The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-01

ter one hundred and sixty three (163)
| General Laws of 1905, be it resolved by
| the board of county commissioners of
the county of Blue Earth, state of
Minnesota, that the road herein de-
scribed, to-wit:
!. Beginning at the post on the line be-
tween sections and 10, T. los N,
r. 26 W.; thence south on section line
to the quarter post between sections
| 81 and %; thence east on quarter Sec
tion line to the northeast corner of the
VIE of swH of Sec. %; thence south
on east line of west half of swA OF
Sec. %, to the line between sections
% and 81; thence east on section line
to northwest corner of neH OF neH of
Sec. q; thence south of southwest
corner of neH of nell of Sec. p;
thence east on the one-eighth line to
the center line of Sec %; thence south
on center lines of sections % and SO,
to the southwest corner of ny OF neH
of Sec. sc, II. los n, r. 26 W.;
F, thence east OH the one -eighth line to
I the line between sections SO and 81;
| thence south on range line to town
ship line; thence east on township line
to Minnesota Lake, on the south line
of Sec 80, I. los n, r. % W.; thence
easterly. around north side of lake, to
the south line of Sec 3d. thence east
on township line to the south quarter
post of See "a, T. los n, r. 25 W.,
in said county of Blue Earth, be and
the same is hereby designated state
road for the purpose of having the
same constructed OF improved in ac
will nf nil
law, same to be known us estate
Road No. s."
Dated at Mankato, Mimi, Dec 18th,
1905
BY the board of county commissions
ers.
ALEC HANSEN, Chairman.
Attest: Edgar Weaver, Auditor.
Town board of Lyra reported the
Cable Mills and Bryson bridges as be-
ing in bad shape and must be replanked
at once
| Board took the communication under
consideration and later the auditor
was directed to advise the town of
Lyra that when the town of Lyra is
prepared to pay half the county
will do the balance
Whereas the county has now ad :
vanced all the moffey necessary to con
struct certain drainage bitches to the
extent of overdrawing the ditch fund
nearly twenty thousand dollars and
cannot proceed with such work until
money is received from the sale of
drainage bonds--as authorized by stat
ute, therefore be it resolved, that this
board proceed to sell such bonds to the
extent of S42 10000, one ninth of the
amount to mature annually Dec. LIST,
interest payable semi-annually at a
rate to not exceed five per cent and
payable in Mankato. This resolution
was offered by Com. Schultz and car
ried unanimously.
Board adjourned to o'clock a. M,
Dec. 18th, 1908.
Tuesday, Dec 18th. 1908, 9 A. NJ
Board convened as per adjournment.
All members present. Meeting called to
order by Chairman Hansen.
The following bonds were presented
and approved;
John W. Donahue, sheriff. $4,000.
] Signers, Thomas Rooney, Felix x.
Meagher, Charles I. Taylor, Charles j.
Macbeth, John C. Wise, Jr
| John G. Fowler, register OF deeds,
$4,000. Signers, George NJ Palmer.
John K. Thomas, Paul Iverson, Charles
A Chapman.
Thomas W. Hart. county treasurer,
100000. Signers, George NJ Palmer,
Lorin Cray, Carl L. Oleson, Peter Lloyd.
William c. Henlein, William j. More
hart, John w. Andrews, Paul Iverson,
Thomas Hughes, Julian A. Hielscher,
Lawrence Henine
| ENoar Wpayar couu4, orJ;Ior 900
Signers, Charles E. Wise, John C. Wise,
Jr
Edward f. Kennedy, coroner. $1,000
slgners, Paul Iverson, William Budde
Walter +. Brooks. surveyor, $500
Signers. Neil Cook, John c.. Noe.
Stephen Thorne. clerk of court 81 900
Slgners, w. b. Davies, c. j. Laurisch
William F. Hughes, Judge of probate,
$1,000. Signers, Carl L. Oleson, Samuel
B. Wilson.
Walter A. Plymat, county attorney,
$1,000. Signers, Christopher o. Daley,
Willard J.. Comstock.
Jessie L. Olsen, clerk probate office,
$500 Signers, William f. Hughes,
Thomas W. Hart.
Mankato, Mimi, Dec. 18th. 1908.
10 the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners. Dear Sirs: Your COM
mlttee to which on the 18th day of
December, a. d. 1908, was referred the
matter of acting with the city coun-
ell of the city of Mankato in selecting
site for proposed bridge over the
Minnesota river in the city of Man
kato, respectfully begs leave to sub.
init the following report. That the
whole board, together with the city
council, visited and examined the sites
proposed and are of the opinion that
the most feasible site is on a line
between the lands of Mr. Wilson and
Mr.. Roblee, described as follows: The
site of the old ferry, situated in West
Mankato and would recommend that
1t be located as near as practicable on
the above mentioned line. Very re-
spectfully,
Alec Hansen,
William Schultz.
Charles Z. Jones,
Robert Madgan.
| Committee
| Estimate on ditch No. 10. Sullivan,
OF $394.43, was on motion allowed Sulli
| van.
| Estimate on ditch No 81, Mountain,
of $500, was on. motion allowed Nc
Call.