The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-05

extension.
Approved March 9Th, 1912. Known
as the Madison Lake and Elysian
road.
State Road No. s, Extension.
Pursuant to Section 8, Chapter 1853,
General Laws 1905, be it resolved by
the board of county commissioners
of Blue Earth county, Mimi, that the
road beginning at station No. $685.
10, in Sterling Center, which point is
GOA feet east of the northwest corr
ner Of the neA of section 16.105-26,
to the Village of Mapleton there to
connected with the original state road
No. 5, be and is hereby declared a
state road numbered five. Known as
the Mankato and Sterling road.
Adjourned to March 7th, 1912, 8
a. IN.
Mankato, Mimi, Thursday, March
z, 1912, 8 A. M.-Board met as per
adjournment. All members present
excepting Commissioner Young.
The following named applicants
made application for correction of
assessments and were approved:
Chris Polchow & Son, city; H.
Griffiths, Lake Crystal; Clara Crane,
Garden City; Swan +. Nordgren,
city; Ed Barnes, Vernon Center;
Schwender Bros, city; Glen Allyn,
city; w. H. Macbeth, city.
DR.. Roy Andrews asked the board
to increase his pay, claiming there
was SO much to do that he cannot
attend to the work for the amount
of money paid. The board decided
to leave the salary as it stood.
State Road No. IS.
Mankato, north shore of Eagle
lake, Madison lake and county line
road.
Pursuant to Section 8. Chapter 1G3,
General Laws 1905, be it resolved
by the board of county commission
ers of the county of Blue Earth,
state of Minnesota, that the road de-
scribed in general as follows:
Beginning at the city limits at the
end of Fourth street, following the
Fletcher road, regularly travelled in
Mankato township up the August
Schultz hill eastward to Waters sta
ton, northward about eighty rods,
thence eastward and northeastward
to and around to the Charles For
ster farm, running eastward through
sections 81, 80 and 33, to Madison
Lake village, thence north to the
county line, past Martin Gilbride's
farm and Duck lake. "
Resolution adopted.
Extension of State Road No. Z,
Known as the Willow Creek and
County Line Road.
Pursuant to Section 9, Chapter 1913,
General Laws 1905, be it resolved by
the board of county commissioners
of Blue Earth county, state of Min
nesota, that the road herein describ-
ed, to.wit:. Beginning on the state
road at Willow Creek store, between
sections Is and IA. Pleasant Mound.
running south one and one-quarter
miles to the corner Of sections 70,
"a, rs and %, same township. Thence
westward on this section line be-
tween %, q, 20, %, 27. 26 to the
center of sections 20 and 20. Thence
south of the half section line 20 and
80 to the county line. Resolution
adopted
Extension to State Road No. 5.
Pursuant to Section 8, Chapter 163,
General Laws 1905, be it resolved by
the board of county commissioners
of Blue Earth county, state OF MIN
nesota. that the road herein describ-
ed, to-wit: Beginning south of Ster-
ling Center one-quarter mile west
ward. then south two and one-half
miles to Robert Curries' place, east
one mile. Thence south one mile
to the county line. Beginning at the
s. NJ. Keith corner in section %, run
ming west three and one-fourth
miles, thence north one-half mile,
Thence west one-half mile. Thence
north one-half mile to the village
of Amboy, known as the Ole X. Oh
son StdJo TOdu. s.-
Adjourned to 2 p. IN.
March 7th, p. m. Board met as
per adjournment. The proposition
made by the Johns Manville Co. to
remodel the court room to make it
better as to it's acoustics was not
accepted, as the board thought $3.50
was too much.
The following resolution was adopt
ed:
Whereas, this board has now NAM
ed and numbered sixteen state roads
for grading and graveling improve
ment purposes, which number is con-
sidered sufficient, be it therefore re-
solved, that from and after this date.
March 7th, 1912, this board do not
consider applications nor designate
during the year 1912 any more state
roads.
On motion the following bills were
allowed.
Alleman, HI. A., goods to poor IS. 90
Atcherson, J. W., expenses cleo
ting Com. Olson .......... 4.S0
Barnard, Geo. ID. G Co. goods
to court house and JAIL. 81. 90
Bashaw, A. coal to poor. So. 900
Bishop, DR.. Ira, medical serv-
ices to poor. ............... lO.0O
Brett, Geo: E.. goods to poor
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