The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-12-24
COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS.

Board of county commissioners OF
Blue Earth county met in special ses-
sion Dec. I, pursuant to a call by
majority of the board. Commission
ers present: Chas. Graf, Robt. Rob-
erts, VIM. Borchert, Robt S. Hughes
and A. NJ. Hannay.
Minutes Of last meeting were read
and approved, on motion.
On Uotion, report Of County Sur
veyor Brooks and Com. Graf on St.
Clair bridge repairs was accepted and
placed on file, and bill of John Bowen
for same allowed.
Poor farm and Jail report Of grand
jury was read, on motion, adopted and
ordered placed on file.
Application of Gilbert Gutterson,
of Butternut Valley township, for
auctioDeer's license for the term Of
one year, was received, On motion, IL
cense ordered granted.
Application of r. J. Marsh for the
purchase Of state forfeited land sold
for taXes-south two acres of ne4,
sw4, nw4, sec. 34-l05 2S-was received
and, on motiOr, sale was approved
and ordered sent to state auditor for
his approval.
Application of Marston, Larson &
Davis for refundiDg of part of 1896
personal property tax on an illegal
valuation Of bank stock was received
and on motion approved and ordered
sent to state auditor for his approval.
Application of W. W. Burke for re-
funding of 1896 tax on lot 3, block 3,
Germania Park addition to city OF
Mankato for a structure wrongfully
ADDED by the assessor was received
and On motion approved and ordered
sent to the state auditor for his ap-
prevail.
Application of D. T. Bowen for
abatement and refundng of 1896 tax
on lot 4, McMurtrie's sub. of block 20,
Van Brunt's addition to city of Man
kato, was approved as per resolution
passed by the board May 6. 1897, and
it was further ordered that it be sent
to the state auditor for his approval
On motion board adjourned to Dec.
8, 1897.
Board met Dec. s, 1897. All mem.
hers present.
School petition of Jacob McKinnon
asking to be set off from school dis
trict No. 141 to school district No.
165, was read, together with proofs of
posting, and on motion. a commits
sioner's order granting the petition
was unanimously adopted, as per
pages l56, l57 and 1853, Commissioners
Record e.
On motion, ordered that the North
western Telephone Exchange Co. be
instructed to place one of their tele-
phone instruments with three call
bell attachments in the court house.
On motion the following resolution
was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, at a special session of
the board of county commissioners of
the county of Blue Earth, state of
Minnesota, held Dec. 7, 1897, petit
tion signed by Geo. w. Sugden and
other land owners whose lands were
liable to be affected by or assessed for
the expense of the location Of the
northeast corner and the quarter cor
ner on the east side of section three,
town of Decoria, said county, and
WHEREAS, said petition was granted
at meeting of the BOARD, Oct. 7,
1897, and the hearing set at 2 p. M,
Dec. I, 1897, to correct and confirm
said assessment, and
WHEREAS, notice of hearing was
given by publishing notice of said
assessment according to sec. 9, chap,
%, laws of 1895, now
Therefore, we, the board of county
commissioners of said Blue Earth
county do hereby approve, ADJUST and
confirm the assessment according to
the report of the surveyor. The de-
scription, computation and assess
ment is as follows: