The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-09-13
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board of County Commits
siOners of Blue Earth
County, Minnesota.
SPECIAL SESSION.
Mankato, Mimi, Sept. Sd, 1901

SPECIAL SESSION.
| Mankato, Mimi, Sept. Sd, 1901.
| Meeting called to order by Chair
man Borchert. All members present
10 p. m. Date set for hearing on the
road petition of F. 81. Barnes ant
others of Vernon Center township.
The committee appointed by tn
chair at August meeting reported al
follows:
To the Board of County Commits
sioners of the County of Blue Earth
Minnesota The undersigned commit
tee appointed by you to examine the
proposed route of highway, as stated
in the petition referred to inssyour or
der of appointment made on the 7tt
day of June 1901, ..wouldsrespectfully
report that we.z met at.e.the-stime..sant
place designatedsin your.sssaid order,
and proceeded to-examines.the.s high.
way proposed to-be established, viz:
Beginning at thessquarter corner --or
the east side of =. section thirty ss(30,
township one hundred six O6).north
of range twenty-seven (S7) west and
running thence west one and one-halt
miles az to the center of section
twenty-five (25) township one hun
dred six (1O6) north of range twenty
eight.t2S) west, ....thenceii--s south about
thirty rods 1907 thence west about one
hundred three (103) rods to intersect
the township two (2) rod road as near
as practicable to the north quarter
corner of section twenty-s six (26) town,
ship one hundred six (1O6) south of
range twenty eight (2S) west and to
be connected with other roads as fol
lows: THE four rod ~ township road
and terminating at the north quarter
corner of section twenty-six (26)
township one hundred-six (106) north
of range twenty-eight west.
And do hereby by the opinion of a
majority x1of said committee recon-
mend that the prayer of the said petit
TONERS be granted.
Given under our hands, this Sd day
of September, 1901.
B. o. Killmer,
81. Bruels,
VIM. Borchert,
Committee.
On motion of Com. ..Killmer the petit
tion was granted for the laying out of
a highway in Lyra and Vernon Center.
The following were the bids for
constructing in position of steel eye
beam over Bull Run creek sec. 10,
town Of Medo,
American Bridge Co., IN. Y, 1904,
time given to order the material from
eastern mills. $546, material to be
shipped from Minneapolis within 40
days; Meyer Bros, $743; Mankato
Manufacturing Co., 1898.
On motion of Com. Bruels the con-
tract was awarded to the American
Bridge 20. at 1904, thus granting in
definite time for completion. Bond for
amount of contract.
A large petition from Rapidan and
South Bend asking for the construct on
of an overhead bridge across the tracks
of the c. NJ. & st. P. Ry. Co. between
Rapidan and Red Jacket.
Same was received, considered and
placed on file.
Three p. m. Hearing on the petit
ton of w. |. Crandall to be set over
from school district 70 to n was had.
No one appearing TO oppose the petit
ton was on motion of Com. Epson
granted and order made as follows:
Whereas, the petition of W. P.
Crandall legal voter, freeholder and
resident of school district No. ~ in
this county, representing that he il
the owner of the lands hereinafter de.
scribed, which are situate in said
school district No. 70 and asking thai
he with his said lands may be set of
from said district No. 70 to said ad.
joining school district No, ~ for the
following reasons That l have tt
cross the river to attend school meet
ings which can't be done at all seasons
of the year, was presented to the board
of county commissioners of this county,
at session of said board held on the
9Th day of July A. D., 1901, for the
action of said board thereon, and
whereas. it was thereupon ordered by
said board that a hearing should be
had on said petition at session OF
said board commencing on the Sd day
of Sept. A. D., 1901, at the county
auditor Office in the city of Mankato,
in said county: and whereas, it was
further ordered in and by said order
that notice of the time and place OF
such hearing be given by posting a
copy of said order in one public place
in each of the school districts to be
affected by said petition, and by hand
ing to and leaving with the clerk OF
said school districts, personally, a
COPY of said order, at least ten days
before the time appointed for such
hearing, and whereas, at the said ses-
sion of the said board Of county COM
missioners commencing on said Sd day
of Sept. A. D. 1901, due proof of the
posting and service of said order of
hearing as therein directed and re-
quired more than ten days prior to
aid last named date, having been