The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-09
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board of County Commissioners
of Blue Earth County, Mimi;

OF county COMMISSIONERS met as per
agreement. All members were present.
Com. Jones presiding.
Minutes of last session approved.
Bids for constructing the small bridge
in section %, Mapleton, were opened
and found to be as follows:'
S. A. Rouse, $40; the security
Bridge Co., 1929; the Hennepin Bridge
Co., 1924; the Twin City Bridge Co.,
1910
On motion of Com. Paddock, which
carried the bid of the Twin City Bridge
company, being the lowest, was accept
ed and the award made to it, viz: 1910.
School petition signed by Albert
Schulz to be set off from district No.
l3l to No l39 was received and read.
Being reasonable the date for hearing
was made Nov 22nd, 1906, 2 p. m.
Bond of Marston, Larson & Davis for
county deposits in amount $4,000 was
by the board approved.
Mic Jular applied for an auctioneer's
license. The fee having been paid and
bond approved, on motion of Com. Mad
igan the license was ordered issued.
Hearing on the petition of John Me
Call to be set over from school district
No 50 to SO resulted in no opposition
and on motion of Com. Madigan the
prayer of the petition was granted and
the following order was made:
Whereas, The petition of John Mccall,
legal voter, freebooter and resident of
representing that he is the owner of the
| lands hereinafter described, which are
situate in said school district, and adj
| Join school district No. 50, and asking
| that he with his said lands may be
set off from said district No. 50 to said
adjoining school district No. 50 for the
following reasons:i That as there is no
cross road between sections IA and 10
my children are compelled to travel
nearly two and half miles around by
the regular highway. Whereas the
school house in district % is only one
and one fourth miles and on the main
travelled road was presented to the
board OF county commissioners of this
county at a session of said board held
on the 25th day of September, A. d.,
1906, for the action of said board there
on; and, whereas, it was thereupon or
dered by said board that hearing
should be had on said petition at a ses-
sion of said board commencing on the
30th day of October A. d., 1906, 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
/ in each of the school districts to be al
fected by said petition, and by hand
ing to and leaving with the clerk of said
school districts, 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 commissioners COM
mencing On said 30th day of October, A.
d., 1906, 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 ben made and filed, said
petition was publicly read and consid-
cred by the board, with everything
which was said by said interested par
ties for or against granting the prayer
of the petitioner, John Mccall, and said
board being of opinion that said petit
ton should be granted, it is hereby or
dered and determined, that the said pc
tition and the following described lands
owned by him, to-wit.: The west half
of the northwest quarter (wH of nwA)
of section 10, town los, range 26, Man
kato be and the same are hereby set Oft
from said school district No. 50 to said
adjoining school district No. SO and said
lands are hereby made part of said
land named school district for all pur-
poses whatever.
Bv order of the board of county com
missioners.
Dated the 3Oth day of October, A.
D., 1906.
CHARLES f.. JONES,
Chairman of the Board of County Com
missioners of Blue Earth County,
MINI.
Attest: Edgar Weaver,
County Auditor and Ex-Ofic:o Clerk of
Board.
On motion of Com. Schultz the fol-
lowing committee was appointed by
the chair to examine the bridge at Rap
idan Mills across the Blue Earth river.
This motion carried and the chair named
as such committee the whole board to
90 when it is convenient to the major
ity.
| Board adjourned to 0 a. m, Oct 3lst.