The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-06-24
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
of the Board of County Commissioners
of Blue Earth County, Minn.-Spec-
ial Session.

lal Session.
Thursday, June 9th, 1904, a. m.
Two o'clock afternoon. Board con-
vened according to call. All members
present. Com. Upson, presided. Minutes
of the last session approved.
Hearing on school petition of Chas.
E. Burgess to be set off from district No.
81 to district AZ, resulted in motion
to grant it which carried and the fol-
lowing order was made:
Whereas, The petition of Chas. E.
Burgess, legal voter, freeholder and
resident of school district No. 81, in
this county, representing that he is the
owner of the lands hereinafter described,
which are situate in said school district,
and adjoining school district No. AZ, and
asking that he with his said lands may
be set off from said district No. 81 to
said adjoining school district No. AZ
for the following reasons:
That the Eagle Lake school is graded
hence more months of school annually.
That for two years yet l can send my
two elder children there, otherwise l
will be compelled to send them to Man
kato, was presented to the board of
County commissioners of this county, at
session of said board held on the 9th
day of June, A. d. 1904, 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 eighth day of
June, A. D. 1904, at the county audi
tors 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 dis
tricts to be affected by said petition, and
by handing to and leaving with the clerk
of said school districts, personally, a
copy of said order, at least ten days be-
fore the time appointed for such hearing;
and
Whereas, At the said session of the
said board of county commissioners
commencing on said Sth day of June.
A. D. 1904, due proof of the posting and
service of said order of hearing as
therein directed and required, more than
ten days prior to said last named date
having been made and filed, said Pc
tition was publicly read and considered
by the board, with everything which
was said by said interested parties fol-
or against granting the prayer of the
petitioner Chas. E. Burgess and said
board being of opinion that said petition
should be granted, it is hereby ordered
and determined, that the said petition
and the following described lands owned
ter southeast " of the northeast quar-.
ter (neA) except the east seventeen (l7)
rods fourteen and one-half (l4H) feet
of sec. l3-l0S-26. Also the south IL
rods of the neA of the ne1A except the
east II rods l4h feet of the same sec
ton, town and range, 81 acres all told
be and the same are hereby set off from
said school district No. 81 to said ad
joining school district No. AZ and sait
lands are hereby made part of sale
named school district for all purposes
whatsoever.
By order of the county commissioners
Dated the sth day of June, A. D. 1904
E. a. UPsoN,
Chairman of the Board of County Com
missioners of Blue Earth County
! MINI.
| County Auditors Seal.)
Attest, Edgar Weaver,
| County Auditor and Ex-Officio Clerl
of Board.
Application of John Williams for cor
rection of assessment in 1902 was o.
, motion disapproved.
On motion the consideration of the re
port submitted by the investigator
committee on the P. A. Gunders irregu
larities was continued for further in
formation, same being deemed necessary
Com. Borchert moved that the chat
appoint committee to examine tn
Heincke bridge on section 81, townshi
of Mapleton, said committee to report a
!. the meeting in July. Motion carried.
The committee named by the chair
CONS. Borchert, Epson, Paddock.
On motion Com. Schultz was authori;
ed to repair the Willow Creek bride
in the center of section six, town of She
!, by, by having constructed concrete piel
: for the approaches and pile foundation
, ;, necessary under the main span, also
replank the bridge if found necessary.
There being no further business IL
board adjourned the meeting.
(Seal.) E. A. UPSON,
Chairman Board of County Commission
!, ers, Blue Earth County, MINI.
Attest:
: Edgar Weaver,
: County Auditor and Ex-Officio Gle
=, of Board.
Application by the supervisors
jamestown for one hundred fifty dolla
($l50) to assist in improving the ro
on center line on sec. SO, "a and betwe
4. % and 80, was received and on mott
X of Com. Bruels the amount of $3.50 W
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