The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-09-08
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board of County Commissioners
Of Blue Earth County, Mimi,
Special Session.


Hearing on School petition of F. l..
Hemingway to be set off from school
district, No. % to l47, was held. No
opposition.
Commissioner Schultz moved that the
petition be granted. Motion carried and
the following order was made:
Whereas, The petition of F. S. Hem
ingway, legal voter, freeholder and
resident of school district No. %, in
this county, representing that he is the
owner of the lands hereinafter described
which are situate in said school dis
trict, and adjoin school district No. l47
and asking that he with his said lands
% to said adjoining school district, No
l47, for the following reasons: That
his residence is two and a half miles
| from the school house in district %, one
mile of which is no road and it is one
and nehalf miles from the school
house in district l47, was presented to
| the board of county commissioners OF
! this county, at a session of said board
held on the 10th day of July, A. d.
| 1905, for the action of said board there
| on; and whereas, it was thereupon or
| dered by said board that a hearing
should be had on said petition at ses'
| sion of said board commencing on the
oath day of August, A. d. 1905, at the
county auditors 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
, i'm each of the school districts to be af-
| fected by said petition, and by handing
| to and leaving with the clerk of said
school districts, personally, copy o!
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 commissioners com
| mencing on said oath day of August
A. d. 1905, due proof of the posting
and service of said order of hearing as
therein directed and required, more than
i ten DAYS prior to said last named date
| having been made and fled said petit
tion was publically read and considered
| by the board, with everything which
was said by said interested parties fol
| or against granting the prayer of the
petitioner, F. s. Hemingway and said
hoard 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
by him, to-wit: The east half OF
section eight ~ township one hundred
and six (fO6), north of range twenty
eight (2s) west, be and the same are
hereby set off from said school district
No. % to said adjoining school district
No. l47. and said lands are hereby made
part of said last named school district
for all purposes whatever.
Bv order of the board of county com
missioners.
Dated the 25th day of August, A. d
1905.
w. w. PADDOCK,
| Chairman of the Board of County
| Commissioners of Blue Earth county
MINI.
Attest: Edgar Weaver.
County auditor and ex-officio clerk OF
hoard.
Meeting adjourned to Q. a. m. the
25th.
Friday, Aug 25th, nine o'clock a. m.
Board met. All members present
Commissioner Paddock, presiding.
The auditor was directed to return
the blank agreement prepared by oul
county attorney, especially as it refers
| 10 IlalnItHdHce Vi the DiluSc, 10 as 'hiE
county desires.
| On motion of Commissioner Schultz
the bond of the First National Bank
Lake Crystal, for county deposits, was
approved.
Commissioner Hansen moved that the
| auditor be directed to advertise for bids
| for the construction of a steel bridge
| on stone piers across the Hughes creek
| in Cambria between sections 80 and 81
according to plans and specifications
| with the auditor. Bids to be opened on
Sept 26, two o'clock p. m.
County Surveyor Brooks is on motion
/ directed to prepare plans and speciica
tions for the same. Carried.
Commissioner Jones moved that the
chair appoint a committee of three to
confer with a like committee from Fari-
bault county on the county line be-
| tween the towns of Minnesota Lake and
| Danville, where a road improvement is
| petitioned for, with view to making
the improvement. Motion carried and
the chair named Commissioners Jones
Schultz and Hansen. Date to meet at