The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-08
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Of the Board of County Commits.
sioners of Blue Earth County,
Minnesota.

OFFICE OF THE COUNTY AUDITOR
Blue Earth County, MINI.
MANKATo, Mimi, March 22nd, 1898.
SPECIAL SESSION.
Board of County Commissioners
met pursuant to call by majority
of the board, according to law. Com
missioners present, Chas. Graf, chair
man, A. M. Hannay, VIM. Borchert
Robert Roberts.
On motion, minutes Of meetings OF
Feb lst and Feb. 18th, as published
in the Mankato Weekly Review,
were approved.
On motion, board adjourned to 1.9O
p. m.
Atl:3O D. No., board met pursuant to
adjournment, members present, Chas.
Graf, chairman, A. M. Hannay, VIM.
Borchert and Robert Roberts.
School petition of Edward Soaring
asking to be set off from district No.
III to school district No. $50 was
read, together with proof of posting,
and, on motion, the following Com
missioners' order was unanimously
granted:
Whereas, The petition of Edward
Soaring, a legal voter, freeholder and
resident of school district No. III, in
this county, representing that he is
the owner of the lands hereinafter
described, which are situate in
said school district and adjoin
school district No. $50, and
asking that he with his said
lands may be set off from said district
No. III to said adjoining school dis
trict No. $50 for the following rea-
sons: That the distance to the school
house in dist No. III is two miles across
lots and the LeSueur river must be
crossed where there is no
bridge. Almost the entire distance
is through the timber. The shortest
route by road is nearly SIX miles.
The distance to the school house in
district $50 is about one mile and
half and better travelling than ito
district No. III, was presented to
board Of county commissioners of this
county at session of said board held
on the 5th day of January. A. d. 1895,
for the action of said board thereon.
And
Whereas, 1t was thereupon order
ed by said board that a hearing
should be had on said petition at a
session of aid board, commencing on
the 22nd day of March, A. D. 1898, at
the county auditors office in the 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 districts to be affected by said
petition, and by handing to and leav-
ing with the clerks of said school dis.
tricts personally copy of said order
at least ten days before the time ap-
pointed for such hearing. And,
Whereas, At the said session of
the said board Of county commission
ers commencing on said 22nd day of
March, A. D. 1898, due proof of the
posting and service Of said order OF
hearing as therein directed and re-
CURED more than ten days prior TO
said last named date having been made
and filed, said petition was publiclp
read and considered by the board
with everything which was said by
said interested parties for or against
granting the prayer of the petitioner,
and said board being of the opinion
that'said petition should be granted,
it is hereby ordered and determined
that the said petition and the follow
ing described lands owned by him, to
wit, the northwest quarter nw4) OF
section four az in township one hun
dred and seven (107), north Of range
twenty-six (26) west, be and the same
are hereby set off from said school
district No. III to said adjoining
school district No. $50, and said lands
are hereby made a part of said last
named school district for all purposes
whatsoever.
By order of the board of county
commissioners.
CHAs. GRAF,
Chairman of the Board of County
Commissioners of Blue Earth
County, MINI.
Attest: PA. GUNDERs.
County Auditor and ex Officio Clerk
of Board.
Dated the 22nd day of March A. D.
1898.
Bids were opened for the building
Of barn at the Blue Earth county |
poor farm, as follows: First for doing
the stone work of basement complete |
Second, for the carpenter work on
the whole barn complete. As follows:
For
For car |
stone penter |
work. work. !
Johnson & Peterson, work complete
per plans and specifications $50 $3.50
Peter Carlstrom, same. .........,.... liz
Dunlevy johnson, same. ........... $50 24S
Wolf & Olinger same. .............1 lis 270
Cote Carlson, same ...............1 20 412
o. M. Hagwall, ame................. $50 AIS
Kleinschmidt Bros, same. $50. IT'S 32O
Williams Bros, same ............. 375
Henry Lortz, same. ................ 231