavit that
the sum of 5000 was expended on the
road between the counties of Blue
Earth and Waseca, on the east line
of the township of Mcpherson.
On motion ordered that the chair
man be authorized to advertise for
bids for an arch stone culvert in sec.
SO in town of Vernon, on the highway
running east and west, near the resi-.
dence of Frank Turnald, bids to be
opened Aug. 14th, 1895.
The petition of Annie E. Sullivan
to set off ne of NV and lot 2 and e
80 rods of lot l, of section No. So,
township No. 10S, range 25, from
school district No. 1876 to school dis
trict No. joint 1872, was set for hear
ing Sept. 18th, 1895.
On motion, ordered that the audi
tor is hereby authorized to pay Thos.
Dunlevy bill of S353.2S, same being
for final estimate for bridge piers in
township of Butternut Valley per
contract of June 9Th, 1895.
On motion board adjourned to meet
July 18th, 1895.
Board met July 18th, 1895. Present
CONS. Graf, Roberts, Hughes, Noun
tain and Hannay.
On motion, ordered that the re-
port of the sheriff's list of uncollect-
ed personal property taxes be placed
on file.
Petition of G. A. Russell and others
for the alteration of highway be-
ginning at the corner of sec. 20, 80, 81
and 80, 1OS-25, was received and the
following committee appointed to
view said road Aug. Goth: James
Mountain, Chas. Graf. and Robt
Roberts, to report at the meeting Sept
18th.
Petition of G.. M. Palmer and
others for the vacating and relaying
of a highway beginning at point
44S 5-100 feet south, and 152 2-10O feet
eest of the quarter section corner on
the north line of sec. %, 109-27, was
received, and the following commit
tee appointed to view said road July
18th: CONS. Roberts, Hughes and
Graf.
Petition of Robt. M. Jones and
Others for the laying out and vacat-
ing of a highway running into more
than one town, sec. IL, 10S-29, was re-
ceived and the following committee
was appointed to view said road:
CONS. Hughes, Hannay and Noun
tain, to meet Sept. 9th, at the house
of r. M. Jones.
Application from r. j. Marsh
to purchase state forfeit
ed land, the 5a of W 10 q
of 15a of ne of Sc and n ga of
W 15a of 223a of ne of Sc I sec %,
105-28, was received and recommended
to the state auditor for his approval.
Application of E. G. Burdick Co
for refunding of taxes on lot l, blk "a,
city of Mankato, was presented, and
on motion the reduction was recon-
mended to the state auditor.
Application of John A. Willard for
refunding of taxes on ne of Sc I, sec
Is, 10S-26, was presented and on mo-
tion the reduction was recommended
to the state auditor.
Application of John Meaney for re-
funding of taxes on lot S, blk As, city
of Mankato, and lot 6, blk 6, Waite &
Roelofson's ad to city ofMankato, was
presented, and on motion the reduc-