The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-01


the following reasons:
That he is the owner of the fol.
lowing land in district 10 adjoining
said landsi in district 1919 to.wit:
The SEA OFF, the SEA excepting IL
acres west EOf river in section 1S-107:
26 and fors the reason that he has
four children going to school. That
the school house in said district no
is only ota mile from his place of
residence aud easily accessible and
the school House in. said district. No.
139 is more Hhan two miles was pre-
sented to the board OF county COM
nlissioners of this county, at a, SEES
sion of said board held on the End
day of January, A. ID. 1912, for the
action of said board thereon; and
Whereas, it was thereupon ordered
by said boa.rd that a hearing should
be had on, Isaid petition at a session
of said board commencing on the
9th, day of February, AID. 1912, at
the county,A 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 such hearing
be given by posting a copy of said
order in one public place in each
Of the school districts to be affected
by said petition, and by handing 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
hearing; and Whereas, at the said
session of the said board of county
commissioners commencing on said
9th day of February, A. ID. 1912, due
proof of the posting and service OF
said order of hearing as therein direc-
ted and required. more than ten days
prior to said last named date, hav-
ing been made and filed, said petition
was publicly read and considered by
the board with everything which was
said by said interested parties for
or against granting the prayer OF
the petitioner john w. Kalbau and
said board being or opinion that said
petition should be granted, it is here
by ordered and determined, that the
said petition and the following de-
scribed lands owned by him, to-wit:
The west fifty acres of the SWA OF
section twenty in township one-hun-
dred and seven, range .twenty-six
west be and the same are hereby set
off from said school district No. 139
to said adjoining school district No.
10 and said lands are hereby made
part of said last named school dis
trict for all purposes whatever.
By order of the board OF county
commissioners.
Dated this 9Th day of February, A.
ID. 1912. tl. =. - u, -
Chairman of the Board Of County
Commissioners of Blue Earth Coun-
ty, MINI. :. :. u. -
Attest. 80 : {. ~
| Edgar Weaver. -. S<:'<'> ! 7
I-g% County Auditor and Ex-Officio
- Clerk of Court. .<,. 80,
Adjourned to 2 p. III. =
Board met. as per adjournment. + :;
Application for correction of as
sessment by Fred =. Day g. Co. Eagle
Lake was considered and approved.
Application for correction of as
sessment of Warren &c Washburn OF
Vernon Center was considered and
approved. 80, -, -
J.. LNnard of Mankat0 asked to
have their assessment corrected, now
assessed 100000 The city board
raised it 100000. Approved.
A delegation representing the Com.
mercial club appeared asking an
appropriation of $4,000 to aid in
the county and city advertising book.
On motion the amount was appro;
priated. = ~. -
Charles Steinkopf Of district No
80 asks to be set over from 80 to 81.
Hearing was set for March meeting,
March 9th. j.. 7s..~ =. $50.
The following resolution was offer
ed by Commissioner Madigan and
adopted. Resolved, that we treat the
matter of county roads! as follows:
- Where an organization has been
made in the interest of good roads
for all gravel hauled onto roads not
now designated as state roads the
county will pay Is cents a yard for
all hauled since January LIST, 1917.
For all gravel hauled after this date,
February 7th, 20 cents yard will
be paid. - .....~:- -
Provided that no gravel is to be
hauled onto the roads not graded
and drained. -.. =. 49,.
I Provided that there will be no
money paid for work wher town
ships organizations for Improvement
of roads do not exist. ~.
These bills to be prepared, by the
president or secretary OF the club
and the county commissioner OF the
district in which the work is done
then may be paid by the county
auditor and for this purpose the
money is now available. The county
to not pay for gravel. +.
This resolution does not apply to
state roads.
The following resolution offered by
commissioner Schneeberger was
adopted. Resolved, that for all gravel
hauled on the state roads that are
properly graded and drained under
the supervision of w. F. Brooks,
state engineer, the county will pay
for one half the haul, gravel to be
paid for by the persons hauling. Z.
Adjourned to Thursday, February
9Th, 8 a.. m. =
Mankato. Mimi. Thursday 4Febru-
airy 9Th, 1912 9 d. M. -
Board met as per adjournment.
Report of grand jury. 80 ri