The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-05-26

Whereas, An application of the su.
pervisors of the town of Cambria, ask
ing for an appropriation of $3.50 for the
improvement of a certain road running
| drought sec. % and over ravine in
said town, be it
Resolved, That the sum of $500 is
hereby appropriated out of any money
available in the treasury belonging to
the road and bridge fund to aid in the
building and improving of a certain
county road running over ravine in
section %. town of Cambria, said APP
preparation is made according to sec 10,
General Laws of 1891.
On motion, board adjourned to 1:2O
p. m.
At 1:30 p. m. board of county COM
missioners met pursuant to adjourn
ment, and was called to order by the
chairman. All members present.
CON- Hughes offered the following
resolution which was unanimously
adopted
Whereas, The Mankato & New Ulm
Railway Company has made survey
OF it's railroad right of way over and
across section sixteen in the town ofCam-
bria, in the county of Blue Earth and
state of Minnesota, and is about to be-
gin the construction of such railway,
and
Whereas, The right of way of said
company crosses that certain county
road located and running through said
section sixteen at two separate places
within about four or five hundred feet
of each other, and the public will be
greatly disconnected by such crossings,
and
Whereas, By a change of such high
way said crossing can be avoided to the
great convenience of the travelling pub
lie, and
Whereas, The said railway company
have agreed to make such change of
highway at their own expense and pro-
vide the public with as good road as
they now haye without expense to the
said county and will move before this
board for the change of location of the
road as by law provided, and
Whereas, They desire to get to work
upon the road at once grading the
same, etc Now therefore, it is
Resolved, that we endorse said action
of the company, and the change of loca-
ton of said highway to be hereafter
changed on proper application provided
that said railway company shall as
aforesaid construct the road to be
changed so as to make as good and pas
sable road as now is used by the pub
lie at said point and subject to the APP
prevail of committee to be appointed
by the board of county commissioners.
The following members were appoint
en- CONS. Hughes, Killmer ami Bor-
10 a. m. May %, 1899.
Com. Killmer offered the following
resolution which was unanimously
adopted:
Whereas. At a session of the board
of county commissioners Of the county
of Blue Earth state of Minnesota, held
December 10TH 1885, petition signed
by R. G. Wood and others land owners
whose lands were liable to be affected
by, or assessed for the expense of the
construction of the work proposed
therein praying for the establishment
and construction of public ditch No,
? along route described therein ac-
companied by bond duly approved,
as provided by law was til-d with the
coun Y auditor of said county, and it
appearing by proper evidence to the
satisfaction of said board Of county
commissioners that at least thirty days
notice has been given of the tendency
of said petition, and of the time at
which the same would be heard, as by
law provided, whereupon the said
board did, at its session on the 15tn
day of December, A. D 1898, proceed
to hear and determine said petition;
and said hoard having determined that
the construction of such ditch would
be of public benefit and utility, and
conducive to the public health, conven-
fence welfare we did accept said petit
ton, and thereupon did appoint, as
viewers of said proposed work, three
resident freeholders of said Blue Earth
county. who are not interested in the
construction of the said proposed work,
and are not of kin to any of the parties
interested therein and directed them to
meet preparatory to commencing their
duties as such viewers in the city of
Mankato in said county at the auditor s
office on the 18th day of January, 1899;
and certified copies of the said petition
and order of said board appointing them
as said viewers was issued to and served
upon said viewers as by law provided.
as will more fully appear from the GER
tifcate of Fred Gerlich as sheriff of
said county, now on file in the Office of
the county auditor of said county, they
proceeded at the time set in said order
with a surveyor, who is civil engi-
neer, and made an accurate survey of
the line of said proposed ditch No 9,
from its source to its outlet, and did
cause stakes to be placed along said
line at each 100 feet. as numbered pro-
crossing down stream from it's source,
and make and filed report thereof,
and reported that said ditch No 2would
be of public utility; and in their said
report made the necessary computation
and assessments, description of loca,
ton, the land through which the same
would pass, the names of the owners
and the damages or allowance thereto,
the expense attending such Iwork and
all the estimates as required by law
duly sworn to as by law required. And
the auditor of said Blue Earth county
did after the filing of said report, cause
notice to be given to be published
posted and mailed as by law provided
of the tendency of said petition and of
the time and place set for the hearing
thereof.
Now therefore: We, the Board of
Couptv COmmisSiOn of said cOOnt q