The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-11-11
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board of County Commission
ers of Blue Earth County, Mimi;
Special Session.

AankalO, Mif1i., thursday OctODer
90. 1910, = p. M.-Tbe board of county
commissioners of Blue Earth county
met in special session at 2 o'clock p. NJ.
Members present were Chairman
Young, Commissioners Hansen, Madi-
gan, Jones and Schultz.
Minutes of the last session were ap-
proved.
The township boards of South Bend
and Rapidan met with the county
board to hear about and consider Il
proposition by the railway company,
c. NJ. & ST. Paul. to erect and main
tain an overhead bridge where the
crossing is this side Of Rapidan sta
ton. The proposition is as follows:
The railway company to erect pile
and wood bridge covering Its right of
way. 100 feet wide. the township and
county boards to make and maintain
everything other than that part of it
over the right of way, which the rail
way company will maintain.
Hearing on the petition of Joseph
Olingcr and others to change and ere
ate a road OH the west side OF the
Blue Earth river at RapidaD Mills
near the new dam by the Consumers
Power company was called at two
o'clock. afternoon. Thomas j.. Rodgers
Mrs. Mendenhall, the attorneys for
both sides We're present and were heard
Commissioner Hansen moved that the
prayer of the petition be and is in all
things denied. Motion carried.
The township board of Vernon Gen.
ter came TO meet the county board
concerning bridge repairs. It was dc.
the North Star Concrete company for
the repair of the old Vernon bridge
and to make new arrangement for
the work to be done in another way
with concrete. Also to repair the new
bridge as seems to be necessary, the
expense Of both to be borne half and
half.
Adjourned to 9 a. m., October 81.
Mankato, Mimi. Friday, October 81
1910. 0 A. M.--Thc board of county
commissioners convened as per adjourn
ment. All members were present
Chairman Young presiding.
Commissioner Aladigan moved that
County Surveyor Brooks be directed to
repair the old Vernon Center bridge
as he thinks best. Carried.
Commissioner Schultz moved that
County Surveyor Brooks and the board
of county commissioners meet at the
new Vernon Center bridge on Monday
October "a. at which time bids will
be received for doing the work that is
agreed upon to repair the bridge. Car
ried.
Joseph Kreuer of Lyra Gable Miils)
appeared and presented claim of So
for land taken in building the Cable
Mills hill road. This he claims was the
value of the land. On motion the
claim was denied. No bill was pre-
scented.
Hearing on the petition Of Peter
Laven to be set over from district
No. II to ~ was called. No one APP
pearing in opposition thereto, on mo-
ton of Commissioner Hansen the pray
er of the petition was granted and
the following order was made.
Whereas, the petition of Peter j.
Laven. legal voter, freebooter and
resident of school district No. n, in
this county, representing that he is the
owner of the lands hereinafter de-
scribed. which are situate in said school
district, and adjoin school district No.
70 and asking that he with his said
lands may be set off from said district
No. II to said adjoining school dis
triet No. 72 for the following reasons:
That the school house in district No.