The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-04-13

the construction of said proposed work.
and are not of kin to any of the parties in
terested therein and directed them to meet
preparatory to commencing their duties as
such viewers. at city of Mankato in said
county, at auditors Office on the 2Ist day
of November 1899; and certified copies
of said petition and order of said Board
appointing them as said viewers was is
sued to and served upon said viewers, as
by law provided, as will more fully appear
from the certificate of service 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 surveyor who is
civil engineer, and made an accurate sur
vey of the line of said proposed public
ditch No. from its source to its outlet,
and did cause stakes to be placed along
said line at each 100 feet, as numbered
progressing down stream from its source,
and made and filed report thereof; and
reported that said Ditch No. would be
of public utility; and in their said report
made the necessary computations and as
sessments, description of location, the
land through which the same would pass,
the names of the owners, and the damages
or allowances thereto, the expense attend
ing such work, 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 a 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 County
Commissioners of said county of Blue
Earth having met in session at the time
set for the hearing of said petition. to-wit.
the 2oth of March, 1900, and proceeded to
hear the same, and having found that the
report of said viewers is made according
to the provisions of law and that the pro-
posed Ditch No. to be of public utility,
and conducive to- public health, or of
public benefit and convenience. and, from
the evidence before US, that the estimated
benefits of said work are greater than its
total cost, including damages awarded, do
hereby locate and establish the said Ditch
No. 4. according to the report of said
viewers appointed and acting as aforesaid
which said report, together with the plats
and exhibits accompanying the same is
hereby referred to and made part hereof
for greater particularly, as determ lining
the location, width. depth and mann err of
construction of said proposed Ditch No. 4.
And the said Board of County Commits
sioners having from said viewers report
and the evidence before determined upon
the benefits to be assessed and the dam
ages to be awarded to the several tr acts of
land in said report described, do hereby
assess benefits and award damages to the
said lands as described in the viewers re-
port, that we have adopted the viewers re-
port in full according to Exhibit A. And
it is further ordered that the damages
awarded to the persons or corporations be
paid out of the county treasury, and that
the auditor and the chairman of said
Board cause warrants to be drawn on the
treasurer of said county and delivered to
the persons entitled thereto, as provided
by law.
Com. Killmer. offered the following
resolution which was unanim ously
adopted:
Whereas, A petition bearing date 10th
day of February, A. D., 1900. and signed
by G. G. Mundem and others praying for
the establishment of certain public ditch
in said county the route of which is more
fully described in said petition, and a pro-
per 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
special session held this day, do hereby
appoint A. ]. Ellis A. Folsom and VIM.
White three resident freeholders of said
county, and not interested in the construc-
ton of said work and not kin to any parties
interested therein as viewers, and do specify
the oath day of March, A. D. 1900, at 10
a. m at the County Auditors Office, as
the time and place for said viewers to meet
preparatory to commencing their duties as
such viewers as prescribed by law, and
after completing their duties as such
viewers to make and and file their report
with the County Auditor of this county on
or before the 18th day of May, A. D. 1900.
On motion of Com. Borchert, board ad.
journedto a. m March 2Ist, A. D, 1900.
Wednesday, March 2Ist, A. ID. 1900.
Beard of County Commissioners of Blue
Earth County, Mimi. convened pursuant
to adjournment, and was called to order
by the chairman, Chas. Graf, Mem bers
all present.
Application of H. H. Edwards, of the
Town of Judson, for auctioneer's license