The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-07-29
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board of County Commission
ers of Blue Earth County, Mimi.
Special Session.

board were present when the meet
ing was called to order by County
Commissioner Young.
Minutes of the last session were
approved.
The George Z. Sellers road petit
ton Hearing on the petition of George
T. Sellers for change OF road IN
section 3D. Beaufort, was called. Quite
"A good deal of interest was shown.
William Minse, John Ziegler and &. q.
Pierce represented the petitioners and
Emil Hoppe and William Ballard the
opposition. After literally discussing
the question it was left to the COM
missioners. who later decided to post
pone consideration and decision until
the August session.
Carl Burmeister School Petition.
Hearing on the petition of Carl Bur
meister to be set over from school
district No. 100 Blue Earth, to "a Mar
tin. was held There being no opposition
thereto the petition was favorably con-
sidered. granted and the following or
der made:
Whereas. the petition OF Carl Bur-
meister, legal voter, freebooter and
resident of school district No. 100 in
this county, representing that he Is
the owner of the lands hereinafter
described. which are situate in said
school district and ad Join school dis
triet No. "a, Martin county, and ask
IL. al lam ~
be set off from said district No. 100
to said adjoining school district No.
"a for the following reasons: That
his residence on said land is nearly
four miles from the school house in
district No. 100. in Blue Earth county.
and that it is but one and one half
miles from said residence to the school
house i'm district No. "a in Martin
county. was presented to the board OF
county commissioners of this county,
2Otn day of April, A. d.. 1910, for
the action of said board thereon: and
whereas. it was thereupon ordered by
said board that a hearing should be
had on said petition at a session or
said board commencing on the 23rd
day of May. \. D.. 1910. 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
sucn hearing be given by posting
copy of said order in one public place
i'm each of the school districts to be
affected by said petition. and by hand
ing to and leaving with the clerk of
said school districts, personally, a copy
of said order. at least ten days be-
fore the time appointed for such hear
ing: and whereas. at the said session
of the said board of county commits
sioners commencing on said 23rd day
of Nav. A. d.. 1910. no one appeared
and the hearing was continued until
July ii. 1910. 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 been made and filed, said
petition was publicly read and consid-
cred by the board, with everything
which was said by said interested
parties for or against granting the
prayer of the petitioner. Carl Burmeis-
ter and said board being of opinion
that said petition should be granted
it is hereby ordered and determined
that the said petition and the follow
ing described lands owned by him, to-
wit: the west half WA of the
southwest quarter (swA) of section
thirty-one l3D, town (l05) one hun
dred five, range twenty nine (29)
Pleasant Mound, eighty acres, be and
the same are hereby set off from said
school district No. 100 to said ad
joining school district No "a and said
lands are hereby made part of said
last named school district for all pur-
poses whatever
By order of the board of county
commissioners.
Dated the 18th day of July, A. D
1910.
D. P. YOUNG,
Chairman of the Board of County
Commissioners of Blue Earth Coun-
ty, Mimi.
Attest:
Ed Weaver.
County Auditor and Ex-Oficic
Clerk of Board
Road Petition of John w. Strobel.
Petition for a change of road in the
northwest corner of Medo, about forty
rods long one way and sixty rods Ions
another was received. This petition il
to straighten a road. This petitio,
was signed by John w. Strobel ant
Others 1t affects section g.. The pc
tition was read and on motion which
carried that committee be named
the chair appointed the full board
This committee to meet at the Johl
w. Strobel farm on Tuesday, Aug
10th. in the forenoon.
The August meeting of the boar
will be Wednesday, Aug. 18th.
The September meeting to be Thurs
day, Sept. 22nd.
NJ. B. Haynes came before the boar
offering to sell his notes and record
made as county and city surveyo
during the past forty years for on
hundred dollars. The board decided t
offer him $25 and this will be done.
A petition signed by A. p. johnson
n NJ Olson and David Williams wa