The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-18

SAID Dy interested partleS Ior OF against
granting the prayer of the petitioner, n.
p Award, Jr., and said board being of
opinion that said petition should be
granted, it is hereby ordered and deter
mined, that the said petition and the
following described lands owned by him,
to-wit: The east half (eA) of the
south west (swA) quarter and the north
west (nwA) quarter of the southwest
(swA) quarter of section two w, also
the south half (sh) of the north east
I(neA) quarter of section three (3) in
township one hundred three (l03) north
of range twenty-eight (2S) west, be and
the same are hereby set off from said
school district No. 81, to said adjoining
school district No. 25, and said lands are
hereby made part of said last named
school district for all purposes whatever.
/ By order of the board of county COM
missoners.
/ Dated the 4th day of November, A. d.
1904.
80, 'sft f. A. UPSON.
| Chairman of the Board of County
Commissioners of Blue Earth County,
MINI.
Attest: Edgar Weaver,
County Auditor and ExOfficio Clerk
of Board.
A large delegation from Vernon called
up the petition for bridge across the
river east of Vernon Center village and
on motion it was decided by the entire
board to visit the site on Friday, Nov.
18th.
Application of John F. Larson of Nc
Pherson for a liquor license was received
and date of hearing Wednesday, Dec
| 7, 1904, 2 p. m.
| Application of NJ. G.. Willard for cor
rection of assessment on land decided
to the city for park purposes, taxes of
1908, was on motion approved.
Contract with L. II. johnson for a
bridge to be constructed jointly with
Faribault county across Rice creek on
the county line for $4,000 was on mo-
tion approved.
Adjourned to p. m.
Two o'clock afternoon, Nov. 3rd. All
members present.
Application of Elizabeth Bienapf for
correction of assessment on account of
over valuation was on motion of Com
missioner Paddock approved.
Petition signed by Peter Mertesdorf
and others for ditch in Vernon Center
township was presented and date of
hearing made Thursday, Dec. 18th, 2 p.
m.
Adjourned to 0 a. m. Nov. 4th, 1904.
| Mankato, Nov. 4th, 1904, 9 a. m.
Board convened according to adjourn
ment All present. Meeting called to
order by Chairman Epson.
A franchise was asked for by the
Mankato Railway Light g. Power Com
pany and after careful study of same
and sanctioned by the county attorney.
on motion of Commissioner Bruels that
it be granted, the same was granted.
FRANCHISE.
Whereas, Application has been made
to this board by the Mankato Railway
Light and Power Company, corpora
ton, for grant of the use of certain
streets, roads and highways in the coun-
ty of Blue Earth and State of Mime
sofa, outside the limits of the city of
Mankato, Minnesota, for the purpose of
an electric railway using only electricity
or other motive power other than steam
or animal power.
Now, therefore be it resolved, By the
board of county commissioners of the
county of Blue Earth and State of Min
nesota:
= Section l. That there is hereby grant
ed to the Mankato Railway Light and
Power company, to be used, exercised
and enjoyed by it and to its successors
and assigns, the right, privilege and au
thority to establish, survey, locate,
build, construct and operate railway,
the motive power of which shall be cleo
tricity for period of forty years from
and after the date of the acceptance of
this franchise by said Mankato Railway
Light and Power company, over, upon
and along the public roads and highways
of the said county of Blue Earth, de-
scribed and designated particularly as
follows: Upon and along strip of land
twenty feet wide from off the south
side of the public highway known as
the Hoffman road) running east and
west through and into sections seventeen
| ~, sixteen (l6) and fifteen Q5), in
township one hundred and eight (l0S)
north, of range twenty-six (26), west, in
the county of Blue Earth and State of
Minnesota; said strip of land to begin
fifty feet more or less westward from
line running due north and south
through the center of the southeast
quarter of section seventeen Q7), town
ship one hundred and eight (lOs) north,
of range twenty-six (26), west, said
county of Blue Earth and State of Min
nesota, at a place and point where the
said Hoffman road intersects the public
highway running southeast and north
west, through said section seventeen