The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-10-06
OFcIFIAL PROCEEDINGS
or the Board Of Equalization Of Blue
Earth County, Minnesota.
Especial SESSION.


m.-Board of county commissioners con-
vened as per agreement. All members
were present. Chairman Paddock pre-
sided.
Minutes of last session approved.
Bids for the bridge in sections 80 and
81. Cambria were opened and found as
follows: Mankato Manufacturing
company, $3.50; Mayer Bros, $275; Min
neapolis Bridge & Iron company, 1894;
Minneapolis Steel & Machine company,
$24O; A. Y. Baynes company, $25S; L.
H. johnson, 1914.
| Commissioner Hanson moved to award
the contract to l.. H. johnson, which
motion carried.
Bids for the stone piers for above
bridge were opened and as follows: Pc
ter Carlstrom, $685.; c. S. Erickson,
$500: ]. Landkamer, $685..
Commissioner Hanson moved to
award the contract to Joseph Landkam-
| er, which mOllOH cdIIleu
Application for auctioneer licenses by
H. H. Edwards and Henry Schultz were
received, the bonds approved and Ii
censes ordered granted on motion.
Hearing on the petition of Bannister,
Glow and Robinson for new school
district out of lands in Watonwan, Mar
tin and Blue Earth counties was had.
No opposition appearing Commissioner
Schultz moved that the petition be
granted and the motion carried. The
following order was made:
In the matter of the formation of
school district No. Joint 60, Blue Earth
county.
Whereas, the board of county COM
missioners of Blue Earth county state
of Minnesota, was duly petitioned by
majority of the freeholders residing
within the territory hereinafter describ
ed to form and erect the same into
new school district; and
Whereas, hearing upon said petition
was duly ordered by said board of
county commissioners and had upon due
and proper notice;
Now, Therefore, 1t appearing to said
board of county commissioners that the
prayer of said petitioners should be
granted, it is hereby ordered and direct
ed that the following named territory
be. and the same is hereby formed into
a new school district number Joint 60,
to-wit:
All of section thirty-one (3D, the
south half of section thirtytwo (sh of
32). The southwest quarter of thirty
three (swH 33), township of Pleasant
Mound, in Blue Earth county.
The southeast quarter (seH) also the
east half of the northeast quarter (eh
of neH) of section thirtysix (36) in the
township of Antrim. Watonwan county.
! The north half tnH) of section five
(5), the northeast quarter (neA), also
the north forty acres of the northwest
quarter In 40 a of nwA) of section six
(6) in the township of Nashville, Mar
tin county.
w. w. PADDOCK,
Chairman Board of County Commission
ers, Blue Earth County, Mimi
Attest: Edgar Weaver, county auditor,
and ex-officio clerk of board.
School petition of Nels johnson to
be set over from district No IA to So
was received and read. date of hearing
made Nov. goth, p. m, 1905.
School petition of Ole Aslakson to be
set over from district No II to l44 was
received, read and date of hearing made
Nov. Goth, 1905, 2 p. m.
Date of next meeting Tuesday, Oct.
18th, 2 p. m.
Date of November meeting Monday,
goth, p m.
Meeting adjourned to 10 a. M, Sept.
9th.
Wednesday, Sept. 9th, 1905, 10 a. m.
Meeting called to order by the chair
man. All members present
On motion of Commissioner Madiean.
bond of the Mankato State bank was
approved.
Application by the Lincoln township
board for an appropriation to aid in i'm
proving the road in certain places, was
received On motion three hundred dol.
lars was set aside.
On motion of Commissioner Hadigan.
Commissioner Paddock is authorized to
have the Jail boulevarded, graded and
sodded as soon as practicable.
Commissioner Jones moved that an
appropriation of 500 be made to paw
the balance due for construction of
bridge between sections 25, Medic, and
30, Beauford, over the Big Cobb river
Money payable to Fl. Soluble. Motion
carried.
Commissioner Schultz moved that a
committee be appointed to examine the