The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board of County Com
missioners of Blue Earth
County, Minnesota.
SPECIAL SESSION.
Mankato, Mimi, Nov. 10, 1902.

to adjournment. All members present
except Epson. Meeting called to order
by Chairman Borchert.
Minutes CT last session approved.
Hearing on school petition of G. F.
Giblin was had. Action thereon post
poned one day.
Hearing on school petition of Jake
Schwickert asking to be set over from
district 142 to % was had and the fol-
lowing order made
Whereas, the petition of j. a.
Schwickert legal voter, freebooter
and resident of school district No 14G
in this county, representing that he is
the owner of the lands hereinafter
described, which are situate in said
school district, and adjoin school dis
trict No. 90 and asking that he with
his said lands may be set off from said
district No. 142 to said adjoining
school district No 90 for the follow
ing reasons:
That school house in district No.
142 is by the highway nearly three
miles, whereas the school house in dis
trict No. % is but one and one-half
miles and on direct road was pre-
scented to the board of county com mis-
sioners of this county, at q session of
said board held on the Sd day of Oc-
tober A. D. 1909, for the action of said
board thereon; and whereas, it was
thereupon or dered by said board that
a hearing should be had on said petit
ton at session of said board COM
mencing on the 10th day of November,
A D. 1902 at the county auditor s
office in the city of Mankato. in said
sounty and whereas, it was further
ordered in and by said order that no.
tice of the time and place of such
hearing be given by posting copy of
said order in one public place in each
of the school districts to be affected by
said petition, and by handing to and
leaving with the clerk of said school
districts. personally, a copy of said or
der, at least ten days before the time
appointed for such hearing; and
whereas, at the said session of the
said board of co1nty commissioners
commencing on said 10th day of No
vember, A. D. 1902, due proof of the
posting and service of said order OF
hearing as therein directed and,requir-
ed, more than ten days prior to said
last named date, having been made
and filed, said petition was publicly read
and considered by the board, with
everything which was said by said
interested parties for or against grant
ing the prayer of the petitioner J. ii.
Schwickert and said board being Of
opinion that said petition should bt
granted. it is hereby ordered and de-
termined, that the said petition and
the following described lands owned
by him. to-wit: West half of tht
northwest quarter (w1a of nw4) O.
section twenty-one (21) in township
enc hundred eight (10S) range twenty
six (26) except the north ten acres b.
and the same are hereby set off from
said school district No. 142 to said ad
joining school district No. 53 and sai(
lands are hereby made a part of sale
last named school district for all pur
poses whatever.
By order of the board of count.
commissioners.
Dated the 10th DAY of November A
D. 1902.
WIN. BORCHERT.
Chairman of the Board of Count,
Commissioners of Blue Eartl
County, MINI.
Attest
Ed. Weaver,
County Auditor and Ex-oficio Clerl
of Board.
Application by A. o. Eberhart TO
correction of assessment on lot Is
block 20, Warren's addition to cit.
because of an alleged error was OF
motion of Com. Paddock approved.
1t was unanimously decided ant
voted to send Com. Kiilmer t,
Rochester to attend the state confer
ence of charities, meeting to occu
Nov. 18th, 18th and 20th, his expense
to be paid by the county.
On motion of Com. Bruels, Com
Killmer was authorized to have re
paired the Miller bridge west of Am
boy.
On motion the following bills wer
allowed:
Alma Anderson, labor at poor farm
1880.
Jos. Baumgartner, goods to poor. So
c. o. Berg, labor at court house
$3.50.
Geo. E. Brett, Inc, goods of poo
farm, $8.OS.
NJ. Burg, goods to Door farm, $12. Al
Peter Broderson, labor at poor farm
$22. so
j. P. Braun, getting. ballots, So. 80.
J. E. Brown, printing, 81. 90.
w. F. Brooks. inspecting work sec
90, jamestown, So. so.
W. F. Brooks, inspecting work Sec
4, Danville, 81.
W. F.. Brooks, work on South BEND
hill, $13. so.
Clark & Carlson. goods to poor, So.
D. L. Clements. & Son, goods tc
poor, 1913
City of Mankato, water rent. $40. o..
d. L. Clements & Son, goods to
poor. farm, $11.S2.
Mrs 7 Eokhardt nonda 70 no.-.4