The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-15
| OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board of County Com
missioners of Blue Earth
County, Minnesota.
Mankato, Mimi, July 21st, 1909.


the auditor of said county met in &C
cordance with the provisions of, section
A, chapter II, of the general statute
of 1878 and its amendments for thu
purpose Of organizing as a county
board of equalization and were sworI
in by VIM. F. Hughes, judge of pro
bate. $500.
Commissioner Killmer was elected
chairman of the board Of equalization.
The board then proceeded to examine
carefully the assessment books.
Board adjourned until 8 O'Clock
forenoon, July 22d.
July 22d, o'clock forenoon. AL
present. Meeting called to order by
Chairman Killmer.
Resolution offered by Commissioner
Paddock.
Resolved, that the assessment against
Mary Soaring in lot G. Warren's add. /,
be reduced from $500 as returned by
the assessor in 1909 to $50. Adopted
Resolution offered by Commissioner
. Borcherr:
Resolved, that the assessment on
swI of nwI, SO, 1O6-25 as returned
by the assessor in 1909 be reduced
1880. Adopted.
Resolution offered by Commissioner
Dor ebert:
Resolved, that the assessment ON
Barrett land, 80 acres in Sec 3, Ster-
ling, be reduced $4S0.from what was re-
turned by the assessor in 1902.
Resolution offered by Commissioner
Borchert:
Resolved, that the assessment against
Hannah M. Buell., sec. Is, Sterling, 70
acres be reduced one-half from what
was returned by the assessor in 1902.
Adopted.
Resolution offered by Commissioner
Borchert:
Resolved, that the assessment against
B. Peterson, 40 acres in sec. 8, Ster-
ling, be reduced $3.50 from that re-
turned by the assessor in 1909.
Adopted.
Meeting adjourned until p. m.
Two o'clock afternoon. All present
Meeting called to order by the chair
man pursuant to adjournment.
Resolution offered by Commissioner
Epson:
Resolved, that the aggregate value
of land an acre exclusive of structures
as returned by the assessors be raised
he following per centages as set OPP
posite each assessment district.
Adopted:
Danville, per cent; Medo 10 per
cent; Mcpherson, 30 per cent; LIE
Ray,5 per cent Pleasant Mound, So
per cent; Lincoln, % per cent; Cam
bria. ID per cent; Jamestown, 10 per
cent; Mapleton, IS per cent; Beau
ford, per cent Decoria, 10 per cent
LYra, per cent; South Bend, 20 per
cent Vernon Center, per cent; Jud
son. 81 per cent Ceresco, 70 per cent
Butternut Valley, Is per cent Garden
City Village, AZ per cent, Rapidan, II
, per cent. 49, ..- ...-r !
Resolution offered by Commissioner
Killmer.7 Adopted:
Resolved, that the aggregate value
! of land an acre exclusive of structures
Vas returned by the assessors be reduced
the following percentage as set Cd
posite each assessment districts;
! Shelby, 4 per cent; Garden City
township, 5 per cent.
Board adjourned to a. M, 23d.
July 23d, 8 O'Clock, forenoon. Meet
ing called to order by Chairman Kill
mer. All present.
Resolution offered by Commissioner
Epson. Adopted. .
Resolved. that the aggregate value
of improvements and of structures on
land other than town and city lots as
returned by the assessors be raised the
following per cent as set opposite each
assessment district:
MedO, 30 per cent; Mcpherson, 30
per cent; LeRay, 116 per cent; James
town, 43 per cent Mapleton township,
"a per cent; Beauford, 6S per cent;
Sterling, 40 per cent; Lyra, 81 per
cent South Bend, % per cent Vernon
City township. 26 per cent; Judson.
35 per cent; Pleasant Mound. 142 per
cent Ceresco, 5 per cent; Lincoln, 155
per cent; Butternut Valley, Is per
cent Cambria, 105 per cent.
Resolution offered by Com. Paddock.
Adopted:
Resolved, that the aggregate value
of improvements and structores on
lands other than town and city lots as
returned by the assessors, be reduced
, the following percentages as set OPP
posite each assessment district:
Danville, 8 per cent; Decoria, 8 per
cent; Rapidan, 81 per cent.
Board adjourned until 3 o'clock sf-
ternoon.
Two o'clock afternoon. AL present.
Meeting called to order by the chair
man.
Resolution offered by Commissioner
Borchert:
Resolved. that the aggregate value
of town and city lots exclusive of
structures and returned by the asses
sors be raised the following percent
ages as set opposite each assessment
district, viz: Adopted.
LIE Ray. 10 per cent South Bend,
SO 10 per cent Vernon Center village,
% per cent; Garden City village, &c
per cent: Lake Crystal, Is per cent.
Resolution offered by Commissioner
Epson. Adopted.
Resolved, that the aggregate value
of structures on town and city lot Of
returned by the assessors, be raised
! the following per centages as set CD.
posite each assessment district, viz
! Mcpherson, AZ per cent LIE Ray,
/ per cent Vernon Center village, pei
cent Lake Crystal Z per cent.
Board adjourned until 9 o'clock a.
I m. the oath.
Nine o'clock q. M, July oath
Meeting called to order by the chair
man. All members present.
Resolution offered by Commissions
} Epson:
Resolved, that the aggregate valu,
>of personal property assessment as re
turned by the assessor for village O.
Lake Crystal, D. e. Evans, be lowered
$s4O0 on account of Offset. Adopted
Resolution offered by Commissions
Bruels:
Resolved, that the aggregate valu,
of one year old cattle, as returned b.
the assessors be raised the per centag
as set opposite each assessment dis
trict Adopted:
: Jamestown, 90 per cent; Ceresco, 3
per cent.