The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-24
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board of County Commits
sioners of Blue Earth County,
Mimi; Special Session.

MankatO, MIMI, wednesday OctO-
Der rs, 1911, 2 p. M.-Meeting of
the board of county commissioners
of Blue Earth county, MINI. All
members were present. Meeting
was called to order by Chairman
Hansen.
Minutes of the last session ap.
proved
The township of Decoria asked
that the Swartout bridge be replank-
ed and generally repaired. The mat
ter was left on file to be considered
and settled at this session.
August Thrun asked that he be
allowed extra damage for removal
OF his fence on the Swimming Sta
ton road, section II, Decoria. AZ
bert Schulz exactly the same. This
matter to be settled before the ses-
sion ended.
William Hoffman, asked to be
set over from school district No.
SO to district No. 142. The petition
was read and date set for hearing
November meeting.
Hearing on the petition of Thomas
L. ROBBERS ct al, at Rapidan (dam), ,
was held. 1t asked for a highway
to be opened alongside the lake Of
the dam. Both sides were well rep.
resented and the situation was well
presented. This petition was con-
sidered and continued, afterwards
taken up and denied.
Hearing on school petition of S.
O. Erickson asking to be set over
from district 81 to Sc was called.
George wager, Ed Walker against,
". A. Just for On motion of Com
missioner Olson that the prayer OF
the petition be granted, the same
was granted and an order signed
setting him over from district 81
to Sc.
The petition of S. @. Larkin and
others for making the old direct
Mapleton road a state road was
heard. Bruce Hanna and Frank
Simonds were heard, they represent
ing the ,Mapleton Commercial club,
but made no recommendation as to
the choice of old road and the
Treanor road. o. E. Treanor offer
ed his reasons for the Treanor road
which were reasonable. Arguments
we're good for both. The commits
sioners considered every phase OF
both presentations and unanimously
decided to designate the old Maple
ton. also the newly located road In
section II, Decoria, known as the
Swimming Station road to be part
of it.
The following bank bonds were
presented, they guarantee county de-
posits. They were all on motion
approved.
First National bank, Mapleton,
$4,000. Signers: Herbert c. Hotai'
ing. Wesley D. Sprague. William
Troendle, Eugene Hadley, William
Stroebel.
st. Clair State bank, $4,000.
Signers: Albert A. Juliar, Patrick
Bowe, Charles J. Pagenkopf, Tenry
Thielman, Albert Fitzloff.
First National bank, Lake Crystal,
$4,000. Signers: James Thomas,
Hugh II. Edwards, George E. Aus
tin. George w. Norman, William K.
Cullen.
Mankato State bank, 100000.
Signers: Zina G. Harrington, Nicho-
las Juliar, John C. Noe, Michael d..
Fritz, Adolph G.. Lack, Martinus
O. Sundt, George T. Boynton, George
B. Owen, Frank Fowler, Frederick
Kron.
First National bank, Mankato,
800 900. Signers: George M. Palmer,
John Nyquist, Benedict Bangerter,
Jr, George E. Brett, Frederick M.
Currier, Henry Thielman.
Board adjourned to Thursday, Oc'
tober Goth, p. m.
Mankato, Minn., Thursday, Octo-
Der 26th, 5 P. M.-Board met as per
adjournment. All members present.
The following resolution was adopt
ed:
Resolved, by the county board OF
Blue Earth county, in the state OF
Minnesota, in regular session duly
called and assembled, that the cash
value of each and all of the follow
ing described pieces or parcels OF