The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-05
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board of County Commission
ers of Blue Earth County. Mimi,
Special Session.

ManKatO, MIMI, wednesday, March
9Th, 1912, 2 P. M-Board OF county
commissioners of Blue Earth county,
Minnesota, met as agreed at the last
session. All members were present,
excepting d. p Young, who was alb.
sent in Oregon.
Minutes of the last session We're
approved.
At two o'clock hearing was call
ed for the petition of Charles Stein
kopf, who asked to be set off from
school district No. 80 to district No.
81 on account of distance. No OPP
position appearing. On motion OF
Commissioner Hansen an order was
issued reading as follows:
Whereas, the petition of Charles
Steinkopf, legal voter, freeholder
and resident of school district No.
80, in this county, representing that
he is the owner of the lands herein
after described, which are situate in
said school district, and adjoin school
district No. 81 and asking that he
with his said lands may be set off
from said district No. 80 to said ad-
joining school district No. Fl for the
following reasons: That the school
house in district No. Fl is much
nearer his home, being but one mile
away and my daughter has always
attended school there. The school
house in district 80 is two and one.
half miles across the fields and near
ly four miles around the road, was
presented to the board of county
commissioners of this county, at a
session of said board held on the
4th day of February, A. d. 1912, for
the action of said board thereon;
and Whereas, it was thereupon or
dered by said board that hearing
should be had on said petition at a
session of said board commencing
on the 9th day of March, A. D.
1912, at the county auditors Office
in the city of Mankato, in said coun-
ty; and Whereas, it was further or
dered in and by said order that no.
tice 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, person.
ally, a copy of said order, at least
ten days before the time appointed
for such hearing; and Whereas, at
the said session Of the said board
of county commissioners commcnc.
ing on said 9th day of March, A.
d. 1912, 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 considered by the board,
with everything which was said by
said interested parties for or against
granting the prayer Of the petitioner,
Charles Steinkopf, and said board be-
ing of opinion that said petition
should be granted, it is hereby or
dered and determined, that the said
petition and the following described
lands owned by him, to-wit: South.
west quarter of the northeast quar-
ter (swA of neAD; also west half
of the southeast quarter (w1s Of
seA), southwest of river, be and the
same are hereby set off from said
school district No. 80 to said adjoin-
ing school district No. 81 and said
lands are hereby made part of said
last named school district for all
purposes whatever. E-
By order of the board of county
commissioners.
Dated the It'll day of March, A. d.
1912. .&rsE
se. a-..- ROBERT MADIGAN,
Chairman of the Board of County
Commissioners of Blue Earth
County, Mimi.
Attest:
Edgar Weaver,
County Auditor and Ex-Officio
Clerk of board.
(SeaD
A delegation representing Garden
City, Vernon Center and Amboy
came before the. board asking that
the road known as the Mankato,
Vernon Center, Amboy and county
line road be declared state road.
The following resolution was
adopted:
State Road No. 13.
Pursuant to Section 9, Chapter los,
General Laws 1905, be it resolved by.
the board of county commissioners
of Blue Earth County, State OF Min
nesota. that the road known as the
Mankato, Garden City, Vernon Cen
ter. Amboy and county line road, be
and is hereby declared state ROAD
and numbered 10.
state Road No. IA.
Known as the Gflchrist- road, west
Of Vernon Center village.
Pursuant to Section 9, Chapter
163. General Laws 1905, be 1t re-
solved by the board of county com
missioners of Blue Earth county,
Mimi, that the following described
road running west from Vernon Cen
ter village to the Gilchrist corner,
located at the south line of section
10 and north line of section 81, De-
and the same is hereby declared
state road and numbered Ia.