The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-22
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board of County Commits
sioners of Blue Earth County,
Minnesota.
Office of County Auditor, !
Blue Earth County, Mimi. I
SPECIAL SESSION.

Monday. September H. A D 1899
| Board of county commissioners of,
Blue Earth county, Mimi. convened
pursuant to call by majority of the
board according tolaw, and was called
to order by the chairman.
! Members present: Chas Graf, chm ),
R. S. Hughes, w w. Paddock, B. o.
Killmer and VIM. Borchert,
On motion, minutes of July 31st and
August 1st were approved.
Commissioner Paddock offered the
| following resolution which was adopt
ed:
Whereas, On the 18th day of July
aud Sept. ID 1897 the board of county
commissioners appropriated to the City
of Mankato $500 and $500, total $1,000,
| TO pay one-half the expense in the i'm
provement of the Silver Ravine road
! The city engineer and the president of
the board of Public works dled report
with this board showing that there
has been expended on said road the
sum of $l.77S.4S, and the council now
asks the county to pay out of said appro-
priation the sum of $500 and be it
| Resolved That the auditor is hereby
instructed to draw an order on the
! county treasurer for the sum of $500 in
favor of the city of Mankato from said
appropria ion, that said order be drawn
on the county road and bridge fund.
| 1t is Further Ordered, That CONS
Hughes, Killmer and Borchert are here
by appointed committee to examine
| the balance of said improvement when
| said improvement is completed by the
city of Mankato, and to file report
with this board. If the report of said
committee is favorable according to
ans and specifications the balance of
said appropriation to be paid, other
wise the balance not to be paid until
said balance of improvement is made or
completed TO the satisfaction of said
committee. And it be further
Resolved, That the balance of said
appropriation. 1920, be not paid unless
the balance of the Improvement on said
road is made on or before 80 days from
Sept IL, 1885, and on condition herein
be ore stated.
Road Petition. of 81. f. Day and
others for change of county road
sec. 16, town los, range %, was con
sidered. The committee on said petit
ton have reported favorably, and on
motion of Com. Killmer the petition
was granted according to final commits
sioners ord recorded on page of
county and state road record No. 3.
Application OF Geo Kieffe Jr, of the
Town of Mankato, for auctioneers
license for one year was received and
on motion of CON- Paddock auction
GERS license was granted according to
law.
School petition of p. B. Peterson
was considered and on motion was
unanimously granted as per order on
pages 449, 450 and 451 commissioners
record E.
Com Borchert offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously
adopted.
Whereas, A petition bearing date
| July Sd, 1899 and signed by Robert
Madigan and others, praying for the es-
tablishment of certain ditch in said
/ county the route Of which is more fully
described in said petition and proper
bond accompanying the same have been
filed with the county auditor of said
county.
Now Therefore, We, the board of
county commissioners of said county, at
this session Ia special SESSION. held this
day do hereby appoint E J. Sheldon,
Gaylord Lamb and 2 j. Russell, three
resident freeholders of said county. and
not interested in the construction of
said work and not of kin to any parties
| interested therein as viewers and do
| specify the 9th day of September A.
| D 1899 at 2 p. N at the county audi
| tors office as the time and place for
said viewers to meet preparatory to
commencing their duties as such view
ers as prescribed by law and after COM
pleting their duties as such viewers to
make and file their report with the
county auditor of this county on or be
fore hs first day of March A. D 1900.
Al plication of G W. Chamberlain,
of the village of Amboy, for auction
GERS cense for one year. was received,
and on motion of Com Killmer auc-
tioneers license was granted according
to law
Com. Killmer offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Whereas, On this day road petition
signed by 26 freeholders of the towns
of Lincoln and Garden City praying
for public highway section IL and ID
Line in and and IS, Garden CITY.
The board have determined that in
their Judgment said petition is reason
able on it's face.
1t is hereby ordered that a hearing be
had on said petition at this office at 9
p. m. November 1st, 1899, at which
time and place said board will hear all
that may be said in favor of and against
the granting of said petition.
1t is further ordered that CONS.
Hughes, Paddock and Graf be and they
hereby are appointed a committee to
| examine, said proposed highway and
/ that said committee to meet upon the
route of section IL, town of Lincoln on
the 28th day of October, A. d. 1899, 10
M, for the purpose of examination
of said proposed highway and to make
their report at a meeting of this board
hereinbefore specified. and that notices
hereof be given as provided by law.
On motion, the following bills were
allowed:
w K Sherwin, witness fees .......S LIZ
A L Sherwin, same. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 112
odIne' sd3nS .I...... 2 So
| Garrett Murphy, justice fees .. 295