The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-05-16

and DrlQge 1unu WHOa oNot.S-Si
otherwise appropriated. go.
Application by the supervisors OF
Pleasant Mound for an appropriation
of $500. 90 to aid in the CONSTRUCTION
of a bridge across Perch Creek on sec
fion line between and 8 was receiv-
ed and on motion of Com. Killmer
1900. 90 was appropriated, payable out
of road and bridge fund when money
is available, not otherwise appropri-
ated.
Bids for the construction of Gull
vert across the county ditch in Dan
Vile on Sec were opened and as
follows:
Carlstrom Bros 1923. 90.
Thomas Dunlevy, $493. 90.
John Mccall, 1886. 90. :.
The bid of Mccall was accepted and
contract directed made with John Nc
Call
Bids for Improvement of South Bend
road through the village Of South Bend
were as follows:
G.. A, Hultengren, $1,S97. 90.
On motion of Com. Paddock the
HuItengren bid was accepted and con-
tract directed made with him. work
TO be CONN enced at once and to be
completed this season. Bond -, 600.
$50 the Hon. Board County Commits
sioners: Your committee appointed
by you at the April meeting to inves-
tieste the condition Of bridge on road
scrose Madison Lake outlet on sec.
line between. secs. 16 and II, town of
LeRsy, would respectfully report that
same is in unsafe condition and
would recommend the construction
of two stone piers and wooden bridge
placed on same.
Respectfully submitted,
Hubert Bruels,
"B. o. Killmer.
"W. W. Paddock.
"Mankato, May 18th, 1907
On motion of Com. Killmer the
above report was approved.
Board adjourned the meeting to :3O
p. m.
l 80 o. m. Meeting again called to
order by Chairman Borchert. All
present.
Hearing on petition of Adolph
Hoehn for a change of road was on
motion granted, committee report
having been made.
Hearing on school petition of John
E. Jones to be set over from Dist, lilo
to ia was had and petition granted.
The following order was made:
whereas, The petition of John E.
Jones a legal voter, freeholder and
resident of school district No. 115 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. ia and asking that he with
his said lands may be set off from said
district No. 115 to said ad-
Joining school district No. ia for the
following reasons
THAT the school house in district
No. 115 is two and one half miles
away. The school house in district
ia is less than one mile away was
presented to the board of county COM
missioners of this county, at a session
of said board held on the 9th day OF
April A. D. 1902, for the action OF
said board thereon and
Whereas, 1t was thereupon ordered
by said board that hearing should
be had on said petition at session OF
said board commencing on the 7th day
of May A. D. 1902, at the county
auditors Office in the city of Manka-
to, in said county and
s'Whereas, 1t was further ordered
in and by said order that notice OF
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 leav-
ing with the clerk of said school dis
tricts, personally copy of said order,
at least ten days before the time
appointed for such hearing; and
"Whereas At the said session Of
the said board of county commission.
ers commencing on said 7th day Of
May a. D. 1902, due proof of the
posting and service of said order Of
hearing as therein directed and re.
Quired, more than ten days prior tC
said last named date, having beer
made and filed, said petition was
publicly read and considered by the
board, with everything which was
said by said interested parties for OF
against granting the prayer of the petit
tioner, John E. Jones and said board be
ing of opinion that said petition should
determined, that the said petition and
the following described lands owned
by him, to-wit: Government lots
Nos. two (2), three (3(, four a., five
(5), and the southeast quarter (se4
of the northeast quarter (ne4) of sec
ton number fourteen (14) in township
number one hundred eight (10S) north
of range number twenty-nine (29l. be
and the same are hereby set off from
said school district No. 115 to said
adjoining school district No. ia and
said lands are hereby made part OF
said last named school district for all
purposes whatever
Shy order of the Board of County
Commissioners.
"Dated the 7th day of May A. d. 1909.
"Wm. Borchert,
chairman of the Board of County
Commissioners of Blue Earth County
MINI.
"Attest: Edgar Weaver,
"County Auditor and ex-Officio