The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-10

Same, Good Thunder bank. .............. 1881
Same, Mapleton State bank.............. 64S,37
Same. Old Mapleton bank (passed). .... 4,229.63
Town orders NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1859
Total balance, including amount
passed, it being the amount in con-
troversy between the county Of Blue
Earth and the old Mapleton bank,
19,75S.S7.
Respectfully submitted.
P. A. GUNDERs,
County Auditor, Blue Earth Co MINI.
STEPHEN THoRNE,
Clerk of District Court, Blue Earth
Co., MINI.
CHAs. GRAF,
Chairman County Board, Blue Earth
Co., MINI.
Mankato, Aug. 30, 1897.
On motion, the above report was
unanimously adopted.
Road petition of Geo. Robinson and
others, praying for the laying out Of
county road in section IL, Lincoln
township, and section 7, Garden City
township, was presented and, upon
motion,i CONS. Hughes, Hannay and
Roberts were appointed committee
to view said proposed highway on
Sept 18th at 2:3O p. M, at the east
end of the proposed highway, said
committee to report at meeting of
the board Oct. 5th, when said petit
tion will be heard.
School petition of Chas. A. Cheney,
asking to be set off from dist No. 66
to dist. No. 100. was considered and,
on motion, the day of hearing was ad-
journed to Oct. 5th, at a meeting of
the board, to give the petitioner more
time to post and serve notices of said
petition.
Road petition Of Earnest Boehland
and others for laying out a public
highway in sections %, %, 26, q, "a
and IS, Lime township, and sections
2, 8, 10 and II, Mankato township, was
read and considered and, on motion,
road order was unanimously passed
granting the petition, as per Commits
sioners' Record "E," pages 134 and 135.
Road petition of Earnest Boehland
and others for the vacation of public
highway in sections %, 26 and p, Lime
township, was publicly read and con-
sidered by the board and, upon mo-
tion, it was not granted.
Road petition of John Lynch and
others for the location of public
highway in sections 35, 26, % and "a,
township of Mcpherson, was read and,
upon motion, the hearing was post
poned until Oct. 5th, at meeting of
the board, for further investigation
by the committee.
On motion, board adjourned to Sept.
End, 1897.
Board met Sept. End. 1897, all mem
bers present.
School petition of Aug. Flittie ask
ing to be set off from school district
No. SO to school district No. 76 with
his lands. was read and considered
and, upon motion, it was not granted.
On motion, the following applica-
tions for abatement and refunding of
1896 taxes, city of Mankato, were ap-
proved and ordered sent to the state
for his approval, under reso-
luton passed by the board May 9th,
1897:
D. A. Russell, lot g. blk. g. Van Brunt's
Estate of Esther NJ. Hall, front 661s fit. of
lots s, and 10, Warren's addition w 10. 16
Mrs. Jeanette Jones, undivided q of lot
10, blk. 22 Warren's addition. ...... LIS
On motion, the following applica-
tions for refunding and abatement of
taxes on real estate on illegal valua-
tions were approved and ordered sent
to the state auditor for his approval:
College of Sacred Heart, lots g. 4, and 6,
blk. IA, city, 1896 tax. ................S1 ST.. 40
j. A. Willard, 166-100 acres in NV cor. S Is
acres of Sc a, Sc "a, sec Z, f0S26, 1896 tax 25 40
J. Il. Beatty, blk. II, Pearson's adj, city,
1890 to 1895 taxes. ........ 80 Oh
L, o. Benrud, lots in blks 7 and s, Am
boy, 1876 tax :.-;;;............:....-.. ell
R. B. Smith, lot "A, blk. 3, Randall's ad.,
AmbOV 1896 tax