The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board of County Commission
ers of Blue Earth County, Mimi.
Special Session.


Special Session.
| Mankato, Mimi, Nov. %, 1909,
Up. M.-Board of county commission
ers of Blue Earth county met as i
was agreed at the last session. Al
members were present when Chair
man Schultz called the meeting to or
der.
/ Minutes of the last session were APP
proved.
), This being day and hour for hear
ing on the petition of Fred KoeppeI
to be set off from school district No
95 to l4l, the matter was called up
No one appearing in opposition to il
and Fred Koeppen being present, the
petition was on motion of Charles +
Jones granted and an order made ac
cordingly.
The same proceeding as to James
Will, same districts.
The same proceeding as to Wilhel.
nina Busse, same districts.
An application was received signed
by L. /. Champlin which asked for a
correction of his assessment on real
estate. The application seemed meri-
torious and was approved.
Board adjourned the meeting at 9
O'clock a. M, Nov. 23rd.
Nine o'clock forenoon, Nov 23rd.
Board met, all being present. Chair
man Schultz presiding.
Parties interested in cleaning out
the part of ditch No. 5 which has
been clogged by the cattle of several
farmers crossing, came before the
board Many representative both sides
were here and were heard. Com.
Madigan made the following motion,
which carried. That ditch No. be
ordered cleaned out according to speci-
fications and plans now in the hands
of the county auditor.
From station to station H. Also
from station 80 to station llS of the
branch ditch and that the expense
therefor be paid for by the county,
then assessed against the property
benefited.
Board adjourned the meeting to 80
p. m.
Mankato, Man., Nov %, 1909, l:30
p. M.-Hearing on ditch No. % known
as the Father Hughes and Martin
Bowe ditch came up for first hearing
at l:30 o'clock p. m. Four were here
favoring the petition. No one in OPP
position appearing, the matter was on
motion of Com. Madigan progressed.
Walter F. Brooks was then by res
olution appointed engineer.
A. f. Bixby, Charles Doran and G.
G. Mundem by resolution appointed as
viewers.
An application was made by Herbert
L. Hunt of Lake Crystal for a sew
eral years. correction of assessment on
his real estate in Garden City town
ship on account of water. This appli-
cation was on motion of Com. Han
sen approved
The first hearing on ditch No. "a,
which is known as the joining of
Lakes Crystal and Loon near Lake
Crystal set for today at 2 p. M, was
the proposition it being understood
that the work of joining is to done
with no cost to property owners nor
the county. The petition was favor
ably considered. Walter F. Brooks
was by resolution appointed as engi-
neer. Also w. S. Hunt, Elliot A. Up>
son and j. Charles James were by res
olution appointed as viewers.
The next meeting of the board will
be held Friday, Dec. 10, 2 p. m.
A petition was presented signed by
William F. Wojahn asking to be set
over from school district 30 to l25,
was received. The board designated
the first meeting in January day and
date to be fixed by the auditor as the
time the hearing shall occur.
Estimate on N1inneopa state road
No. 2 was allowed c. S. Erickson of
S3937O.
On motion the following bills were
allowed:
Albrecht, Wm., goods to poor. =. 81 90
Allyn Bros, lumber for state
road No. l.. 1872
Anderson, David, threshing at
poor farm ........... so. so
Bekke, NJ. j., making scales for
poor farm ............. IA SO
Benham, DR.. Z. W., assisting
in operation ........ 500
Bosin & Co., goods to poor. -. 20. 90
Bradshaw, R. F., goods to poor. 400
Brooks, w. F., bridge work -. 52.77
Brooks, w. F., road work 49,. II 81
Brooks, w. F., ditch work -. 81 40
Burmeister & Flo, goods to poor 10 90
Dietzgen, Eugene Co., goods to
court house ............l Is. l3
Donahue, John W., sheriff's fees. l26. SO
Draeger, II. c., livery, state road
No. 6 IL 90
Erickson, c. S., work on state
road No. 1893. 10
Eichhorn, F., goods to poor. -. "a 90
Ferguson, Walker, road and