The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-08
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To the board of county commission
ers of Blue Earth county:
Your committee per instruction
examined the Butterfield bridge on
Feb. 25th, 1898. We find outside
ends of both approaches needing re-
pairs, and also the under planks on
bridge and approaches, aud we re-
commend that $75 be appropriated
for repairs on said bridge.
ROBT. S. HUGHES,
RoBT ROBERTS,
CHAs GRAF,
Committee.
On motion, the above report was
unanimously adopted.
On motion, Chas. Graf, chairman OF
the board, and P. A. GundeTs, county
auditor, were authorized to procure
loan OF Sc, 900 for four months for the
county revenue and road and bridge
funds.
Application of Chester Hanson for
refunding of part Of 1897 personal
property tax, city of Mankato, on an
excessive valuation Of $3.50, was re-
ceived and read, and, upon motion,
approved and ordered sent to the
state auditor for his approval.
Road petition of P. Lynch and
others for the location of county
road, sections 35, 26 and rs, town of
Mcpherson, was received and read,
together with notice of posting, and,
upon motion Commissioners Graf,
Hughes and Hannay were appointed
committee to view said proposed
highway at HOO a. NJ, April Goth, A.
D. 1898, and to meet on the proposed
highway.
Edward Davis being the lowest
bidder on the stone work of basement
of poor farm barn, and his bid at SS5
being a satisfactory bid, on motion,
ordered that the chairman be au-
thorized to make contract for same
and that said Edward Davis furnish
a bond for double the amount of con-
tract, to be approved by said chair
man.
Henry Lortz bid for the carpenter
work on the whole barn complete at
the poor farm, and his bid at 1921 be-
ing satisfactory, on motion, ordered
that the chairman be authorized to
make contract for same and that said
Henry Lortz furnish bond for double
the amount of contract to be approved
by said chairman.
On motion, board adjourned to 100
pm.
At 80 p. m. board met persuant to
adjournment, members present, Chas.
Graf, chairman, Robert Roberts, A. M.
Hannay, VIM. Borchert, and Robert S.
Hughes.
Application of VIM. R. Thompson for
refunding of part of 1897 personal pro-
perty tax, town of Judson, on an exces-
sive valuation of $3.50, was received and
read, and, upon motion, approved and
ordered sent to the state auditor for his
approval.
School petition Of A. W. Nussack,
asking to be set off from dist. No. n to
dist No. &c, read, together with proof
of posting and service of same, and,
on motion, the following commission.
ers' order was unanimously granted:
Whereas, The petition of A. w.
Mussack, legal voter, freeholder and
resident of school dist. No. II, in this
county, representing that he is the
owner of lands hereinafter described,
which are situated in said school dis
trict and adjoin school dist. No. &c, and
asking that he with his said lands, may
be set off from said dist. No. n to said
adjoining school dist. No. &c for the fol-
lowing reasons: That the distance to
dist No &c is one mile nearer to
school house for my children to travel,
and that my neighbors from north,
east and south all belong to said dist.
No. &c. Was presented to the board of
county commissioners of this county at
a session of said board held on Feb. I'd,
A. D. 1898, for the action of said board
thereon: and,
Whereas, 1t was thereupon ordered
by said board that a hearing should be
had on said petition at session of said
board on the 23d day of March, A. D.
1898, at the county auditors Office in
city of Mankato, in said county; and
Whereas, 1t was further ordered in
and by said order that notice of the
time and place of such hearing be given
by posting copy of said order in one
public place in each of the school dis
tricts to be affected by said petition and
by handing to and leave with the clerk
of said school district personally copy
of said order at least ten days before
the time appointed for such hearing;
and, ...
Whereas, At the said session of the
said board of county commissioners on
said 23d day of March, A. D. 1898, due
proof of the posting and service of said
order of hearing as therein directed and
required, more than ten days prior to
said last named date, having been made
and filed, said petition was publicly
read and considered by the board with
everything which was said by said in
terested parties for or against granting
the prayer of the petitioner, and caid
board being of opinion that said petition
should be granted, it is hereby ordered
and determined that the said petitioner
and the following described lands own
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