The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-06-10

MANKATo, Mimi, jane l, 1898.
Board of county commissioners of
Blue Earth county met persuant to a
call by majority of the board. Q Com
missioners present, Chas. Graf, chair
man, A. M. Hannay, Robert S. Hughes
and VIM. Borchert.
On motion, minutes of May meeting
as published in the Weekly Free Press
and Weekly Review were approved.
The bond of S. B. Wilson as judge of
probate, with Chas. A. Chapman and
H. B. Perrin as sureties, was approved.
The bond of Nellie Griebel as clerk
in judge of probate Office, with Paul
Iverson and Henry Zimmerman Jr. as
sureties, was approved.
School petition of John E. Thomas,
asking to be set off from school district
No. rs to school district No. 10, was
read, together with affidavit of serving
notices on clerks and posting, and, on
motion, the hearing on said petition
was adjourned until 300 p. m, July
18th, 1898.
School petition of G.. H. Waddell,
asking to be set off from school district
No. 40 to school district joint 70, was
read, together with affidavit of serving
notices on clerks and posting, and up
on motion, the petition was not grant
ed, as the petitioner was not the owner
of the described lands.
School petition of Herman Minse,
asking to be set off from school district
No. Sc to school district No. joint 73,
was read, together with affidavit of
services of notices on clerks and
posting, and, on motion, the petit
tion was not granted.
School petition of John Gainor, ask
ing to be set off from school district
No. SO to school district No. 81, was
read, together with affidavit of service
of notices on clerks and posting, and,
on motion, the petition was not
granted. c
School petition of Julius Krause, ask
ing to be set off from school district
No. 1O4 to school district No. joint 1872,
was read, together with proof of post
ing, and, on motion, commissioners
order was granted for part of petition
ers land, according to pages 1856 and
237, Commissioners Record "E."
On motion, board adjourned to 900
a. NJ, June 2, 1898.
Mankato, Mimi, June 2, 1898.
Board met persuant to adjournment,
members present, Chas. Graf, chair
man, Robt S. Hughes, A. M. Hannay
and VIM. Borchert.
School petition of n. E. Coad, was
presented to the board and was read,
asking to be set off from school dis
trict No. % to school district No. 20,
with his lands, the sw / of Sc I, sec
80, 107-2S, and, on motion, a hearing of
said petition was set for 200 p. m,
July II, 1898.
School petition of H. G. Brush was
presented to the board and read, asking
to be set off from school district No. 80
to school district No. Al, with his
lands, the sw of sec. 30, 105-27, and,
on motion, hearing on said petition
was set for 200 p. M, July II, 1898.
Road petition of H. M. Fish and
others for the location of county road,
sections nine and sixteen, town of Ster-
ling, was received and read, together
with notice of posting, and, upon mo-
tion, the following members of the
board, CONS. Borchert, Hughes and
Graf, were appointed a committee to
view said proposed highway, and to
meet on said highway at HOO a. NJ,
June 10th, 1898, and to report at the
next meeting of the board July 12;1S9s.
Road petition of F. w. Fuller and
others for the change and relocation of
a public highway, sections 80 and 81,
town of Judson, and sections %, 26 and
p, town of Butternut Valley, was con-
sidered and, on motion, road order
granting the petition was unanimously
adopted, as per pages 239 and 24O, Com
missioners' Record e"
Application of w. A. Funk for re-
funding of part of 1897 tax on west
one-half of lot three and all of lot four,
block twenty three, Warren's addition
to city of Mankato, On an excessive
valuation of $3.50; was received, and
upon motion, approved and ordered
sent to the state auditor for his ap-
proval.
On motion, board adjourned to 80
p. m.
At 1:3O p. M, board met persuant to
adjournment, all members 0present ex-
cept Robt Roberts.
Petition of Patrick Lynch and others
for bridge across the LeSueur river
on county road on section line be-
tween sections "A and 35 town of Nc
Pherson, known as the Baldwin eros
sing, was received by the board and,
upon motion, was ordered filed.
Bids were opened for the building of
two box culverts in the town of James,
town, one in section % and one in sec
tion &c. and for the construction of
stone piers for two small bridges ad