The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-22


Sterling, Blue Earth county, better
known as the DR.. Francis bridge across
the Maple river, did so on the 16tf
day of June last. We found the ap
prOach at the north end of the bridge
In a very bad condition and unsafe fol
public travel and would respectfully
recommend the same to be taken ouI
and dirt filling put in, making
thereby permanent approach, all OF
which is respectfully submitted.
VIM. BORCHERT,
CHAs. GRAF,
ROBT. S. HUGHES,
Committee.
On motion, the above report was
unanimously adopted.
On motion, the following resolution
was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, An application Of the
majority of the board of supervisors
of the town of Sterling asking for an
appropriation of $50 for the building
of an approach and otherwise imprOv-
ing county bridge at DR.. Francis
ford, section IA, town of Sterling; be
it
Resolved, That the sum Of SS5 is
in the county treasury belonging to
the road and bridge fund to aid in the
building of new fill Of dirt and using
the old approach for wing on said
bridge at DR.. Francis ford, sec. IA,
town of Sterling. Said appropriation
is made according to sec. 10, General
Laws Of 1891.
School petition of N. E. Coad ask
ing to be set off from dist. No. 20 to
dist. No. % was read, together with
proof Of posting and service of same,
and, on motion, commissioners
order was unanimously granted, as
appears on pages 249 and $50, Commits
sioners' Record E.
Road petition of D. M. Fish and
others for the location of county
road, section and 16, town OF Ster-
ling, was publicly read and considered
by the board, with everything which
was said by said interested parties for
or against the granting of said petit
tion, and said board being of the
opinion that they had no jurisdiction
to lay said road, and, upon motion,
said petition was voted not granted.
Road petition of L. 81. Gregg and
others for the location of a county
road. section IS, South Bend, and Sec
tions 2 and 3, town of Rapidan, was
received and read, together with
notice of posting, and upon motion
the following members Of the board,
CONS. Hannay, Hughes and Borchert.
were appointed committee to view
said proposed highway, and to meet
on said highway, Aug. 81, 1898, at
IL 100 a. M, and to report at the next
meeting of this board, Sept. 9th, 200
p, NJ, 1893.
Road petition of Chas. A. Gilman
and others for the location of county
road, secs. 35 and SO, town of Lincoln,
secs. and 8, town of Ceresco. sec.
6, Vernon Center, and sec. 81, town OF
Garden City, was received and read,
together with notice of posting, and
upon motion, the following members
of the board, CONS. Hughes, Hannay
and Borchert, were appointed a COM
mittee to view said proposed highway,
and to meet on said highway Aug. 30,
1898, at 11:0O a. M, and to report at
the next meeting of this board, 200
p. NJ, Sept. 9Th, 1898.
Road petition of Edward Oehler and
others forsthe vacation Of a county
road, secs. % and q, town of Lime,
was received and read, together with
notice of posting, and upon motion
the following members Of the board,
CONS. Graf, Hughes and Borchert,
were appointed committee to view
said proposed highway, and to meet
on said highway Sept. 9Th. 1898, at
800 p. M, and to report at the next
meeting of the board, Sept. 9Th, 1898,
at 200 p. N.
On motion, board adjourned to 900
a. M, July II, 1898.
Tuesday, July II, 1898.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
the following members present, CONS.
Chas. Graf, chairman, R. S. Hughes,
VIM. Borchert and A. M. Hannay.
School petition of II. G. Brush, ask
ms to be set off from dist. No. AZ, was
read. together with proof of posting
and service of same. and upon motion
commissioners order was unani-
mously granted, as appears on pages
252 and 253, Commissioners Record E.
On motion, the county surveyor was
instructed to make sufficient survey
to locate the highway running along
the west border of Loon lake in town
ship of Garden City
School petition of M. B. Warer was