The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-13
COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS
MANKATo, March 4th, 1896.


cording to law, members present
RObt. S. Hughes, chairman, A. M.
Hannay, Chas Graf. Robt. Roberts
and James Mountain.
Application of L. S. Terry for re-
funding of 1894 and abatement of 1898
taxes on front of lots 8, and 10,
block II, Warren's addition to the city
of Mankato, was presented and on
motion the reduction recommended
TO the state auditor.
Application of L. N. Holmes for re-
funding of 1895 taxes on personal pro-
perty. city of Mankato, was present.
ed. and on motion the reduction re-
commended to the state auditor
Application of f. E. Otterstein to
purchase state forfeit land, the live
acres in the Sc /, of Sc I Of Sc t, OF
river. sec %, 1O5-28, was received and
recommended to the state auditor
Cor his approval.
Application of Robt d. Shaver to
purchase state forfeit lands, lot 3,
block 80, Garden City TOWNSHIP, was
reserved and recommended to the
state auditor for his approval.
After discussing the advisabillty
and hearing one remonstrance, on mo-
tiOn the board rejected the school pc
tition of Ira Warren, of Vernon town
ship.
On motion, school petition OF VIM
Bergman was granted hearing at
she session of the board April I'd, 1895.
Road petition of sc petitioners of
che town of Lime, for change of the
highway, was presented, and due
proof of posting was read. On motion,
following committee was appointed to
meet on the proposed highway March
ed, and to report at the next meet
ing of the board, April I'd, 1896: Chas.
Graf A. NJ. Hannay and R. S. Hughes.
On motion, school petition of Sher-
man Thurston was granted hearing
at session of the board April I'd. 1896.
To the board of county commission
srs:-The committee appointed at the
last meeting of the board to investi-
gate the necessity and cost of open
ingcounty road in section No. 3, town
of Mcpherson, make the following re-
port: Find the opening of said road
is greatly needed, and l find that the
N1f Of. col i'll ir,onrnUpmpnt will
be about $3.50, and 1 recommend that
said road be opened and the amount
of $3.50 be appropriated from the road
and bridge fund of the town OF Nc
vherson, for that purpose, the dam
ages for right of way to be settled by
che town authorities, certified copies
of bills for work done on said road to
be filed with county auditor before
warrant is issued. CHAS. GRAF,
Committee.
ON motion, above report was adopt
81 and ordered filed.
On motion, school petition of August
8OrneSke to be set off from school dis
srict No. 104 to district No. 14O, was
granted a hearing at session of the
board April I'd, 1896.
To'the honorable board of county
eommissioners:-Y committee ap-
pointed to investigate damages on
Few road between section Nos. "a and
3, township of LeRay, met on said
road on Feb. Sth, at 1000 a. m. and
present the following report of
damages:
t. 13B rods of N. Is rods of n e /, sec
Is, LeRay, $3.50.
Land of L. Lieske in of sec "a,
LeRay, S2lO.
Land of A. E. Glocksir in W of
sc /, sec "a, and in n ] of sec 25, Lee
Fay, $50.
It recommends that said amounts
be paid by warrants on the road and
bridge fund for laying out said road
and any crossing of said road for the
accommodation of Mr.. L. Lieske, to
be built by himself.
A. M. HANNAY,
JAMES MOUNTAIN,
Committee.
On motion, the above report is &C
6spted and adopted.
On motion, board adjourned to
March s., 1896.
Board met March 5, 1896, all present
On motion, the committee on Peach
geek crossing in Gown of Pleasant
Mound was allowed further time to
report.
To the honorable board of county
SGmmiSSioners:-We the undersigned
e0mmittee, appointed at last meeting
OF this board to visit sec %, town of
MedO, at point where the new
agfdge is asked for in petition of l..
Leeison and Others, ubmit the fol-
lowing report: At the hour and on
sAe day designated, we visited said
point where bridge is asked for in
petition. We find that there is great
necessity for bridge, that it is i'm