The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-15
COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS.

w.
board. Present CONS. Borchert, Han
nay, Roberts and Hughes.
In the absence of Chm. Graf, Com.
Hughes was elected chairman pro
tenn.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read, and, on motion, approved.
On motion, the commissioners order
setting off Chas.A Cheney from school
district No. 66 to school district No.
100, with his land, was adopted, as
per Commissioners Record "E, pages
AS and JAG.
The petition of P. Lynch and others
for laying out Of public highway in
sections 30, 26, %. and "A, township Of
McPherSCn, was publicly read and
considered by the board, and, upon
motion, it was not granted.
The petition of Geo. Robinson and
others for laying out Of public high
way in section II, township Of Lin
coin, land section 7,township Of Garden
City, was publicly read and consider
ed by the board, and, upon motion, it
was not granted.
The petition of F. f. Mills, chair
man, f. Crane and John E. Stevens,
supervisors of Garden City, asking for
bridge or stone culvert in the north
half of section 50, township of Garden
City, was received and considered by
the board, and, upon motion, was or
dered filed:f for future reference.
On motion, board adjourned to Oct.
9th, 1897.
Board met Oct 9Th, 1897. Present
CONS. Roberts, Hannay, Hughes and
Borchert, absent Com. Graf.
Bids were opened for the erection
of a 45-foot one-span steel bridge
across Perch creek in section %, town.
ship of Ceresco, according to plans and
specifications now on file, and COM
pleted ready for travel, as follows:
r. D. Wheaton Bridge Co. .S74S. 90
Milwaukee Bridge Co. ....... 1890
Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Co 10000
Geo. P. StearnS ~ Co. .......... 7l9.OO
The Van Norman Bridge Co.. 948.OO
Mayer Bros. ....... .......... 99O.OO
Clinton Bridge and Iron Work 1888. 60
Board met az 1:30 p. M, with chair
man Graf in the chair and all men,
beers present.
On motion, the Wisconsin Bridge
and Iron Co., the lowest bidder, was
awarded the contract for erecting the
bridge across Perch creek above re.
ferred to, for the sum of $500.
On motion, the judgment for cost,
amounting to $16.4O, in the case OF
the Board of County Commissioners
of Blue Earth county VS.. j. E. Brown
and others, was ordered paid.
On motion, the minutes of the meet
Z ing Of June list, 1897, were corrected
( by allowing road damages in the sum
of $25 to B. Meyer for right of way or
Meyers hill, on the poor farm road.
On motion, board adjourned to Oct
18th, 1897.
Board met Oct. 7th, all members
present.
The petition of L. ]. Foster ano
others for the improvement of county
road on the east line Of sections ano
II, township of Garden City, was re-
ceived and, upon motion, ordered
filed.
The school petition of Jacob Nc.
Kinnon was presented and read, ask
ing to be set off from school district
No. 141 to school district No. los, with
his land, the ne t. sec. 80, 106-26, and
upon motion, Dec. 7th. 1897, at 200 p
M, was set as the day for hearing
The application of Thos. F. Maker
or abatement andrefunding of illega
S96 tax on n Ga #. of 134 it. of lot 2
/. blk. 6, Hinckley's addition 10 the city
of Mankato, was received aud con
sidered, and, upon motion, was ap
proved and ordered sent to the stat,
auditor for his approval. w..
On motion, the following resolu
tion was unanimously adopted:
ResoLvea, That the county audito
be instructed not 10 Issue any war
rants or order for pay menL Of an.
abated 1896 lax m he village "f Coco
Thunder until there is ~ tficien
money available to lay same m dis
trict No. 81, in said vIl!age,f Goo
Thunder.
On motion, the following resolution
was unanimously adopted:
d, ReSolDed, That the minutes of tn
board meeting on March 23rd, 1897, b,
and the same are hereby amended t,
include an item of $3.50 for lant
taken for road purposes in the .
sc of NV of sw t, town of Shelby
said land belonging to the Peterson
estate.
On motion, the following resolu
tion was unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED, That the survey ant
plat of the northeast corner of section
three, township of Decoria, be ap
proved and that the chairman is in
structed to sign the same for record
And, VIII ereas the assessment roll o
said SUI ey Of the northeast corner O
said SET ion three has been filed b,
the surveyor, we hereby designate TIT
It'll day of December, 1897, at 200 p
M, at the office of county auditor
o;+u of MonHato for tn correct am